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Diablo 3 beta – error 3003 and error 37

Published April 20th, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 21 Comments

If you have got the news about the Diablo 3 open beta weekend (a.k.a. stress test), you have probably started downloading the beta client already.

The problem is once you have the download complete – Blizzard explicitly stated you need to wait to 100% and not click play before that – you will probably not be able to log in. Welcome to error message 3003 (login problems) and error 37 (servers busy).

Even Diablo’s technical forum is filled with complaints about the 3003 error. It seems that the forum servers themselves are running pretty slow and posting is next to impossible.

Update: Since only the EU servers are up and running, make sure you select EUROPE! Go to Options > account > server region selection > europe.

Update 2: Actually, the US servers are now up so go ahead and try them instead. I just managed to log in and create a barbarian! Go to Options > account > server region selection > america.

Diablo 3 open beta weekend

Published April 20th, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 1 Comment

Diablo 3 has an open beta weekend this weekend! The only requirement is to have an active Battle.net account, so go ahead and join us in the Diablo 3 beta.

For more info head over to the Diablo 3 website, or you can start downloading now!

Update: Blizzard have stated that a Battle.net account is no longer required, i.e. you can register for one for free.

Update 2: The EU servers seem to be up and running, but it seems that battle.net login servers are too busy to process all the login requests. A lot of people are getting various login errors. Here’s the breaking news though, the servers are UP!

New 275,000 Diablo 3 invites

Published April 14th, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 1 Comment

According to Blizzard, new beta invites have been sent out. Because of the sheer number of invites, they have stated that it might take a while for everyone to get their invites in their mailboxes. So they recommend you check your Battle.net account page.

We’re in the process of sending out 275,000 Diablo III beta invites to our opt-in testers. As it’ll take us a while to notify all the lucky invitees, we recommend heading to your Battle.net Account Management and seeing if you’ve received a Diablo III beta license. If you have, you’re good to go! Download the beta client and use your Battle.net account and password to log in once it’s installed…

Keep in mind that with such a large amount of invites for our test hardware we fully expect a strong possibility of stress test issues, such as an inability to log in, disconnections, and potential lag/latency. We’ll also be testing our queuing system ,which you may see when attempting to enter a game.

Update: This time some EU players have reported that they’ve received an invite, so for all of us here in the EU, that’s great news indeed!

Diablo 3 Beta – secret areas

Published March 22nd, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 in the media, Diablo 3 News, Diablo 3 rumors and Diablo 3 videos. 2 Comments

Thanks to a “benevolent” bug in the beta, you are now able to explore 3 additional areas: Festering Woods, the Fields of Misery and the Drowned Temple.

The areas will be available in the retail version that launches May 15th, but this is a good way to judge if the other content is on the same level as the areas provided in the beta.

We all remember Age of Conan which had amazing 1-20 leveling in Tortage, which then transitioned into a lackluster trek across almost barren areas. Of course, with something like 5 years of development (or 10 depending on counting), Diablo 3 will have no excuse when it comes to barren areas.

Diablo 3 release date – May 15

Published March 18th, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 humor, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 4 Comments

Finally, we got it!

Diablo 3′s release date has finally been confirmed by Blizzard – it’s MAY 15. You can purchase Diablo 3 as a regular edition for about $60 or Collector’s Edition for $100. Of course, you can also get it for “free” by purchasing a full year of WoW. You can also get a digital edition straight from Blizzard, keep in mind in Europe the price is 60 euro!

Mike Morhaime, Blizzard’s CEO said in a statement:

“After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of dedicated players around the world, we’re now in the homestretch. We look forward to putting the final polish on Diablo III over the next two months and delivering the ultimate action-RPG experience to gamers worldwide starting on May 15.”

A bit more details on the rollout, country by country:

Starting May 15, gamers with a thirst for fast-paced action and adventure will be able to purchase Diablo III at retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In addition, gamers in the regions above as well as in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil will be able to buy Diablo III digitally via Blizzard’s Battle.net website.

Players in the listed Latin American countries and in Russia will be able to purchase Diablo III at local retail locations starting June 7. Digital availability for the Russian version of the game will also begin June 7. In addition to the English version, Diablo III will be fully localized into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, European Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.

Blizzard fires 600

Published March 5th, 2012 in Blizzard, Diablo 3 gameplay, Diablo 3 in the media and Diablo 3 News. 1 Comment

In the midst of all the Diablo 3 news, Blizzard has stunned the media with a grim announcement: Blizzard has fired 600 people.

The reason for the layoff is unclear but Blizzard stated that the World of Warcraft team will not be affected. I think they meant that the live (development) team will not be affected, because it’s pretty obvious where the cuts will be the deepest – WoW’s customer support and community services.

Considering that Blizzard had added 5000 people to handle WoW’s unprecedented success in terms of customer support, it stands to good reason that now that their subscription numbers are suffering (2 million lost), they will reduce the support staff accordingly.

The real question is whether this will delay Diablo 3 even further. Mike Morhaime was quick to state the company is “continuing to develop, iterate, and polish Blizzard DOTA, Diablo 3, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, as well as other, unannounced projects.”

I guess he listed them in order of release. The DOTA (custom Starcraft 2 map) will probably come out in April-May with Diablo hopefully following in June. It remains to be seen if this is more smoke and mirrors from Mike – after all, he said they are doing EVERYTHING they can to release Diablo 3 in 2011. Obviously, “everything” was not enough.

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