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Diablo 3 open beta this weekend

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    #2
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,186 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    And i'm not around all weekend...great :(


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    #3
    passingthrough
    Registered Users Posts: 529 ✭✭✭passingthrough


    iv been hearing so much about this game but anytime i look at or read about it it just doesnt catch my attention. is it worth the bandwidth downloading this for the weekend?


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    #4
    TheDoc
    Registered Users Posts: 23,137 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Might have a pop into it during some spare time this weekend :)


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    #5
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    passingthrough wrote: »
    iv been hearing so much about this game but anytime i look at or read about it it just doesnt catch my attention. is it worth the bandwidth downloading this for the weekend?

    Its the best way of knowing if you will like or not, the small bit of the beta i played i loved, Path of Exile is very similar and also rather excellent.


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    #6
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Yeshhhh !!!!!!!!


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    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,186 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    How big is the download? And will they just patch the beta client for launch, or would i need to download it again.

    Might get a few hours to play on Sunday night.


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    just started it now, 44.1MB client plus some updating to that and then just under 3GB but i think i can play before that get fully downloaded.

    Haven't gotten further to see if there is any more to download.


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    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    Just spotted this on facebook, kudos!


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    #10
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    anyone else having problems with the installer and what version of windows you have, it's running fine on a win 7 PC but vista is giving problems for a laptop install which gives errors about minimum requirements.

    Their forums have a good few complaing about it but no solution worked for me.


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    Completionist
    Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Completionist


    Varik wrote: »
    just started it now, 44.1MB client plus some updating to that and then just under 3GB but i think i can play before that get fully downloaded.

    Haven't gotten further to see if there is any more to download.

    Updating for me was 3.7gb :confused:


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    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Downloading :D


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    #13
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Fully downloaded now just need to wait out the clock


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    #14
    airgilbert
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭airgilbert


    8 pm tonight btw


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    SK1979
    Registered Users Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭SK1979


    Varik wrote: »
    Fully downloaded now just need to wait out the clock

    Can you post up a link to the official download as plenty of dodgy links floating about. Cheers.


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    Completionist
    Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Completionist


    SK1979 wrote: »
    Can you post up a link to the official download as plenty of dodgy links floating about. Cheers.

    The download link is in the OP


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    Mr Bloat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,234 ✭✭✭Mr Bloat


    SK1979 wrote: »
    Can you post up a link to the official download as plenty of dodgy links floating about. Cheers.

    Straight from the horses mouth: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/


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    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    airgilbert wrote: »
    8 pm tonight btw
    I think it's actually 7pm, the time given officially is 12.01 PM PDT, which should translate to 19.01 for us.


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    #19
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    I think it's actually 7pm, the time given officially is 12.01 PM PDT, which should translate to 19.01 for us.

    Time changed.

    It's 8 over there now so in another 4 hours, making it 8pm here.


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    #20
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    Of course, yeah, sorry my bad! :)


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    #21
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    :oNevermind,I thought It was live


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    Of course, yeah, sorry my bad! :)

    Wish it wasn't, i would prefer to play an hour earlier.


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    #23
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    me too, foiled again!

    Ah well, just means we have it for an extra hour before it ends too :)


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    #24
    Spunge
    Registered Users Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭Spunge


    cant DL it. keep getting stuck on updating. feels bad


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    #25
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    I bought and downloaded the game. But when go to install I get " The fire from the sky still falls. Diablo III has not yet launched" Will I be able to use this client to play the game for this weekends beta? Or, do I need to download a different beta one?


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    #26
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    Not entirely sure, but you may have to install the beta client to play the open beta, If i were you i'd get cracking on downloading it from your battlenet account page.
    It's incredibly slow to download atm but if you have a decent connection you should be able to get most of it before the 8pm opening. It becomes playable at around 40% kind of like the way the wow client is if you're familiar with that.


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    aN.Droid
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    degrassinoel wrote: »
    Not entirely sure, but you may have to install the beta client to play the open beta, If i were you i'd get cracking on downloading it from your battlenet account page.
    It's incredibly slow to download atm but if you have a decent connection you should be able to get most of it before the 8pm opening. It becomes playable at around 40% kind of like the way the wow client is if you're familiar with that.

    Just downloaded it in about ten minute so speed is not an issue it seems now.

    100mb UPC btw


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    #28
    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    So what happens when you try to download the beta but aren't paying attention? You download World of Warcraft, that's what. Back to the start I go. :(


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    #29
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,347 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    I did that too :D sigh I still get clannies that send me resurrection scrolls once in a while :( I don't miss that massive sink of time and space though, would be great if you could just hop in a couple times a month and not have to do the daily grind to keep up. But I digress.

    So this Beta will open up right as my next shift starts. Damnit.


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    #30
    Seifer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    Anyone in yet?


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    #31
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Seifer wrote: »
    Anyone in yet?


    Just tried there and getting error codes left right and center.


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