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Digital Diablo III Now Spends 72 Hours as Starter Edition

[Jun 21, 2012, 8:43 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The Diablo III Website explains that to combat fraud, as of the new version, digitally purchased editions of Diablo III will be quarantined as the Starter Edition for up to 72 hours (thanks GameSpot). Here's word:

As of patch 1.0.3, when purchasing a digital version of Diablo III through the online store or your Battle.net Account, players are restricted to the Starter Edition for the first 72 hours (sometimes less). Players on Starter Editions have the following restrictions:

        • Act I up to the Skeleton King is available
        • Level 13 cap
        • Matchmaking available only with other Starter Edition players
        • No Auction House access (Real Money or Gold)
        • Global Play is not available. Players attempting to connect to Diablo III Starter Edition in a region other than their Battle.net Account's home region will receive Error 12. See the Global Play support article for more information.

More information regarding the Starter Edition is available here:
http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/diablo-iii-starter-edition-guest-pass

If you are still encountering the Starter Edition restrictions over 72 hours past the date of purchase, please let Customer Service know: http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/contact

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Re: Digital Diablo III Now Spends 72 Hours as Starter Edition

Jun 22, 2012, 08:52

Smooth Gravy

I hate the DRM, the intermittent server lag, and the bi-weekly day long patches for what is essentially a single player game, but I will point out one discrepancy with the above article/post versus what it actually says on the blizzard support site. Their site says: Note: Most Diablo III Starter Edition restrictions will remain in place until payment verification is fully complete. This may take up to 72 hours. When I buy something, the payment clears almost immediately. Maybe that's just initial verification or something though. They should change their site to say, you can't play until your credit card clears. You couldn't buy a boxed game at a store if your card was rejected.

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Comment [quote="Smooth Gravy"Jun 22, 2012, 08:52]I hate the DRM, the intermittent server lag, and the bi-weekly day long patches for what is essentially a single player game, but I will point out one discrepancy with the above article/post versus what it actually says on the blizzard support site. Their site says: i[Note: Most Diablo III Starter Edition restrictions will remain in place until payment verification is fully complete. This may take up to 72 hours.]i When I buy something, the payment clears almost immediately. Maybe that's just initial verification or something though. They should change their site to say, you can't play until your credit card clears. You couldn't buy a boxed game at a store if your card was rejected. [/quote]

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