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, 08:09

Mr. Tact

It does seem to totally contradict their argument of a consistent on-line connection to prevent cheating. It has now become: Well, we can't stop you from cheating, but we can make you buy multiple full price copies of the game.

I was guessing I would eventually cave and buy this game, but it seems the chances of that are getting less and less at an amazing rate...




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

Jun 22, 2012, 08:06

MadBoris

All the reviewers that reviewed Blizzard's latest game highly, ought to be ashamed. The game that supposedly gets more fun and gives you longevity after you "replay the same game" on different difficulties, and of course the difficulties must be unlocked. Fun and longevity increases from replaying the same game, what an amazing concept these Blizzardians think of and spread to us meager gamers. I'm surprised no Blizzard fans are printing Blizzard Bibles yet...the commandments have surely been given and believed. Starwow 1:1 Thus sayeth the Blue; thou shalt think as I tell thee to think! (Blizzards comments are always in Blue)

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

Jun 22, 2012, 08:00

Dev

durandal wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 04:29: Remember guys, you can get a full refund within the first 30 days of purchase. Unless you are in korea, in which case you have to be of a certain age provable with photo id and can't have completed a certain percentage of the game.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 07:17

Dades

Just crazy. This isn't the same Blizzard anymore, numerous examples of them treating their customers as poorly as bots. Pretty soon they will be supervising your loot drops directly and telling you which items are ok to keep. Sorry johnny, you aren't allowed to do boss runs for items anymore, back to the Starter edition for 72 hours!

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

Jun 22, 2012, 06:25

theyarecomingforyou

Surely they should just limit the auction houses, rather than the game itself? I know that I got further than both the Skeleton King and the Level 13 cap within the first 72hrs.




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

Jun 22, 2012, 04:29

durandal

Remember guys, you can get a full refund within the first 30 days of purchase. I expected and was prepared for the technical issue with always online stuff, but I didn't expect how shallow and unbalanced the actual game is. There were also just too many stupid glitches like chapter-skipping, proxy farming with quest NPC, AH timer reset with local computer clock, and "armor" barrier. Sure, they fixed them eventually, but the fact that they were present in the first place is not acceptable for a game with such a long test period and so much budget. On top of that things like this happens... This comment was edited on Jun 22, 2012, 10:15.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 04:05

xXBatmanXx

Still having a blast with the game, have all 5 toons through first Diablo fight - but wtf are they doing? It can't be that hard to combat bots!?




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

Jun 22, 2012, 04:00

Esoteric

Wow. They just went full retard.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 03:27

mag

Hahahaha

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

Jun 22, 2012, 03:17

Paketep

Prez wrote on Jun 21, 2012, 21:00: Un-frickin'-believable. Words don't often fail me, but here's a case where they basically did. What in the hell happened to you Blizzard??? Activision happened. And since then, every game comes more tainted.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 02:50

Longswd

Onion News Network release, right? Gotta be, right?




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

Jun 22, 2012, 02:33

Veterator

In the future you'll need supervised visits where they bring your game to you to play it for a few hours. Should only cost a couple hundred a month to get 2-3 supervised visits for the month. If you complain.......to court you go to prove that you are a fit player able to take care of your game in accordance with the 300 page EULA. This will often involve reciting it word for word before the court to show that you have read it. And may involve implants in your cortex to make sure what you are doing is truly allowed. Plus suppression of your libido and basal desires to keep you from acting on impulse. I guess we can hope for attractive supervisors?

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

Jun 22, 2012, 02:31

OldTimber

Initial thought: Lol at this method. second thought: seriously? third thought: glad I wouldn't play it anyways but just a silly idea fourth thought: so maybe their customers should be able to pay in 3 parts instead of all upfront to play a demo for 3 days. fifth thought: future email that'll be coming. hey look pandaland is coming soon! resub to your WoW account to get early beta access.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:54

Coolone

Wow.....just wow. I always told myself I'd get DIII when it went on a good sale (hey, it happens once in a blue moon). But this is just.....wow

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:48

Blahman

This is disgusting...

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:35

FloorPie

Dev wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 01:14: Oh hey, wasn't the always online no offline single player mode supposed to fix all fraud and hacking? No, that was some other game. Diablows3 I think... Hands down, this will be my most regrettable game purchase for the year. Perhaps its time to hang up WoW as well, with the so far lame looking pandaland expansion.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:14

Dev

Oh hey, wasn't the always online no offline single player mode supposed to fix all fraud and hacking?

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:13

Dev

Mordecai Walfish wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 00:49: can you imagine if this would have been their policy on day 1? lol this trainwreck just keeps on snowballin' forward. I might well not have bought it.

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

Jun 22, 2012, 01:04

RailWizard

I just wonder, in a sort of creepy eww get away from me kinda way, what these clowns are going to do next... This is not exactly the drama bomb I predicted though, so I am still hopefull.

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They got to be joking?

Jun 22, 2012, 01:01

eRe4s3r

Are they seriously just saying that they sell a restricted demo version for full price that only unlocks after 3 full days? Holy fuck, Blizzard just went apeshit insane. Apparently Blizzard really is ActiPwned, nothing left, just a corporate asshatter-hatchery that will ruin the game to boost their stupid RMT AH. Blizzard is dead as a company.

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