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
pagb wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 10:09:Says the emotionally addicted gamer. "Just don't provoke him, then he will not slap me. If he does, it's all my fault. All is well, i stand by my man! Oh, how i love him! Til my death will part us."
All the haters... all the rage...
BUY IT ELSEWHERE INSTEAD OF BATTLE.NET!
Problem solved.
EDIT: It'll also be cheaper