Digital Diablo III Now Spends 72 Hours as Starter Edition

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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Jun 22, 2012, 10:52
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Re: Digital Diablo III Now Spends 72 Hours as Starter Edition Jun 22, 2012, 10:52
Jun 22, 2012, 10:52
 
Asmodai wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 09:55:
briktal wrote on Jun 22, 2012, 09:23:
Though actually they have said here that the level 13/skeleton king restrictions on "unintended" and they hope to remove them later. Which I'm assuming to mean they wanted to push out the other restrictions but didn't have enough time to implement just the set of restrictions they want so they went with the Starter Edition.

Bullshit. There was no way this patch could land with that restriction included and no one notice. Unintended my ass, it was perfectly intended as a stop gap because they can't figure out why their perfect online solution was fucked, and now the backlash is so bad they are crapping themselves and will say anything to try and get out of accepting blame.

"Unintended" in that they don't want that restriction in place long-term, but they knew it would be out there now.

The WoW trial->full upgrade also takes up to 72 hours to remove all the restrictions, though the level cap is raised immediately. However, it doesn't have a RMAH so nobody cares.
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