[Diablo III] D3 Stress Test Result

For the Horde? Oh, sorry.

So it seems that the Open Beta Weekend was indeed a stress test for Blizzard's B.net servers. I've had my share of Error 3006 and such, not to mention a few hours of sudden-server-maintenance-waiting-time during the waning hours of the Beta Weekend.

Hopefully Blizz can correct this come May 15th.

source: [Blizzard CM Bashiok's Twitter Page]

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With the weekend closing fast, this would also mean that the Open Beta Event of Diablo III will also come to an end. Yes, I know. So sad. But it was fun, enjoyable. Not to mention I never get tired seeing the Skeleton King get beaten several times.

I'll just post some more screenshots of the game here. Hopefully, this will be my source of inspiration when the full game comes out later.

But for now, enjoy.

Dual-crossbow-wielding b*tchfight galore. 

Secondary skill in full action. Deadly as sith.

Ensnare skill at work. Monster took a whole hell lot of beating.

Diablo III Open Beta Weekend ends on Monday, 23 April at 10 am (PDT). In SEA time, that'll be around 2 am of 24 April. If my calculation of the time difference is correct.

Happy undead-slaying!!

[Diablo III] More Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Screenshots

Stilleto heels are a must when killing undead and demons. Not to mention fashionable, even if you get killed.

It's a bright warm Sunday today, and after last night's excursion in the depths of the Cathedral of Tristram, I and a friend decided we create a new set of characters to defeat the Lich King. I mean, King Leoric (dang you Arthas!).

Prehistoric Jedi dual-wielder.

As before, I decided to go with a Monk, while my friend changed from Wizard to Barbarian. If you're asking why I chose another physical attacker: I'm not really a magic-user person. Period. I've got nothing against mages, sorcerers/esses, enchanters/ress, you name them.

Family reunions are overkill. Really.

Working overtime level: nightmarish

As we strolled down the cursed soil of Tristram once more, and a bit of power grinding up to a more decent level (around level 8 or 9), we decided that we pay a visit back to Leoric. Heck, after all, he DID kill me twice when I was using my low level Demon Hunter. Yeah, my fault for speed-running the game.

Leoric: DON'T TOUCH SANDVICH!!

"HULK SMASH! HULK SMASH! HULK....RUH OH...."

As you can see, Leoric holds a huge mace. How huge? The mace head is as big as a human's noggin' and it's as long as Leoric's legs. I've heard about royal scepters, but this ridiculous.

This bag of bones does several things: he can summon skeletal minions (an obvious skill for being the Skeleton King), teleport, and swing his axe like a madman that he was when he was still living. When he does his monkey-swinging, STAY AWAY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. Really. Hits you hard, takes out a huge chunk of health.

After a lengthy battle with him, and thankfully not dying, we finally defeated him. Again. Too bad we couldn't do a dance on top of his freakin' corpse. Or bones. Or...whatever.

Today's menu consist of soup bones and chicken feet. No specials.

"Unless it happens during elections, lady."

So what else is new in Diablo 3? Well, as I've found out, the items in the personal stash can be accessed by your different characters. So if you were like able to loot some good items for one class that you have, simply put that item in your stash, change character, and voila. Also, quest progression is connected as well with your other characters, or so I think. Followers, such as Kormac, will not join you if you are in a party. Shame. Seems the hireling system has been overhauled.

[Diablo III] Diablo III Beta

Welcome to Sleepy Hollow.

Okay folks, here's my take on the Diablo 3 Beta. Since Blizzard announced that it's open beta weekend, a lot of people jumped into this game to try out and drool over the expected-game-of-the-year, which is supposed to be officially released this coming 15th of May, worldwide. Let's take a stroll down at New Tristam and meet the people....

*MAJOR SPOILER ALERT*: Throughout this article I will talk about the story and lore of Diablo 3. So to the newcomers of the game, or to the ones who haven't played into the open beta, consider yourself warned. Not my fault that you read the whole thing here.

Once you've steeled yourself, hit the break and let's move on.

[Diablo III] D3 Open Beta Weekend: Error 37? Error 12? WTF?

"Please hold while we transfer you to our tech support. Sorry for the inconvenience. [insert music box tune]"

Diablo 3 fans: since it's open beta weekend, I might as well give a heads-up to you on what's going on:

• the installer weighs in at around 44 MB or so, but downloading the game itself will set you back 3.something GB of hard drive space. So plan carefully.
• since it's the beta of the game, multiplayer option is disabled. 
• Blizzard was kind enough to open up a Stress Test info topic in their forums, wherein they list several error guides and their workarounds.

With that, I hope you enjoy the Diablo 3 Open Beta weekend. Happy Demon-slaying!!

[Diablo III] Diablo Fan(atic)s, Rejoice! Open Beta is HERE!!

Now we'll see if Tyrael really pooped his armor off after destroying the Worldstone.

That's right, Diablo 3 campers. In preparation for the upcoming game this May, Blizzard decided to hold a few-days open beta. Yep, open beta. This is for those who didn't get picked into the closed-beta testing, or wasn't able to get a free CBT slot that they gave away. Well, that was for WoW-loyal players too.

Anyways, you can get the client straight from Battle.net. If you don't have a Battle.net ID yet, go make one now. It's free.

So, what're you waiting for? Demons to kill? Download the client now (which I am doing as well).

Original source: [kotaku]