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Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]

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Midou

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I bought the game yestarday though I am not exactly crazy hyped, more like hoping playing with friends will make it awesome. My main gripe is that I'm not too thrilled with any classes, would have liked a melee speed class like a thief or assassin kind of thing. Like Demon Hunter but with melee. But I will suck it up and be a Demon Hunter like what seems to be over half the gaf list. :X
 
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FieryBalrog

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A flat fee for commodities doesn't make much sense because they're stackable and sell in large quantities.

The 15% cashout fee is ridiculous and I'm not sure if this is going to Paypal, Blizzard, or both. It should be 5%. I guess I just won't cash out.
 
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Joe Shlabotnik

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Midou said:
I bought the game yestarday though I am not exactly crazy hyped, more like hoping playing with friends will make it awesome. My main gripe is that I'm not too thrilled with any classes, would have liked a melee speed class like a thief or assassin kind of thing. Like Demon Hunter but with melee. But I will suck it up and be a Demon Hunter like what seems to be over half the gaf list. :X
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...isn't that Monk? Too lazy to hunt for the vid on my phone but someone linked to a Monk vid with nonsensical attack speed earlier.
 
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LordCanti

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FieryBalrog said:
A flat fee for commodities doesn't make much sense because they're stackable and sell in large quantities.

The 15% cashout fee is ridiculous and I'm not sure if this is going to Paypal, Blizzard, or both. It should be 5%. I guess I just won't cash out.
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I can swallow a 15% cash out fee, but when stacked on top of the 15% commodities fee? Meh.

There's nothing Blizzard sells that I want, so there's no reason to keep my profits in blizzard cash or whatever (Blizzard bucks? Battlenet Dollars?). I can either take the hit and accept the 85% (70% for commodities sold), or just sell things for gold and never make any actual money. All of a sudden I'm realizing that this would be a great way to get money in my Paypal account that I can use to buy things that I don't want showing up on my credit card statement :p


Outdoor Miner said:
Oh I didn't know that. Boo.

Is the retail client available for pre-download anywhere atm?
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You can digitally download the game directly from Blizzard. I'd imagine that you'll need a CC on file that they can bill on release day. Otherwise, I guess you could probably get the client elsewhere.
 
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Burger

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Outdoor Miner said:
Oh I didn't know that. Boo.

Is the retail client available for pre-download anywhere atm?
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Windows
en-GB
en-US
en-SG
German
Spanish-ES
French
Italian
Polish
Taiwan Mandarin
Korean
Spanish-MX
Portugese

OS X
en-US
en-GB
en-SG
German
French

*would be good to put this in the OP/OT

** Clicking on install will give you the message: 'The fire from the sky still falls. Diablo III has not yet launched.'

*** I believe the OS X links are universal (my copy has a Diablo III Setup.exe in addition to the OS X version)
 
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LordCanti

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If I buy the game from Blizzard, they won't charge me until the game launches, right?

99% said:
They will, why not?
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Why not? Because the game can't be played yet :p

Edit: You're right, they do charge. I guess I'll "pre-order" an hour or two before the game launches.
 
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Hansel

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Totobeni said:
let see


All the extra,making of on a freaking blu-ray,the skull,soundtrack,free D1 and D2,art book,there is actually too much good stuff here for $99,it's really the best CE ever imho.
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Diablo II and Diablo II: LoD actually. Which is a better deal. Though it would be awesome if it came with Diablo I as well.
 
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Bisnic

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LordCanti said:
If I buy the game from Blizzard, they won't charge me until the game launches, right?



Why not? Because the game can't be played yet :p

Edit: You're right, they do charge. I guess I'll "pre-order" an hour or two before the game launches.
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What's the problem with paying 2 weeks early exactly? You will still get Diablo 3 on day 1.
 
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Kalnos

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So, Amazon US definitely has pre-orders again for the CE ($99). I'm pretty sure they don't oversell and when I checked a week or two ago they were out.

EDIT: Whelp, they're gone again. :lol Guess they just threw some up for people canceling or something.
 
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Svafnir

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John_B said:
How so? And controller mapping software should be safe from banning?
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Yes, I'm only simulating mouse and key presses with the ps3 controller nothing bad. Hence you can see in the video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqEoMhkj6W4 )the mouse jumping around since any 8 direction I press the mouse goes to a predefined location and holds down force move. It was the only way I could get movement working well, simulating the mouse 100% to walk didn't work well. So instead any 8 directions on ps3 analog and auto it script I made moves mouse for me. Then direct mouse movement is on right analog if I ever need it.
 
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Fitz

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Kalnos said:
So, Amazon US definitely has pre-orders again for the CE ($99). I'm pretty sure they don't oversell and when I checked a week or two ago they were out.

EDIT: Whelp, they're gone again. :lol Guess they just threw some up for people canceling or something.
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Yeah, any CE's that pop up on Amazon go pretty fast, I saw one appear on Amazon UK during the open beta weekend and it went in about a minute.

Because I bought it!
 
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Crisco

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Haha yeah, I've been checking basically once an hour for the past week or so once I decided I was definitely buying the game. I was sure I was fugged but I guess they got a few more in stock.
 
UberTag

UberTag

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Any recommendations on a decent gaming mouse for Diablo? Nothing too expensive ($50 or less).

I played through the public beta on my notebook using a touchpad but I know full well this isn't going to be optimal control for the game itself upon its release.
 
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dragonelite

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Kalnos said:
I'm not sure for under $50, but if you could raise your budget to $60 I recommend Logitech G500.

The previous model (G400) is $38 but I have never used it before. It has good reviews though.
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I have the G400 its a good mouse best bucks for bang i would say.
But i have a weird bug in win 8 mouse will sometimes jump all over the screen.
I dont have it on my win7/ubuntu laptop so i think its a faulty driver install.
 
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Crisco

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hayguyz said:
What do people want that's in the CE? I see a bunch of useless shit that will clutter my house.
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Blizzard could literally shit in a box and call it PoopCraft™ and I would buy the Collector's Edition. No one ever said the decision was driven by logic :)
 
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LordCanti

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chris-013 said:
lol blizzard will make some much money with the RMAH it's hilarious.

Even the gold AH cost 15%... it's better to trade no ?
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Is there a trade mechanic in the game? I mean, can one person walk up to another on a server and initiate a trade that bypasses the AH?

15% split between Blizzard and Paypal isn't atrocious. I still think the extra 15% for commodities is though.
 
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FrontalMonk

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LordCanti said:
Is there a trade mechanic in the game? I mean, can one person walk up to another on a server and initiate a trade that bypasses the AH?

15% split between Blizzard and Paypal isn't atrocious. I still think the extra 15% for commodities is atrocious though.
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yeah, of course. you can trade traditionally, and you can just throw stuff on the ground for people to pick up. we're not animals. :p

I still think the 15% makes sense for commodities because it only ends up being more than the standard $1 if you're charging more than what, like $7? It's unlikely, no matter how rare your dye or gem is. Maaaaybe for the rarest of recipes, but for anything else? unlikely.
 
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LordCanti

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FrontalMonk said:
yeah, of course. you can trade traditionally, and you can just throw stuff on the ground for people to pick up. we're not animals. :p

I still think the 15% makes sense for commodities because it only ends up being more than the standard $1 if you're charging more than what, like $11.75? It's unlikely, no matter how rare your dye or gem is. Maaaaybe for the rarest of recipes, but for anything else? unlikely.
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I suppose that makes sense, until you get one of those rares and they get you for the additional money of course :p

Anyone else going to hoard gold, gems, crafting materials, uniques, etc, in anticipation of the RMAH opening?

FrontalMonk said:
Bah, you quoted me before I knew how math worked! :lol

And yeah, I mean there's only so much Blizzard Defense Force I can do before I just look at it and go "...Yep. They reeeeeally like money."
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Welcome to the club. Earlier I momentarily (in a sleepy haze) thought 100-15 was 75.
 
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FrontalMonk

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LordCanti said:
I suppose that makes sense, until you get one of those rares and they get you for the additional money of course :p
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Bah, you quoted me before I knew how math worked! :lol

And yeah, I mean there's only so much Blizzard Defense Force I can do before I just look at it and go "...Yep. They reeeeeally like money."
 
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