[Yoshichan]

And he lives right around my corner!

are you shitting me?! Oh my, I'm so jealous right now. Me and him had great couple of hours in Dreamhack Summer! I wish I would live next to him :(

[profit]

are you shitting me?! Oh my, I'm so jealous right now. Me and him had great couple of hours in Dreamhack Summer! I wish I would live next to him :(

Yeah, a year or so ago me and a friend were walking through our streets when we bumped into some guy. Then we realized it was Athene and all of a sudden we recognized the streets they sometimes film in. Was a weird experience, nice guy.

[aznpxdd]

Hm, how come battle.net won't let me pre-purchase the game? I'm at the game page right now and both the "submit" button for birthday and "pre-purchase" button are grey'd out for me. :(

I'm in China BTW. I thought the digital release is global?

[Number45]

I take it you have to post to Facebook to get those sigils? I really need to create a dummy FB account.

[suzu]

I take it you have to post to Facebook to get those sigils? I really need to create a dummy FB account.

No, you don't have to do anything with FB. When you fill out your nickname and bnet email you can just click Finish or something like that.

[thetrin]

I take it you have to post to Facebook to get those sigils? I really need to create a dummy FB account.

NO, you don't. You just need to enter the email addy associated with your battle net acct.

[sorijealut]

Link

[Yoshichan]

Wait, is that like a part of the actual behind the scenes you get when you buy the Collector's Edition?

[sorijealut]

Wait, is that like a part of the actual behind the scenes you get when you buy the Collector's Edition?

Didn't think about that. Very good chance this stuff is included, then - awesome.

[Kalnos]

Good to see Metzen wearing sunglasses inside. I hate him. :<

[Yoshichan]

Wow, just watched it. The D3/2-music gave me goosebumps.

Oh and Metzen :/...

[sorijealut]

Anime Diablo guys, anime Diablo!

[T.O.P]

Hm, how come battle.net won't let me pre-purchase the game? I'm at the game page right now and both the "submit" button for birthday and "pre-purchase" button are grey'd out for me. :( I'm in China BTW. I thought the digital release is global?

It is

Diablo III is a global game. Players can choose to play on game servers based in the Americas, Europe, or Asia, regardless of what region they are connecting from. Certain restrictions apply. Further details will be posted on the Diablo III Community Site prior to release.

no luck looking in the community actually, try the support service on Battle.net, only way :x

[HenryHSH]

Got bored waiting for my turn in Shogun 2 so I added a pie chart to MrMister's Player List.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...nZmppTFE#gid=0

99 users picked a class so far, and Barbs are leading the pack.

[xyla]

NO, you don't. You just need to enter the email addy associated with your battle net acct.

But I don't have a nickname yet. Is it safe to assume, that the sigils are lost, if I don't take the same nickname that I entered there?

[Number45]

No, you don't have to do anything with FB. When you fill out your nickname and bnet email you can just click Finish or something like that.

NO, you don't. You just need to enter the email addy associated with your battle net acct.

Cheers guys, seems I didn't check the T's and C's box so the option to proceed wasn't there.

[Nelo Ice]

Gaf: Nelo Ice
Battletag: NeloIce#1445
Location: United States
Class: Monk

[FtHTiny]

Well i´m already on the list but maybe you could update: I´m #76

Gaf: FtHTiny
Battletag: Tiny#2386
Location: Austria
Class: Wizard

[mizuk_i]

Oh and Metzen :/...

The very beginning of what they showed of that animated scene i think i heard him doing some voice work please for the love of god don't let him be in the actual game. Sick of hearing his voice as every character in WoW.

[Tokubetsu]

I'm #416 on the list. Update me to "United States" as region and "Wizard" as class.

[Hackbert]

Gaf : Hackbert
BT : H4ckb3rt#1477
Located in : Europe
Class : Monk

[Nugg]

For your next update. I'm already in, but I'll be playing a Wizard, and I'm in Europe.

[Vustadumas]

Old ;) lol

[Cipherr]

Got bored waiting for my turn in Shogun 2 so I added a pie chart to MrMister's Player List. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...nZmppTFE#gid=0 99 users picked a class so far, and Barbs are leading the pack.

Demon Hunters == Win

[Wolfie5]

LOL, I just found out there are voice commands. Had no clue.

[psy18]

Gaf : psy18
BT : Amonamano181#1986
Located in : SE Asia
Class : Monk/Demon Hunter

[Xdrive05]

Diablo peeps, what should my *party* class be for a third hero, between demon hunter or witch doctor? Rest of the party is a monk and a wizard OR a monk and a barb, depend on what buddy #2 decides on.

I'm leaning toward DH because I figure WD would be a better solo anyway. Thanks for your suggestions.

[kyubajin]

Got the Book of Cain today. It's a thing of beauty... can't possibly be more hyped.

[zlatko]

Glad GAF is finally back up. Work sucks without this site.

Questions for you Diablo heads.

1) Is there a short video I can watch to fill me in on D1 and D2 story?
- Follow up question with this is, will D3 have a fill in intro video for D1/D2, like starcraft 2 did during installation?

2) Do most of you plan to play the game with a SP run through first? Or do you all still roll co-op even your first time? My issue in the beta with co-op is no one would stop to soak in what NPCs say, journals had written, cut scenes skipped, etc. I'll be going solo through it all on normal my first go to soak in the story.

Just curious how others plan to roll.

[Orgun]

LOL, I just found out there are voice commands. Had no clue.

You mean like kinect Skyrim or just he numpad stuff?

[eravulgaris]

I pre-purchased Diablo 3 from battle.net.

There's a problem though: when it finishes downloading the client (about 8GB), I try to open the setup, but it gives me an error message. Something about it being damaged. I'm on a Mac (Snow Leopard). Any help?

[stabwound]

Question for people that bought the digital pre-order from battlenet: is it correct that my details say "Region: Global"? I was screwing around with region settings/preferences due to having issues installing the beta and I'm worried I accidentally got myself a European key or something.

I'm in North America btw.

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Not sure if anyone knows this but I was looking at the item section and noticed there wasn't a legendary item for every tier like there was in diablo 2. I'm hoping they just don't have all the items up yet, does anyone know?

[BentMyWookiee]

1) Is there a short video I can watch to fill me in on D1 and D2 story? - Follow up question with this is, will D3 have a fill in intro video for D1/D2, like starcraft 2 did during installation?

There was a post a few pages back with some links to good videos.

*EDIT* here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...ostcount=11267 I really enjoyed the narrated ones

[Kalnos]

1) Is there a short video I can watch to fill me in on D1 and D2 story? - Follow up question with this is, will D3 have a fill in intro video for D1/D2, like starcraft 2 did during installation?

ZealousD made these videos which basically cover everything from D1 and D2.

I'm not sure about question 2, but I'm sure the launcher from the CD will have something.

2) Do most of you plan to play the game with a SP run through first? Or do you all still roll co-op even your first time? My issue in the beta with co-op is no one would stop to soak in what NPCs say, journals had written, cut scenes skipped, etc. I'll be going solo through it all on normal my first go to soak in the story. Just curious how others plan to roll.

I will be playing through with my girlfriend who spent more time with D2 than I did, so stopping to read/watch story stuff shouldn't be a problem. I have to admit, after SC2 I don't have great expectations for the story, but I can hope.

[Naito]

Question for people that bought the digital pre-order from battlenet: is it correct that my details say "Region: Global"? I was screwing around with region settings/preferences due to having issues installing the beta and I'm worried I accidentally got myself a European key or something. I'm in North America btw.

I too bought the digital pre-order and have Region: Global.
Wouldn't worry about it, you can set your region in the game options afaik.

[nacire]

I don't think it's been mentioned here yet but Athene and Kripparrian (both are fairly well known gamers for world/server firsts in WoW) put up a video discussing their goals and tactics for achieving world firsts in D3. I believe it's been said there are no such achievements listed in-game; so this is purely e-peen contesting. It is interesting to see discussion of the meta-game and how they plan to accomplish their goals though (however the discussion is vague). Video + Summary

Being a fellow hunter in WoW, I gotta root for Kripp. The guy is methodical and beastly when it comes to achieving his goals. Will be interesting to see how the two advance head to head.

[Boken]

Dear GAF,

Today I felt giddy that D3 is only 11.5 days away.

Love,
Boken.

[CarbonatedFalcon]

I too bought the digital pre-order and have Region: Global. Wouldn't worry about it, you can set your region in the game options afaik.

This is why it says Global: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/5203...-5_1_2012#blog

The game is region free, except for the RMAH, which is region-restricted.

[FrontalMonk]

Dear GAF, Today I felt giddy that D3 is only 11.5 days away. Love, Boken.

I wanted to say something similar most of the day today, but NeoGAF wouldn't let me. :(

[FinKL]

I don't want to knock the Anime Diablo so soon since I haven't watched it, but I hope it doesn't lose that horror/dark vibe the original Diablo gave off.

Peter Chung: "They gave me a lot of freedom for this project" loosely translates into Blizzard saying "We need something badass and don't have a lot of time, can you make something for us in a crunch?"

Also, Titmouse

[FieryBalrog]

ZealousD made these videos which basically cover everything from D1 and D2. I'm not sure about question 2, but I'm sure the launcher from the CD will have something. I will be playing through with my girlfriend who spent more time with D2 than I did, so stopping to read/watch story stuff shouldn't be a problem. I have to admit, after SC2 I don't have great expectations for the story, but I can hope.

My hope is that D3 is much more of a thematically driven franchise than character driven (like Starcraft is). The main problem with SC2 is all the characters turned to crap. Blizzard doesn't do characters well at all.

The thematic stuff they do a little better, and that's what D2 was anyway, it barely had any characters (Marius, who isn't even that fleshed out; and, uh, no one else). The plot wasn't that amazing either (Dark Wanderer walks around waking up fellow demons?).

[zlatko]

I wanted to say something similar most of the day today, but NeoGAF wouldn't let me. :(

Without GAF, the world is a cold place.

Those 11.5 sleeps will be great once they are over with.

Thanks for the story links. I'll watch those later tonight at home when I get time. I'm getting digital version though... still hope you get the story recaps ala SC2 install if they do it even with a digital copy, or at least someone puts them online to YT.

[FrontalMonk]

My hope is that D3 is much more of a thematically driven franchise than character driven (like Starcraft is). The main problem with SC2 is all the characters turned to crap. Blizzard doesn't do characters well at all. The thematic stuff they do a little better, and that's what D2 was anyway, it barely had any characters (Marius, who isn't even that fleshed out; and, uh, no one else). The plot wasn't that amazing either (Dark Wanderer walks around waking up fellow demons?).

To be fair, D2 brought us Dark Wanderer, Marius, Tal Rasha, Tyrael, Mephisto, and Baal, and that's not including the *really* bit players like Warriv. None of them were all that fleshed out, but they all had personality, albeit all one dimensional personality.

I think this game is going to be much more focused on Leah, Tyrael, Azmodan, and maybe one other character.

speculation on Deckard Cain's role in the story (spoiler tags just in case, just piecing together what we already know from video footage):
I think Deckard Cain probably dies pretty quickly into the game, maybe by the end of Act 1, maybe a little later, maybe at the hands of an angel to show that the High Heavens don't actually give two shits about the mortals on Sanctuary. In the Black Soulstone video, Leah is poring over Cain's book asking what her uncle was looking for, what she was supposed to see, which leads me to believe he's at LEAST missing/captured, but more likely dead.

[Hazaro]

Me - United States - Monk

[Dragonzord]

Could I go into a Books a Million and find Book of Cain or is it pretty much online only?

[HenryHSH]

Updated my bootleg version of the battletag list.

To MrMr, just download as excel file and update yours with my charts if you want.
Classes will auto update but if a new word (Country/Continent) that wasn't there before is added to the Region, you will have to link it to a Continent for it to count. Formulas are very basic and are under their charts.

[akmcbroom]

Add me please.

NeoGAF: Akmcbroom
Battletag: Absinthe#1284
Located In: USA / West
Class: Monk

[IceMarker]

Updated my bootleg version of the battletag list. To MrMr, just download as excel file and update yours with my charts if you want. Classes will auto update but if a new word (Country/Continent) that wasn't there before is added to the Region, you will have to link it to a Continent for it to count. Formulas are very basic and are under their charts.

Just to let you guys know I'll be giving a select few access to updating the values of the official unofficial btag list very soon. CarbonFalcon being one of the people!

Oh and I'll be making/releasing an infographic based on data from the list on May 14th.

[Kalnos]

NeoGAF: Kalnos
Battletag: Kalnos#1865
Location: USAEast
Class: Barbarian