Diablo 3 Release Date [Archive] - Zelaron Gaming Forum

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-16, 12:03 PM

They've never announced a release date.
This. Nice try though, Skurai. Blizzard rarely goes back on an announced release date. The entire reason they wait so long to announce the release date is because they want to be sure they can meet it.

Skurai

2012-03-16, 09:20 PM

Regardless. I might at least borrow it from my buddy Zach, when he gets it.

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-17, 11:17 AM

Except that wont work unless you use his account too.

kaos

2012-03-17, 11:23 AM

I still can't believe you have to be online just to play single player, too. I know they're doing it to prevent anyone from trying to hack the game, but think about all those poor Uganda children who don't have a fiber optic connection.

Skurai

2012-03-17, 01:09 PM

So do you pay for the account or the disc?

Sovereign

2012-03-17, 01:46 PM

Only old people still have dial up. If you have enough money to purchase a 50 dollar game and the computer to run it, you probably have the cash to get cable.

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-17, 02:05 PM

While this is a perfectly valid argument, some people don't have stable internet connections. In most of the places I've lived in the last 5 years or so I've had some sort of internet issues that kept my internet connection from being stable. Now I'm fine, but it's still annoying that I can't play Singleplayer SC2 when my internet is down or the login servers are down.

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-17, 05:28 PM

So do you pay for the account or the disc?

You pay for a key which gets bound to your account. Personally I don't even get a key or CD, I just get a digital copy of the game attached to my account so I can download and play.

Asamin

2012-03-21, 08:33 PM

I'm just buying it straight up. Getting a new computer and the collector's edition. I can't wait for it. I really really hope it lives up to the hype. Anyone been playing the beta?

kaos

2012-03-21, 09:42 PM

Hopefully we won't all need new computers to play it. Haven't checked the system req yet.

Sovereign

2012-03-21, 11:59 PM

Minimum:
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (latest service packs) with DX 9.0c
Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista/7)
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband** Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution

Recommended
Windows® Vista/7 (latest service packs)
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better

I've currently got a gtx 295. It has some lag playing sc2 on ultra when there are a lot of units. I need to upgrade video cards soon. 3 years old is practically ancient.

Asamin

2012-03-22, 07:16 AM

I need a new computer because my old one broke. I've been going completely off of my sister's macbook air and my mom's HP laptop with an i3 processor. So all in all I can't do anything regarding DIII. My plan is to get a good laptop because i'm still in college and then get a gaming desktop. If I have to play DIII on the laptop for a bit I will.

kaos

2012-03-22, 11:25 AM

I had bought this, but found out that they lie when they say it's a laptop. It's more like a desktop replacement: http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G74SX-AH71-17-3-Inch-Gaming/dp/B005UUS6MO

So I ended up trading it back to Tigerdirect and having them send me a 14inch Alienware.

Asamin

2012-03-22, 11:41 AM

I'm planning on alienware 15.5 inch. 17 inch is just to big. I don't understand why you'd want that on a laptop. I'd rather a 15.5 inch with a i7 processor and 1 gig graphics card with 8 gigs of ram and pay like $500 less.

kaos

2012-03-22, 12:50 PM

Alienware discontinued the 15" series and made a 14" series. And the specs I have are almost exactly that +1.5gb to the video card.

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-22, 02:25 PM

The computer I was using like over 5 years ago meets the minimum requirements for Diablo 3. My current computer surpasses the recommended, I should be able to play on the highest settings with no issues.

Asamin

2012-03-22, 07:33 PM

That's what I wanna be able to do but I can't do that right now since I don't actually have my own computer. Hence why I'm mainly playing games that will be really easy to switch over to another computer. Actually, if I could get a recommendation, I am in college so a computer under $1000 would be nice. Any ideas what I should get that has a high performance but low cost?

kaos

2012-03-23, 10:02 PM

http://screensnapr.com/e/54wWS7.jpg

Asamin

2012-03-23, 10:22 PM

They never set a date before hand.

Lenny

2012-03-24, 06:51 AM

Indeed it was, but a couple of weeks ago (notice the date on the article) Blizzard then announced that D3 will see a release in May.

Asamin

2012-03-24, 01:36 PM

And May 15th is in fact in May so would that mean they never moved it?

D3V

2012-03-26, 11:31 PM

It's about fucking time. Fuck.

Asamin

2012-03-31, 08:13 PM

I got a job. First $500 goes to getting me a new car. Next $100 is Diablo III

!King_Amazon!

2012-03-31, 10:25 PM

I've played through maybe half of the beta on one character, I'm underwhelmed so far. I keep thinking "I want to play Skyrim"

Grav

2012-04-01, 09:00 AM

Awww. That's disappointing...

Asamin

2012-04-01, 09:19 AM

Which character are you using?

!King_Amazon!

2012-04-01, 11:49 AM

The mage character.

Asamin

2012-04-01, 12:31 PM

I just wanna play the monk. Just like I do in DDO

-Spector-

2012-04-02, 10:36 AM

The monk is my favorite, followed closely by the demon hunter.

Asamin

2012-04-02, 07:30 PM

Those are the two I'm really excited about. I don't really wanna play the old classes. I mean, they're great and all but I've played them before.

Asamin

2012-04-28, 08:43 AM

My turn to post a picture
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh239/nanoak/DiabloPurchase.png

finally got the money together while still paying for gas and buying a car.

Grav

2012-04-28, 09:34 AM

Awww, you had a sleepover!? That's adorable!

At least I hope you did, because the alternative is that you're facebook creeping on 11 year olds...

Asamin

2012-04-28, 09:51 AM

What? What does that even mean?

-Spector-

2012-04-28, 02:24 PM

Congrats!

Asamin

2012-04-28, 07:11 PM

On May 15th, I will no longer have a social life for a few days.

kaos

2012-04-29, 12:50 PM

On May 15th, I will no longer have a social life for a few years.

10 Charz...

Asamin

2012-04-29, 02:06 PM

I only really wanna play the Demon Hunter. I tried the monk during the open beta and he just didn't appeal to me. I like the type of gameplay where it's 90% sneaking up on shit and killing it before it knows I'm there. Yes, I do love Assassin's Creed.

D3V

2012-04-30, 09:34 AM

put my preorder in !.

Asamin

2012-04-30, 10:08 AM

Welcome to the club! 15 days!

Hellmonkeys

2012-05-04, 11:33 PM

Why isn't there a forum specific to Diablo III?? :(

KagomJack

2012-05-04, 11:59 PM

I'm tempted to purchase it, but I dunno yet.

kaos

2012-05-05, 12:25 AM

Why isn't there a forum specific to Diablo III?? :(

Holy fuck.

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-05, 12:59 AM

Why isn't there a forum specific to Diablo III?? :(
I've missed you so much.

Asamin

2012-05-05, 05:31 AM

Why isn't there a forum specific to Diablo III?? :(

Well, unlike the others, I don't know you, but it's cuz WW hasn't made one yet. I bet if we ask really nice we'll get one just for D3.

WetWired

2012-05-05, 09:48 AM

Because we need someone to make 40x40 and 80x80 icon images.

http://zelaron.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=392

kaos

2012-05-05, 11:17 AM

http://i50.tinypic.com/nm163a.png

http://i49.tinypic.com/dbskmo.png

Asamin

2012-05-05, 08:09 PM

Good job kaos. Can we have our forum now?

Doofus_AW

2012-05-14, 12:00 AM

I've pointedly decided to not play D3. As much fun as I had with the last two I just cant commit to the late nights and marathon sesssions like I used to be able to do. Growing up sucks. DONT DO IT KIDS!

kaos

2012-05-14, 10:44 AM

T minus 1.

-Spector-

2012-05-14, 11:23 AM

13.5 hours.

-Spector-

2012-05-14, 02:00 PM

11 hours until servers go live.

Asamin

2012-05-14, 09:13 PM

3.75 hours

kaos

2012-05-14, 11:06 PM

2 hours.

This sucks, should've bought it on battle.net now I have to wait till UPS delivers it tomOrrow.

Asamin

2012-05-15, 12:29 AM

30 mins. Oh look at that! It's already installed and I can run it :D

-Spector-

2012-05-15, 01:09 AM

Launched 8 minutes ago. Servers are being packet fucked.

kaos

2012-05-15, 09:34 AM

Fucking UPS is late.. "Scheduled Arrival Time: Wednesday May 16th"

Yesteray it was scheduled for today :(:(:(.

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-15, 09:40 AM

What kind of noob still has the games shipped to their house? If nothing else go fight crowds to get one. But the online digital download is sweet. I had the client downloaded and installed and waiting for me before the servers even went live.

Grav

2012-05-15, 09:49 AM

Maybe he wants something to jerk off into as he's starting up the game. You ever think of that, you judgmental fuck?

kaos

2012-05-15, 10:09 AM

Really, the only reason I bought the box is for the CE, but as soon as I get that CD-Key I'm adding it to my battle.net account for digital download in case I lose the CD's.

Grav

2012-05-15, 10:23 AM

Make sure to let us know how the full game is. I never played the beta :(

Asamin

2012-05-15, 12:33 PM

It's so fun. I think everyone should post their battle tags. Mine's asamin#1329.

Grav

2012-05-15, 05:16 PM

And I'll be Assman#1330.

-Spector-

2012-05-15, 07:09 PM

God damnit I can't beat the act 2 boss :(

Asamin

2012-05-16, 12:32 AM

I haven't even made it past act 1 yet. Just taking it slow so I don't end up getting bored.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-16, 04:33 PM

Don't hate me, I never played D1 or 2. Just never really got into it at the time...

However, a friend hooked me up with his guest passes so I can try it out and see what it's like before I consider buying it.

Looking forward to trying it...just want to wait a few days..hopefully winehq updates their database so I can see if I have to tweak wine before even attempting to get the game.

Asamin

2012-05-16, 06:33 PM

Time to play for a while. Then I don't get to play again until sunday.

-Spector-

2012-05-16, 07:30 PM

Beat Normal :D

Asamin

2012-05-16, 07:46 PM

Damn server went down... again. What the hell. I wanna at least beat act 1.

Grav

2012-05-16, 11:04 PM

Asamin

2012-05-17, 08:58 AM

Ok, I'm beginning to see why people are complaining. Why do we need a server up to play alone. Granted it'll be ok in a bit but what about when they do maintenance. I'd love to just jump on single player instead.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-17, 02:55 PM

Wait... what... why are you here?!

Because I am actually interested in playing...Just before when D1 and 2 were new..I was into other games (lineage for example) and back then I had 1 computer and other family members...so it was hard to play pc games...by the time I got my own, there were newer games I wanted to play...now, I have no other games I want to play and D3 is out...Perfect time to play.

Just want to make sure it will run well on Linux (mint 10 ftw!)

Asamin

2012-05-17, 07:34 PM

Linux, what a super computer programmer.

-Spector-

2012-05-17, 08:45 PM

I thought they didn't support linux? Unless maybe if you run it on wine... but I'd think that would be laggy as hell.

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-17, 09:05 PM

I've heard of people successfully running Diablo 3 with Wine.

Asamin

2012-05-17, 09:16 PM

Well we'll find out how it works.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-18, 10:58 AM

I've heard of people successfully running Diablo 3 with Wine.

Yea, I'm going to give it a shot tonight/tomorrow. Got the download and install the game first.

Wine is pretty reliable with big name games. People are bound to find ways to make it work.

It's only a guest pass, so It doesn't hurt to try.

Asamin

2012-05-18, 12:14 PM

Tell us if you get it to work.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-20, 04:31 PM

And so far the digital downloader gets so far and crashes :/ sigh

Back to trying different compiling's of wine. I will get it to work.

Asamin

2012-05-20, 07:34 PM

Or you could have windows.....

Tyrannicide

2012-05-20, 07:59 PM

Or you could have windows.....

Or I just compiled the newest unstable version of wine(1.5.4 - stable version is 1.4) and it works.

I have a virtual box of windows XP and 8..more fun to run it on Linux.

So few things don't work under Linux (or wine) that it isn't worth setting up a Windows partition for me. If the software is popular enough, it tends to work pretty quickly.

I am glad to be away from Windows...and my dislike for Mac OS is even worse.

Not to say, I always kept my Windows partitions well maintained, didn't get viruses and shit all the time...I just like the customisation and everything that Linux has to offer.

Asamin

2012-05-20, 10:21 PM

I've yet to try it, which is kind of a surprise to me since I love trying shit out on my computer.

Chruser

2012-05-21, 02:02 PM

Downloading it now.

Some music for the occasion:

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kaos

2012-05-21, 02:21 PM

That shit cray.

Asamin

2012-05-21, 07:22 PM

I believe he doesn't even put the t in shit. So it's: Tha shi cray!

Tyrannicide

2012-05-22, 07:54 PM

Well, fuck..it is a cunt to get it to install...just to many issues with Blizzards software agent.

However, if I can get my hands on and copy an already installed version, it works extremely well...so back to dl'ing it elsewhere...

Chruser

2012-05-23, 12:38 AM

Well, fuck..it is a cunt to get it to install...just to many issues with Blizzards software agent.

I had some issues with the downloader. Leaving it at 100% for around 30 minutes allowed it to finish, though.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-23, 03:04 PM

I had some issues with the downloader. Leaving it at 100% for around 30 minutes allowed it to finish, though.

What are you running?
I'm on Linux Mint 10, running wine 1.5.4 unpatched (downlaoder insta failed every time I added the recommended patches)

It stalls out at around 2/3 for me :/

Chruser

2012-05-23, 04:46 PM

What are you running?
I'm on Linux Mint 10, running wine 1.5.4 unpatched (downlaoder insta failed every time I added the recommended patches)

It stalls out at around 2/3 for me :/

Windows 7. I haven't set anything up in Wine since EVE.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-23, 05:17 PM

Windows 7. I haven't set anything up in Wine since EVE.

Ahh..Actually I could setup a VirtualBox in minutes and install it, copy it over.

Asamin

2012-05-23, 05:56 PM

It work? I'm sure one of us could find some way to get you the files.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-23, 06:05 PM

It work? I'm sure one of us could find some way to get you the files.

Oh yea, it works. Game is downloading now...glad I still had a WinXP and some CD Keys laying around. Now I just wait for it to DL the 8.xxgb's :/

I just didn't think about using a virtualbox sooner...was so set on making it work in wine straight up.

Asamin

2012-05-23, 06:11 PM

Soon you can play with us :D

Chruser

2012-05-24, 09:06 AM

I'm intrigued by how the "everyone can buy and sell their items for real money in the AH" thing. Since Hardcore mode has more item sinks than the normal game mode, there's a decent chance that item values (of "fixed" items by some metric) could stabilize at some non-zero value in it.

I strongly suspect it'll be ruined by bots, but who knows? Perhaps a large part of the 12-year development cycle that wasn't spent on the storyline went toward some impressive anti-OCR botting measures.

Asamin

2012-05-24, 09:08 AM

I really hope they made the best anti bot stuff there is. I don't wanna have them infest diablo III as well

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-24, 10:18 AM

I know for a fact that some people already have functional AutoIT bots, and I suspect at least one person at Zelaron is using one. Possibly two.

Chruser, Hardcore mode does have an item sink built in, but it also has a separate auction house last I checked. It also will not have a RMAH based on my most recent information. I do suspect that eventually the AH will be flooded with cheap items because of the constant influx of items compared to the relatively small outflow. The fact that items don't soulbind means they pretty much never go away other than when someone quits the game (assuming they don't give away their items/account) or when someone sells/salvages an item. Perhaps Blizzard will incentivize salvaging set/unique items.

Chruser

2012-05-24, 10:33 AM

Chruser, Hardcore mode does have an item sink built in, but it also has a separate auction house last I checked.

Did I state that they would allow items to transition from one to the other?

It also will not have a RMAH based on my most recent information.

Sad. I hope your information is wrong.

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-24, 10:40 AM

Did I state that they would allow items to transition from one to the other?

Nope, but your supposition that the item sink of hardcore would balance the market would seem to imply that that was what you were suggesting. Otherwise hardcore isn't even going to change the softcore market, regardless of whether or not the auction house is separated. Hardcore would only serve as an item sink for hardcore items, doing nothing to help the fact that softcore items are flooding the market.

Chruser

2012-05-24, 11:03 AM

Nope, but your supposition that the item sink of hardcore would balance the market would seem to imply that that was what you were suggesting. Otherwise hardcore isn't even going to change the softcore market, regardless of whether or not the auction house is separated. Hardcore would only serve as an item sink for hardcore items, doing nothing to help the fact that softcore items are flooding the market.

Since Hardcore mode has more item sinks than the normal game mode, there's a decent chance that item values (of "fixed" items by some metric) could stabilize at some non-zero value in it.

If I thought there was going to be a way to freely transition items between SC and HC, I would probably not have stated "in it". After all, there would be no effective difference between the values of items. I agree that such a system would not be economically stable.

That said, even if Blizzard does implement a RMT auction house for HC mode, I don't really think character death is going to provide enough of a sink for item values to stabilize. I'd like to be wrong, though.

(Once "play" becomes "work", maybe that says something about the inverse.)

!King_Amazon!

2012-05-24, 11:38 AM

I honestly don't see people spending much money on a RMAH for hardcore. It would be kind of stupid to spend a bunch of money twinking out your character only to lose it all when you die.

Chruser

2012-05-24, 12:22 PM

I honestly don't see people spending much money on a RMAH for hardcore. It would be kind of stupid to spend a bunch of money twinking out your character only to lose it all when you die.

It seems a bit like a slightly-higher-risk-than-EVE kind of game, and many people spend quite a bit of real money on items in the latter.

Grav

2012-05-24, 05:48 PM

If someone can offer me a guest pass I'd appreciate that.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-25, 11:41 AM

The game appears to be working to some capacity. It will take some actual playtime to sort any issues out. Gamertag posted in proper thread.

Thought, what would you recommend a complete Diablo noob play as first?

Asamin

2012-05-25, 12:35 PM

Barb is really easy to play. Just madly click until everything's dead. Wizard seems to be fairly damn powerful. I feel like there's a chance that the Witch Doctor could be easy. I don't know anyone who playes one though.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-25, 01:10 PM

I really like the idea of the Demon Hunter...I may just go with it...All kinds of time to learn lol.

Asamin

2012-05-25, 01:28 PM

I tried her. I have a level 20 demon hunter. She is really really squishy

Tyrannicide

2012-05-25, 03:57 PM

Ugh...now the game just locks up and crashes when I load into The Cathedral back in early Act 1...Can't progress past the entrance...

Asamin

2012-05-26, 12:20 AM

Why not just run it in the virtual machine, why bother getting it to run through wine? If you have the VM just use it.

Tyrannicide

2012-05-26, 07:18 AM

Why not just run it in the virtual machine, why bother getting it to run through wine? If you have the VM just use it.

Because the Virtual Machine for WinXP runs worse than it does regularly..since my machine emulates the environment, it puts far more work on all processes and it just slower.

Besides, from what I can tell, it is the game itself which is crashing, not Wine or Wine causing it too.

Read a lot of people having the game crash in the same spot...just no one has a solution lol.

Asamin

2012-05-26, 08:53 AM

Weird, I never crashed there. Actually, I just haven't crashed :P

Tyrannicide

2012-05-26, 12:06 PM

Weird, I never crashed there. Actually, I just haven't crashed :P

Like the Boss* I am, I had to run some terminal commands, reboot to terminal pre OS and install the latest GPU drivers. Cathedral now loaded with no problems.

*I in no way had to use a guide to make sure I did it in the proper order. Also also did not need help with that certain things that were going to fail and had to follow a guide to resolve >.>