Diablo III Has Been Released!
After well over six long years, Diablo III is now live in all regions. There is nothing I could ever write here to explain what this truly means! Go, enter the world of Sanctuary!
Important: Error 37 is due to massive logins, keep trying!
Global Play is now available! To access other game regions via Global Play:
At the Diablo III login screen, click on "Options"
Select the "Account" tab
From the drop-down, choose which region you want to play in and click "Accept"
You will be able to choose from the following regions:
The Americas (North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia)
Europe (European Union, Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, and Middle Eastern countries such as Israel and the United Arab Emirates)
Asia (South Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
Please note that characters, items, and friends lists do not transfer across regions. Playing on a different region's servers means you'll be creating characters and friends lists specifically for that region, and you'll be accessing the gold-based auction house for that region.
To learn more about Global Play in Diablo III, see the FAQ.
If you receive an error the first time logging into a different region, log out out of Diablo III, exit the client, and then log back in. This should resolve any login errors related to Global Play.
Important - Templar Bug
Heads up everything, this is important. If you are playing the Demon Hunter, do not give your follower a shield until after the Templar kills Jondar. You will be disconnected, and will not be able to sign back on. However, some report that even waiting till after this point, the big will still happen.
When playing a Demon Hunter, giving a shield to your Templar before you kill Jondar and hire him can disconnect you from Battle.net.
so how do you avoid this?
It's a very specific issue. You'd need to a) create a Demon Hunter, loot a shield, and then c) trade it to your templar before killing Jondar and hiring him. If you avoid just one of those requirements, you should be able to avoid this particular disconnect.
That is not true though. Yes - I had a DH, Yes - I looted a shield, Yes - I gave it to the templar BUT AFTER killing Jondar and after hiring him (had the dialogue box with the Yes/No option). It was actually a few minutes after Jondar died, as I remember giving my Templar a blue Axe and later on trying to give him a shield.
I'll pass this information along to Quality Assurance. Thanks for the additional details!
How did could this have possibly slipped past quality control?
The will of the templar is stronger!
Blizzard Watching out for Australian Gamers Who Pre-ordered from GAME
We're aware that some Australian GAME customers have been left out in the cold on what should be the hottest night of the year -- the launch of Diablo III. To help with this situation and get these players into the game as soon as possible, we've put the following process in place.
Australian GAME customers with a valid preorder/prepurchase receipt dated before May 15, 2012 can do the following:
1. Purchase the digital version of Diablo III from http://www.diablo3.com now or anytime before May 21, 2012.
2. Download and start playing when the servers go live!
3. Submit your GAME Australia preorder/prepurchase receipt to us before June 30, 2012.
4. Receive a credit from Blizzard, for the amount you paid in advance to GAME Australia for Diablo III. This credit will be applied to the payment method used for the digital purchase.
We'll post further details here on how to submit your GAME Australia receipt to our customer service team as soon as possible. Stay tuned, and we look forward to seeing you in the Burning Hells!
Diablo III Cake
Today is the day we have all been waiting for. Why not enjoy some cake while we play! Obie sent this over to us. You can see another picture of this cake on its website.
That's nice of Blizzard with the Australian stuff. I was one of the unlucky fools who ordered through GAME and will never see my damned Collector's Edition now. :<
after 30 mins of being timeout trying to create a toon i give up, gonna go back to sleep, 4 am here... damn you blizzard for wasting my time and sleep :>
edit: btw, great time to undergo maitenance "to improve our browsing experience" hahah
A blind crippled monkey could have seen this coming from a mile away. Only blizz wouldn't stagger their services for one of the most anticipated games.
At least they had enough sense to stagger the intercontinental launches.
Blizzard is looking into the achievements issue.
US Updates
US Servers are Live
EU Updates
EU Servers are Live
Diablo III Has Been Released!
After well over six long years, Diablo III is now live in all regions. There is nothing I could ever write here to explain what this truly means! Go, enter the world of Sanctuary!
Important: Error 37 is due to massive logins, keep trying!
Also, don't forget about our massive Diablo III Recap if you have any questions!
Global Play Is Now Live
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
To learn more about Global Play in Diablo III, see the FAQ.
If you receive an error the first time logging into a different region, log out out of Diablo III, exit the client, and then log back in. This should resolve any login errors related to Global Play.
Error 12
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
If you're experiencing Error 12 when attempting to log in, please let us know in this thread and provide the following information:
Thank you!
Important - Templar Bug
Heads up everything, this is important. If you are playing the Demon Hunter, do not give your follower a shield until after the Templar kills Jondar. You will be disconnected, and will not be able to sign back on. However, some report that even waiting till after this point, the big will still happen.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
It's a very specific issue. You'd need to a) create a Demon Hunter, loot a shield, and then c) trade it to your templar before killing Jondar and hiring him. If you avoid just one of those requirements, you should be able to avoid this particular disconnect.
That is not true though. Yes - I had a DH, Yes - I looted a shield, Yes - I gave it to the templar BUT AFTER killing Jondar and after hiring him (had the dialogue box with the Yes/No option). It was actually a few minutes after Jondar died, as I remember giving my Templar a blue Axe and later on trying to give him a shield.
I'll pass this information along to Quality Assurance. Thanks for the additional details!
How did could this have possibly slipped past quality control?
The will of the templar is stronger!
Blizzard Watching out for Australian Gamers Who Pre-ordered from GAME
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Australian GAME customers with a valid preorder/prepurchase receipt dated before May 15, 2012 can do the following:
1. Purchase the digital version of Diablo III from http://www.diablo3.com now or anytime before May 21, 2012.
We'll post further details here on how to submit your GAME Australia receipt to our customer service team as soon as possible. Stay tuned, and we look forward to seeing you in the Burning Hells!2. Download and start playing when the servers go live!
3. Submit your GAME Australia preorder/prepurchase receipt to us before June 30, 2012.
4. Receive a credit from Blizzard, for the amount you paid in advance to GAME Australia for Diablo III. This credit will be applied to the payment method used for the digital purchase.
Diablo III Cake
Today is the day we have all been waiting for. Why not enjoy some cake while we play! Obie sent this over to us. You can see another picture of this cake on its website.
Quit posting, go play!!
damn you ashton kutcher.
Guess I'll just sleep and wait until tomorrow?
edit: btw, great time to undergo maitenance "to improve our browsing experience" hahah
At least they had enough sense to stagger the intercontinental launches.
Could anyone give me a guest pass to make it less miserable?