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It could mean that we'll see them after Normal, but being level 53 doesn't necessarily mean it will be in Inferno.

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Sounds like you're thinking outside the closet. That said, I think the KFC guy is probably a poor choice of first male companion.

Yeah if he worked at Burger King you should definitely tap that...cuz they are royalty compared to kfc

Well it is Burger... King.

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I think people should just stop saying opt-ins didn't get in yet, because people are only trolling them, like I got trolled. We aren't just saying it because we ourselves didn't get invites. Its literally because no one opted-in got an invite (or a small number)

A small number no longer implies that "literally nobody has got in", now does it?

It's a pretty good assumption that not many have though, and an even better assumption that a very small fraction of this community will get one

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Can people please stop telling me to calm down, read my whole post before jumping to conclusions. I AM VERY CALM, I'm just interested in what people think.

Edit: Also if mods feel that at any point this thread is going out of control, feel free to lock it.

To be fair, regardless of what you say, your usage of caps and gratuitous use of questions nobody can answer gives the impression that you're riled up about it, and upset that it's not going the way you want it to.

Just saying.

I'm sure their first priority is to ensure that the servers don't insta-crash because a flood of opt-ins are foaming at the mouth to play and overload the system. I've heard reports (read: rumors) that they were crashing with 60 people on (public games).

It wasn't misinformation, it was a misinterpretation by the community. Blizzard is intentionally vague (not sure why people still act surprised), and Zarhym already clarified why, in the post that hawkeyenick linked above.

Fact is, they don't owe us an explanation. If anything, we owe them for allowing us the opportunity to check it out and help shape the game before release.

Good luck everyone

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bnet was down earlier today for maint.

They need MOAR MAINTENANCE.

TO INVITE US ALL TO BETA.

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This community has been getting a lot more active lately, especially since the start of F&F beta and the closed beta pretty much starting, so I'm not surprised.

Probably because more people are realizing this community isn't complete ass like the official boards.

While I haven't posted much, and I probably ruffled a feather or two in the "Anonymous vs NY" thread, I'm glad to be here. It's much more tolerable, and you lads are far better to talk with then those weirdos.

The official boards have a tendency to have more immature behavior, but there are some okay people on there at times. In my opinion, DFans is the best community site for Diablo, so you are certainly in the right place.

Oh don't get me wrong, it's a generalization... but sifting through all the crap becomes tiresome after a while.

A lot less sifting here

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This community has been getting a lot more active lately, especially since the start of F&F beta and the closed beta pretty much starting, so I'm not surprised.

Probably because more people are realizing this community isn't complete ass like the official boards.

While I haven't posted much, and I probably ruffled a feather or two in the "Anonymous vs NY" thread, I'm glad to be here. It's much more tolerable, and you lads are far better to talk with then those weirdos.

Good luck everyone!

(I didn't get one QQ)

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Indeed. At least the "youth" is trying to do something. The older generations just sit back and watch how things turn out.

As the old saying goes, "Lead, follow, or get out of the way."

I have to ask a question... what makes you think "the people/youth" would do it any differently? What makes you think that "the people/youth" aren't equally corrupt, or would become equally corrupt? It's easy to sit on the outside and dictate how it should be done or act like you're morally superior. People underestimate the power of human emotion, and emotion will always trump common sense. Would it be okay to skim the bottom line to feed your family? Where you do draw the line? Buying a boat? An island? Would that not be facilitating your families quality of life, while appeasing your need for being loved and acknowledged by those people for how you're providing for them?

I sort of went way off on a tangent there, but the fact is, human beings are inherently corrupt and selfish. It's a wonder of free will. It doesn't matter who has the title of leader, or the affiliation of that person, corruption is inevitable. We can live in a vacuum and claim it shouldn't be that way, but that doesn't change reality. I mean look at Anonymous. They put this facade that their interests are protecting the people... while at the same time, they have no problems leaking innocent civilians personal information and putting millions of peoples livelihoods and quality of life in danger, just to "stick it to the man". All for what? Because they can? Because they're "white hats" and it's justified? Please, Anonymous are selfish, corrupt pigs seeking acknowledgement just like the suits in Wall Street. They're equally intrusive towards people that don't deserve it, just like the government. In my opinion, the end never justifies the means when the means is built upon hypocrisy.

I'm not taking a side here and I'm not saying the supporters are wrong, stupid, etc. While I think anarchy would be a horrible thing, the government should ease back and I can't deny that. My point is mostly surrounding the fact that Anonymous need to figure out a better way to get their voices across and to stop expecting that they (or those they support) would be immune to the corruption. They have a very good point, but the way they've been typically going about expressing it, is extremely childish and unproductive. Have a peaceful protest in NY, great I'll even applaud you for it... but stop being intrusive to people that just like you, don't deserve it.

For the record, this is directed at nobody in this thread. I just wanted to voice my opinion about Anonymous in general. I personally think their protests in NY are a good start, but history doesn't forget.

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Hi!
Iv'e been following this site quietly for some time now and since I have a advertisement agency, this contest caught my eyes. Iv'e been lookin at all the entrys and I have one question.

A lot of people are using images from other people/companies in their logos. Do Diablo Fans have permission from Blizzard/Artists to use this images or is it just lack of knowledge about copyright laws from the contributors? I ask because I was thinking of contributing myself.

As someone that works in promotions/marketing, it's mostly a grey area (might be frowned upon, but technically not illegal) until you start making money off of it. I'm sure Blizzard is well aware of the copyright laws surrounding their art assets.

An easy example is that Blizzard provides art assets for you to create a fansite with, which include full logos, copywritten art etc. While I'm not entirely sure if those specific assets were granted a special kind of license, generally speaking, if there's no profit being made directly from those assets, there's no problem (and afaik, ad revenue is excluded). For example, if Diablofans picked a logo, and decided to create a t-shirt and tried to sell it, they could be sued. Even promotional/giveaways (free) isn't allowed since you're distributing their property.

Also keep in mind, I do live in Canada so maybe it's a bit difference, but copyright laws are typically international anyway.

Athene is a troll, and he's very proud of it. There's no doubt he made this video to be factually incorrect since his "for science" crap was a flop, and nobody pays attention to him anymore. If you ignore him some more, he'll go away for good and we can all rejoice with beer.

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Those are some exclusive, unreleased, screenshots of some currently implemented (and hidden) UI components.

Some interesting controls. In this screenshot you can see the currently designed Xbox controls layout.
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I'd just like to point out that Diablo III will not be released for Xbox, as the XBL platform just won't work in conjunction with the battle.net platform. One of the main reasons being if you want to play online, you gotta pay. So in other words, it's a PS3 controls layout. And if anyone is trying to read between the lines let me just say that this is not in any way, shape or form a guarantee for a release on any platform other than PC.

Quite a bold assertion based on nothing if you ask me. Do you know whether or not Blizzard has been in talks with Microsoft? Sony? Who says it's imperative that it run under the Xbox live system? Blizzard is known for being allowed to break the rules, so don't count it out just yet

And nobody said it was guaranteed, though after looking at what type of game D3 is, considering the fact that consoles all have standardized hardware configurations (read: They can design it to fit a single hardware config), and that Jay essentially did a plug in the interview videos looking for people to work on it... I think a console version is inevitable. As much as hardcore PC enthusiasts (like myself) want to deny it, the console market is still massive... and Blizzard now has a chance to tap into it. They'd honestly be foolish not to.