EPTAs many of you already know, Blizzard announced the end of beta testing (May 1st) (announcement below).
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We'd like to thank everyone who has participated in the Diablo III beta. You've done an admirable job of testing, and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback you provided during this critical phase of development.
In preparation for the launch of Diablo III on Tuesday, May 15, the beta servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, May 1. At that time, all beta accounts and character information will be reset. Leading up to Diablo's May 15 launch date, players will only be able to create comments and forum posts on the official Diablo III community site if they have pre-purchased Diablo III or have a StarCraft II or an active World of Warcraft game license attached to their Battle.net account. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to stay tuned to this website for exciting news and updates regarding the upcoming release.
Thank you again for your participation, and we'll see you soon on Battle.net!
In preparation for the launch of Diablo III on Tuesday, May 15, the beta servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, May 1. At that time, all beta accounts and character information will be reset. Leading up to Diablo's May 15 launch date, players will only be able to create comments and forum posts on the official Diablo III community site if they have pre-purchased Diablo III or have a StarCraft II or an active World of Warcraft game license attached to their Battle.net account. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to stay tuned to this website for exciting news and updates regarding the upcoming release.
Thank you again for your participation, and we'll see you soon on Battle.net!
Blizzard is also working on a shareware version of the game: Diablo 3 - Starter Edition.
This version is available to everyone for free but has certain limitations.
You can* play this shareware version using the beta launcher. You must first create a battletag (via battle.net account profile). If your account isn't flagged for beta access, you will automatically log in as the starter edition. You can only play with people with starter edition.
Download link (launcher)
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Windows:
US: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/4de82d80-ddeb-4e61-80ae-b4e8817f54b0/Diablo-III-Beta-enUS-Setup.exe
GB: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta enGB Setup.exe
FR: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta frFR Setup.exe
DE: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta deDE Setup.exe
MAC:
US: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/4de82d80-ddeb-4e61-80ae-b4e8817f54b0/Diablo-III-Beta-enUS-Setup.zip
GB: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta enGB Setup.app.zip
FR: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta frFR Setup.app.zip
DE: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta deDE Setup.app.zip
US: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/4de82d80-ddeb-4e61-80ae-b4e8817f54b0/Diablo-III-Beta-enUS-Setup.exe
GB: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta enGB Setup.exe
FR: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta frFR Setup.exe
DE: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta deDE Setup.exe
MAC:
US: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/4de82d80-ddeb-4e61-80ae-b4e8817f54b0/Diablo-III-Beta-enUS-Setup.zip
GB: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta enGB Setup.app.zip
FR: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta frFR Setup.app.zip
DE: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/downloads/d3-installers/da85694f-aa95-ea2a-32bd-396b6c9e90fb/Diablo III Beta deDE Setup.app.zip
Update: This work-around using the beta launcher was not intended. You will more likely have to wait for May 15 before you can play using the Diablo 3: Starter Edition.
Sorry for getting your hopes up!
