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D3 Starter edition available

NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
in Diablo 3

free trial

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6939568/Diablo_III_FREE_Starter_Edition_Now_Available-8_14_2012

Now you can join in the apocalyptic battle for FREE via the all-new Diablo®  III Starter Edition. 

Available exclusively via Battle.net®, the Starter Edition allows you to fight your way up to the Skeleton King boss in Act I, and advance all the way to level 13, without having to purchase a copy of Diablo III.

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  • MephsterMephster Member Posts: 1,188
    A desperation move but still a good move.

    Grim Dawn, the next great action rpg!

    http://www.grimdawn.com/

  • PsychowPsychow Member Posts: 1,784
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

     

    Are all demos desperation moves? Or just demos from Blizzard?

    When GW2 offers a free trial, are they going to be desparate too?

     

  • IkonisIkonis Member UncommonPosts: 245
    Originally posted by Psychow
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

     

    Are all demos desperation moves? Or just demos from Blizzard?

    When GW2 offers a free trial, are they going to be desparate too?

     

    It will be a smart and innovative move when ANet does it.

  • BeansnBreadBeansnBread Member EpicPosts: 7,254
    This is how the game has been since release, no?
  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

    i agree w the commentary

    Blizzard hinted back in April there would be a starter edition after launch

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Blizzard-Diablo-3-Closed-Beta-Starter-Edition-Battle.net,15384.html

     

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  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    Originally posted by colddog04
    This is how the game has been since release, no?

    a buddy key was required before

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  • BeansnBreadBeansnBread Member EpicPosts: 7,254
    Originally posted by Nadia
    Originally posted by colddog04
    This is how the game has been since release, no?

    a buddy key was required before

    Ah, ok, thank you.

  • SeariasSearias Member UncommonPosts: 743
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

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  • MephsterMephster Member Posts: 1,188
    Originally posted by Searias
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Grim Dawn, the next great action rpg!

    http://www.grimdawn.com/

  • ShorunShorun Member UncommonPosts: 247
    Originally posted by Mephster

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Who cares if they stayed? Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG. Does anyone care if Darksiders or DragonAge players stay?

    Blizzard only sacrifices some money from the auction house. But they could have guessed that, because, and I say this again, Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG.

  • BanaghranBanaghran Member Posts: 869
    Originally posted by Shorun
    Originally posted by Mephster

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Who cares if they stayed? Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG. Does anyone care if Darksiders or DragonAge players stay?

    Blizzard only sacrifices some money from the auction house. But they could have guessed that, because, and I say this again, Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG.

    One could also argue that they have sacrificed long term gains from the rmah and the sale of expansions for the short term gain of more sold copies and having a "succesful release" before a possible company sale and release dates of competitors, couldnt he?

    Flame on!

    :)

  • VegettoVegetto Member Posts: 841

    Still asking me for a key on starter edition, but patching now, so will see...

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  • Z3R01Z3R01 Member UncommonPosts: 2,426
    Originally posted by Mephster
    Originally posted by Searias
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Diablo 3 is an action Rpg.

    Retention is near meaningless. 

    We all know 10 million plus will flock back to the game the second Blizzard releases an expansion.

    Playing: Nothing

    Looking forward to: Nothing 


  • BanaghranBanaghran Member Posts: 869
    Originally posted by zymurgeist
    Originally posted by Banaghran
    Originally posted by Shorun
    Originally posted by Mephster

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Who cares if they stayed? Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG. Does anyone care if Darksiders or DragonAge players stay?

    Blizzard only sacrifices some money from the auction house. But they could have guessed that, because, and I say this again, Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG.

    One could also argue that they have sacrificed long term gains from the rmah and the sale of expansions for the short term gain of more sold copies and having a "succesful release" before a possible company sale and release dates of competitors, couldnt he?

    Flame on!

    :)

     You could argue it. Unless you have an infallable vision of the future your arguments are of about as much use as 5 1/4 floppy disk to a sea cucumber.

    Arent, by definition, everyones on a internet forum?

    Or do you feel you have a "mission" ? :)

    Flame on!

    :)

  • MagnetiaMagnetia Member UncommonPosts: 1,015
    Originally posted by Z3R01
    Originally posted by Mephster
    Originally posted by Searias
    Originally posted by Mephster
    A desperation move but still a good move.

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Diablo 3 is an action Rpg.

    Retention is near meaningless. 

    We all know 10 million plus will flock back to the game the second Blizzard releases an expansion.

    I'm happy enough with the changes in 1.04

    NO ENRAGE TIMERS and INTERESTING AFFIXES is all I wanted. We seem to be getting a few things.

    No, it doesn't make the game good, it makes the game worth going back to. I dropped it for a month because I was just sick of the inferno BS. Now it's a fun challenge and not a game of "LOL DIE TO THESE OP ELITE AFFIX COMBINATIONS."   

    I am now given about a 1-2 seconds to react to things instead of dropping like a lead balloon.

    Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?

  • BanaghranBanaghran Member Posts: 869
    Originally posted by zymurgeist
    Originally posted by Banaghran
    Originally posted by zymurgeist
    Originally posted by Banaghran
    Originally posted by Shorun
    Originally posted by Mephster

    lol, you are funny. They sold over 10 million copies of Diablo 3 :P.

    Doesn't mean they all stayed. I know I am funny aren't I! ;)

    Who cares if they stayed? Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG. Does anyone care if Darksiders or DragonAge players stay?

    Blizzard only sacrifices some money from the auction house. But they could have guessed that, because, and I say this again, Diablo 3 is not an MMORPG.

    One could also argue that they have sacrificed long term gains from the rmah and the sale of expansions for the short term gain of more sold copies and having a "succesful release" before a possible company sale and release dates of competitors, couldnt he?

    Flame on!

    :)

     You could argue it. Unless you have an infallable vision of the future your arguments are of about as much use as 5 1/4 floppy disk to a sea cucumber.

    Arent, by definition, everyones on a internet forum?

    Or do you feel you have a "mission" ? :)

    Flame on!

    :)

     I'm opposed to nonsensical predictions. There can be enlightening and useful discussions on internet forums. That isn't how you have them.

    Well, one is hard pressed if your definition of nonsensical seems to be "i dont agree with that". :)

    I illustrated how the (premature) relese of D3 could hurt blizz in the long run, you could have argued against it, but you chose not to, you dismissed it on the basis that i cannot see into the future, i leave it to you to decide to what extent that was enlightening or useful.

    Flame on!

    :)

     

  • thinktank001thinktank001 Member UncommonPosts: 2,144
    Originally posted by Magnetia

    I'm happy enough with the changes in 1.04

    NO ENRAGE TIMERS and INTERESTING AFFIXES is all I wanted. We seem to be getting a few things.

    No, it doesn't make the game good, it makes the game worth going back to. I dropped it for a month because I was just sick of the inferno BS. Now it's a fun challenge and not a game of "LOL DIE TO THESE OP ELITE AFFIX COMBINATIONS."   

    I am now given about a 1-2 seconds to react to things instead of dropping like a lead balloon.

     

    They didn't get rid of enrage timers.   Just took them off of Elite packs.   If interesting affixes is referring to the new ones on weapons, then I have a feeling you will be largely disappointed.   On the other hand, if you are referring to the change to elite affixes, then it was an uncalled for nerf.  

  • BanaghranBanaghran Member Posts: 869
    Originally posted by zymurgeist

     Nonsensical as in having no basis in fact. An assertion made without foundation. A pretense of knowing the unknowable. Is that clear enough? I don't argue in a  perfect  vacuum of evidence either way. It would be futile. If people do or do not continue to play D3 for any given period of time  has no relevance to future expansion sales. It is not, as Shorun points out, a MMORPG.

    It is a game, it is a franchise, customer satisfaction is important, you talk about perfect vacuum, yet you base your whole argument around a specific synthetic example of someone just getting "bored" of the game and then stopping playing till a expansion comes out, the only situation where playing the game has completely no impact on sales of future expansions.

    Isnt similar tunnel-vision the reason we even have this discussion? Arent there enough "you will have fun the right way" memes? :)

    Flame on!

    :)

  • PsychowPsychow Member Posts: 1,784
    Originally posted by zymurgeist
    Originally posted by Banaghran
    Originally posted by zymurgeist

     Nonsensical as in having no basis in fact. An assertion made without foundation. A pretense of knowing the unknowable. Is that clear enough? I don't argue in a  perfect  vacuum of evidence either way. It would be futile. If people do or do not continue to play D3 for any given period of time  has no relevance to future expansion sales. It is not, as Shorun points out, a MMORPG.

    It is a game, it is a franchise, customer satisfaction is important, you talk about perfect vacuum, yet you base your whole argument around a specific synthetic example of someone just getting "bored" of the game and then stopping playing till a expansion comes out, the only situation where playing the game has completely no impact on sales of future expansions.

    Isnt similar tunnel-vision the reason we even have this discussion? Arent there enough "you will have fun the right way" memes? :)

    Flame on!

    :)

     There is no tunnel vision. There is no relevant information. If everyone who ever bought D2 and played longer than a month  bought D3 it wouldn't account for a fifth of the total sales of D3. You may as well discuss who will win the 2016 lotto.

     

    5th? I think you could say 100th. (That'd be 100,000)

  • DaezAsterDaezAster Member UncommonPosts: 788

    A demo is always a good thing. 

    unless they feel there game is crap and they have to hide that fact behind cgi and spin/hype. To me it says thay believe in it enough to let you try it, thinking if you do you will like it enough to buy it. Demos are even more important with computer games that may or may not work properly or even good enough on your system to play reliably.

  • PixilatedPixilated Member UncommonPosts: 30

    just got through playing this demo, and all I

    wanted to do afterward's was re-install D2 !

    I was not impressed and glad I did'nt give

    Blizz any more $$

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