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by Steve Watts, Jun 21, 2012 11:30am PDTUpdate: Blizzard has responded to us and said the post in their forums was partially incorrect, adding some new information. You can find their long reply here.
If you've waited to pick up Diablo 3 for your epic speed run, you'll have to wait a little longer. The recent 1.0.3 patch implements new restrictions on digital copies of the game, such as forcing new players to play only the "Starter Edition" for the first 72 hours.
A Blizzard forum post (via IGN) details the restrictions. It states that these are in place for the first 72 hours, though sometimes less.
- Act I up to the Skeleton King is available
- Level 13 cap
- Matchmaking available only with other Starter Edition players
- No Auction House access (Real Money or Gold)
- Global Play is not available. Players attempting to connect to Diablo III Starter Edition in a region other than their Battle.net Account's home region will receive Error 12. See the Global Play support article for more information.
A separate support page notes that 72 hour wait for "payment verification." Given this restriction wasn't in place before, it's a mystery why the change came about so suddenly.
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Buying a new digital copy of Diablo 3 will now net you the "Starter Edition" for the first 72 hours, which restricts you to level 13 and ropes off features like the Auction Houses and Global Play.
Buying a new digital copy of Diablo 3 will now net you the "Starter Edition" for the first 72 hours, which restricts you to level 13 and ropes off features like the Auction Houses and Global Play. : Shacknews
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And also, take note that the complaint is not so much that D3 requires some online component. But that it requires players to be ALWAYS ONLINE, even if he just play alone. And in addition, Blizzard is NOT able to keep up with their end of the deal and keep their server ALWAYS ONLINE for the players.
And lastly, although this is more of a personal preference, I will never buy a game that offer ONLY online gameplay, not because I cannot afford it (except for time) or that I do not have a good connection. But because that is not my play-style .. and more importantly, it leave me at the mercy of the company's decision to continue or to discontinue the support of the game.
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