Beta Patch 9 - Official Patch Notes

Diablo III Beta Patch 9 – v.0.5.1.8101 was released 12/20/11 which was just a series of bug fixes within the game and adding in the BattleTag code that will now appear in the Add Friend dialog box. Continue reading on for more of the bugs that Blizzard has squashed! Bug Fixes Your BattleTag code will now properly appear in the Add Friend dialog box Fixed an issue with promoting players to Party Leader via in-game portraits Fixed an issue where sending out in-game invites t...

Today we're going to take a look at the second profession out of the three; Mystics and the top end tier item enhancements you can have on your items from the vendors. Please note that this is still beta and nothing is 100% official until it is retail! Please continue reading to see the "Super" Mystic item enhancements! Enhance 1H Melee Weapon Super Brutality - +95% critical hit Damage Super Celerity - Increases attack speed by 8% Super Deflection - 6% Chance to Block Super Hos...

So far only two professions are avaliable in Diablo III beta which is Blacksmithing (which I will review at a later date) and Jeweler. In this post I will go over the different types of Jewels you can make and all of their stats from chipped Jewels to Radiant level jewels! I will be reviewing Blacksmithing this week! Amesthyst - Helm Chipped Amethyst - 5% Life Flawed Amethyst - 6% Life Amethyst - 7% Life Flawless Amethyst - 8% Life Perfect Amethyst - 9% Life Radiant...

After patch 5 we had a character wipe for the auction house update. People started to rebuild their Diablo 3 Beta lives again... Patch 6 is going to wipe all characters again to add all the new features in beta and to fix the auction house yet again! Continue reading for the full patch notes of Patch 6!

General

Auction House Stackable items can now be purchased and sold on the gold Auction House. These items can be purchased in any quantity, provided that the qu...

Blizzard is currently in the process of preparing the next beta patch for release. As part of this patch, Blizzard will be wiping all characters and items (including those placed on the auction house and in shared stashes). Artisans, gold, and friends lists will also be reset. General All characters have been wiped. As part of this process, artisans, gold, and items (including those placed on the auction house or in a shared stash) have also been reset. Switching out class ski...

Senior Game Designer Jason Bender kicked things off by elaborating on how achievements are earned in Diablo III, how player banners work, and how many of the new gameplay elements function. Senior Game Designer Andrew Chambers then explained crafting in Diablo III by first looking at the Diablo II item life-cycle, with an assessment of what worked for players, and what the team set out to improve upon. By explaining the functions of the Mystic, the Jeweler, and the Blacksmith, Chambers proposed...

The Diablo III: Collector’s Edition will be available exclusively at retail on DVD-ROM for Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 and Macintosh. The release date, suggested retail price, and other details for this game will be announced in the months ahead but you can check out the goodies in store for you if you plan on getting the collector's edition.

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Some tantalizing Diablo III cinematic footage was shown for the first time just moments ago during the BlizzCon 2011 opening ceremony and we’ve got it here for you in high definition.

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In Diablo 2, dead hardcore characters took up slots in online accounts, forcing players to make yet more accounts for fear of losing trophies of their accomplishments. Although the previous solution was unlimited, since accounts could be created at anytime with the old system, Diablo III accounts are singular and capped due to the chances recently with Real ID/Single Battle.net account and other functions like that. They are also considering an idea to where you can place items in a shared st...

"Man's pleasures give way to pain. His truths are buried in the shroud of lies. It is this time when Hell shall reign. While all of man dies." - From the Guhawj Cave Inscriptions in Kehjistan, inked in blood by an unknown author

Source:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3706...0_17_2011#blog...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21, you can Blizzard's talented panelists as they take an hour-long auditory journey into the sounds and voices of Diablo III’s dark world of Sanctuary. Attendees will get a rare opportunity to hear Diablo III music being played live as special guest guitarist and two-time Grammy winner Laurence Juber takes the stage. Panelists will learn about the development of Diablo III’s distinct sound, and are invited to ask questions during the Q&A session...

Diablofans has launched an unofficial iPhone app for Diablo III. It acts like a beta information center that allows you to use all the tools in one area.

• News feed from diablofans.com
• Game information page (FAQ)
• Classes page to showcase each class and their skills.
• A skill calculator built completely for the iPhone platform.
• Easy swiping while viewing skills to see rune effects.
• Calculator can save/name builds, load them later, and even print out

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Patch v.0.3.0.7447 rolled out on Diablo III beta servers that fixed a few of the game and service crashes that have been happening throughout the beta.

If you are interested in checking out this patch or future patches or even past patches you can visit the source to view them all!



Source:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3123246179...

Diablo III F&F Beta Testing Has Begun people are now beginning to install or login to Diablo III beta servers trying out the new but old Blizzard game.

We will have our streams up shortly once the game in installed, three of us will be able to play beta soon! Can't wait though? want to watch some streams of the beta? Check out some here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nomsayin
http://www.justin.tv/fluddastud#/w/1730241232
http://www.twitch.tv/c...