Fake. Why would they release a date in Italian first?
Blizz would give a heads up to all their international branches about the release announcement/date. The Italians just leaked it. Doesn't mean just cause it's not from Blizz US, it isn't real.
i think this beta patch 13 will be the last major one.
as i stated in another thread, i can't imagine that blizzard need the whole q2 for finishing up.
the paypal-stuff is implemented, the rune and skill stuff will be with patch 13 today or tomorrow, the rmah and gold ah will run simultaneously etc. pretty much all set in stone. then give to the EU some more betakeys next week, announce the releasedate at the beginning of march and we are good to go for a may 1st release.
Official Blizzard Quote:
The changes to the Beta Auction House that we're talking about here are not tied to Diablo III Beta patch 13. The two may not be going live at the same time.
I mentioned earlier that we began beta testing for Diablo III last year. After receiving feedback from the community and our internal teams, we’ve implemented changes to the game, which we believe will greatly improve the game experience and ensure that the final release will live up to our high expectations.
We have also been testing the auction house functionality. This testing will help ensure a smooth rollout of this feature with the retail launch so our players can safely and securely trade items with each other. Given the popularity of the Action/RPG genre and the keen interest in Diablo III, we expect this launch to be a big opportunity for Blizzard. We can also confirm that we are targeting a Q2 launch for Diablo III. We expect to announce more details about the release schedule in the coming weeks.
i claim that the fact, that it was decided this week (assuming its true) to put the release in Q2, means that it won't be very far into Q2. why? easy to tell: if the would've forced it (runes and skill systems are implemented now and working, said bashiok via twitter a few days ago and will be patched into beta "soon") they would've been able to release it, say, march 30th. but now they gave themselves a few more weeks to do what has to be done in a calm way and not rush things up. so there is hope that they won't need the full three months of Q2 but maybe only one.
who is with me on this one?
Makes sense, but remember that only the new skill system will be in the beta, not the rune system...But my simple reason for early Q2:
So if Blizz do announce a release date in the coming weeks (like they said, or [touch wood] another delay)(lets say Feb 29th/March 1ste the latest) their 2 month before release date thing will still be on track for "early" Q2 (April) , which in essence is still "early" in the year. But they can also release less than 2 months after release date announcement...like WoW.
So what I'm saying is, that I'm not really angry/frustrated with Blizz even if they release the game in May. I knew from the beginning that Blizz's "early" will be up to June.
A. D3 release date announcement!
B. D3 has been pushed back.
C. D3 is staying the same
imho we will hear one of these three, and most likely A or B. I say this because if they are still on track with their original, internal date, then they should be next to solid that they will hit that date, and why not announce it ? =D
I know I shouldn't let myself get all excited (all you debby downers out there calling a 2013 already >< ) but hell, it's way more fun to get stoked about something, then just be all melancholy the whole time
Haha not to sound like an ass, but aren't that the only 3 options there is?!?!?!
I'm not sure if it's funny or sad.. i haven't been following this thread, and i just ran through the whole thing. I tend to be overly optimistic about these things, and it's crazy to see people like myself that were pretty sure it was going to be january 17! lol. so with absolutely NO confidence whatsoever, i will speculate that ever since they changed a lot of their release date wording, and couched it by saying it wasn't a delay and they were still aiming for Q1 release, the end of March is officially the end of Q1 (i believe), so i'll say by the end of March... until March, when I will sadly revisit this thread and say definitively April 16th...
"early", not "Q1". There is a difference. And there were even people who thought the game might come out in 2010...
just realised that february is in a couple of days
few things are gona happen
1.
lots of people will be frothing at the mouth waiting for any news to come in
2.
the trolls become more unstable as another month has passed
3.
Fake dates are gona rise up everywhere
4.
blizzard will give us snipets of news that will just give the right amount of information that will drive us crazy (in a good way)
5.
PIZZA & BEER MONTH!!!!!!!!
I'm really gonna be disappointed if we don't get a release date by Feb 9...even though I know that hoping and then getting disappointed has already happened like 10 times before...but I have a feeling about this one...but this has again already happened like 10 time before...sooooo...mmm...yeah, I will hold on to my good feeling about that week of the 9th.
According to jeuxvideo.com the game will be released at March 28 ( http://www.jeuxvideo...-diablo-iii.htm ). Still I think it's pure speculation, I'll only believe any date given by Blizzard and only Blizzard. Still it's still on Q1 interval
I've also saw that, but not official if it isn't from Blizz themselves! :Thumbs Up:
All the articles are globally released, meaning everyone is suppose to be the exact same. The difference is still there...so no early release for us?!?!?!
Edit: And since I'm not a web aficionado, I can't get the initial US one before the change to 100% confirm it.
http://www.amazon.it/Activision-Blizzard-Diablo-3/dp/B006OPVZ22/
Blizz would give a heads up to all their international branches about the release announcement/date. The Italians just leaked it. Doesn't mean just cause it's not from Blizz US, it isn't real.
uhm...20min ago...
Edit: Jay: "9"
http://www.mmorpgita...i-il-17-Aprile!
Febuary 1, 2012 is the release date:
http://www.evilsourcegaming.com/2012/01/diablo-3-gets-release-date/
Believe!!
The changes to the Beta Auction House that we're talking about here are not tied to Diablo III Beta patch 13. The two may not be going live at the same time.
Maybe patch 14 is the last one!!!
Qué?
*THE best game Blizzard will make. :Thumbs Up:
Transcript: http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-2011-q4-conference-call-mike-morhaime-full-transcript
Excerpt:
No need to worry guys!
Makes sense, but remember that only the new skill system will be in the beta, not the rune system...But my simple reason for early Q2:
So if Blizz do announce a release date in the coming weeks (like they said, or [touch wood] another delay)(lets say Feb 29th/March 1ste the latest) their 2 month before release date thing will still be on track for "early" Q2 (April) , which in essence is still "early" in the year. But they can also release less than 2 months after release date announcement...like WoW.
So what I'm saying is, that I'm not really angry/frustrated with Blizz even if they release the game in May. I knew from the beginning that Blizz's "early" will be up to June.
Haha not to sound like an ass, but aren't that the only 3 options there is?!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80BqVpmuGiw
"early", not "Q1". There is a difference. And there were even people who thought the game might come out in 2010...
I'm really gonna be disappointed if we don't get a release date by Feb 9...even though I know that hoping and then getting disappointed has already happened like 10 times before...but I have a feeling about this one...but this has again already happened like 10 time before...sooooo...mmm...yeah, I will hold on to my good feeling about that week of the 9th.
I've also saw that, but not official if it isn't from Blizz themselves! :Thumbs Up:
A tweet from Bashiok about it (http://twitter.com/#...705098294833152):
This is probably nothing...
But what still confuses me is that the EU one is still the same...