Diablo III's Starter Edition Lets Players Play For Free


Written by: (@MikeSchaffnit) | May 14, 2012 3:09 pm

Diablo III's Starter Edition Lets Players Play For Free
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The 12-year wait for Diablo III is finally coming to an end tonight at 12:00 a.m. PDT. If you’re still unsure whether the game is worth your hard-earned money or not, the Diablo III Starter Edition might just be for you.

This “trial” edition will give you free access to the first chapter of the game as you fight your way to the Skeleton King, but you’re limited to the first 13 levels, and your matchmaking results will only find other Starter Edition players.

To get immediate access to the Starter Edition, you’ll need a friend who’s already bought the full game to give you their Diablo III guest pass. If you’re a loner and don’t have any buddies to hook you up, you’ll have to wait 30 days after the game’s launch, when the Starter Edition will be available to everyone.

Whichever category you fall into, you’re not going to want to miss GAMEBREAKER.TV’s Midnight Launch Party, with Gary Gannon, Mike B, and myself as we record a live episode of Gameplay for your viewing pleasure. The festivities start at 11:00 p.m. PDT — see you there!


  • djsjr

    I don’t see this on my battle.net page.

  • http://twitter.com/QuantumQuasars Kara Hylander

    I r teh excite.

  • http://www.twitter.com/_Laughter Laughter

    Damn!! It’s not even out and Blizzard is ready to roll with their starter edition.

  • Kaolai Saeteurn

    is the passes only in the box edition?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506728308 Julian F’n Mugnieco

    crafty beta disguise is crafty

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Johnson/1353890372 Michael Johnson

    I like this new trend of Blizzard letting people try their games for free

  • http://www.MasterRenny.com/ Thomas Renshaw

    The Annual Pass copy is free…it costs you nothing extra because you already subscribed to WoW therefore Blizzard shouldnt had classed it as Pre orders -.-

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joao-Vicente/100000881627920 João Vicente

    My friends are already playing at.. and have been for 30 minutes.. and worst then not having the game.. is not having a pc that can handle it… :(
    This is a sad day to me..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Boiwka/1167985586 Mike Boiwka

    Oh man… D3 Gameplay… the hijinks that will ensue boggle my mind.

  • http://www.facebook.com/BlkDragonPrince Ravin MacLeod

    thats slick way to keep the beta which has been tested. Good job :) See ya all in game.

  • http://twitter.com/FragMentalz Fragmental

    What if your friend got it via the annual pass? :/

  • Elusive Fox

    I hate that its PDT… 3 am… damn you west coasters!

  • http://twitter.com/DaPhoolz Rp TheFoolz

    From what i heard, the Guest pass only comes with the physical edition.

  • Krzysztof Kotarba

    diablo now offline… server problems… but I played after launch… there is more rotten corpses to kill and barbarian’s power is amazing :D flying bodies everywhere :D LOVE IT

  • http://twitter.com/videobuzzard David Manchester

    So when does this game go live? ;)

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