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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Diablo 3 beta servers go down for good on May 1]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/betadiablo3.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 528px; height: 231px; " /></div>The <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/diablo-3"><em>Diablo 3</em></a> beta servers, running on and off for testing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/blizzard-sending-out-diablo-3-beta-invites/">since last September</a>, are coming down for good on May 1. At that point, all of the characters currently in the game will disappear forever. You'll be able to being the full quest anew when <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/diablo-3-emerges-from-hell-may-15/">when <em>Diablo 3</em> launches on May 15</a>.<br /><br />The forums for the game are also being locked down. To post there after May 1, you'll need to either have pre-purchased <em>Diablo 3</em>, or have an active <em>StarCraft 2</em> or <em>World of Warcraft</em> account. So, if you have complaints about <em>Diablo 3</em> but don't meet that criteria, you'll have to go, oh, you know, anywhere else on the internet.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/">Diablo 3 beta servers go down for good on May 1</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20217809/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/diablo-3-beta-servers-go-down-for-good-on-may-1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-servers</category><category>blizzard</category><category>Diablo-3</category><category>forums</category><category>offline</category><category>pc</category><category>starcraft-2</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>