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==What will be in the Diablo III Beta?==

~~No one outside of Blizzard knows.~~ A beta test needs to include enough of the game to keep people testing and giving feedback on software/hardware issues, and the developers want to make sure that (especially) the opening sections of the game are as good as they can be and will suck in new players. The whole game is very seldom included in a beta test though, especially not for a non-MMORPG like Diablo III.

On the 19th of April, 2011, [[Bashiok]] made a post in the [[battle.net]] forums[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-iii-beta-only-be-a-small-part-of-the-whole-game/] giving insight into the design team's intentions of keeping the game close-to-the-chest so players can be surprised when they have it in their hands, and also reveals some of what the testers can expect from the beta itself. <blue>You’ve actually seen some of the first three Acts already, and we probably won’t be revealing too much more than what we’ve already shown. We really want to try to keep as much a surprise for you when you play through the game the first time as possible. We will be announcing all of the game systems though before beta, so there are a few things left as far as reveals go. While beta will obviously be a lot of fun, should you get the chance to get in and help test, it’ll only be a small part of the whole game. Some people want to know everything, but we’re really trying to preserve the surprise and wonderment (that we hope will come with exploring Diablo III) as much as possible.</blue> Blizzard has been very careful about not leaking details about Diablo III's plot, so it's widely expected that they will not include more than Act One of the game, and will probably rip out some of the plot details from whatever they do release. Bashiok's quote above gives credence to this speculation.

It also seems that they'll want to test out the [[Arena]]s as extensively as possible, so the inclusion of those in the beta, either for Beta characters or for premade Arena characters, seems very likely.

The D2 beta was all of Act One, in exactly the same form it had in the final game. All of the same quests, NPCs, levels, waypoints, mnercenaries, monsters, items, etc. PvP worked just as it did in the final game as well. All five characters were available, and while they could be leveled up as high as you liked, only the first three tiers of skills were available; at Clvl 1, 6, and 12.

==When will they announce the Diablo III beta test?==

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