Subject: Open Letter to Battle.net Beta Testers From: Battle.net Beta Team (Blizzard) Host: Blizzard Entertainment Date: Fri. Nov 15 00:13 There has been some discussion on these forums regarding the Battle.net Beta program. We are very appreciative of all the people who have signed up for the Beta program (and those of you who got in know that we had an enormous response) and look forward to the next few weeks. The purpose of our beta program is to get you, hard-core game players, to help find the one thing we all hate -- bugs. We are dedicated to making all of our products as fun and as bug free as possible, and this is where you come in. With your help and this beta program, we will all be working towards making Battle.net and Diablo a fantastic experience for gamers. We have had many questions concerning what is in the Battle.net Beta version of Diablo, how is it different than the Pre-release Demo and what will be in the Full version of Diablo. There have been several different responses posted, and rumors seem to have run rampant. We would like to set the record straight so that all of our testers know what to expect and are on the inside track for both Battle.net and Diablo. What is in the Battle.net Beta: 5 levels featuring two different tilesets, The ability to play all three character classes, Numerous new spells and items, Full access to Battle.net, 4-player Multiplayer capability, Unique monsters within the labyrinth, More NPCs within the town, Vastly improved User Interface. What will be in the Final version of Diablo: 16 randomly generated levels featuring 5 different tilesets every time you play, Normal, Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels, Single and Multiplayer quests, Cinematic Cut scenes, and much much more... I'm a Beta Tester - and... All of our Beta testers will be listed in the in-game credits. For an example of this, check out the credits section on your Battle.net CD. We strove to make this beta program as "painless" as possible by allowing you to play the game for free without having to pay for the CD or shipping. We understand that beta testing is not all fun, but we hope that all the above, plus allowing you to play Diablo weeks before anyone else in the world, will be a fair exchange for your efforts. See you on Battle.net! The Battle.net Beta Team at Blizzard