not confirmed yet. maybe they push the date again

Seem like D3 not going to have Public Chat channel... The same way like SC2 did.

Upcoming action-RPG Diablo III from Blizzard won't be allowing more than 4 players together in a game, despite having 5 character classes to choose from. No reason was stated.

There won't be any voice-chat support at launch as the studio wants to make sure it works perfectly. There are also no plans for a higher resolution pack of textures - no 'ultra'.

Diablo has never been much about the graphics but still it's always nice to have some eye candy. Adding an ultra setting wouldn't make any difference said Community Manager Bashiok.

A new skill system is on the way for the beta with the next patch bringing a number of changes to character classes. An expansion to Diablo III is possible, mused Bashiok, and a midnight launch will be supported by a digital download likely available the very moment it's officially released.

Does a 4 player co-op limit bother you, video gamer? Do you always play it alone?

Blizzard cap Diablo III co-op at 4, no voice-chat at launch


Source: Strategy Informer

Heard some of you guys got the beta key?

Any idea on how I can get one?

ahh.. the game my grandfather once told me about. is it not released yet?

Participate in the Beta opt in via your Battlenet account.

Rest is up to Blizzard's discretion.

You can put down the pitchforks and torches - Blizzard's Community Manager Bashiok has admitted he was "stupid and wrong" to say Diablo III had no public chat channels.

In the light-hearted dig at himself, Bashiok confirms the public chat will be arriving in an upcoming beta patch for the action-RPG. Only some "catastrophe" could cause them to be removed.

No in-game chat!? Burn everything! This maybe the natural and acceptable reaction to hear there'd be no general chat in Diablo III, but there actually is chat after all!

"You know how sometimes you say something that's stupid and wrong and then people very reasonably get upset and create a lot of threads and discussions and demands with some pretty reasonable reasons for the thing you said wouldn't happen but then it turns out that you're stupid and wrong and the things you said are completely the opposite of what's actually true?" began Bashiok's apology and clarification post.

"Yeah. So that happened."

"Public chat channels will be in Diablo III, barring any catastrophe that requires we remove them, because they're already implemented. In fact they'll be in an upcoming beta patch so you'll get to see and play around with them yourselves. I’m not sure I can offer any explanation as to the incorrectness of my statements, except that I believed them to be correct when I made them. I apologize, and I'll strive to not be stupid and wrong in the future."

"More info on the chat feature, and others, to come in the weeks ahead. Thanks for sticking with it, and me."

Your grandfather told you about Diablo 3?

Q2 launch for Diablo 3.

isn't 1Q??

Now delay again

No - ,- just a joke that the game was announced really long ago and still waiting for it -,-