Bad news guys... for those that want to play in Asia server first (before jumping on to US) during launch won't be able to do so (unless your BNet address is Asia (not Malaysia!)):
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Choose Your Correct Region
As Global Play will be disabled until after the game launches in all regions, it's important that you choose your account's correct region when attempting to play the game. If you do not select your correct region, your login attempt will be denied, and you will not be able to connect.
To choose your correct region:
At the log in screen click on Options
Choose the Account tab
Select your correct region in the Region drop down
Ensuring your correct region is selected, attempt logging in again, and watch the breaking news window for additional service information.
US is last to launch, yes? So at 3am EST I can go euro server if I want?
You'll be able to when we enable Global Play, which will be some time after The Americas launch. We want to ensure some amount of service stability before we turn it on. We'll post an announcement once it's available.
All regions are launching at the exact same time. So whatever 3am EST is in say whatever they deem the Eurozone will launch at that time, same with Asia.
Each region is launching in their own determined 'midnight' launch time. So for example, the Korea/Taiwan midnight launch is at 8:00 a.m. PDT, and EU is at (I believe) 3:00 p.m. PDT.
bashiok... i love you guys and all, but... isn't the whole global play thing a REALLY bad idea...
everyone is just going to jump over to the NA server as soon as it's live so they can try to play with all their awesome beta tester friends again(and for other obvious reasons)... and the NA server is going to crash...
please tell me that they will limit the numbers of people flooding into the NA servers...
Because you can't use the RMAH outside of your home region, not to mention the potential for more latency, we're not too concerned with a ton of people rushing other regions. If it happens though, and it's causing stability issues, we can limit the number of people we allow on.
For the Americas region, comprising the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia, the game servers will go live at 12:01 a.m. PDT on May 15.
Once the game unlocks at 12:01 a.m. PDT on May 15 and after you install, launch the game, and before logging in ensure you have The Americas region selected.
If someone has a Korean or Taiwan Battle.net account they'll need to select the Asia region, if someone has an EU Battle.net account, they'll need to select Europe. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Targeting
jay i don't understand, why didnt you use the targeting system from diablo 2, where the enemy simply illuminates?
doesn't work in our 3D engine with more realistic lighting. We tried it, and it failed. (Source)
Global Play
"...global play activated after America's go live." As in, hours later or days later? Clarification would be much obliged, sir.
We're aiming for hours after, but it ultimately depends on server stability. (Source)
sosThis post has been edited by LemoNT: May 14 2012, 06:53 AM