BattleTag, délais de connexion à la sortie du jeu et récompenses pour les joueurs de la bêta. Ce sont les trois points que nous allons aborder dans cette news.
Premier point: le fameux BattleTag qui porte à polémique depuis un problème de communication de la part de Blizzard:
Will it be possible to see only “Barbaros, Level 6 Barbarian, in a Public Game?” Lylirra: Not really? While you’ll be able to see your own character name (and while there will be situations when other players can see your character’s name, too), your BattleTag nickname will be your primary form of identification. It’s what players will see both in Public Games and most prominently in the friends list.
Lylirra, can we get some clarification on where character names show up vs. Battletag? Sure thing! When Diablo III launches, your character name will be visible to you in a variety of locations including the character selection screen and game menu. For other players, your character’s name will only appear within your player profile, as hover text the friends list, and when your character participates in quest dialog. In every other context, your BattleTag will be shown.
Bashiok: To reiterate what Lylirra said, this is the initial implementation and we’re very open to feedback once the game launches and everyone has had more time to mess around with things. Just hold up, give it a chance, and then let us know how it’s working out for you after release.
Terrible decision. I guess instead of coming up with a creative name for each of my characters, I’ll instead randomly smash my keyboard with my fist to generate a name. Bashiok: Character names will still be displayed in a number of locations, and more to come, including the website. I’d highly recommend you not do that.
Donc en gros: vous pourrez nommer votre personnage comme vous le voulez (tout en respectant la charte de Blizzard), seul votre BattleTag sera visible si un autre participant passe son curseur de souris sur votre Barbare, Moine ou tout autre personnage que vous jouerez. Or, beaucoup de joueurs sont mécontents de ce système qui, soyons objectifs, n’apporte pas d’amélioration au système de liste d’ami deja très au point et actuellement en place dans Starcraft 2 et World of Warcraft. Le nom de votre personnage ne sera donc visible que sur l’écran de selection de vos personnages (fuper!) et lors des dialogues avec les npcs en jeu.
Second point: le « problème » de connexion lors de la release, plutôt une soupape de sécurité qui sera mise en place lors du rush des millions de joueurs affamés de monster bashing ou autres loots en pagaille.
As we’ve unlocked the Diablo III installer early, many people will be ready to log in right when the servers go live at midnight, so we’re going to be closely monitoring the impact on the service. It’s possible we’ll need to adjust the rate at which we’re logging people in to ensure a stable experience, and if we do you may see a delay when attempting to login. Please be aware that a delay of up to 40 seconds is possible while the game attempts to connect you. If your connection doesn’t succeed in 40 seconds, you’ll be presented with an Error 37 message and asked to try again. If you see this error it does in fact mean that you should try again. We’ll be working around the clock to keep you informed of any issues that are occurring through the in-game breaking news window, as well as the official forums.
Concrètement, voici ce qui va se produire à l’instant T lors de votre tentative pour rejoindre une partie multijoueurs ou simplement si vous désirez commencer seul: vous aurez une quarantaine de secondes à patienter. Si jamais vous tombez sur une Erreur 37 (Error 37), il vous faudra retenter la connexion et repatienter 40 secondes, que du bonheur!
Troisième et dernier point de cette news: le reward pour les « closed beta testers ». Ohla doucement! Je vous vois déjà arriver.
In celebration of a successful beta test, all players who were invited to participate in the Diablo III closed beta will receive the commemorative Feat of Strength, “One of the Chosen.” For eligible players, this feat will appear automatically in the Feat of Strength list after logging in for the first time as well as unlock a unique sigil that can be used on character banners.
In order to be eligible for “One of the Chosen,” you must have had a Diablo III closed beta license attached to your Battle.net account (it isn’t necessary to have downloaded or logged into the beta itself). Please note that players who participated only in the Open Beta Weekend, but were not invited to the closed beta, will not receive this Feat of Strength.
Thank you once again to all of our beta participants. We look forward to seeing you in Sanctuary!
Ce reward ne sera disponible que pour les joueurs chanceux qui ont eu la possibilité de tester la bêta fermée de Diablo 3. Le dit reward sera un achievement unique ainsi qu’un élément de bannière lui aussi unique. Vous pourrez donc customiser et ensuite déballer votre bousin à banderoles en pleine bataille et revendiquer votre appartenance au cercle très fermé des.. des riens en fait. :|
