In the past couple of days a treasure trove of new information has surfaced from the release of the beta client for friends and family beta. First up: the beta news from Bashiok:
FYI, we’re getting very close to starting the closed public beta test for Diablo III. You might start seeing some new reports about the beta client as we’ve begun limited external testing with employees and their families, and there is no non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for that. We look forward to sharing more info about the beta test in the near future. Stay tuned.
If you have a beta license, you are free to show, share, or talk about any portion of the beta content to which you have access, as this beta test is not confidential.
A bunch of data from the mpq has been released, and the Monsters, Places, Active Skills, and Passive Skills have all been updated with new content. There are several people coming out with video of the beta content, which is the first part of Act One. Check out the video below of a Demon Hunter playing :
One leak is evidence that there will be a PvP game mode called Dota. The strings found show the PvP game types:GameType2 PvP - Diablo III
GameType3 PvP - DotA
GameType4 PvP - Arena
GameType5 PvP - Team Deathmatch
I'm thinking that the Dota game mode will let you use your own active and passive skills, and use a leveling system that will only be active during that game. Perhaps you will always be the same level, and can bring your own items.
