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A "demo" generally refers to a playable piece of a game. Many game developers release a demo, comprised of some early section of their game, for promotional purposes before or shortly after the release of the full game.
Demos are also constructed for exhibit to fans, often in playable form for gaming conventions. Blizzard created a playable demo of Diablo III for the fans and media to try out at [[Blizzcon ]] 2008, 2009, and 2010. They've taken these same demos to other gaming shows as well, including Gamescom, PAX, and even Warcraft III tournament events.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/play-d3-in-austin-texas-august-21-22/Diablo3 Playable at Warcraft III event] - Examiner.Com, 5/8/10</ref>. Whether or not a playable demo will be at an event is often a mystery until just before the event, resulting in delighted or disappointed fans<ref>.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/sweden-no-d3diablo-3-demo-for-youNo Demo at Gamex] - Diablo: IncGamers, 7/]11/10</ref>
There are often rumors about leaked or stolen demos of games. These are almost always lies; ways to trick eager fans into downloading viruses and trojans, and Diablo III has been the source of several such rumors already.<ref> [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-demo-leak-rumours/Leaked Demo Rumours]Diablo: IncGamers, 28/11/08</ref>.
==Diablo III Public Release Demo?==
There will be a Diablo III demo, but it will not be released until '''after''' the game is completed. Blizzard no longer rushes out demos of their games pre-release, now that they are guaranteed to sell so well that they don't need that sort of publicity.
<blue>We'll probably make a trial edition at some point. It's sort of a demo I suppose, but it's a bit better because it's essentially the full game just with locks put on certain areas. So you'd be able to jump into multiplayer games with your friends, but maybe you wouldn't be able to play beyond a certain place and wouldn't have access to all the game systems (certainly not auction houses) but if you choose to buy the game all that stuff just unlocks.</blue>
==Diablo III Demo Contents==
The Diablo III demos at [[Blizzcon ]] 2008, 2009, and 2010 were specially-prepared for the event. Characters were pre-made, all set to a level that matched the content in the demo, equipped with reasonable gear, and with all of their skill points already assigned. The point in a demo is for fans to jump right in and start playing, and the developers don't want fans playing a brand new character without any skills or equipment, or spending their whole demo time looking over the skills and trying to decide how to spend their points.
Game features are included or excluded from demos depending on what the development team wants to show off at that point. For instance, [[Runestones]] were in the 2008 demo, but they were only enabled for Wizard skills. Runestones were not included in the 2009 demo at all since they were under heavy remodeling, but they were a major feature in the 2010 demo, though only for the Wizard, Witch Doctor, and Barbarian.
* [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2008]]: The six-minute gameplay movie showed off much of the dungeons and town.
* View dozens of [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/581 screenshots from the movie].
===2009 Blizzcon Demo===
[[File:Siegebreaker_Assault_Beast.jpg|thumb|224px|[[Siegebreaker]].]]
In April 2009, [[Bashiok]] shared a good amount of information about the preparation for and recording of the 2008 WWI gameplay demo movie. <ref> [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-the-wwi-demo/WWI 2008 Demon Behind the Scenes]- Bashiok, Blizzard, 2/4/09</ref>.
::It is indeed the siegebreaker’s giant hand that grabs him. It was an extremely difficult and trying shot to create and capture. The way the interior and exterior sections were set up and shot it made it necessary to capture them uncut.
See the [[Siegebreaker snatch]] article for screenshots and more information about this [[scripted event]].
==Demo Machine Specs==
Demo machines are generally quite powerful, to handle the pre-optimized demo version of the game. Bashiok spoke about this in May 2009.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-system-specs-and-demo-players/Blizzcon 2008 Demo System Specs]- Bashiok, Blizzard, 14/5/09</ref>.
::They were insane. There’s a few reasons why it doesn’t matter what those machines were though.
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