Purchasers of the digital version ofDiablo IIIwill now be able to progress past level 13 and the game’s first Act,according to Blizzard. These restrictions were an “unintended consequence” of the studio’ssecurity measuresput in place to “help ensure the integrity of the game and auction house service.”
Of course, there are still other restrictions on those aforementioned players until payment verification can be completed by Blizzard. Once again, they are:
Still unfortunate to see, but not quite as aggravating. If you happen to be playingDiablo IIIon Hell or Inferno, you’ll be interested to hear that thedrop rates were increasedfor items level 61-63, among other recent hotfixes.
New Diablo III Players Are No Longer Restricted To Act One[Kotaku]