#3 - Sept. 12, 2011, 8:11 p.m.
Hey guys, thanks for your posts. This is actually intended. Although the servers you are testing on are the official servers we will be using for Diablo III's launch, the Battle.net environment you are playing on is not the fully implemented one. For example, this is why you cannot see RID Friends of Friends, use your Battle.net authenticators, etc.
I'm sorry for the confusion, but all of these Battle.net features will be implemented for the game's launch. They just won't be in for Beta :)