It looks like the upcoming Diablo 4 Open Beta will repeat some issues from a week ago. Blizzard is preparing us for a long wait in the queues.
If you’re looking forward to Diablo IV’s open beta, which will be available for free to all players starting tomorrow, expect some launch issues and be patient. Blizzard itself pointed out that there will be no way to avoid the long wait to enter the Sanctuary. The servers should be crowded, especially when the open beta starts, which is Friday after 5 p.m. CET.
“When we reopen the doors this Friday to absolutely everyone, we expect a lot of people. There will be long queues, especially on Fridays when we first launch and during peak regional windows. (…) In short, even though we know it can be frustrating, we need queues to properly test our services (…)”.
However, that’s not the only issue Diablo IV Open Beta players should be prepared for. Technical interruptions were also mentioned, which may occur, among other things, to implement fixes. All of this, Blizzard says, to ensure the game’s best possible launch in June.
Additionally, we were reminded of the ability to report bugs that may be found during gameplay. The developers will monitor the situation by checking the discussion forums.
Early Access Beta participants have already encountered messages that servers were unavailable and the game was crashing, and not only them, there were also, for example, errors with cutscenes or related issues to optimization. Yesterday Blizzard announced the fixes it is preparing for the start of the Diablo IV beta, which mainly concern game stability. Ultimately, however, this will unfortunately not eliminate the problem of long queues .
“The Diablo IV open beta will start tomorrow, which is Friday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. CET. It will end on Monday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m. Consoles and PC Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. If you want more information about testing, take a look at this news.
premiere of Diablo IV will take place on June 6 on PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S and PC.
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