Diablo 4 Beta Players Getting Stuck in Queues

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Diablo 4's early access beta has officially begun, but Blizzard servers are already having a tough time keeping up and queues are already starting to form. This is the first of two Diablo 4 betas in March. This weekend's beta is closed, available solely to pre-orderers, pre-purchasers, and those who received a key through giveaways or KFC's Double Down promotion. Yet even with restricted access, it seems Diablo 4's early access beta is struggling due to a wave of excited Diablo fans.

Blizzard fans are well acquainted with frustrating betas and launches from the studio. Diablo 3's launch in 2012 will forever live in infamy. Server issues clashed with Auction House errors, and all grew worse due to progression design limitations. While Blizzard has made dramatic improvements to Diablo 3 in the years since, those who lived through its launch will likely remember it always. Diablo 4 hasn't reached that level of disaster, by any means, but players are certainly frustrated.

Diablo 4 Gameplay Has Leaked Online

Launching at 9:00 AM PDT, the Diablo 4 early access beta initially seemed to be running wonderfully. But as servers quickly filled up, it became clear that the beta wasn't as optimized as some were hoping. Crashes, log-in issues, performance optimization, and more problems impacted those who were able to start the game. But most players never got that far, instead stuck in an ever-growing queue.

As the beta launched, the implementation of a queue was already apparent. Early Diablo 4 logins faced queues of 1-3 minutes. That queue time has now ballooned to over two hours, and will likely grow from there. Blizzard has, to its credit, acknowledged this. It has warned Diablo 4 beta players that they may experience a queue