Expectations for the Diablo IV Open Beta - Queue Times, Maintenance, Bugs
After a stellar Early Access Weekend, Blizzard has released a forum post regarding what to expect early in the launch for Open Access Weekend and beyond. Covering queue times, feedback, and potential maintenance, it seems Blizzard wants the playerbase to be prepared for anything as we journey through Sanctuary. Diablo IV Content OverviewDiablo IV Guide HubDiablo IV Open Beta Guide
Thank you to those who participated in the Early Access Beta.Betas are incredibly useful for the development team. They allow us to test things at a scale that we cannot test on our own, like server capacity, class balance, usability, accessibility, etc. This information is invaluable, ensuring that your experience at launch is as smooth as it can be.
It’s also critically important for the development team to hear how players feel about the overall experience of Diablo IV. With your help, we learned a lot during our Early Access Beta weekend. We intend to learn a lot more this weekend during our Open Beta, and we want to talk to you all about what you can expect and how your participation directly impacts Diablo IV development.
1. Queue Times: When we open the gates again this Friday to absolutely everyone, we are expecting a lot of people. There will be lengthy queue times, particularly on Friday when we first launch and during peak regional windows.
This past weekend helped us to forecast the capacity we expect this weekend, and we will be using that capacity to intentionally stress our systems in preparation for launch. In summary, while we know it can be frustrating, we need queues to properly stress test our services and we are designing to ensure we have them some of the time. 2.
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