Blizzard has detailed everything you need to know about the Diablo 4 closed beta
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What you need to know
Hot on the heels ofDiablo 4footage being leaked from the friends and family closed beta, the developers today released a statement detailing the next stages of their testing phase, a closed beta focused on the Diablo 4 end game.
In the above video, the developers emphasized how the upcoming closed beta will focus on the end game, and what players can expect following the completion of Diablo 4’s story. In their blog post, they acknowledged that this is where most Diablo players spend their time, and it’s also not their intention to spoil plot points from the main Diablo 4 campaign. To fully put the end game beta through its paces,Blizzardis selecting players with a significant amount of time spent in the end game of Diablo to be invited to this testing phase.
Blizzard went on to detail what we can expect from the end game beta:
How can I take part?
So how do you get a spot on the closed beta? Blizzard has revealed they will be using gameplay data to select players who have spent significant time in the end game of Diablo 2: Resurrected, and Diablo 3. Though passion for the game alone won’t get you an invite, you need to make sure your preferences are updated on the Battle.net website or through the launcher so Blizzard has permission to contact you.
Click your username in the top right of the launcher or website, go to “Account Settings” and make sure the Privacy & Communication tab is updated. Specifically, you need to update your preferences to receive news and communications from Battle.net.This needs to be done by October 11 to be in with a chance of receiving a Closed Beta invite. Invites will be received by November 18 so if there is nothing in your inbox by this date, you’ll need to wait until next year for the next testing phase.
Most interestingly, unlike other testing phases with the previous games, this closed beta will be available onconsolesas well as PC.The end-game closed beta will run on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Playstation consoles. Make sure youfollow this link to update your Battle.netpreferences for your invite to Sanctuary.
For more on what we know so far about Diablo 4,check out our run down of the last quarterly update.
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