D4, any betas?

Well. It’s coming. Whether we like it or not. Diablo iv.

Leaning (very) heavily on the "not" side.

Given, once the beta opens up to everyone, I'll probably still give it a try but from everything I've seen from Blizz over the last few years and everything I've seen of DIV so far, that beta experience would have to be absolutely stellar to make me go and actually buy it. Doubtful, to say the least.

I have never played a beta and I don't intend to start now I will be getting D4 when it comes out, just not now

If I already had time to play D2R... but starting a new game ? When ? Perhaps in 2040 when the kids are grown up... or before if they wanna play with me and if the wife allows it.

I won't be playing it for certain as I don't really have time for games these days. But even if I did, the game looks too "modern" to my liking anyway.

I have pre ordered it, but i dont know if a will play it, maybe tomorrow

Got the KFC beta code and just finished downloading.

No kids here and work from home, so will be playing for the whole day + weekend, most likely.

But that's assuming I'm able to log in.. Still remember "Error 37" from D3 like it's yesterday!

Zero187 wrote: 1 year ago

work from home, so will be playing for the whole day

I love how pretty much everyone has the same understanding of "work from home"

I'll give it a spin when the open beta starts (next weekend?).

Not holding my breath for a masterpiece but will try and go in eyes wide open.

Schnorki wrote: 1 year ago

Zero187 wrote: 1 year ago

work from home, so will be playing for the whole day

I love how pretty much everyone has the same understanding of "work from home"

Ha yes, it really is a blessing. I'm a DBA for big insurance company and manage a good couple dozen MSSQL servers, and when things are running smooth, as they are now, I can sit back and let the ship sail. Very thankful to have gotten this opportunity!

Hardly can understand why they give only access for a weekend for a pre-purchase, while the end game beta (in Fall) was accessible roughly for 2 months without any payment obligation.

Where's the I'll have a closer look at it once it has been released and matured option?
After the disappointment that was d3 and especially after they demonstrated they're unscrupulous enough to release diablo immortal I'm not about to buy blizzard games when they come out anymore.
I definitely will not play it if they stick with the attributes come from items and your main attribute is the main way to improve your dps concept from D3. This made gear choices meaningless.

After D3 I'm skeptical about jumping to D4 without knowing more about it. If it's just a continuation of D3 then for me "it's dead in the water." I think I heard Heidi say that he has access to the Beta and he will be streaming a preview of it?

He has and he will. Some folks on his disc are already streaming it.

Just from a quick look there..feels like another (equally mweh) attempt at D3-successor more than anything. Nothing that keeps my interest enough to keep watching at least.

I played the last beta they had. It was better than D3 for sure but still lacking. If we could have more than 4 skills available at a time that would help, but I don't know how well that would go over with the controller crowd. The itemization still felt like D3, and I really hate that I cannot pick my stats (when I get an item with +10 to vitality I go okay?).

Also the old problem I had with D3 still exists where I can have as much power as a sorceress with a bloody big hammer as I can with a

Wand? If I understand how "item power" works.

Anyways, I'll buy it when it goes on sale, beat it shelve it, keep playing D2 like I did D3

First load attempt:

1 minute in queue, followed by this error:

"PROBLEM FINDING SERVERS AVAILABLE TO PING"

CODE 396022


Hit OK, then application froze + crashed.


Back in queue now, showing 10 minutes and counting.. Off to the usual start!

UPDATE: 2nd attempt going much better. Watching opening cinematic now.

UPDATE 2: Barbarian has been created!

UPDATE 3: Beat first boss but got disconnected shortly after with a new error code:
Found this article about it: https://upcomer.com/how-to-fix-error-co ... blo-4-beta

Now back in queue again. Giving me flashbacks to early D2R! I don't remember a queue in D3 for some reason, but maybe those are just repressed memories..

I'll wait until Heidi does a few D4 streams before even considering purchasing it.

If Blizzard is confident that D4 is an actual continuation of the D1/D2 legacy, then they should offer access to the Beta without the pre-purchase requirement. The fact that they're not only adds to the skepticism, and invokes memories of the D3 experience.

Bought the early access - got home, fired it up - 120+ minute queue just to play. Ridiculous. So.........

lowkey wrote: 1 year ago

Bought the early access - got home, fired it up - 120+ minute queue just to play. Ridiculous. So.........

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mhlg wrote: 1 year ago

I'll wait until Heidi does a few D4 streams before even considering purchasing it.

If Blizzard is confident that D4 is an actual continuation of the D1/D2 legacy, then they should offer access to the Beta without the pre-purchase requirement. The fact that they're not only adds to the skepticism, and invokes memories of the D3 experience.

Next weekend is open beta, all chars. For 2 days, no purchase required I believe

"Those who have pre-purchased Diablo IV will receive Early Access to the Open Beta from March 17 to 19. On the following weekend, the Open Beta will be available to everyone from March 24 to 26."

https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/264207