“We expect unprecedented traffic and queue times as a result. Others cited disconnection issues and queue times as long as 35 minutes, no doubt as a result of the sheer number of players trying to get in to slay some hellish monsters.īlizzard has since tried to set expectations to a more reasonable level in advance of the Diablo 4 open beta period this weekend. “I played for 7 hours straight and the stutters remained and eventually got worse” said one user.
So prevalent were the issues with the Diablo 4 early access beta, an entire Reddit thread dedicated to known issues quickly sprung up.
Referencing last weekend’s events he says “for us this was a true beta because we wanted to be able to test that load and what does it mean to get a lot of players in”. They are time-limited, and it’s this difference that Fergusson has slyly taken issue with. Unlike those other games mentioned, which treat betas more along the lines of Early Access where there are teething issues but players can still jump in any time they want, the two Diablo 4 open beta periods come and go. The problems have also called into question what the entire concept of a beta actually is in a world where the likes of Warzone 2 and Fortnite have, as Fergusson himself puts it, “twisted” the concept. Thankfully, queue times and server load eventually eased over the next two days, but it’s unsurprising such issues occurred now knowing that – as per a Eurogamer interview with Blizzard general manager Rod Fergusson – “over a million people” were trying to access the game. We know this because countless players had immense trouble accessing the Diablo 4 early access beta last weekend, hitting outrageous queue times despite trying to play at the specified start time of 4pm GMT / 12pm ET / 9am PT on Friday. In advance of this weekend’s Diablo 4 open beta, Blizzard boss Rod Fergusson has hit back against unfair criticisms levelled towards the problems experienced last time.Ī lot more players on PlayStation, Xbox and PC are excited about Diablo 4’s launch on June 6, 2023, than even Activision Blizzard was expecting it seems.
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