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[PC, PS5, PS4, XB1, XSX] Diablo IV Open Beta Server Slam (May 12 - 14) - Free @ Blizzard

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[PC, PS5, PS4, XB1, XSX] Diablo IV Open Beta Server Slam (May 12 - 14) - Free @ Blizzard
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Scrooge McDeal on 21/04/2023 - 09:52 diablo4.blizzard.com (1549 clicks)
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Hey everyone! Everyone thought all beta testing ended in March, and we were sure that was it. How wrong we were! Just now, Blizzard announced a Server Slam, which is basically another, and this time surely the final, open beta of Diablo 4, to be held between May 12 and 14, 2023.
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Diablo 4 Server Slam content
You might be familiar with the general content if you participated in the Early Access and/or Open Beta Weekends. Most of it remains the same, meaning that players can play through the Prologue and all of Act 1 as a Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, or Sorcerer. However, the level cap has changed, and players can only level their characters up to level 20. Fighting Ashava, a gigantic demon boss, will prove to be more challenging than before.

Another notable change is the drop rate of Legendary Items. According to Blizzard, it's going to reflect the drop rate that will be featured in the game's launch version.

There are also a huge lot of minor improvements, as the Server Slam will include all of the changes that have been made based on player feedback from previous testing. If you are interested, you can read about them here.

Diablo 4 Server Slam rewards

Even if you did participate in a test before, it might be worth your while to play again. The reason is simple: there is a new earnable reward waiting for players! If you're playing for the first time, you'll be able to earn rewards that have been available on previous Beta Weekends. Here is the complete list of Diablo 4 Beta Rewards, all of which you are going to be granted to you when the game launches:

Initial Casualty Title: earned by reaching Kyovashad with one character.
Early Voyager Title: earned by reaching Level 20 on one character.
Beta Wolf Pack Cosmetic Item: earned by reaching Level 20 on one character.
Cry of Ashava Mount Trophy: earned by defeating Ashava with one Level 20 character.
People who have already earned one of these items don't need to earn them again.

Diablo 4 Server Slam preload
Fortunately, everyone will have a chance to get their files ready before the event begins. The Diablo 4 Beta download start at noon PDT on May 10th.

Be sure to download the Battle.net client beforehand if you are new to the test. In the Diablo IV section of the All Games page of the Launcher, you'll need to change your game version to Server Slam. When the time comes, a blue "Install" button will appear. Pressing it will start your Server Slam Early Download.

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  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 21/04/2023 - 10:03
    +4

    Nice. Time to try out a character i didnt in the other betas

  • Scrooge McDeal on 21/04/2023 - 10:04
    +2

    Plenty of time ahead for people to manage their schedules. Specially for people that missed out on the previous Open Beta.

  • InsertCrow on 21/04/2023 - 10:06
    +20

    Loved the beta, less love for the price point on PC however

    • Camm90 on 21/04/2023 - 10:22
      +1

      In the same boat. Didn't get to try it on the PS5 last time so this is great for me. $30 is a big difference so it's worth a shot.

    • Morphisis on 21/04/2023 - 10:29
      +19

      Completely agree. $110 for a standard edition PC game is a bit outrageous.

      • InsertCrow on 21/04/2023 - 10:36
        +1

        Absolutely is.

      • drprox on 21/04/2023 - 10:43
        +12

        It is but then divided by the 10,000 hours I'll play it looks cheap entertainment still…

        • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 10:47
          +2

          ^^ This really. I get it seems like a lot, but the amount of played time you're going to get out of D4 over the next 5 years or so, it's probably worth it.

        • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2023 - 10:48
          +4

          I just hope they haven't found a way to microtransaction the shit out of the game.
          I didn't look into any of that last beta.

        • InsertCrow on 21/04/2023 - 10:50

          That's a good way to look at it

        • Godric on 21/04/2023 - 12:25
          +3

          Said same thing for Diablo 3, let's see what the end game entails before assuming 10k hours

      • j1nx on 21/04/2023 - 11:40
        +8

        I spend more than that in a decent night on the piss. $110 isn't that bad considering how much effort goes into creating games like this, that I will enjoy for endless amounts of hours.

        • Jugganautx on 21/04/2023 - 13:56
          +3

          Not a great comparison

        • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 14:06
          +5

          True that, especially in the Melb CBD. D4 is probably better for my health too.

      • Mr Bob Dobalina on 21/04/2023 - 15:48
        +3

        I pre-ordered Diablo 3 for $40.76 back in 2012.

      • Anotherozbargainer on 13/05/2023 - 11:32

        I guess if you take into account the need for PS+ sub to play online on PS5 is sort of balances itself out

    • Tougherburger on 21/04/2023 - 10:29
      +6

      I give it a month, 6 weeks tops before it's 25% off on PC.

      • InsertCrow on 21/04/2023 - 10:36
        +2

        I would agree with that

      • futureminime on 23/04/2023 - 09:34
        +3

        Activision Blizzard doesn't normally discount that soon. I'd be very surprised.

    • ChillBro on 21/04/2023 - 10:39
      +1

      Yep, it sucks ass to be a pc gamer nowadays. You can't even use VPN to get a cheaper price on battle.net anymore since they removed regional pricing. Whereas I was able to order it for ~$70 on PS5 via amazon (after discounts) and I have the option of reselling it if I want to.

      • nobro25 on 21/04/2023 - 10:56
        +17

        There's always Diablo Immortal. Don't you guys have mobile phones?

      • roseyhead on 21/04/2023 - 11:32

        I read that they have cross save, so my plan is to buy PS5 then sell it and move to PC when it's on sale (playing on the couch + TV either way so I won't miss the mouse control)

        • ChillBro on 21/04/2023 - 11:33

          Lol yes that's my exact plan. Could be a while but I wouldn't mind it so much since I'm still playing.

        • InsertCrow on 21/04/2023 - 14:03

          So should I buy a PS5 and then play it on that? Save me $30 than if I were to get it on PC

    • futureminime on 23/04/2023 - 09:39

      I think the main reason is that we are the same region on PC as US, while I believe PS and XBOX will be on their own ecosystems.

      At price release I did some searching, to get a feel of response to pricing and found some complaints in the US about prices being higher for consoles there. $110 is still a lot but I'm happy it seems like its from their global business plan for blizzard, rather than an Australia Tax for once.

      I don't know what the next big blizzard release is after this (unless WoW releases a chocolate edition) but I assume a lot is riding on the success of D4.

  • Sergeant Salami on 21/04/2023 - 10:19

    Hell awaits!

    • lesher on 21/04/2023 - 12:01
      +9

      Of course it does, it's Activision Blizzard so it's par for the course

  • ihfree on 21/04/2023 - 10:28
    +13

    I'm ready for a journey down the carpal tunnel

  • tangcla on 21/04/2023 - 10:30
    +1

    BYO RTX3080Ti?

  • cook99 on 21/04/2023 - 10:32
    +2

    Error 37

  • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 10:37
    +2

    Got all characters to 25 last time… Might just focus on a couple this time. Who am I kidding..

    • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2023 - 10:46
      +4

      Thats wild.
      I got one to 25 and called it a day.
      I respect your ability to grind multiple.

      • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 10:49

        Bit of an addict lol
        https://imgur.com/a/xdhO0FW

        I just did the dungeons and did the story after, felt like it sped things up, if that's your thing.

        • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2023 - 10:50

          ah okay. I did story and then dungeons.

          • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 11:01
            +1

            @[Deactivated]: They scale, so it also saves you time on back tracking, if you're wanting to do them all or for aspects.

            There's also a level 35 dude on the left side of the map. If you can kill him, he drops high level 1handed maces (and some other stuff, but not as high), that can be enchanted via the NPC, it removes the level requirement (but keeps the high damage), so can be pretty useful for some classes. They may patch that out tho.

  • vash12 on 21/04/2023 - 10:57
    +1

    Hodl-ing for a discount on PC

    • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2023 - 11:06
      +4

      hodl-ing a free beta with beta exclusive items?

    • TheSmashingCrab on 21/04/2023 - 18:26

      Hodl-ing for Game pass release when activision deal gets approved.

  • cloudie9 on 21/04/2023 - 11:11
    -2

    Check out memory usage, better not HODL-ing for 4090 price drop…

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0grsVnZTVNk&t=90s

    • Letrico on 21/04/2023 - 11:35

      Eh never had issue with my 3080 that only have 10gb vram. Was running 1440p without any issues.

    • Siuto on 21/04/2023 - 11:45

      Could be memory leak issues. We know about the issue on system RAM. I noticed it was using 20GB+ ram when I was playing the beta, but perhaps there's also an issue with the VRAM. When I was running the beta at 1440p, the VRAM was maxed out at 10GB on my 3080 but I didn't run into any issues.

    • lulzenberg on 21/04/2023 - 16:38

      Maybe just a 4k issue? I played through the betas on a legion pro laptop with a 3070, no issues at 1440p fps capped to 90 with high settings..

    • Powershopz on 13/05/2023 - 12:12

      https://imgur.com/a/vq20E7P

      My actual specs and experience during beta.

      Haven't tested it since all the graphics drivers had updates but hopefully performing better.

    • Capt0083 on 14/05/2023 - 13:30

      I played the open beta with my 3070ti on 4K resolution. No issue so far. Level 20 now

  • dogboy on 21/04/2023 - 11:28

    I quite enjoyed the previous beta.

  • ryang on 21/04/2023 - 11:30

    So the new reward is a mount trophy, am I reading that right? Think I'll pass on trying that then…

    • Fredfloresjr on 21/04/2023 - 16:50

      Nice. Less traffic for us.

    • futureminime on 23/04/2023 - 09:48
      +1

      Its a chance to get the 2 from last Beta if you missed out, but a lot is getting a feel for the characters and game, and stress test the servers.

      From the email I got about the 2nd beta:
      "All this and more awaits in a brand-new build where we’ve integrated learnings and player feedback from the recent Diablo IV Open Beta, including adjustments that will make the Server Slam more representative of what players will experience at Launch."

      Last beta I got some rubber banding when I got server shifted/sharded from moving between regions and game disconnects when portaling to teammates. Hopefully that's been fixed this time. The more people who test the better servers should be on launch.

      Overall I was pretty happy with the server performance and moved my position from "Definitely not at $110 to "I'm weak and will reconsider if I want something to play in June".

  • Siuto on 21/04/2023 - 11:37
    +1

    For those purchasing D4 on PC, is there anyway to bypass Blizzard's international transaction fee, apart from using a credit card that doesn't charge such a fee? I noticed in similar situations for other companies, one may bypass it by using PayPal but in my search so far, Blizzard will still charge the fee via PayPal.

    • Namidairo on 21/04/2023 - 12:01

      Is there even a region where they haven't jacked up the price to ~110AUD anyway?

      I remember checking the usual regions for Blizzard price dodging and they were still roughly the same price. (Argentina, Taiwan, etc.)

      • Siuto on 21/04/2023 - 12:06

        Sorry, I was talking about the international transaction fee and not about regional pricing. It seems that Blizzard process their payment in France even though they charge you in AUD.

        • OzzyBrak on 21/04/2023 - 15:01
          +2

          Wouldn't it be your bank that is charging you an additional fee for processing an international transaction? Solution is to switch to bank that doesn't charge, like macquarie bank

      • Capt0083 on 14/05/2023 - 13:31

        Isn’t Argentina only around aud80 for the base game? Not sure if its simple to hook on VPN to switch region or not

  • Contopaxi on 21/04/2023 - 11:50

    Time to not waste my time on Druid again

    • Drpepper666 on 21/04/2023 - 13:34
      +1

      17 damsge

    • luminair on 21/04/2023 - 15:22
      +2

      did they not buff Druid after last test? come on, try it once more for the love :P

      • Contopaxi on 21/04/2023 - 16:28

        I don’t think I can push through that early gameplay slog again on a beta.
        I didn’t get to max but didn’t find it super enjoyable and struggled with the spider dungeon boss

      • lulzenberg on 21/04/2023 - 16:40

        Without being able to complete their class quest at 15, it's an entirely gimped version of the class, at least that is what I have been told.

  • lesher on 21/04/2023 - 12:02
    -3

    I wonder if people will actually buy this when it's fully released instead of boycotting this awful company

  • Everydog25 on 21/04/2023 - 12:04
    +4

    I played the beta with a 1080 graphics card @ 2560*1440 but I do have 32Gb ram and didn't have any issues with the gameplay in any of the betas apart from staying up late at night and going to work the next day….

  • OzBoganYeah on 21/04/2023 - 12:40
    +1

    So if you complete it, you get just a trophy? Not an actual mount (I'm presuming a horse)?

    • Testeagle on 21/04/2023 - 13:34

      Yeah, looks to be just an item that goes on your mount. Not as appealing as a mount. But I'll probably still do it.

  • jonske on 21/04/2023 - 13:12

    Managed to make a necro blood mist+corpse explosion build last open beta. Was fun exploding everything. Wonder if that was nerfed

    • pigmyfart on 21/04/2023 - 17:26
      +1

      Corpse explosion was nerfed, yeah… Stop wondering and read about all the gameplay and class balancing changes following the beta test in about a million articles online, or on Blizzard's own site believe it or not.

  • fruxo on 21/04/2023 - 16:19

    Am I understanding it correctly that I need to download a new beta client and I can't use the one I already downloaded? Can I continue with my beta character (I didn't get to level 20) or will I have to start over?

    • pigmyfart on 21/04/2023 - 17:20
      +2

      You probably just need to update the game you originally installed via the BattleNet client. Even if you played last time you start over again this time and again for real when the game comes out.

  • autolux on 21/04/2023 - 18:01
    -1

    they're trying to stick it to zelda tears of the kingdom…

  • Mr Bob Dobalina on 21/04/2023 - 22:22

    It's not an open beta, since the game has already gone gold. Beta is the wrong term to use.

    • futureminime on 23/04/2023 - 09:57
      +2

      Beta relates to a version numbering system relating to the state of development. The list of changes from last Open Beta would suggest they are Betas.

      Even if the main game code is done and they are just tweaking balance, that's the point of open beta rather than Alpha or closed betas. These also would be stress testing the servers being set up for D4 as well in a way is very hard to otherwise simulate accurately. To be honest, seems close to the gold standard of a what an Open Beta should be.

      What are your thoughts as to why its not an Open Beta? Just the sales volume? Do you think the game is actually mature enough that its a full version 1.0 situation and would be better described as a demo/ sever stress test?

  • Budju on 22/04/2023 - 16:23
    +1

    Lol why would you put yourself through this

    • Meconium on 12/05/2023 - 13:26

      Is it a waste of time? Too many people competing for servers etc, long wait times? Haven't done a free beta in a long while.

      • Budju on 12/05/2023 - 13:27

        I dunno it might be alright. Unless it's like a normal Diablo launch which is always a fail

      • deathjr on 13/05/2023 - 11:14

        not at all. zero queueing, no lag since the start of this beta. PC performance is incredible

  • umoddbro on 12/05/2023 - 16:21

    So servers go live tonight? Can we start preloading now? At work till late….

    • Mattapie on 12/05/2023 - 17:40
      +2

      I have just pre-installed on PC. Think it goes live at 5am Sat.

      • umoddbro on 12/05/2023 - 18:04
        +1

        Ah yeh right it's the 12th in US, will have time to download it overnight :) Cheers

  • kojihama on 13/05/2023 - 10:14

    Are there any aussie D4 communities out there? looking to join something for some games… there's the official discord but it's not Aussie specific (mainly to suit timezones)

  • lordezekiel on 13/05/2023 - 11:23

    Been playing since 6am this morning, game is great and looks and runs fantastic on Series X. There was no login queues at all and there has been no lag or server issues at all, has essentially run flawlessly the last 4+ hours.

  • johnwinkle on 13/05/2023 - 11:46

    is the game multiplayer/coop?

    • lordezekiel on 13/05/2023 - 12:40

      Yes.

      • johnwinkle on 13/05/2023 - 12:41

        how does the game compare to path of exile?

  • AustriaBargain on 13/05/2023 - 11:53
    -4

    It'll take hours to connect and you'll disconnect within minutes. It happens every time with Blizzard betas.

    • lordezekiel on 13/05/2023 - 12:35

      Been playing for nearly 6 hours this morning, accross 4 gaming sessions, login queues have been non existent, game runs rock solid on my Series X, not a single issue encountered.
      So no, it doesnt happen every time with Blizzard betas.

      • AustriaBargain on 13/05/2023 - 12:44

        Well looks like I was wrong. Past performance was not indicative of future results.

  • Owgasm on 13/05/2023 - 11:55

    Do you need ps+ to play on ps5?

    • AustriaBargain on 13/05/2023 - 12:44

      You don't for Overwatch which is also an online Blizzard game.

      • Capt0083 on 14/05/2023 - 13:33

        Overwatch is free game now. Free game doesn’t need subscription to play online but the paid game needs.

        • AustriaBargain on 14/05/2023 - 13:43

          What about free weekends/free betas?

  • shabaka on 13/05/2023 - 12:01

    don't I need an RTX 4000 card to play this?

    • lordezekiel on 13/05/2023 - 12:36
      +1

      No. I played the Open Beta with a GTX 1080 Ti, it runs great. More important you have a decent CPU, enough system ram and an SSD.

      • shabaka on 13/05/2023 - 12:43

        wow thanks

  • Powershopz on 13/05/2023 - 12:15
    -3

    I've logged in twice this morning with no server queues or DCs, no stuttering.

    I'm actually concerned and skeptical.

    Is it performing better because they fixed things? Nah, probably not.
    Is it performing better because they've allocated heaps of extra resources for this weekend and it's functioning fine.
    Will it be a shit show in 2 weeks time when people play the real game?
    Is it performing better because they're struggling to sell copies?

    • lordezekiel on 13/05/2023 - 12:39

      Bit of a weird angle you are taking here. The intial open beta would have had considerably more player numbers and server strain than this "server slam" weekend. And of course the actual launch of the game itself will certainly have more players than this server slam also.

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