With the release of Diablo II, will be a true global network with servers in Europe and Asia to support players around the world. Additionally, we have redesigned the architecture using a client-server network to prevent cheating and to expand the multiplayer component. The game is many times larger than the original with a much more complex system of character development.
After discussing the time needed to fully play-balance, polish, beta test and debug the game, we feel that it is important to let the gaming community know that we do not expect to release Diablo II before the end of the year.ĭiablo II is the most ambitious project we have undertaken to date. It also said that while this test is strictly singleplayer, a multiplayer test will take place later this year.The release date of Diablo II has been the subject of great speculation in recent weeks as the result of delays in starting the beta test. Blizzard warned that everything in the alpha will be a work in progress and so you may run into the occasional hitch or bit of oddness, but it welcomes "any and all feedback" based on your experience. The good news for grinders is that there will be no level cap, so you can farm your face off and level up until the very moment the technical test ends.Īccess to the test will be granted to a random selection of players who opted in at, so if you want to get in and haven't put your name in the hat yet, you might want to go take care of that. The technical test will include access to three of Diablo 2's seven classes-the Barbarian, Amazon, and Sorceress-and the full first two acts of the game, each of them capped by a throwdown with a big bad boss: Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish, who's taken up residence in the Rogue Monastery, and the Lord of Pain, Duriel, who's waiting in the desert of Lut Gholein.
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