Diablo 4 alpha playtest reportedly running for "friends and family" of Blizzard

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A Diablo 4 playtest is reportedly underway for a number of players outside th♏e Blizzard offices, as part of what's described as a "friends-and-family alpha test."

"A bunch of people are playing an early build of Diablo IV right now thanks to a f🐼riends-and-family alpha test," Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier says on . "Players are under NDA, but I'm hearing mostly positive buzz."

that there are no microtransactions in the alpha build, so players won't yet have much idea what to expect from monetization, though Blizzard has previously confirmed that small 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4 purchases will be cꦺosmetic-only, aside from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:larger story expansions. The primary 🦩criticisms ag🌺ainst Diablo Immortal have been leveled at the game's microtransactions.

Fans got their hopes up for a public playtest a few weeks ago, when a beta tab for ☂Diablo 4 appeared on♈ the Battle.net launcher. Dia🧜blo GM Rod Fergusson said that "this is an internal only test," but confirmed that the game "will have more public testing in 🀅the future."

Sign-ups for those playtests are not yet live, though a does suggest that they will be available at some point. For now, the only way to guarantee beta access is to "offer your flesh as tribute" and get a permanent Diablo tattoo. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Yes, for real.

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