Diablo 4 leaks have started in record time

A gang of Diablo 4's ghouls hurtle towards the screen
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Be wary, as the internet is dark and full of spoilers. That's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:often been the case in the previous weeks, though this time it relates to Diablo 4 leaks. 

As if magically summoned by reports that a Diablo 4 alph🀅a playtest is runnin🥂g for family and friends of Blizzard, various images and titbits of informatiไon are making their way online. 🦄;

We'll discuss some of them in this article, so you might want to skip to the end if you want to go into the game without knowing anything. That aside, take this as a general public service announcement that spoilers are out there, so keep yourಞ head on a swivel. 

Still here? Grand. Stay awhile and listen. We've seen various leaks pop up on Diablo's♛ subreddit, though they've typically been reasonably swiftly. However, images are s💎till circulating on multiple forums and other . Most of them feature snaps of the character creator, revealing tattoos and the like. We've also seen about Diablo 4 having restricted trade and smart loot – for example, you can reportedly trade lower-tier items in a limited capacity. However, unique and more valuable loot like legendary is a no-go. 

The flurry of leaks has prompted the modജerators of Diablo's subreddit to tackle the topic with an . In short, game-specific features in betas are subject to change, so keep that in mind. Also, players w🔥on't be punished for posting leaks on the subreddit, though they might be banned on Battle.net. 

"What Blizzard chooses to do to individuals who leak pre-release information is entirely outside of our jurisdiction of power (which is solely r/Diablo) and may include actions taken against your battle.net account (including suspension, per🙈manent suspension, etc) as well as legal action against your persons if you signed an NDA or caused damages to thꦦe company or IP," a statement reads. "Once again, these actions are something that we have no bearing on and are entirely outside of our control."

The leaks follow from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier that a Diablo 4 playtest is underway for non-Blizzard employees, dubbed the "friends-and-family alpha❀ test". 

Schreier also noted that there are no microtransactions in the alpha build, though Blizzard has previously confirmed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历🎃史查询:Diab𝐆lo 4 purchases will be cosmetic-only aside from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:larger story expansions. The question was likely raised because Diablo Immortal has invited plenty of criticism due to how it 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:handles monetization, though it loꦉoks like you won♏'t see anything like that in Diablo 4. 

Prior to that, series general manager Rod Fergusson took to Twitter to clarify that a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4 beta spotted on Battle.net was for internal purposes only. 

Want to join in? You can get 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4 beta access, too - if you get a permanent tattoo.

Iain Harris
News Editor, Games

I joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, R🌠ockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the games side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one side to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a 🐼swanky new cloak – the more colourful, the better.