Diablo Immortal is up for pre-order, but don't trust the release date rumors

Date:
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:38:56 +0000

Description:
You can pre-order and pre-register for Blizzard's upcoming action RPG now,
but hold off getting too excited.

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Diablo Immortal, the upcoming free-to-play mobile spin-off of Blizzards acclaimed action RPG series, is now up for pre-order on iOS devices and pre-registration for Android users. But if youve seen a release date floating around, it might be best to ignore it.

When the pre-order pages first went live on March 28, some eagle-eyed fans quickly spotted that the iOS page listed its expected release date as June
30, raising their hopes that Diablo Immortal would hit digital devices in three months' time.

However, Blizzard has confirmed that the release date was only a placeholder, and the date has since been removed from the games App Store listing.

"As a point of clarification for anyone who pre-registers on iOS and iPadOS, players will notice that the game is listed with a launch date of June 30," Blizzard said to IGN .

"We want to make it clear that June 30 is not the official launch date of Diablo Immortal, and this is just a placeholder for the time being as we lock in our final plans. We will update the community with our official launch timing at a later date."

That means the mobile RPG likely wont release on June 30. its_happening from r/DiabloImmortal

Blizzard did share some more concrete details about the game, however. A new blog post describes how youll not only be able to change the cosmetics of
your character on the fly but also their class.

Rather than requiring players to create alt-characters each time they want to test out another of the games six classes, youll be able to change your existing character to a new class. When you do so, youll retain all of that characters level and item progression, and receive new items that suit their playstyle. None of the items you had equipped or kept in your stash will be removed.

Blizzard says the class change feature has been implemented because it didnt want to force our players into the hard choice of giving up progress on their main character to support an alt.

We also didnt want anyone to feel obligated to keep a roster of alt
characters to gather rewards and resources, or to match the shifting demands of Leaderboards, Cycle of Strife, or other competitive systems.

However, while youll be able to switch to any class you fancy, therell be
some limits on the frequency and number of times you can change. Blizzard
also says players who focus on a single class will have some advantages, such as a broader selection of available character builds. The class change
feature wont be available when Immortal launches but will be added after release in a patch. (Image credit: Blizzard)

On the cosmetic side, youll be able to find, earn and buy new gear to change the appearance of your character. Complete cosmetic sets are available to every class and a new one will be rolled out monthly, themed around that months Battle Pass. The visual appearance of your Legendary items will also change as you level up their gems' Resonance stat. That means your armor and weapons will become beefier, more intricate, and emanate brighter light as
you progress.

Blizzard says it wants players to keep varying their characters looks as they play, while Diablo Immortals visuals will change like any living game.

A pre-order bonus has also been announced. If 30 million people pre-order or pre-register for Diablo Immortal before its release, the Horadrim Cosmetic
set will be available for anyone who completes the games tutorial within the first 30 days of its release.

Check out the iOS pre-order page on the App Store and the pre-registration page on the Play Store .



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