

Assuming that it takes pages out of the Necromancer we had in D2R, it's definitely a class you'll want to try out when the game finally releases. What's more, according to Arsenaux, beta testers can look forward to a rather unorthodox gameplay experience with the Necromancer since they'll need to channel skills and control their summoned minions in the heat of battle.

As a master of death that can call forth the undead to do his bidding, or cast debilitating curses on his enemies, the Necromancer is a surprisingly versatile character that will fit players who don't really like to get too "chummy" with their foes in close quarters. Naturally, the Closed Beta test brings with it numerous changes and new features, most prominent among them being the addition of the Necromancer class, as well as support for various controllers like Sony's Dualshock 4 and the Razer Kishi, among several others.Īs noted, players who are eligible to take part in the Closed Beta will be able to try out the Necromancer for the first time. It's certainly a remarkable expectation to have in a year where games get postponed every other day and let's just say I'm starting to get a teensy bit bored of playing subpar builds in Diablo III for the comedy value. Unfortunately, as you might have guessed, participation is still limited to a pool of invited players on Android, but the silver lining here is that at the current rate we're going, the developers should (theoretically) be able to comfortably meet that aforementioned release window with time to spare. As for when it will wrap up, Blizzard has yet to announce a date for that - they've mentioned that the Closed Beta will run for several weeks at minimum, in order to ensure the team can get an accurate picture of what works, and more importantly, what doesn't. As a matter of fact, fans will even be able to take the game for another spin with the Closed Beta testing phase starting at 5 pm PT today. On the bright side, though - it would seem that development on many of Blizzard's games is still proceeding as planned, including the aforementioned Immortal. With Diablo Immortal's tentative release in early-mid 2022 inching closer and closer every day, it's safe to say that the folks at Blizzard Entertainment really have their work cut out for them, to say nothing of the legal fiasco that the company is currently embroiled in.
