Diablo III Open Beta Saw 300,000 Concurrent Players

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on April 25, 2012 AT 07:54am

THE BUZZ: Blizzard has revealed that the Diablo III open beta saw 300,000 concurrent players at one point.

The beta was designed to stress test Blizzard’s servers, and it certainly did.

“I think we peaked at around 300k concurrent [users],” Blizzard community manager Bashiok tweeted. When asked about total users he replied: ”I don’t know… a lot.”

Some players found it difficult to access the beta over the weekend due to the amount of people online, many received log-in errors. Blizzard’s reply was to just keep trying.

EGM’s TAKE: This certainly bodes well for the game’s official launch on May 15. If this many people want to play the beta then just imagine how many will want to play the full game. We know that Diablo III is going to be huge, just based on fan excitement. The question is will the servers be able to cope with the influx of players on release day? The last thing Blizzard wants is for people to experience log-in errors.

Did you have a chance to play the beta? Baht did you think? Let us know in the comments below.

Matthew Bennett has only been covering the gaming world for a short while, but he’s eager to make his mark. An ability to go many hours without sleep and a quick wit make him ideal for his role as associate editor at EGMNOW.com. He often thinks back to the days when the very idea of this career seemed like nothing but an impossible dream. Follow him on Twitter @mattyjb89. Meet the rest of the crew.

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