Closing this.
We plan on looking at better options for players in the future to pre-download the patch in the future as opposed to releasing it at the time at launch which we did for ALL players this season.
The team is aware and will look to address it in future seasons.
No one was given a link to pre-download the patch. The patch did not release to anyone until 10am PDT for Battle.net players.
Again, he was not provided a download before. We didn’t even open downloads up on PC until 10am PDT.
We promote our Diablo Streaming Partners on the launcher. We have done this since Diablo III. Those are scheduled by our Battle.net team when we are spotlighting creators. We had him scheduled at 10am when the season began. Just like Lexyu will be up there at 4pm on the launcher and 10pm for Rob tonight.
He also is only level 8 at 10:33am when I just checked his stream.
There are no priority queues. We don’t have that capability nor will ever implement that as there is no need.
Only thing we have is an internal allowance to anyone with accounts with @blizzard.com to test before windows open.
This wasnt ideal for sure.
We have a war-room going and there have been talks about looking at improving this in the future and allowing players some more of a window to prep with downloads in the future.
Sorry about this guys. Hopefully everyone gets in speedy quick here.
Hi all -
We have seen a few reports of players not being able to see the Gauntlet for the final week of the season.
Gauntlets for this season and for future seasons will not occur during the final week of a season. This is due to the final week of the season would have some additional complexities during its wind down period before we begin each new season.
We apologize for not pre-informing on this but Gauntlet will be back for the first week of Season 4 next week.
The team is working on a hotfix to have these delivered in the coming days. They unfortunately did not go out as planned.
Apologies on this!
Definitely running a druid in Seasonal, but also going to take my necro and build him up on Eternal. I’ve had a ton of fun with it, and I’m excited to see just how much better it can get with the new systems in play. I’m also sorely tempted to take my OG character from launch and fix that one up too. 
On May 2, we held a Developer Update diving into itemization and system updates coming in Season 4: Loot Reborn on May 14. Community director Adam Fletcher, associate game director Joe Piepiora, lead live class designer Adam Jackson, lead live game designer Colin Finer and lead seasons designer Deric Nunez sat down to discuss updates to Helltide, Itemization changes, Public Test Realm learnings, balance updates, and more.
If you’d like to watch the full Developer Update to catch up on all the details, see the video below.
To read our deep dive on Season 4: Loot Reborn, you can read that blog here.
The forges burn with renewed vigor, stoked by braziers to hone the steel of Sanctuary’s finest. Across the land, Hell’s expanded Legions gather and multiply, marshalling their strength to ambush wanderers that fall prey to their Helltide.
Fresh from our first Public Test Realm in Diablo IV, Season 4: Loot Reborn begins on May 14 at 10 a.m. PT. Use the Itemization overhaul on new systems, Tempering and Masterworking to change a noteworthy blade into a force to be feared. Across all World Tiers, Helltide is reborn: slay monstrosities to fill your threat meter, marking you as prey for the Hellborne. Prepare to fight side by side with the Iron Wolves—a seasoned mercenary company of brethren aiming to quell the demons.
Greetings, Wanderers!
We are gathering questions for the Q&A portion of our upcoming Developer Update Livestream on May 2nd. Please post your questions here so that we can get some of them in front of the team during the show.
Please note: We will not be able to answer all of the questions posted, and we gather them from multiple sources throughout the stream. We try to select questions that have been brought up by multiple users, so even if you don’t get the shoutout, be sure to keep an eye and ear out for the answers!
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Our next Developer Update begins on May 2 at 11 a.m. PDT and will give you a look into what the team has in store for the launch of Season 4 along with system features, balance updates, and learnings from our recent Public Test Realm period.
Join associate director of community Adam Fletcher, associate game director Joseph Piepiora, lead live class designer Adam Jackson, lead live game designer Colin Finer, and lead seasons designer Deric Nunez, as they delve into PTR learnings, including tweaks to itemization and system updates.
We’ll also be taking community questions for us to answer during a Q&A at the end of the stream.
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Read moreHello Wanderers -
As you may recall from our most recent Campfire Chat, we mentioned our shop teams have been looking at identifying better opportunities for players to obtain some cosmetics from the shop with some of their earned or purchased Platinum.
A few weeks ago, Class Armor packs began to appear in the shop which brought some popular options into a 2-pack combo for a lower Platinum offering.
Starting tomorrow, April 9th, Fortunate Finds will begin to appear in the shop which will include personalized offers for players with individual discounts up to 50% off on select items.
These items and corresponding discounts are catered specifically for each individual based on the classes they play, so they won’t be consistent from player to player.
This being the first iteration, the shop teams will be continuing to refine the UI/UX of this feature as well as the offerings in the future.
We appreciate the feedback from player...
Read moreHello Wanderers -
As you may recall from our most recent Campfire Chat, we mentioned our shop teams have been looking at identifying better opportunities for players to obtain some cosmetics from the shop with some of their earned or purchased Platinum.
A few weeks ago, Class Armor packs began to appear in the shop which brought some popular options into a 2-pack combo for a lower Platinum offering.
Starting tomorrow, April 9th, Fortunate Finds will begin to appear in the shop which will include personalized offers for players with individual discounts up to 50% off on select items.
These items and corresponding discounts are catered specifically for each individual based on the classes they play, so they won’t be consistent from player to player.
This being the first iteration, the shop teams will be continuing to refine the UI/UX of this feature as well as the offerings in the future.
We appreciate the feedback from player...
Read moreI’ll ask Pez and FilthieRich if we can start releasing cryptic riddles pointing to the next stream date 
Blues are friends, not food!
My settings changes hadn’t saved! Thanks to those who spotted it and reported it to us!
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