As announced, Blizzard has rushed the Beta for the Diablo 3 Necromancer and yesterday evening Patch 2.6 was released on the test server.

Patch 2.6 not only contains the new class, but also some new features:

Challenge portals new in Diablo 3

In these you can try out other players' builds in a special dungeon. The build and dungeon change every week. During the beta, this can change frequently for testing purposes.

The challenge portals can be found in the main screen, similar to the adventure and campaign modes.

Adventure mode

New zones

The 2 new zones are in Act 2. On the one hand, "The moors"And on the other hand"The temple of the firstborn" were added.

Set portals

The new interface explains the requirements for completing the individual stages better.

Bounties

There are four new ones. The player finds them via four new waypoints in act 4. The new bounties are the unforeseen consequences of the battle between the Nephalem and Diablo in the High Heavens.

The new class necromancer

“As masters of the dark arts, you command the powers of life and death to restore balance! Necromancers are powerful wizards who destroy their opponents with curses and revived servants - and a diverse army of the undead. The style of play in this new class focuses on the raw building blocks of life: blood and bones. "

The Beta access is only available by invitation. Since there will be no open beta, if you are interested you should make sure that the beta preferences are set correctly in your account management.

When choosing, Blizzard distributes access to well-known streamers, but the majority will be recruited from "normal" players. It should also play a role how active the account is in Diablo 3. If you are not lucky, you can get a first look at the Twitch streaming platform. Since there is no confidentiality agreement for the beta, some streams with necromancers are already live.