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@Diablo Good call but why not just delay it to season 1 so everyone can participate and have time to familiarize the game

@Diablo W

@Diablo As a person who played in review period this is a BIG W! Good choice Blizz.

@Diablo Now remove the cheat death elixir

@Diablo W thank you for listening to the community

@Diablo Better but can’t the people that did play it just tell their friends what to do etc?

@Diablo DiabWo

@Diablo @Zizaran Pog now I stand a chance

@Diablo That's great to hear honestly. W move

@Diablo Please move the race to season one

@Diablo W move. Sucks for the people who didn't know if they played the pre-release versions that they wouldn't be able to enter. Best of luck everyone.

@Diablo @towelthetank People are angry about this race and the circumstances surrounding it, as if their lives depended on it. It's crazy. In 2 weeks nobody cares who won this race. You can win a prize? Who cares? It's so insignificant. 😎

@Diablo The "Review Version" is not the Server Slam. Those are two different things. The Review Version are those individuals that are currently under embargo, like Rhykker, Wudijo, etc.

@Diablo Good call.

@Diablo It should just be Season 1. It removes any and all controversy. No Early Access. Alpha/Beta. The playing field is as level as it can possibly be for EVERYONE. 1. We're reviewers aware of this Disqualification ahead of time? 2. What's to stop them playing on another account?

@Diablo The fact people can pay for a 4 day head start is worse than this, especially when you’re advertising the Ultimate Edition right under the post, is not a good look. Delaying this until Season 1 is the better call.

@Diablo I gotta say Blizzard you have done a great job at listening to the community and taking swift action in regard to Diablo IV this isn't sarcasm I mean it you are really setting the standard and exceeding expectations

@Diablo Kinda sucks that the reviewers/content creators didn't know what they got themselves into before hand.. It is at least a bit better as the original plan and shows that they are trying to listen to the community

@Diablo This is a lower case w. The upper case W would be to let them all be eligible but postpone the race until the start of season 1.

@Diablo This doesn't really address the issue. We're just distancing the creators who probably didn't know they couldn't participate and still preventing non-preorder players from having a fair chance. Surely Season 1 would be a much better solution?

@Diablo Very good coice tho!

@Diablo Season 1 would be the fair way to do it, but excluding base game enjoyers is the whole point. 100% intended. Everything about this game weaponizes FOMO, including this contest.

@Diablo W

@Diablo Worst damage control attempt I've seen in a long time lol.

@Diablo A pleasant surprise for a multi-billion-dollar company, in terms of general fairness. For those saying deluxe/ultimate give an advantage—yea, 100% it does in a "race", but the top 1k HC players bought deluxe+ anyway. Kudos @PezRadar @RodFergusson

@Diablo Just accept responsibility for making a mistake and revert it to season 1. Boom everyone is happy

@Diablo Ah, excluding people from the pre-release and excluding people who didn't buy the deluxe or ultimate version... Why not just start this race at season 1 (as already suggested by other people who DO want to participate)? Fair to all!

@Diablo its not too late to postpone the race for season 1 so you can include everyone

@Diablo Good idea but also announce another one for Season 1 or something similar.

@Diablo Actively listening to community, big W.

@Diablo Feel bad for the ones that unknowingly got DQed from this, and don’t pay for early access. Postponing it until season 1 would be the best play.

@Diablo They all resigned from claiming a win yesterday, you're really putting a band-aid on a wound that someone else just cauterized closed.

@Diablo Big L for the 5 guys who could have used this advantage. Hot take: if one of them go to 100 first, they should absolutely get the statue, but it should simply not count in the 1000 limit.

@Diablo This is not enough! Start the race on June 6th at least. But better season 1 or 2-3 weeks into the game. Let users enjoy the story first. Also early start is Pay to Win in this case. It is clear that the event is not for players but for pushing more deluxe edition sales! Shame!

@Diablo what about alpha players lol

@Diablo as a player, who never plays hc, i think its unfair for those who cant enter to race, because u never mention anywhere, they couldnt. The best way would be to move the race to first season.