Shely replaces former Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, who exited Blizzard in August in the wake of a lawsuit against the company alleging a toxic workplace environment that subjected female employees to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Even still, you should absolutely try the beta if you get the chance to do so.Joe Shely is the new game director of Diablo 4, Blizzard Entertainment revealed Thursday.

The game improves upon Diablo 3 and Diablo Immortal in some pretty notable ways, though questions remain about the future of its MMO elements. Regardless, Diablo 4 is certainly a good time. It seems like the Diablo 4 team has improved the game’s servers since the Early Access beta launched, but it remains to be seen whether or not they’ve been improved enough to withstand the sudden appearance of so many more players. While everyone can technically access Diablo 4‘s upcoming open beta, that open beta will undoubtedly be impacted by the server queues and connection problems that plagued the Early Access beta.

Of course, that does assume you’ll actually be able to spend the whole weekend playing the beta. You will not be hurting for things to do. It’s a pretty substantial preview, and you can certainly spend most of your weekend trying to see most of it and experimenting with the five available classes. That means that you’ll be able to battle the world boss Ashava, collect various rewards, and experience most of Diablo 4‘s first act (including all dungeons, side quests, and bosses).

Otherwise, the open beta will include all of the major content that the Early Access beta featured. While you’ll still only be able to level those classes up to level 25 (the beta’s level cap), you will be able to access every aspect of those classes that you would normally be able to access up until that level cap. The upcoming public test period will also introduce the two classes not featured in the Early Access beta: the Necromancer and Druid. A massive influx of new players isn’t the only new thing that you’ll find in Diablo 4‘s open beta, though.

Diablo 4 playable demo