The much anticipated Dawn of War III will open up for Beta testing starting April 20th. Come find out what Relic had to say, and where you can sign up.
Want to try the Dawn of War III out before the actual release date? Well you’ll have the opportunity to by signing up for the Open Beta that will be running from 10am PST April 21st to 10am PST April 24th. Let’s take a look at some of the FAQ’s for the Open Beta event.
HOW DO I GET ACCESS TO THE OPEN BETA?
Sign up here to register for the Open Beta. You will need to have or create a Relic Link account. Once you have successfully registered, you will receive a confirmation email that will include your unique key to access the beta. You can register for the Open Beta immediately but please bear in mind that confirmation emails will only be sent out from Wednesday 12th of April onwards.
As soon as the Open Beta is available for pre-load (see below for details), you can unlock and begin downloading it by entering your key into the Steam product activation page here. Your download will patch at 10AM PST on April 21st to complete the installation. Then, you’ll be able to double click the desktop icon, or click play in Steam, to boot the game and get started!
WILL I BE ABLE TO PRE-LOAD THE OPEN BETA CONTENT?
Yes. You will be able to download and partially install the Open Beta from 10am PST on April 18th onwards. Then, when the beta begins at 10AM PST on April 21st, the final files will be downloaded and installation can be completed.
I PRE-ORDERED, WILL I STILL HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THE OPEN BETA?
Yes. You will need to sign up to the Open Beta in order to be granted access.
WILL PROGRESSION BE RE-SET AT LAUNCH?
Yes. To ensure all players are given a fair and even starting point from release, whether they have participated in the beta or not, we will re-set all progression at the end of the Open Beta.
WILL THE BETA BE LOCALIZED?
Mostly. We have tried to ensure that most interface text and subtitles within the Open Beta are localized into French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Czech, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
CAN I STREAM OR CREATE CONTENT ABOUT THE OPEN BETA?
Yes. Please feel free to stream and share your experiences from April 21st when Open Beta begins.
I HAVE FEEDBACK ABOUT SOMETHING I EXPERIENCE IN THE OPEN BETA. HOW CAN I SHARE MY THOUGHTS?
The best place to leave your feedback is on the official Dawn of War forums. Developers, moderators, and community members are all part of the discussion – join the conversation to let your voice be heard!
The Open Beta event is going to be a great way to get yourself familiar with the game before the actual launch, as well as helping the developers work out the last couple of kinks. If you would like to participate make sure you head over to the sign up page and register today.
Just remember that all progress made during the Open Beta will be reset prior to the full launch of the game. Any progress made during this period will not be saved, it is strictly geared towards helping the developers test and fix last minute issues. If you do notice something in the game that seems a little off make sure you drop a note in their forum to give them a heads up.
Are you going to be participating in the Open Beta? Let us know your thoughts on the new Dawn of War III in the comments below.
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