Diablo IV Early Beta Access - First World Boss Ashava

Ashava

Diablo 4 is getting world bosses. Blizzard has announced the times for players to challenge Ashava, the first-world boss in Diablo IV's early beta access sessions. Ashava appears thrice on Saturday and once on Sunday. Here is Ashava's Schedule:

Saturday, March 18

  • 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET
  • 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET

Sunday, March 19

  • 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET

Note that the early beta access for Diablo IV runs from 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on March 17 to 12 PM PT /3 PM ET on March 19.

According to the official Diablo IV website, the game will feature "open-world elements with regionalized gameplay," which suggests that there will be different areas of the game world with unique bosses to encounter. During a BlizzConline panel in February 2021, Diablo IV developers displayed concept art and gameplay footage of several bosses that players will encounter. These include the Blood Bishop, Ashava - a colossal demon, and Lilith-worshipping cultists. Players can look forward to experiencing a thrilling and challenging gameplay experience with Diablo IV's varied world bosses.

When Diablo IV was initially announced back at BlizzCon 2019 a panel including the game's Senior Encounter Designer, Candace Thomas spoke a little bit about what Ashava represented in the Diablo world:

[Ashava is] like a constant reminder that Lilith is watching and that nowhere is safe from the from the gates of Hell… But to us as developers, I think that she's kind of like a monument to what Diablo IV is as a game… She's this enormous monster, but she takes more than just you to defeat. People have to come together across all the regions to take her down, because she's just this giant killing machine.

The official Diablo IV website mentions that players will encounter "world bosses" that require a group of players to defeat. Blizzard created World Bosses to challenge various player actions and cover a broad attack range, as stated in the PlayStation blog.

Following the beta access session this weekend, an open beta for Diablo IV is scheduled on March 24-26. For more on the game, you can check out everything that we know about Diablo IV.

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