Diablo III Launch Day Preparation Guide released

It’s less than a week to go to the Diablo III launch, and all over the world, gamers are already stocking up on frozen pizza and beer and good excuses for missing work.

But what about the technical stuff like how to create a BattleTag and preload the game? Blizzard’s got you covered there with this compact, easy-to-use Launch Day Preparation Guide.

The most important thing to note, though, is that with the expected volume of server traffic expected, Blizzard has warned that they might have to stagger login attempts to keep everything from collapsing in a big heap.

“As we’ve unlocked the Diablo III installer early, many people will be ready to log in right when the servers go live at midnight, so we’re going to be closely monitoring the impact on the service. It’s possible we’ll need to adjust the rate at which we’re logging people in to ensure a stable experience, and if we do you may see a delay when attempting to login. Please be aware that a delay of up to 40 seconds is possible while the game attempts to connect you. If your connection doesn’t succeed in 40 seconds, you’ll be presented with an Error 37 message and asked to try again. If you see this error it does in fact mean that you should try again.”

Now we just wait and watch while everything collapses anyway.

Diablo III launches on Tuesday, 14 May. Several local retailers including Kalahari, BT Games, and Zaps are holding midnight launches for those of you who want to get in the login queue early.

Find the Diablo III Launch Day Preparation Guide linked in the source below.