Blizzard developers have announced that Diablo 4 Season 3’s planned Leaderboard system, the Gauntlet, has been delayed.
Diablo 4 is in the early phases of its third major content update. Season of the Construct launched to a rocky reception but recent updates have smoothed that out somewhat.
The core gameplay loop for Diablo 4 Season 3 involves testing your might in Zoltun Kulle’s deadly Vault dungeons to upgrade your mechanical companion, The Seneschal. Of course, one of the major draws for the new season discussed in the lead-up to release was the new Leaderboard system known as the Gauntlet.
Fans of the game have been patiently waiting for the chance to pit themselves against one another for bragging rights. However, Diablo 4 Director Rod Fergusson announced on X that there will be an indefinite delay on the Gauntlet Leaderboards.
Great seeing the excitement about the Gauntlet & Leaderboards. We're still on track for S3 but decided to take a bit more time to polish a few things up, so it won't be launching on Feb 13 as I mentioned on a recent podcast. We'll share more details and the new date soon.
— Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) February 5, 2024
Diablo 4 devs announce undetermined delay for the Gauntlet
Originally planned for release on February 13, 2024, the Gauntlet is intended to be Diablo 4’s answer to Leaderboards. Centered around a weekly challenge dungeon, the Gauntlet tracks the top 1,000 players’ performance in that dungeon and showcases them to the player base.
To access the Gauntlet, players will need to have unlocked World Tier 4 and have their best build locked in. Placement on the Leaderboards rewards players with special Titles and bragging rights.
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Players have been clamoring for a Leaderboard system in Diablo 4 since before the game’s launch and were very excited for their arrival in Season 3. It looks like they’ll be waiting a little longer given the recent announcement from Rod Fergusson.
“[It’s] great seeing the excitement about the Gauntlet & Leaderboards,” Fergusson qualified. “We’re still on track for S3 but decided to take a bit more time to polish a few things up, so it won’t be launching on Feb 13.”
Fergusson did announce that Blizzard planned to reveal the new date soon but the format of that reveal is as yet unknown.
We’ll be keeping an ear to the ground and the moment there’s a launch date for Diablo 4 Season 3’s Gauntlet dungeons and Leaderboards, we’ll have it covered.