Blizzard : Battle.net

What changes have been made to Battle.net since the release of Diablo II?

Blizzard Entertainment continues to make several enhancements to the Battle.net infrastructure by increasing the number of servers and providing additional bandwidth.

Beginning June 2000 and continuing through August 2001, we have increased the number of game servers in our Asia gateway to 300, increased the number of servers in the US gateways to 200 and raised the number of servers to 100 in the Europe gateway.

We have also added two new Asian Realms to our Diablo II world as well as increased the size of all Realms. The Battle.net team is extremely committed to providing our users with the best possible game play experience. In order to provide this experience, we have also expanded the number of personnel dedicated to Battle.net. These changes were put into place in order to make your gaming experience enjoyable while maintaining our dedication to keeping Battle.net a complimentary service.

Why are players from another country on my Diablo II Realm/Battle.net Server?

Anyone in any country is free to play on whatever Realm or Battle.net Gateway they choose. This is not changing. The Diablo II Realms and Battle.net Gateways are named to give people an idea which one is best to pick based on their location. They are NOT named to suggest ownership of the realms by geographical areas or to suggest who has to play where. Please respect people's right to play on any server they choose.

Why do you allow people from all over the world to connect to any Diablo II Realm or Battle.net Server?

We want to allow friends from around the world to be able to play together on the same server. To do this, the servers must be open to anyone. We have no intention of restricting access based on location.

Gateways

Gateways acts as portals through which players get onto Battle.net. The four Gateways that Blizzard maintains are: US West, US East, Asia or Europe. For the best play experience, you should select the Gateways that is closest to your geographic location.
You cannot talk to or play games with players on other Gateways. To play together you must select the same Gateway.

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