After temporarily pausing the "League of Legends: Wild Rift" Closed Beta, Riot Games now announced that it is reopening the build and making it available to a few more regions.
On its official "League of Legends: Wild Rift" blog, Riot Games announced it is continuing the game's Regional Closed Beta in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It also mentioned that it is adding more players in Japan and South Korea starting October 8.
"League of Legends: Wild Rift" Regional kicks on 8 AM PHT or 1 PM PT of October 8 for Android devices. Riot Games still allows players to share content from beta, which means even if you are not in the area where the beta is available, you can still check the game from other players' perspectives. The gaming studio also addressed the regional launch and the reason behind Japan and South Korea's recent inclusion.
According to Riot Games, proximity to servers and stability are the major factors for the roll out to these new areas. These factors are available to regions that are adjacent to each other, according to the game developer. "We're going region by region for our Closed Beta to make sure we're prioritizing stability before moving to the next. Most of the regions in this test are geographically fairly close to one another, so we can focus on scale testing a smaller group of servers."
Riot Games also teased the new looks of various "League of Legends: Wild Rift" characters with new skins arriving soon. Previewed characters include Mad Scientist Ziggs and Rageborn Mundo. It is worth mentioning that players who purchased during the first round of the closed beta could get their Wild Cores refunded with an additional bonus.
The gaming studio also mentioned that it is currently randomly choosing players players' pre-registration for "League of Legends: Wild Rift" on Google Play. it assured fans that it would send more invitations to other players as the test progresses. It also mentioned that those who were not able to receive invitations could check out with content creators to watch big plays.
Strap in because we’re throwing a WHOLE bunch of skins your way to prep for Closed Beta starting back up! Let’s get going with more than a hint of crazy: Mad Scientist Ziggs and Rageborn Mundo. pic.twitter.com/rDW3DRHJFV — League of Legends: Wild Rift (@wildrift) October 7, 2020
Players who are invited should log in with the same Google account that they pre-registered with. For Android mobile devices, Riot Games' minimum requirements to play "League of Legends: Wild Rift' includes a 4-core CPU with 1.5 Ghz speed and above. For the RAM, it requires at least 1.5 GB while a 1280 x 720 requirement is needed for the device's resolution.
