The upcoming mobile MOBA title "League of Legends: Wild Rift" has no release date yet, but it looks like Riot Games has already released its open beta slightly ahead of its schedule.
Several "League of Legends: Wild Rift" players in Europe shared on Reddit that they were able to download the game's open beta earlier than its official launch schedule. Shortly after the post, several other users from MENA, Turkey, CIS, and Russia also said that the game has also become available in their regions a few hours after it went live in Europe.
Although it appears that Riot Games is slowly rolling out the game's beta in these regions, some players claimed that the download button is not yet available upon checking the Wild Rift's page on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. It could mean that although some fans can already download the game's build, several others would just have to wait for its official release date scheduled on Dec. 10.
In November, Riot Games announced the the "League of Legends: Wild Rift" open beta would release in Europe, Turkey, MENA, CIS and Russia on Dec. 10. While players in Vietnam and Oceania would be able to download it on Dec. 8. The gaming studio also released the patch notes on Dec. 7 where it details all the changes it made to the game along with the improvements and features it introduced.
For players in the above-mentioned regions who want to enjoy the "League of Legends: Wild Rift" open beta should visit the game's official page on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store to check if it is already available for download. Players could log in to the game after linking their official Riot account. However, players should note that servers' stability could vary.
The rivers that cut through the heart of Wild Rift is a great place to chill with a friend and a pitcher of iced Scryer’s Brew. Just don’t feed the Scuttle Crabs. FYI, Scuttle Crabs can grant you vision of the river once you, uh, pet them. With your sword. Really hard. pic.twitter.com/GQ38UiF3Ne — League of Legends: Wild Rift (@wildrift) December 4, 2020
Riot Games has not yet issued any statements about the early open beta launch to these regions. Some players are speculating that the developers might be trying to stress-test its servers ahead of the larger-scale release. Europe, Turkey, CIS, MENA and Russia are regions with massive "League of Legions" player bases. In other words, the demand would be considerably higher at the scheduled release of the game's open beta.
"League of Legends: Wild Rift" fans in other regions where the game's beta is not yet available should take caution when trying to access the game using VPN. Riot Games earlier made some strict measures against players using this alternative process of playing the game.
