2023-06-07 21:53:00
The need for a permanent connection to the Blizzard Entertainment servers played a cruel joke with the winner of the “race” for the hundredth level in the hardcore mode of Diablo IV. The user lost his character due to a connection error shortly before the end of the game.
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Former professional Dota 2 and StarCraft II player Souaïb Hanaf, who uses the alias cArn_ on Twitch, reached level 100 as a barbarian in hardcore mode in 82 hours, but might not complete the walkthrough. Shortly following the fact of primacy confirmed the official Twitter of the series, the streamer has lost his hero forever. Before the final boss fight, the character’s animations became choppy, and then the image froze and was replaced by a black screen. After restarting the game, the streamer ended up in the initial menu with the only option – to select a class and start playing from the first level. As it turned out thanks to the information in the Hall of the Fallen, the barbarian was killed by a bat.
A connection error in Diablo IV may not cause serious consequences, but in hardcore mode, death is counted following it. This eliminates the use of a vulnerability when the player intentionally interrupts the connection in order to save the character at the last moment. On “hardcore” the mechanics of permanent death operates – it is impossible to return the deceased character.
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According to the streamer, the reset of progress did not upset him as much as the loss of equipment. One way or another, cArn_ will not lose the title – it is not necessary to complete the game as part of the “race”, so Blizzard will retain the title of winner for him. Recall that the company will perpetuate the names of the first thousand players who took the hundredth level in hardcore mode, on the statue of Lilith in her headquarters.
In the comments on the tweet regarding the achievement, users noted that Blizzard was responsible for the loss, which introduced the requirement of an active Internet connection throughout the passage. “Died of disconnect— wrote No_5. — Great, Blizzard”.
Another trouble, no longer related to technical problems, happened with user AMValentine1, who also participated in the challenge. The player spent regarding a day in hardcore mode without a break and fell asleep right at the computer, following which the character died.
Diablo IV launched on June 6 on PC (Battle.net), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and S. Deluxe Edition owners got access four days early. The game became the fastest-selling game in Blizzard history even before release. Two full-fledged additions are in development.
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