Highlights
- Blizzard is banning Diablo 4 players who used an exploit to transfer their Eternal Realm characters to the Seasonal Realm.
- Blizzard has already fixed the glitch.
- Bans are being handed out to exploiters, but it is unclear if they are permanent or temporary.
Blizzard is reportedly banning Diablo 4 players found using an exploit that lets them transfer their Eternal Realm characters to the Seasonal Realm. This Diablo 4 bug was recently discovered by a community member which quickly became the talk of the town considering how game-breaking it was.
Diablo 4 Season 1 introduced the concept of Eternal and Seasonal Realms, with players having to create a new character as their existing ones wouldn’t be able to access the seasonal content. However, players found a way to circumvent the system and were able to temporarily transfer their Eternal characters to the Seasonal Realm. Blizzard addressed this glitch in Diablo 4, saying that it already fixed it during a recent hotfix and that players won’t be able to do it again. The developer also mentioned that it had “actioned” on some accounts, but didn’t reveal the nature of it. Now, it seems that those actions involved actually banning accounts of exploiters according to a Reddit post.
As explained by user SaintCharlie on the Diablo 4 subreddit, their friend was reportedly banned for using the same exploit. Said friend also appealed the decision as they thought it was for buying gold in Diablo 4, but the Blizzard team revealed that it was indeed because they used the character transfer glitch. Right now, it isn’t clear if the bans being handed out are permanent or temporary, or if they are even being handed out to other people considering this is one of the first instances to come to light. Nevertheless, players in the comments defended Blizzard’s decision to dish out bans considering it violated Diablo 4’s Terms of Service.
Earlier, Blizzard had warned users of the consequences of using third-party software in Diablo 4, which could even lead to a permanent ban. Consequently, since this exploit involved a fair bit of tampering with the game, many members of the community are of the opinion that Blizzard's decision is justified.
Bugs and glitches have existed in Diablo 4 since its launch, but thankfully Blizzard has been proactive in addressing those. For instance, the patch notes for Diablo 4 update 1.1.1 addressed multiple such fixes across characters and the overall game as well, along with other changes based on player feedback.
Diablo 4 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.