DIABLO 4 is one of the most popular games of the year, but players have one serious problem.
The other weekend, many players ran into a huge issue where they couldn’t access the game.
Diablo players are angry at the latest attack.
A recent DDoS attack against Blizzard servers meant that Diablo 4 went offline for several hours.
Blizzard reacted quickly to the assault, but it still took a long time before people could get back into the game.
A DDoS attack is when someone sets up a bot or a number of bots to continually try to access a server.
This prevents the server from being able to work properly, so legitimate users can’t gain the access they need.
Many games go offline for certain periods of time for server maintenance or upgrades.
But in these instances there are other methods of playing these games in the meantime.
For example, FIFA 23 frequently goes offline but modes against the AI are still available so players can practice.
However, Diablo 4 has no offline mode despite other games in the series allowing you to play offline.
As an MMO-lite, it’s not unlikely that most gaming would be online as it allows you to team up with others.
Many still wish to take on the game’s challenges alone, and so it can be frustrating when they still can’t play.
It is believed that Diablo 4 is always online in order to encourage players to purchase cosmetic items for real money.
Diablo 4 has some of the most expensive monetisation, and peer pressure encourages users to spend more money.
Since the DDoS attack, players have been petitioning Diablo 4 to have an offline mode so that they can play it whenever.
With the game coming at such a high price, people just want more ways to play.
It seems that developer Blizzard is very unlikely to change this, and players are still trying to make a change.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
