Diablo II: Resurrected is now live, but it is unfortunately suffering from online stability issues. Following an earlier batch of maintenance, Blizzard has stated that it will take online servers down once again. This next batch of maintenance began at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET and is expected to last for 45 minutes. [Update: According to the most recent update from Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson, servers should be back online, but the developer is continuing to monitor the situation.]
Players have reported being unable to create new characters or log in to existing ones. Issues creating and joining worlds hosted by other players are also being reported, as are issues with missing characters or black screens after selecting a character.
And speaking of restarts – at 1 PM PDT, D2R servers will go offline for approximately 45 minutes of maintenance as we continue to work the problem. If you're online, please logout before the servers go offline. Again, thanks for your patience during this time.
— Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) September 23, 2021
Blizzard indicated the original unscheduled maintenance for the game would last only 30 minutes, and while servers did come back, they are now going down once again. While online functionality is limited at the moment, players can still create and play new characters in the game’s offline mode.
While offline play is an option, it should be noted that characters created for offline play cannot later be converted into online characters. If you’re looking to play with friends, it might be worth waiting for the issues to be resolved.
Diablo II: Resurrected brings Blizzard’s action-RPG classic into the modern age with updated visuals and small quality-of-life improvements, while keeping the game’s original gameplay intact. Some features included in the original Diablo II, like TCP/IP support, are not included in Diablo II: Resurrected. Today’s launch also sees the game ported to consoles for the first time.
Diablo II: Resurrected is the company’s first game to launch following an explosive state of California lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard of fostering a “frat boy” culture of harassment and discrimination against women. The lawsuit’s allegations led to the departure of numerous Blizzard veterans, including former Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga.
Source: Gamespot
