Summary
Diablo 4recently revealed that many of the players who had been left off the list of Hardcore Heroes to be added to the Lilith Statue were done so intentionally due to bad behavior. Though some of theseDiablo 4players were erroneously excluded, the majority of them were disqualified due to previous disciplinary actions against their accounts.
Recently,Diablo 4revealed the final list of players whose names would be immortalized on the Lilith statue located on the Blizzard campus for reaching level 100 on a Hardcore character. However, several players who met the Hardcore level goal were remiss to findtheir names were not onDiablo 4’s list.
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OnDiablo 4’s official Twitter post revealing the final list of names, many of these fans questioned why their accounts were missing, only forDiablo 4to reveal it had done so intentionally.Diablo 4global community development director Adam Fletcher responded to many of these players, explaining that their account had beendisciplined inDiablo 4or previousDiablotitles, disqualifying them from the contest–a caveat found in the fine print of the original Hardcore contest rules.
ManyDiablo 4players are glad to see Blizzard do its due diligence in policing these players and forbidding them from the accolade. ARPGs have plenty of players who use exploits to get a leg up on others–Diablo 4even recently banned thousands of playersfor that exact reason. Almost everyone was happy to see Fletcher put his foot down and tell these players why they were left off the list.
That said, some players have actually been excluded from the list erroneously.Diablo 4fan DJMontague qualified for the contest, but he was excluded due to hisDiablo Immortalaccount being closed due to “inappropriate actions” at a time when he was not even playing the mobile game. Luckily, Fletcher reached out to him, and they were able to rectify the citation. DJMontague, along with several other Hardcore players with edge cases like his, will be added totheDiablo 4Lilith statuelater.
Though the Hardcore Heroes race to 100 contest is over,Diablo 4is just getting started. Its inaugural Season of the Malignant is well underway, featuring new twists to experience, monsters to fight, and items to collect. The game has received some heavy criticism over some of the changes it has made for Season 1, so hopefully, Blizzard can learn from its mistakes and improve future updates before itfurther impactsDiablo 4’s popularity.
Diablo 4is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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