Diablo 4 isn’t properly out yet but early access players have already hit level 100 on Hardcore mode and secured their place on Blizzard’s Lilith statue, though not without using a controversial method.
Action role-playing specialist Carn was first to hit the maximum level in the permadeath-infused Hardcore mode using a method that has sparked debate amongst the Diablo community.
This revolves around the difference between playing Diablo 4 solo and playing in a group with other players, as the latter comes with certain advantages.
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Playing in a group provides a passive bonus to experience point gain, for example, which by default gives those who party up a head start on those who play solo.
There’s also the added benefit of experience gain in dungeons going to all players in the party, so if a dungeon has branching paths, players can head off in different directions and hoover up those demons and the related XP extremely quickly.
But it’s a party-related quirk of Diablo 4 — or perhaps an exploit — that has caused some to question the legitimacy of party-based level 100 Hardcore runs.
Under normal circumstances in Diablo 4, players must wait a couple of minutes for a dungeon to reset upon completion. However, an instant reset method was discovered by players that’s very easy to use.
If you leave the party as the leader while inside the dungeon, you teleport to the entrance of the dungeon, and heading back in will have reset everything without any cooldowns. The method is so simple that some have dubbed the party invitation Diablo 4’s unofficial “dungeon reset button”.
Players aren’t sure whether it’s intentional design on Blizzard’s part or whether the method slipped through the cracks. Either way, players have embraced the process, and it was used by many who hope to be one of the first 1,000 players to hit level 100 on hardcore.
Carn himself used the method as part of a group, leaving those who are soldiering through Diablo 4’s later levels solo in the dust. “I’d rather do it solo,” Carn admitted in a livestream in response to questions from viewers. “But if you want to win, you can’t do that.”
Diablo YouTuber and streamer Wudijo is inching closer to completing the challenge solo. Responding to livestream viewers following Carn’s world first, Wudijo refused to criticize his fellow Diablo 4 max level chasers, insisting they are making use of the game as it works today and putting the onus on Blizzard to address the “exploit”.
IGN has asked Blizzard for comment, but in the meantime, Diablo global community development director Adam Fletcher appeared to give Carn’s attempt the thumbs up in a tweet (above).
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