Yes it’s right. Diablo IV will also get the beloved hardcore mode and now the race for the first 1,000 players with level 100 has been announced.
Update:
Blizzard has now commented on the annoyance of the players, who see an advantage for the players who were able to become active in the review build of the game before the release. Accordingly, the rule has been changed so that players who participated in the review build in May are no longer eligible for the hardcore competition. That might dry some tears.
Those who participated in the pre-release review version of the game during the month of May 2023 are not eligible for entry.
Full rules: https://t.co/TLWxZwG0aQ
— Devil (@Devil) May 29, 2023
Original message:
In just a few days, Sanctuary will be overflowing with players willing to shred and want to finish off the villain Lilith. In addition to the campaign and a lot of other content, Diablo IV will of course also get the popular hardcore mode again, i.e. you create a character, play and if he dies, he is and stays dead. We know it from the predecessors.
Blizzard has now launched a race to reward the first 1,000 players who get a hardcore character to level 100 by September 1st – the maximum level in the game. Players who make it are required to provide certain information and evidence via Twitter in order to be officially accepted into the 1,000. As a reward, players’ names will be recorded on a statue of Lilith for eternity.
Think you can cheat death?
Reach level 100 on hardcore mode and tweet #Diablo4Hardcore with proof to have your username immortalized on a statue of Lilith.
Offer limited to first 1000, restrictions apply: https://t.co/TLWxZwG0aQ
Get started June 1st. pic.twitter.com/pvVLZNPgx8
— Devil (@Devil) May 26, 2023
Among other things, the Battle.Net tag and photo or video evidence that the players have reached level 100 and received the associated in-game title must be submitted as proof. Logical. It is even possible that no 1,000 players will come together at all, because the competition is limited to September 1st.
Quite a few players want to face the challenge, but criticism quickly arose. Since quite a few game journalists and streamers already had the opportunity to play intensively before the release, “normal” players feel disadvantaged. Journalists and streamers would have the advantage of knowing the game along with all bosses, equipment and skills, which would at least save them a significant amount of time.
Blizzard has not yet commented on whether there will be corresponding restrictions for players who had access to the game before the release.
A new live-action trailer also sets the mood for the upcoming release of Diablo IV.
