However, as cArn continued to play the game to try and reach the final boss buy Diablo 4 Gold, the game disconnected from the server.
If a player dies in Hardcore mode, their character is permanently killed and they have to start all over again from experience level 1.
Because a player could potentially deliberately disconnect when their health is low to avoid dying, the game treats a disconnect as a death.
As such, when cArn rebooted the game, he found that his Hardcore level 100 Barbarian character, which he had been playing as for 82 hours, had died.
Despite the obvious disappointment this will have caused, cArn has nevertheless been acknowledged by Blizzard as the first player to reach level 100 on Hardcore mode.
As such, his will be the first name etched onto a statue of Lilith as part of a challenge set by Blizzard.
Last month Blizzard announced a Diablo challenge that will see up to 1,000 players getting their names added to the statue, but in order to qualify they have to reach level 100 in Hardcode mode and provide proof.
Activision Blizzard has claimed that Diablo 4 is Blizzard’s fastest-selling game of all time.
The claim is based on the game’s pre-launch unit sales, which came in at record levels on both console and PC.
The game was officially released for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5 and PS4 today, but players who bought the Deluxe or Ultimate edition were granted early access from June 1.
While Blizzard didn’t reveal specific sales figures for the title, it said over 93 million hours of playtime (or over 10,000 years) was recorded during this early access period.
“Our vision at Blizzard is to create legendary experiences for all to share, and Diablo IV is an incredible realization of that vision,” said Blizzard president Mike Ybarra.
“With highly customizable gameplay, gripping storytelling, and plenty of options around how to engage with the world, this masterfully crafted expression of the Diablo universe is an outstanding example of what our talented development teams are capable of.”
Diablo 4 features cross-platform play and cross-progression on all platforms, plus up to four player co-op, including two player couch co-op on consoles.
At least one player has already reached the maximum possible character level in Diablo 4.
Blizzard‘s critically acclaimed action RPG is officially released today buy Diablo IV Gold, but early access from June 1 was available to players who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe or Ultimate Edition of the game.
