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Ted Litchfield

Diablo 4 seems to be enduring its self-inflicted 'Server Slam' like a stoic Barbarian, and players are digging it

Bearded, Kratos-like Diablo barbarian resting his hands on the pommel of an upturned weapon, looking stoic and wrathful

When you've followed online games for long enough, you get kind of used to the call and response of a live service launch: social media posts complaining of queue times and stability, the developers tweeting out a long text apology as a jpeg boiling down to "we're working on it," and things not actually improving until demand dies down after a few days. Only, that hasn't happened with Diablo 4's vaunted "Server Slam" of a final beta test⁠—queue times and stability have been fine, and everyone seems… dear God, happy?

Server Slam is a total ripoff! from r/Diablo
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