Blizzard Forced To Take Action As Major Diablo 4 Duplication Bug Spreads
There is a major item-duplication bug in Diablo 4 right now, one that has forced Blizzard to disable all trading in its ARPG as it investigates the issue.
As spotted by Diablo content creator Rob2628, a duplication bug seemingly introduced as part of Season 5 was highlighted in a recent stream on Chinese video platform bilibili. Players were shown duplicating some of Diablo 4’s best items and most sought-after materials.
There is a massive duplication exploit going on in #DiabloIV right now. Trading of any kind has been disabled as thousands of dupes materials are flooding the market.
There apparently has been a stream in China where the duplication exploit has been shared publicly to thousands… pic.twitter.com/OisZzHvTjQ
— Rob2628 (@Rob_2628) August 14, 2024
Images from the stream show players with inventories full of Mythic Unique items like Harlequin Crest and thousands upon thousands of Stygian Stones, a material needed to summon Diablo 4’s most difficult (and most rewarding) bosses. Just a few months ago, a small stack of Stygian Stones would sell for dozens or hundreds of millions of gold, but a look at Diablo trading websites reveal players selling hundreds or even thousands of the boss-summoning materials for just a few million gold, as duplicated items look to have started hitting the market more widely.