[Updated] Diablo 4 'increasing & excessively long queue times' causing frustration, here's the official word (and how you can help)

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on June 7, 2023) follows:

Diablo 4 is the highly anticipated game and the latest installment in the popular Diablo series. Developed by Blizzard Entertainment, it offers an exciting and dark action role-playing experience.

With its stunning visuals, intense gameplay, and new features, Diablo 4 has gathered a huge chunk of players from around the world. However, people often come across different kinds of issues with the game.

In the recent past, Diablo 4 players have reported issues such as Error Code 300202 & 30008, ‘The Curator’ boss disappearing, and crashing or freezing, to name a few.

And as if these already existing problems weren’t enough, some Diablo 4 players are reporting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) yet another issue where they are getting long or excessive queue times.

Over the past few hours, players have reported waiting times of up to one hour just to access the game. Also, some players have experienced an increase in the estimated queue time while waiting, further adding to their frustration.

Here are some reports for reference:

It was so good during early access. Now I come home from a long day at work and get disconnected after 5 minutes, then sit in queue hell for the rest of the night. Yahoo! (Source)

Anyone else having trouble getting in game? I’ve been in a queue since 9pm. My friend was able to get straight in and my brother was only in the queue for 2 – 3 mins. I’ve been waiting hours. Could there be something wrong? Diablo is updated and I’ve restarted the game and my PC. I had no issues last night. Anyone else experiencing this? (Source)

Thankfully, the issue has been acknowledged by Blizzard and they recommended a series of steps to the affected players to help them in the investigation.

Unfortunately, there isn’t any potential workaround that might help you fix this issue for now. And you’ll have to wait until devs come up with a definitive fix.

Rest assured, we will keep track on the latest developments regarding this bug and update the article as and when we come across anything noteworthy.

10:17 am (IST): Apparently there are players suffering much longer queue times than usual, reaching more than 24 hours of waiting.

Thanks for the tip, John Seals!

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