It sucks, but it is the real deal, and is one of the few games that has an online check-in DRM (digital rights management) built in. This can’t possibly be real, right? Well, our own Jimmy Lara who played Diablo 2 Resurrected online before (and haven’t played it in quite a while), tried it just now, and yep, we were greeted by that authentication message you see above. It serves no real purpose and can be removed with hacks. You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline, one of the first console games to feature check in drm. This was brought to our attention by Twitter user DoesItPlay1, who tweeted that this can be removed with hacks, and servers no real purpose. Still, from everything we’ve seen about Diablo 2: Resurrected, it seems like they really hit the ball out of the park with this remaster, so here’s hoping it launches with as few problems as possible.Here’s an interesting turn of events: it seems that those who own Diablo 2 Resurrected, if you don’t log in (online) at least once in 30 days, you cannot play it offline regardless of platform. Granted, this is a feature that should have been expected since the original Diablo 2 could be played offline but you never really know with Activision Blizzard these days, given how spotty their track record has been as of late. Thankfully, it seems that Activision Blizzard has learned their lesson from the Diablo 3 incident since Diablo 2: Resurrected will allow for offline play, which should be a relief for many of us who prefer to play single-player games. Naturally, a lot of fans are wondering if Diablo 2: Resurrected can be played offline due to the disastrous first year of Diablo 3, which forced players to be online all the time until complaints and patches fixed that up.

Read More: Is Diablo II: Resurrected Coming To Google Stadia? Can Diablo 2 Resurrected Be Played Offline? While the more cynical of us see Diablo 2: Resurrected as a placeholder from Activision Blizzard so that they can focus on polishing games like Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, this is still a game many are excited to play online and offline. Diablo 2: Resurrected is something a lot of us have been waiting for, giving us a beautiful remaster of a game that has been heralded by many, which should also get newer players to give this title a shot for the first time.

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