An unfortunate side effect of live-service games that require an always-online internet connection is that sometimes, errors occur, whether it’s on the player’s end or server side. Diablo III is no exception to this, and if you want to check if the game is having issues or if it’s just you, you’ll need to see if it’s down. Here’s how to check Diablo 3’s server status.

How to check Diablo 3 server status

If you’re havingproblems connecting to Diablo 3and can’t get into Sanctuary, the first thing you’ll want to do ischeckDiablo III’s Downdetectorpage, which is an unofficial tool that players use to report outages. It is a good way of figuring out if the problem is on Blizzard’s side or not and whether you need to perform any troubleshooting.

If the Diablo 3 servers are down, there’s unfortunately nothing you can do exceptwait. Keep an eye onthe officialBlizzard Customer Service Twitter accountfor updates on when you can expect to be able to log back in.

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Diablo 3 isn’t down, so why am I getting connection errors?

If Diablo IIIisn’t downand you’re receiving errors when trying to connect to the game’s online services, the problem is almost definitelyon your end. This can be due to a multitude of reasons, though it’s most likely to do with yourinternet connection.

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Try out the following troubleshooting methods to hopefully resolve your Diablo 3 connection issues:

If none of the solutions above work, visitBlizzard’s Customer Support websiteand open aSupport Ticketdetailing all the steps you tried so they can help you to narrow down the issue faster.

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