Diablo 4 streamer loses 172-hour character on loading screen
Watching Diablo 4 streamers die in the game’s hardcore mode is a strange feeling. Predominantly, it’s a moment of shared sadness and empathy; thousands of people all crying out at once as an on-screen avatar is silenced. But there’s undoubtedly a little delight in there, the sweet sense of Schadenfreude that at least it didn’t happen to you. Unfortunately for Diablo 4 streamer Quintin Crawford, he might have just racked up one of the most heart-wrenching deaths recorded in the RPG game to date.
Crawford, who goes by ‘Quin’ or ‘Quin69’ on Twitch, is no stranger to the series – in fact, you might remember him as the streamer who deleted a $15k Diablo Immortal gem in despair before announcing he was done with the crossover mobile and PC game. He’s been known to court controversy, and his loud, brash style certainly invites him some viewers hoping his character meets an untimely end, just to see the fireworks. Well, they just got their wish.
The moment itself is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Quin’s character is level 91, and he’s busily clearing Diablo 4 nightmare dungeons to push for that final few levels and earn some tasty glyph upgrades to max out his Diablo 4 paragon board. He clears the dungeon, gathers his loot, and teleports back home. But his character never makes it.
After being stuck on the loading screen for a while, Quin quits and reloads. He stares for a few seconds at the dreaded words on screen: “Your fallen character has gone to the Hall of Fallen Heroes.” “Bro… bro…” he eventually lets out in desperation.
“I finished the f**ing map,” he says slowly, “And I literally ported to town… I think this is dogs**t, man.” It bears similarity to the way the first Diablo 4 hardcore level 100 player died, but Quin’s in
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