Now Diablo 4 players are reportedly using that seasonal glitch to stuff their eternal characters with too many Malignant Hearts

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Diablo 4's character exploit temporarily got a lot worse, before it was somewhat fixed by Blizzard.

Earlier this week, we reported on how Diablo 4 players were switching their Eternal and seasonal characters over to opposite realms by unplugging their ethernet cables. The exploit let Eternal characters get their hands on seasonal-exclusive gear, and also let the older characters drop gear for their seasonal counterparts to pick up and wield. 

Matters got a lot worse yesterday on August 3, when the player below reported seeing Eternal characters wielding Malignant Hearts in every single item slot. Malignant Hearts are only supposed to be slotted into accessories, if you're unfamiliar with how the seasonal items work, so this basically let Eternal characters be walking nightmares in terms of game balance in Diablo 4.

The player just above is attempting to bring this to the attention of the wider Diablo 4 player base, and also Blizzard, in the hopes that the issue might quickly be remedied. You can probably imagine why Eternal characters walking around with 12 Malignant Hearts equipped at any one time is a catastrophe in the PvP portion of Diablo 4, not to mention the wider game.

However, Blizzard has been really quick on a fix for the issue. As reported in the video just below, the developer has actually patched out the vast majority of the exploit, meaning that while Eternal and seasonal characters can still technically switch realms at the time of writing, they can do a lot less once they've reached their destination.

For example, you can no longer trade items for gold once in a different realm, and you also can't boost the seasonal character by running dungeons for them via an Eternal character. However, it's not yet