As promised earlier this year, Blizzard has confirmed that, starting with Season 2, will teleport Hardcore players to a safe location after a game disconnect. Many Hardcore players including content creators and Twitch streamers had to learn the hard lesson of still being exposed to the game's threats when disconnecting after using, a Hardcore-exclusive item.
According to Game Director Joe Shely, Blizzard didn't feel comfortable with Hardcore players not being able to consume this very important item while being disconnected.