Crux of nothingness 2 bugs

Hardcore Mode Bug Report

Bug 1: Portal Access Blocked


Issue: My friend and I encountered a bug where no path leads to the portal for crux of nothingness. The spirit disappears prematurely, resulting in a dead end in all directions. Interestingly enough I didn't switch leagues even though I already was being attached by the DoT.

Impact: Prevents progression, rendering the area unplayable.


Bug 2: Unjust Hardcore to Standard League Switch

Issue: On my hardcore (HC) character, I logged out with near-full HP during the "Inbetween" phase again in crux of nothingness because I couldn't find the way (can't confirm if it was a dead end but I logged out just to be safe early). Despite this, I was instantly switched to the standard ladder upon reaching the character select screen. This occurred immediately, with no death screen or indication of death.


Context: I’ve logged out in similar situations with lower HP and survived. The server seems to continue processing as if I’m still in-game, instantly transferring me to standard league without a death occurring.


Impact: Makes hardcore mode unplayable, as league switches happen without clear cause or a death event.


Additional Issues

Frequent screen freezes, infinite loading screens, and map distortions (temporarily fixed by adjusting graphics settings).


Recent update issue: Pinnacle boss fights no longer allow pausing (which is fine, if your servers actually stopped as soon as one enters character select screen), and clicking "exit game" returns to character select, but the server treats the player as still in-game, leading to unwarranted league switch.


Comparison: This mirrors issues in Diablo 4’s hardcore mode where every DC results in a death 90% of the time because your character remains in game, making HC feel pointless.

Feedback

Hardcore mode feels neglected, with balance focused on softcore (SC), which some players find unengaging, leaving HC as the only playable option.


The instant league switch without a death screen feels unfair and diminishes trust in the game’s mechanics.


Suggestion: Ensure servers recognize logout states accurately to prevent unintended league transfers.

Up until that league transfer the hardcore experience I’ve had was great, and I've lost many lvl 90-95 characters and they were all fair deaths, but after switching leagues when my character should have been at almost full hp due to what feels like a server-side update causing these issues, I feel cheated out of fair death and want to not support or play your game. Unfortunately for me there aren't any other good arpg's out there. So it'd be nice if ya'll can at minimum keep hardcore playable. Don't have to balance for it ( like removing exp from pinnacle events, which is obviously only for sc since it has to do with revives but if you break the core hardcore experience which is knowing that you died causing the league switch, then what's the point of even having hardcore)

Side note: I've died to omen of resurgence not triggering (not 1 shot) etc and those I don't care about because I saw the death. My entire point is that I logged out at near full health. & no monsters near me. & I instantly was greeted with standard league in character select.