I was able to play fine all weekend, after maintenance I cannot. What gives?

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hooley stated they paused the maintenance and are trying to fix locked characters in a bliz post.

Diablo II: Resurrected - 9.26 Update

Hello everyone, We’ve paused the process of restarting servers to implement the character lock fix to investigate and monitor why those affected players cannot create games. We intend to resume this process later but don’t have a specific ETA right now. We’re aware that some characters remain stuck in closed games. We are working to return those characters to a playable state as soon as possible. Thank you.