[Main Thread] - Can not create or join games - "character is already in a game"

stuck since 8pm EST last night

Ich frag mich echt ob ihr eigentlich behindert seid da bei Blizzard. Affenbande von vorne bis hinten, keine Ahnung von ihren eigenen Entwicklungen, aber Hauptsache irgendwelche ā€œsexuellā€ anstoessigen Bilder aus WoW entfernen. Duemmer geht es echt nicht mehr, Prioritaeten setzen koennt ihr (das war ironie fuer die Idioten da bei Blizzard).

Glad I didnā€™t take time off for this garbage.

I could play yesterday and this morning, now I can not.

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Have had this error as well for last several hours.

Also had issue for last several hours. No fix, barely any responses from Blizz.

 Also experiencing the, "Character is already in a game" bug. I remember this happening way back when during .09 (2001-2002 I think). I usually fixed it by disconnecting my 56k modem and reconnecting it. Or creating a new character, make a game, exit game, then delete the character. I can't really complain, it's only been an hour for me while others have been waiting for almost a day and a half now. Let's all just hope they're doing what they can to get it fixed...even though it was an issue for 20 years
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I donā€™t see how this is so difficult to fix from a logic standpoint. If your character is making a request to join a game, you are obviously not in a game, because you have to be in the lobby/play screen. The character should immediately be flagged as no longer in a game.

Blizz hire me

I am also getting this error, please fix!

Getting this error as well. It has been 3 hours. I have tried different regions, making new characters, mashing create game. Nothingā€¦

Same problem since 10 hours, lerutis #1491

Did someone test if deleting character helps?

Because if it was that simple, there would be no issue. There is obviously something preventing the logic that ā€œflags the character as no longer in the gameā€ from working properly. Some invalid DB reference, obscure lock, something. It is fairly likely that this ā€œsomethingā€ is also what is forcing the ā€œrollbacksā€ of characters, or rather, preventing the progress after something being stored.

I started getting this error about an hour and a half ago. Still unable to get in.

yes, many people have, it doesnā€™t work. Unless ya go back in time to the original. :slight_smile:

Been away now for 4h and still cant play?! This cant be trueā€¦ Unable to play for 13h now

IS THIS A JOKE BLIZZARD?! FIX IT NOW!

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Donā€™t feel bad bud.

The fixed the steamers. Go watch them play!

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Same here, my character is stuck in a game. canā€™t play for hours nowā€¦ Any restart planning to help out everyone whom are stuck? At least then we can have another go (until it happens again.,ā€¦)

Iā€™m having the same issue. All characters stuck in game for hours. Unable to play at all.

Has this issue been acknowledged by official Blizzard support?