I am experiencing a repeatable Diablo II: Resurrected online game-session error.
Platform: PC / Battle.netRegion: EuropeGame build: 92777
Issue began: Approximately June 2026
Reproduction steps:
Create an online game.
Complete a short Pindle run, usually 15–20 seconds.
Leave the game.
Immediately create another game.
The second game frequently fails with:
“Failed to enter game. This character is already in a game on the server. Please try again.”
The error normally clears after several minutes, but this makes rapid farming effectively impossible. I am not looking for a workaround involving a 60-second delay; I am looking for the underlying cause and a permanent fix.
Troubleshooting already completed:
Changed DNS to 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8.
Flushed the Windows DNS cache.
Tested using Ethernet through a TP-Link Archer BE550/BE9300 router.
Tested again using a mobile-phone hotspot with Ethernet physically disconnected.
The same error occurred on the hotspot, immediately after leaving Game 1 and attempting to create Game 2.
This hotspot test makes my router, home ISP route, and DNS configuration unlikely causes.
The D2R log records:
JoinError: Error 13
D2BackendServices error 13
Repeated “Attempting to get members from unknown channel Lobby”
No heartbeat timeout or disconnect immediately before the failure
Please investigate whether the character-session release, lobby state, or rapid game-creation handling is incorrectly locking the character on the server. This appears to be a server/session issue rather than a local connectivity problem.