Seasoned Diablo players wouldn't touch the exploit with a 10-foot pike, but those naïve enough to think they could take advantage of a vulnerability in the system without paying the price are now, well, paying the price. Not only has the loophole been closed, but Diablo 4 Gold is banning players who took part.

"I just wanted to let everyone know that this was addressed a few days ago in our last hotfix and hasn't been present in the game since," said community manager Adam Fletcher said in a response to player concerns around the exploit (via Blue Tracker). "We have also actioned on select accounts related to this incident. We appreciate everyone for bringing this to our attention."

Over on the Diablo 4 subreddit, a post warns, "PSA - Blizzard IS INDEED banning people for the seasonal expoit [sic] bug," sharing a story about how the poster's friend got the banhammer for succumbing to the allures of the glitch. The general sentiment in the replies, essentially, is that the friend deserves the ban.

Diablo 4 Season 3 got off to a rough start but has been on the mend since Blizzard rushed out an emergency patch that buffed the pants off the season's big draws, like the Seneschal buddy and Echo of Malphas. As the vibe in the room improves, the devs have unveiled a two-week Lunar New Year event which will, among other things, give Diablo 4 players a hefty 50% XP boost and 30% movement speed boost from February 6 through February 20.

Blizzard laid out the Lunar Awakening event in a new blog post. The gist is that, beginning 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT next Tuesday, Lunar Shrines will appear throughout the entire game. Activating any shrine will grant you the multiplicative XP boost plus the movement speed bonus, and you can also get a range of other buffs from specific shrines replacing normal shrines. You'll know the event shrines from their dragon marker, a tribute to this being the year of the dragon. Other Lunar Shrine buffs include:

Artillery Shrine – Casts have a chance to buy Diablo IV Gold summon a holy bomb.Blast Wave Shrine – Each explosion summons a cluster bombardment.Channeling Shrine- Increased attack speed and chance to reset cooldowns.Conduit Shrine – Summon frequent, powerful, shocking strikes.Greed Shrine – Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin. While the Shrine is active, 25 kills summons a Treasure Goblin, and 50 kills summons a second.Lethal Shrine – Chance to instantly execute a struck monster, causing Fear on surrounding monsters. Note: this includes Elites, but excludes Bosses and other Players.Protection Shrine – You reflect all incoming damage. Damage reflected scales with Level and World Tier.