How multiplayer works in Diablo 4

While Diablo 4‘s story can be enjoyed as a single-player experience, the game you also contains various MMO elements that make it ideal to play with friends. Here’s how multiplayer works in Diablo 4.

Diablo 4 is a massive game and a significant portion of it involves hunting for loot in its many dungeons. The good news is that you don’t need to brave the wilds and demon-infested depths of Sanctuary alone, you can also play with friends or other heroes you meet while out exploring the game.

While Diablo 4 can be enjoyed solo, players exist in an always-online world that is populated by other players, not unlike MMOs such as Lost Ark or Final Fantasy XIV. It’s not uncommon to see another player bartering with the towns folk or to have one randomly show up and help you slay an army of monsters.

Here’s how multiplayer works in Diablo 4 and what you need to do to take part.

Contents

• How to invite a friend to play
• How does couch co-op work
• Is it worth playing multiplayer

How to invite a friend to play

Inviting friends to team up in Diablo 4 is simple, just follow the below steps:

• Enter the game as normal
• Open the Main Menu
• Navigate to the Social Tab
• Tap on any friend either from Battlenet, PSN, or Xbox
• Scroll down to the friend and hit invite

Your friend will then be able to dive in, join your party, and slay demons at your side. You can invite a maximum of three players to form a party of four, and remember, your friend needs to be on the same World Tier as you in order to join your party.

Your friend’s minions will be visible but greyed out in order to not clutter up your screen. This could get especially problematic if all of you are playing as Necromancers!

It is important to note here that crossplay is available to everyone in Diablo 4. Therefore, you can invite friends from all platforms including PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. This game also supports cross-progression.

This means, all the items that you obtain will be tied to your account no matter what device you decide to play.

Does Diablo 4 have couch co-op?

Apart from the standard multiplayer options in Diablo 4, you can also engage in some couch co-op if you like. However, this option is only available on consoles and your couch partner will need their own character and BattleNet account ready to go.

In order to enable couch co-op, follow the steps below:

• Activate a second controller on your console
• The game will prompt you to sign in to a second account
• Ask your friend to sign in with their own details
• Press the Start button on your controller
• Select a second character

Once this is done, the second player will simply drop into your world and your couch co-op will begin.

Is it worth playing Multiplayer in Diablo 4?

As the world is perpetually online in Diablo 4, you’ll need to engage with the multiplayer in some form eventually, but if you want to play solo you can largely ignore the other players running around the world. However, if you want to know whether multiplayer is worth doing, then there are a few benefits you might want to consider:

• The game becomes a lot easier in a coordinated party
• You can trade items with your friends (except Unique rarity)
• Every player can have dedicated roles in the party

Be warned though, Lilith’s minions will receive a boost in difficulty if there’s more than one of you fending them off. But the good news is both players will receive their own loot, so there’s no need to compete for resources.

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