That night, I sat at my computer playing Diablo III. Honestly, grinding monsters to level up was painfully slow—an hour might only get me one level, and gear drops were scarce. I was getting annoyed, so I decided to see if there were any “smart tricks” online to get stronger faster.
On a forum, I saw people discussing some “safe and account-unban” tricks. Some claimed these methods could level them from 1 to 70 in minutes and multiply their gold several times over. I thought: That sounds too good to be true? But since it didn’t cost anything, I figured checking it out wouldn’t hurt, so I decided to give it a try.
Do Your Research First, Don’t Rush In
I didn’t jump right in. I know the worst thing in gaming is clicking randomly—one mistake and your account gets banned. So I Googled a bunch of keywords first, like “Diablo 3 latest glitches,” “2023 gold farming methods,” and “how to level up fast without getting caught.”
I scoured countless web pages, from foreign forums to Chinese communities. Two methods were mentioned most frequently: one was “hoarding gold to multiply it,” and the other was “entering a special dungeon where experience skyrockets.” These posts were recent, not year-old relics. I figured if so many people claimed it worked, there might be some truth to it.
Prepare a “Test” Account
To avoid messing up my main account, I took several precautions:
- Registered a new Blizzard account using a temporary email address—no big deal if I never use it again.
- Launched the game on an old laptop I rarely use; no heartache if it gets corrupted.
- Disabled all software the system might flag as cheats, like screen recorders or floating chat windows.
- Created a new character—chose a Barbarian for its high health, so it could survive longer if things went wrong.
This way, even if the account got banned, I wouldn’t lose much.
First Test: Increasing Gold
The method described online is as follows:
- First, prepare 250,000 gold coins in your inventory.
- Deposit this money into the game’s warehouse.
- Click the “Organize” button on the warehouse.
- Before the organizing process completes, immediately switch back to your inventory interface.
- Once organizing finishes, withdraw the money—it’s said to double at this point.
It sounded like magic, but I followed the steps.
It took me ages to save up 250,000 gold coins, grinding endlessly on minor monsters in the wild—utterly tedious. After depositing them, I executed the steps. When I opened my backpack, it really showed 500,000! I tried again and got 1,000,000.
My heart raced—I felt like I’d discovered a secret gateway in the game. I played for another hour, repeating the test multiple times without getting banned.
But soon it lost its thrill. Money came too easily, making me reluctant to spend it. What used to be a grueling half-day grind for a decent weapon now felt like playing a fake game with millions at my fingertips.
Second Test: Leveling to 70 in One Minute
This one was even more outrageous. Rumor had it that with a friend’s help, you could take a level 1 new character straight to max level in under two minutes.
I needed two accounts: the test account from earlier and my own old account. I logged into the old account on another computer (though I’d promised not to use my main account, this time I had to).
Here’s the process:
- The test account immediately claimed the “Kanai’s Cube” (a special item) upon creation.
- The main account opened a high-difficulty dungeon (Torment 16) outside.
- The moment the dungeon opened, the test account was invited into the party.
- The moment the test account joined, its experience bar started skyrocketing.
Guess what? That level 1 character jumped straight to level 70 in under two minutes! The XP bar shot up like a rocket. I was stunned watching it.
I tried it several more times, and the test account never got banned. It seemed the system genuinely didn’t catch it immediately.
Does it really work?
The answer is: Technically effective, but psychologically a failure.
These methods did let me get high-level gear, max-level characters, and tons of gold in no time. But the whole time, I felt uneasy, like I’d get a “banned account notice” any second. And the game became incredibly dull.
Before, getting a good piece of gear would thrill me. Now? I’d get it just by grinding—no excitement at all. Leveling up required no effort; monsters were one-shot before I could even see them. This kind of “winning” wasn’t winning at all.
It’s like being hungry for bread, then dumping an entire bag of flour into your mouth—you “ate” it, but it’s not the same thing.
What did I do in the end?
I deleted that test account.
Back to my main account, I continued grinding monsters, saving money, and leveling up bit by bit. It was slow, but every step was earned by my own efforts. When I found an orange-tier item, I still shouted “YES!”—that kind of joy is something cheating could never give me.
My True Feelings
Looking back now, those “shortcuts” were like sugar water—sweet at first sip, but sickening when overindulged.
Games are meant to be fun. If you exploit every glitch to bypass all challenges, what’s the difference from watching someone else play? You weren’t even participating—how can you claim any sense of accomplishment?
Maybe these glitches will be patched tomorrow, maybe they’ll stick around a while longer. But here’s what I want to say: True fun never comes from taking shortcuts.
Even if leveling up is slower, even if fighting monsters is tougher—as long as you earned it yourself, it’s worth it.
So stop obsessing over “how to get there fastest.” Start thinking about “how to have the most fun.”
That’s what gaming is all about, right?