New Diablo 4 Season 1 update rolls back this hated patch change
An undocumented Diablo 4 tweak has been reverted following widespread player complaints.
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What you need to know
The Diablo 4 Season 1 patch has only been out for a few short days, but developer Blizzard has already reverted one of its biggest — and most widely disliked — changes.
WhenSeason of the Malignantofficially went live on Thursday, the new level requirements for the endgameDiablo 4 World Tiers, World Tier 3 and World Tier 4, were removed. Notably, these requirements were silently enabled without patch note documentation when theSeason 1 1.1.0 updatereleased on Tuesday. While active, these restrictions prevented players from entering World Tier 3 and 4 if their character was below Level 40 and 60, respectively.
By and large, the addition of these requirements was extremely disliked by the community. Many felt that the change was completely out of left field, and that these restrictions stopped players from making forward progress at their own pace.
“This was a major misstep. This feels like punishing players for no reason,“wroteone player on Twitter. “Do not punish capable players who are able to clear something before they are ‘supposed to.'”
This was a major misstep. This feels like punishing players for no reason. Do not punish capable players who are able to clear something before they are “supposed to”.July 20, 2023
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Most fans are happy to see the reversion of this particular change, thoughDiablo 4 players overall are still angryabout the majority of the Season 1 tweaks still in place. Many significant nerfs were made that weakened a wide variety of builds, with the Sorcerer class in particular getting the worst of it. Sorcerer was generally considered to be one of the weaker classesbeforethe update, so the community saw the nerfs against the class as “kicking it while it’s down.”
“Buffs, not nerfs! For crying out loud. Stop taking good things and making them bad. Just to try and make bad things seem better. Keep the good as it is!” reads one Diablo 4 review onMetacritic, where Blizzard’s ARPG is currently being review bombed by players angry about Season 1. “Build up the bad to make it better, don’t tear down the good. I’ve been playing since Diablo II. I almost deleted my Sorcerer and uninstalled this game. But I have faith that yalls at Blizzard can fix it.”
In an effort to smooth things over with fans and discuss the contents of the Season 1 patch, Blizzard is hosting a Diablo 4 Fireside Chat livestream at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET on theofficial Diablo Twitch channellater today. The stream will be hosted by Game Director Joe Shely, Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora, and Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher.
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