Diablo 4 Season 5: What Do You Hope Will Change? - Item Changes

In Diablo 4 series of games, Paragon Board is a very important game mechanism. Because, after unlocking it, players can use the corresponding points to further unlock some board nodes, thereby effectively improving the various attributes of their game characters. From the first season to the latest season Season of Hatred Rising, in order to make Paragon Board play a more comprehensive role in the game to help players fight, the game makers are constantly updating and optimizing it. But in Season 6, we found that not every update of Paragon Board brings benefits. After actually experiencing the new Paragon Board mechanism in the new season, many players said that it has become more complicated to manage than in the past, which has hindered players to varying degrees whether they want to plan the use of their Diablo 4 Gold or want to further improve the proficiency of skill operations. Therefore, we will give some improvement suggestions based on some shortcomings reflected by Paragon Board after the current update. The Current Status Of Paragon Board In Season 6 When players upgrade their game characters to level 50 in Season of Hatred Rising, Paragon Board will be unlocked, and players will then receive some corresponding Paragon Points. These points can be used to fill in nodes on the board, thereby unlocking more other nodes related to abilities, attributes, and character characteristics in order to enhance the strength of the character. Currently, there are several types of nodes in the game: Normal Paragon Nodes, Magical Paragon Nodes, Rare Paragon Nodes, or Legendary Paragon Nodes. However, through in-game testing, you will find that most nodes are just “fillers”, and their consumption of points is only to reach the useful nodes you want in the end. Obviously, this not only makes the node upgrade process lengthy but also makes players feel that a considerable part of the points are wasted. After all, their consumption can only be exchanged for a few attribute upgrades. And in terms of the rewards provided by Paragon Board, there are even considerable differences between different Classes. Some Classes have a lot of Rare Paragon Nodes, or Legendary Paragon Nodes to unlock, while others focus on trying to get Glyphs as hard as possible. Of course, Glyphs also provide rewards or special buffs, but Glyphs are difficult to obtain, and it is also a hassle to determine which Glyphs are more worthy to obtain. Because they are arranged by level and alphabetically in the game, if you want to know what each Glyph helps, you have to check them one by one by hovering the mouse over each Glyph. The entire process of collecting and using nodes in Season 6 is currently frustrating, complicated, and a waste of time. Because it hardly provides any substantial progress for players. Improvement Suggestions Based on the shortcomings reflected in the current situation, our main improvement suggestions for Paragon Board are to remove most of the points required for players to unlock nodes, making the path to earning nodes clearer and simpler. This will not only make it easier to earn nodes but also allow players to get more rewards faster. Because in this way, players can achieve the same results as before with fewer nodes, and the relevant views of Paragon Board may also look more intuitive, logical, and simpler. It helps to solve the excessive Paragon Board workload that the original game brought to players. The second suggestion is to redesign Glyphs, because the current related progress system can be said to be meaningless and can hardly provide effective help to players. The improvement idea we provide is to set Glyphs as the center of all unlockable nodes, and make Glyphs the final key content by gradually unlocking other nodes of different levels, making the entire system more logical. In addition, the matching and connection between Classes and Paragon Board may also need to be fully redesigned. For example, Legendary Paragon Nodes should be applicable to each Class, and the benefits of using nodes should not be set too different from each other, to avoid an imbalance in the game experience between players of different Classes and affect the evaluation of the game. Although Paragon Board in the sixth season Season of Hatred Rising is currently insufficient, it is not unchangeable. If the game makers listen to the feedback from players in time and make some effective improvements and optimizations for this mechanism, I believe Paragon Board can provide more help to players. The above is the reflection of some shortcomings of the current Paragon Board mechanism and some improvement suggestions we have envisioned. If you want to know more related content, you can enter iGMeet Discord. Today is the last day of the fourth giveaway event for Diablo 4 Season of Hatred Rising. Hurry up and participate!

If you have been playing Diablo 4 since Season 2, you must be familiar with Echo of Varshan. It has been the endgame boss of this game since then. Like other endgame bosses, Echo of Varshan will also provide you with some very useful loot for your endgame builds. But in fact, defeating Echo of Varshan is not a simple task. You need to collect some rare summoning materials and summon it at a designated location before you can start your fight with it. If you have not yet explored this terrible boss, this guide will show you how to summon it and take its loot smoothly. How To Find Echo Of Varshan? The first thing you need to understand is that Echo of Varshan will appear in World Tier 3 or World Tier 4, so your character must also reach this Tier to participate in the subsequent battle. Once your character and build are strong enough, you can head to Tree of Whispers Waypoint, and you’ll find a cave called Malignant Burrow behind a tree. In the cave, there’s a path that leads you to a small dungeon. At the end of the dungeon, there’s an altar, which is where you place your summoning materials. In Diablo 4 Season 5, you can fight two variants of Echo of Varshan - the standard variant and Tormented variant. For the standard Echo of Varshan, you’ll need to provide 2 Malignant Hearts in World Tier 3 and 5 Malignant Hearts in World Tier 4, while for Tormented Echo of Varshan, you’ll need to provide 15 Malignant Hearts and a Stygian Stone obtained from The Pit. These summoning materials all require you to fight a few battles to get them, so before you start farming for them, you’ll also want to make sure your build is strong enough to get through Sanctuary. If not, upgrade it as soon as possible using Diablo 4 Gold. How To Get Malignant Hearts? Currently, you can farm Malignant Hearts in a number of ways. The first is to perform Grim Favors, which will give you some Malignant Hearts from Tree of Whispers caches. In addition, every Grotesque Debtor that spawns around Whispers and World Bosses has a chance to drop some Malignant Hearts. When a Grotesque Debtor spawns, you will find a signal in the text bulletin at the top of the screen, which you can use to maximize your farming efficiency. Alternatively, you can find some Malignant Hearts in Helltide Chests, Infernal Hordes, or Nightmare Dungeons. How To Defeat Echo Of Varshan? Although Echo of Varshan is not the most challenging boss in the game, you still need to learn some combat skills and strategies before fighting it. Here are the things you need to pay attention to when fighting it. Enhance Shadow Resistance Before fighting, you need to know that Echo of Varshan will launch some arcane assaults on you, so you need to enhance some magical defenses accordingly. If you can’t reach 70% Shadow Resistance cap in your build, you can try to use Potent Elixir of Shadow Resistance to help you complete this defense build. Pay Attention To Your Position Between You And Boss During the battle, Echo of Varshan is very flexible and will appear near you unexpectedly and cause damage to you, so you need to pay attention to your position between you and the boss. The best position is to be behind Echo of Varshan so that its frontal attacks on you will not be effective. Pay Attention To Some Void Zones Besides arcane assaults, Echo of Varshan will also generate triangular void zones for you. These areas will adjust in real time according to the direction of the boss’s movement, and once you enter these areas, you will be very damaged. So you also need to pay attention to the direction of these areas. Initial Elite Adds During the battle, Echo of Varshan will also summon two powerful Elites to help it knock you down. At this point, you should focus on the two Elites, not the boss. Because they will also do a lot of damage to you and will cause your health to decline faster. Echo Of Varshan’s Loot When you use different classes, the loot you get from Echo of Varshan will also be different. You can refer to the following list for specific loot. However, it should be noted that not all Uniques will appear in a battle, but there is a chance to appear. The same is true for Mythic Uniques dropped by Tormented Echo of Varshan. In the change of endgame bosses drop rate in Season 5, all Tormented variants of Boss have only 7.5% chance to drop Mythic Uniques. If your goal is only Mythic Uniques and the build is strong enough, you can directly challenge Tormented Echo of Varshan. Barbarian: Fields of Crimson & 100,000 Steps & Gohr’s Devastating Grips & Ring of Red Furor Druid: Mad Wolf’s Glee & Vasily’s Prayer & Greatstaff of the Crone & Airidah’s Inexorable Will Necromancer: Bloodless Scream & Deathless Visage & Deathspeaker’s Pendant & Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul Rogue: Condemnation & Eyes in the Dark & Skyhunter & Writhing Band of Trickery Sorcerer: Staff of Endless Rage & Esu’s Heirloom & Raiment of the Infinite & Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop All Class: Frostburn & Mother’s Embrace About Mythic Unique Items Doombringer Grandfather Melted Heart of Selig Andariel’s Visage Harlequin Crest Tyrael’s Might Ring of Starless Skies The above is an introduction to some summoning methods, combat skills and loot for Echo of Varshan in Diablo 4 Season 5. Hopefully, this guide will make your battle with this boss easier. The next season and DLC for Diablo 4 will be announced soon. If you have any interest in them, you can discuss them in iGMeet Discord. In addition, you can also participate in a lottery and have a chance to win some summoning materials needed for the boss. The list of winners will be announced on September 18th. Good luck!

The highly anticipated meeting of Diablo 4 Season 5 with many players is officially scheduled for August 6, 2024. From the many known information, players can’t wait to enter the game experience. Among them, the most discussed is Infernal Hordes, which is a wave-based game mode in this season. In the Season 5 PTR some time ago, many players have already experienced this new mode first. This guide will tell you what you will encounter in the official version of Infernal Hordes and how you should deal with it based on the content of the previous PTR. Then come and take a look! What Is Infernal Hordes? Infernal Hordes in Season 5 is a wave-based combat activity with a little rogue-like touch. In this activity, you will be asked to fight against enemies who attack you continuously, and they will even attack you as a wave, which can generate Aetheric Events. As you complete these events, you can earn Boons to increase your combat power. Eventually you’ll face off against Fell Council, and defeating them will earn you the ultimate reward. As you progress through the Tier of Infernal Horde, the number of Waves you need to clear will increase, with one wave added per level. This means you’ll get more Burning Aether from more waves, but the monsters will also become more powerful. How To Enter Infernal Hordes? Before you can enter Infernal Hordes, you’ll need to complete Eyes of Enemy quest near Zarbinzet in Hawezar. You’ll get Locran’s Talisman Unique Amulet and a Tier 1 Infernal Compass at the end of the quest. Remember this Infernal Compass, it’ll be very useful later in your quest. There are 8 levels of Infernal Compasses in Infernal Hordes. The first three are natural drops, and the next 5 require you to use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 3 Compass. Here are the specific levels of Infernal Compasses: Tier 1: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT3). You need to fight monsters of level 50-70 here. Tier 2: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT4). You need to fight monsters of level 70-100 here. Tier 3: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT4 at Level 100). You need to fight monsters of level 100 here. Tier 4: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 3 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 120 monsters. Tier 5: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 4 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 140 monsters. Tier 6: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 5 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 160 monsters. Tier 7: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 6 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 180 monsters. Tier 8: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 7 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 200 monsters. Abyssal Scrolls can be obtained through Spoils of Hell or salvaging Infernal Compasses. But you need to note that the number of Abyssal Scrolls obtained when salvaging is determined by Tier of Compass. Starting from Tier 4, an additional Abyssal Scroll will be added for each level upgrade. How Do Infernal Hordes Waves Work? In Infernal Hordes, each wave consists of a group of enemies who will try their best to defeat you. However, it is always in vain. After you defeat these enemies, Aetheric Events will be generated, and you can get Burning Aether in these events. Remember to save your Burning Aether, which is the most important thing in Infernal Hordes and can be exchanged for Spoils of Hell. Each wave lasts about 2 minutes, and the total game lasts about 10 minutes. There is currently no timer that can be displayed on the screen, but you can set a timer somewhere else, such as your phone, so that there is a certain urgency. Aetheric Events After defeating a certain number of enemies in each wave, you will fill up a meter. After filling, these enemies will spawn some events in the current arena. You need to note that the rewards and difficulty of each event are random, but you can use some Boons after each wave to increase the frequency or value of a certain event. Currently, there are 6 Aetheric Events that will appear. Aether Fiends, Aether Lords, Aetheric Masses, Burning Butcher, Hellborne, and Soulspires. Aether Fiends Aether Fiends are very common Elite Monsters. The difference between them and other Aetheric Events is that they will drop some Burning Aether after death. If your class or build cannot easily fight against the boss, you can use Boons to increase the frequency of this event, so that you can get more Burning Aether. But you should also be reminded that not all Aether Fiends are easy to deal with. Some of the rarer ones may make Infernal Horde more difficult. For example, Rashibosh can cause fire damage in a large area, so please be well protected before preparing for the battle. Aether Lords Aether Lords are an upgraded version of Dungeon and Stronghold Bosses in the game, and include all boss types. However, Endgame Boss Ladder is not included. Although you may have seen them in previous seasons and know what their attacks are, you still can’t take them lightly because there are some recent attacks. Most of these additional attacks are an AOE damage or crowd control. Once you reach Tier 3 and above, you will need to use some weapons and builds that can deal with super high damage and make the most of them. As a result, you will get a lot of Burning Aether and a lot of Diablo 4 Gold after defeating Aether Lords. Unlike other Aetheric Events, Aether Lords will only appear when you using Boons. Aetheric Mass Aetheric Mass actually works very similar to Corrupted Spires in Helltide. The surrounding space is divided into 6 sections, and it will only attack three of them at a time. So there will be a certain gap between each damage area, and what you need to do is to defeat Aetheric Mass in these gaps. Similarly, after being destroyed, it will also drop Burning Aether. Burning Butcher In previous seasons, Butcher was a must-have in Hell. In the new Infernal Hordes Mode, Butcher takes on a distinct look, as it adds some fire to its gear. Like Aether Lords, you’ll need to prepare all the gear that can deal with high damage before fighting Burning Butcher. Usually, you will get 25 or more Burning Aether after defeating Burning Butcher. Hellborne You may have seen Hellborne in previous seasons, but unlike Butcher, it has not changed much this season. Hellborne here usually appears in groups of 2 or 3 at a time, so you need to choose weapons or builds that can deal group damage or crowd control. You don’t have to worry about the number of Burning Aethers dropped, because each group will drop Burning Aether after you successfully defeat it, and this event is very reliable, just like Aether Fiends. But you should be aware that Hellborne also requires Boons to appear in Infernal Hordes. Soulspire These are similar to Corrupted Spires in Helltide, but without the health drain. You need to stand near it and defeat a certain number of enemies until it explodes, and you can eventually pick up Burning Aether. Boons Boons in Infernal Hordes always have a duality. You can use them to increase the frequency of a certain event, but you can also increase the strength of the enemies in the event. It depends on which you want more. Fell Council Fell Council is a variation of Council in Diablo 2 that was corrupted and twisted because of Mephisto’s influence. In Diablo 4 Season 5’s Infernal Hordes, the 5 Council members have original attacks, but similarly, each Fell Council can summon Hydras with unique characteristics. You can fight 3 random Hydras after Infernal Hordes ends. This means that you need to be well prepared so that you can quickly enter the battle. The above is some introduction to the new Infernal Hordes Mode in Diablo 4 Season 5. In anticipation, players are welcome to join the player community in Discord to express some insights and opinions. In addition, you can also receive welfare information released by iGMeet Discord while waiting for the official release of Season 5! Come and participate!

As the clock ticks into 2024, the Diablo 4 community is buzzing with anticipation for what the year holds. Blizzard has officially dropped the curtain on their plans for the Diablo 4 roadmap in 2024, and the leaks for Season 4 have ignited a flame of excitement. Let's delve into the revelations and changes that await Sanctuary. Diablo 4 Season 4 Leaks - A Glimpse into the Future The Birth of Diablo 4: While Diablo 4 made its debut in June 2023, the journey is far from complete. Blizzard hints at a transformative period spanning 6 to 9 months, gearing up for the birth of Diablo 4 in 2024. A crucial year that promises major improvements in itemization and gameplay systems with the advent of Season 4. Season 4: Unveiling Major Changes: Season 4, poised to kick off in late March or mid-April 2023, brings not just routine updates but a substantial overhaul. Major itemization changes akin to Loot 2.0 in Diablo 3 will redefine how players engage with gear. The Codex of Power system, a point of contention for many, will witness a revamp. High-rolled Aspects can be extracted and upgraded to base versions, freeing up precious stash space. New Content and Themes: Seasons continue to run on a 3-month cycle, and Season 4 promises fresh incentives. New endgame content, alongside themes specific to each season, adds layers of excitement. The exact theme for Season 4 remains shrouded in mystery, promising an element of surprise to keep players on their toes. Diablo 4 Expansion Leaks - Vessel of Hatred Unveiled Annual Expansions: Blizzard has committed to annual expansions for Diablo 4, and the first, named "Vessel of Hatred," is scheduled for a late 2024 release. Situated in the jungle region south of Sanctuary, called Nahu, this expansion promises an enriched storyline and a host of new elements. Vessel of Hatred is expected to elevate the level cap, introduce a new class (potentially a Spirit Barbarian), and expand the game with new zones, quests, and gear. Content Reveal: Blizzard plans a major reveal of the expansion's content in early summer 2024, possibly at Gamescom in August. This signals an exciting period for Diablo enthusiasts, who can expect a cascade of new features, challenges, and lore to dive into. Diablo 4 Updates & Changes 2024 - A Glimpse into Sanctuary's Evolution The Gauntlet - Weekly Challenges: A game-changing addition, The Gauntlet, promises to inject fresh excitement into the Diablo 4 experience. Starting with Season 3, players face weekly challenges in a specific dungeon. With a non-linear path, participants can craft their route, accumulating points and competing for top ranks. A dynamic approach to endgame content that ensures unpredictability and replayability. Helltide Waves Rework: Season 3 brings improvements to Helltide waves, addressing player concerns. Helltide waves will now have hourly rotations, eliminating long waiting times. The reduced downtime, coupled with extended availability (22 hours a day, 7 days a week), aims to enhance player engagement with this content. It's a significant step toward creating a smoother and more accessible Helltide experience. Endgame System Evolution: A mysterious addition to the upcoming season is a new endgame system. While details are scarce, Blizzard promises a streamlined version of the Abattoir of Zir, accessible to all players, regardless of their server. Comparisons to Diablo 3's Greater Rifts spark curiosity, hinting at dynamic maps and a timer penalty for deaths rather than expulsion. Affixes Overhaul: A much-needed overhaul awaits Diablo 4's item system. Affixes, the bread, and butter of item customization, will undergo simplification. The clutter of hundreds of affixes will make way for a more digestible system, where numbers in character sheets convey meaningful information. This promises a smoother experience in understanding and utilizing item potential. Power Codex Management: The Power Codex, a repository of potential, is set for a facelift. Currently limited to low ARD versions, the new interface will allow players to manage all aspects and power levels directly. This tackles the issue of inventory congestion caused by stockpiling powerful aspects, streamlining the gaming experience. Group Dynamics Enhancement: In the realm of community-building, Diablo 4 is set to enhance its social aspects. Introducing a group search mode, akin to Diablo 3 or, preferably, World of Warcraft, promises a livelier multiplayer experience. This addition, expected in 2024, aligns with the vision of fostering a more interconnected Diablo community. Conclusion The Diablo 4 roadmap for 2024 unfolds like a saga, promising a transformative year for players. With Season 4 leaks and updates, along with the grand reveal of the Vessel of Hatred expansion, Diablo 4 enthusiasts can look forward to a year brimming with challenges, rewards, and a rejuvenated Sanctuary. As we await the unfolding chapters, the Diablo community stands at the precipice of an exciting new era in Sanctuary's evolution. Stay tuned for more updates, and prepare to dive deeper into the abyss in 2024!