Diablo 4 Season 6: What Can Players Learn From Campfire Chats? - Class Balance And New Events

The delay of Diablo 4 Season 8 to April 29 is somewhat frustrating. But the good news is that the developers will bring major changes in Season 8. Previously, the developers claimed that an “old friend” would return in Season 8. Players have been speculating and guessing about this. Now the answer has been revealed. It is Belial, the boss in Diablo 3. Changes There has been such a saying in Diablo 4 player community. The fun of Diablo 4 is to level up and obtain equipment before clearing the game constantly. Once the endgame is reached, the character basically becomes invincible, and even the boss is difficult to challenge. Therefore, in the endgame of Diablo 4, even if the player obtains a lot of Diablo 4 Gold, unique weapons or legendary equipment, it is difficult to have the excitement of the game’s pioneering period. In other words, the game becomes boring due to the excessive performance of the character in the late game. To change this situation, the developers announced that they will introduce the following changes in the next season: Players will reach level 60 more slowly, and Torment will become more difficult Three new bosses will be added to the game in Season 8, including Belial from Diablo 3 Re-adjust the drop rate of legendary equipment Difficulty The developers intend to increase the difficulty of the game in Season 8 greatly. In Season 7, half of the players reached the highest difficulty of the game, Torment 4, which was far beyond their expectations. The development team estimated that the number of players was only 10%. Therefore, in order to reach this number, the difficulty in Season 8 will be greatly increased, making Torment 4 like “real hell”. I hope that the developers will not only make changes in the numerical value, because the simple numerical change will not satisfy the players. Because the monsters that were originally easy to kill suddenly have extremely high health and attack power in the next difficulty, which will make players feel that their upgrades are not rewarded, giving players a sense of frustration. It would be better to introduce some mechanical changes. Boss I’ve always felt that Diablo 4 doesn’t have enough bosses, especially compared to Path of Exile 2. Fortunately, Season 8 will add three new end-game bosses: Urivar, Harbinger of Hatred, and Belial, the Lord of Lies. Belial, the Lord of Lies, will serve as the game’s pinnacle boss. He must have left a deep impression on players of Diablo III’s multi-stage second act battle, and in the final stage, this hideous demon’s huge body took up most of your screen. Diablo IV’s lead season designer Deric Nuñez told players: “He is climbing his way to the top of the lair boss ladder. He is the new exalted pinnacle challenge within the ladder. He is the highest challenge, the highest reward.” The theme of Season 8 should be bosses. After defeating a boss, players will unlock the boss’s skills and use them. It is said that there will be 24 boss skills for players to collect, experiment with, and combine. Honestly, playing a boss is way more fun than playing a witch. I’m already excited about Season 8. In addition to the new boss powers, the team also announced that the boss summoning conditions will be simplified in Season 8. Summoning bosses no longer requires a variety of summons. These messy summons really pollute the player’s inventory. Boss Ladder system will be removed and replaced by Lair Key system. Each boss requires its own Lair Key, and the main purpose of these keys is to unlock the loot after defeating the boss. Without a Lair Key, even if you defeat the boss, you can’t even get any Diablo 4 Gold in the treasure chest. In addition, Apparition Incursions will be introduced in Season 8. In simple terms, this is a boss rush mode. You need to defeat 10 random bosses in sequence. This is definitely a difficult challenge, and wish you good luck. Learn More: Diablo 4 New Expansion Will Be Delayed Until 2026! Drop Rates During Diablo 4 campfire chat, the developers were apparently a bit surprised by the record-breaking pace at which players reached max level in Season 7, so in Season 8, the team’s goal is to slow down the pace of players’ play throughs and then reduce the drop rate of legendary items to make the power increase more enjoyable for players. It’s hard to see that exciting orange glow from a pile of Diablo 4 Gold anymore. According to design director Colin Finer, the purpose of these changes is to make players “more rewarding and satisfying as you go through these levels.“ It seems that the developers are working hard to make Diablo 4 more playable, whether it is introducing new bosses or increasing the difficulty, and it is for this purpose. But for players, the changes in Season 8 are not all pleasing. Some players are dissatisfied with the adjustment of loot drop rate. Players reported that the drop rate of Ancestral legendary items in this game is already very low, and this probability will be reduced in Season 8, which makes Ancestral legendary items even rarer. And the affixes of Ancestral legendary items are always unsatisfactory. Players seem to never get the corresponding level of equipment as they grow up. They are tired of this change that makes things worse. The above are the changes that Diablo 4 will bring in Season 8. Which changes do you think are good and which changes will ruin the game? Are you looking forward to Season 8?

Gold is almost the most common currency you can get in Diablo 4. You can find it everywhere in Sanctuary, and many players can even get a small bag of gold from the moment they start the game. Therefore, many players who have just entered the game may wonder, since gold is so common, why do we need to worry about our gold inventory being exhausted? In fact, on the one hand, although there are many ways to get gold, there are only a few ways to earn a lot of gold coins. On the other hand, as we slowly enter the end stage of the game and continue to improve our equipment and builds, we often go bankrupt because of two activities, namely, using Masterworking at Blacksmith to increase the value of the existing affixes of the item, and enchanting equipment at Occultist. Many players are even willing to spend a billion Diablo 4 Gold to keep trying, just to find the perfect affix combination for an item. This is simply a gambler! But why do you need such perfect equipment in Diablo 4? In fact, the answer is simple. Only by upgrading your build to the highest level can you start The Pit advancement more efficiently. The Pit is where every little detail or improvement counts, and if you want to go as high as possible in The Pit, or even take a place in Diablo 4 world rankings and become famous, you will need near-perfect gear and character builds. With that said, where can you get D4 gold in a short time? In this guide, we will cover the best activities or methods to get gold in Diablo 4 Season 7. Farming Headhunt Zones Recently, we tracked the most popular farming activities in Diablo 4, and believe it or not, the top one was Headhunt Zones and completing Whispers as quickly as possible. To farm Headhunt Zones efficiently, you basically need to jump from one zone to another, and when you get 2 Tree of Whispers Caches in one zone, it means you need to visit the next zone. The reason why this method is so good is that all Tree of Whispers Caches will drop another Cache called Gifts of the Tree in it, which has a lot of gold. Through Whispers Caches, the gear that can be sold, and the gold found in these areas, we managed to collect 128 million gold in 30 minutes. The best thing is that entering these areas is free, so this is undoubtedly the best method for us. Grinding Tormented Bosses The remaining two methods of farming gold can be said to be a tie, between doing Infernal Hordes and farming Tormented Bosses and selling all Ancestral Unique items you don’t need. So, which one should you do? If you have enough boss summoning materials, then your first choice is definitely farming bosses. In this test, when we farmed top bosses such as Andariel and Duriel, they both gave us more than 30 million gold in 8 to 12 minutes. Of course, on top of that, Ancestral Unique items they drop are also quite valuable. However, please note that not all Ancestral Uniques have the same selling value. For example, if we spent the same amount of time farming Grigoire or Beast in the Ice, we would have earned only half as much as we did on Duriel. However, Echo of Varshan was a pleasant surprise, among the mini-bosses, Varshan was the only one that required the least materials to summon. So, with only 115 Malignant Hearts, we killed her 28 times, which brought us a staggering 49 million gold in just 12 minutes! What’s more, the cool thing about Varshan is that the rotation rate is very fast, and once you kill her, you can summon her again almost immediately. This means that among all Tormented Bosses, Varshan is the best farming option. So start grinding those Malignant Hearts in Helltides and Headhunt Zones now. Running Infernal Hordes Finally, we will take a look at Infernal Hordes. Honestly, running Infernal Hordes is a bit like gambling, because you need a little luck to get the best Infernal Offerings and collect as many Burning Aethers as possible. On top of that, you need a good fast farming build that can kill enemies as fast as possible while dealing with the constant onslaught of demons coming at you. If you manage to get a build that can do that, you’ll get around 30 million gold per 10 wave runs, maybe even more. During this test, we used Blood Wave Necromancer endgame build, which is not meant for these types of farming activities, so you will definitely do much better than what we did. In this case, our best result was getting 1267 Aether and 42 million gold, even after spending 200 Aether in Spoils of Greater Equipment. But we were very lucky, and we got almost all Hellborne Offerings. Other than that, we averaged around 750 to 800 Aether per 10 wave runs. Another good thing worth mentioning is that if you’re lucky, you can even find some Mythic Uniques. So if you have Infernal Hordes Keys and want to take a break from Headhunt Zones or farming Tormented Bosses, go try them because they are a great way to get gold quickly. In addition to these methods, we have also tried farming Helltides, Undercity, Nightmare Dungeons, but can only say that the gains obtained from these methods are nothing compared to the above three. Anyway, these are the 3 most efficient gold farming methods that we think are worth trying at the moment, and we hope this helps you. If you have a better method, don’t forget to share it with us! Good luck!

As the dark and foreboding realm of Diablo 4 continues to evolve, players are eager to embrace the upcoming patch 1.1.2, which promises to introduce improvements to farming efficiency and tackle several pesky bugs that have been plaguing the game. With Blizzard's commitment to sharing patch notes in advance, players can prepare themselves for the changes and enhancements that are set to transform the Diablo 4 experience. Scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 15, across all platforms, patch 1.1.2 is geared towards refining existing mechanics rather than introducing sweeping changes. Malignant Heart Farming Becomes Swifter One of the highlights of patch 1.1.2 is the enhanced Malignant Heart farming experience. Malignant Monsters in Diablo 4 drop Malignant Hearts upon defeat, which can be activated to summon a more challenging version of the same creature. In the past, the activation process consumed five seconds, adding a layer of delay to the gameplay. However, the forthcoming patch trims this activation time to a mere two seconds. This modification is set to expedite the grind for Malignant Hearts, streamlining the process and enhancing overall gameplay efficiency. Trade Channel Revival and Bug Fixes In response to player feedback and the yearning for more interactive experiences reminiscent of the trade chat, patch 1.1.2 introduces a significant change. Players will now start in the Trade channel by default. This alteration aims to infuse more dynamism and engagement within the Diablo 4 community. However, players who prefer a less cluttered interface can easily disable the Trade channel by adjusting the in-game settings, ensuring a customized gameplay experience. Addressing longstanding issues that have dampened the enjoyment of the Diablo 4 universe, patch 1.1.2 aims to rectify the "A Boon in the Tide" quest from the Seasonal Journey. This quest, situated in Chapter 5, presented players with a challenge involving opening a Tortured Gift chest at any Helltide event. Despite attempts, the quest failed to track progress for numerous players, leading to frustration. The upcoming patch seeks to eliminate this issue, enabling players to fully engage with the Seasonal Journey. Mount Skills Bug and Quality of Life Improvements Among the improvements that patch 1.1.2 ushers in is the resolution of a vexing bug that prevented the use of mount skills after leaving a city. This bug perplexed players as they found themselves unable to activate these skills, even though they were technically outside the city limits. The upcoming patch eliminates this inconvenience, ensuring a smoother transition between city life and the treacherous adventures beyond. Read on below for the patch notes: Gameplay updates The wait time for a Malignant Monster to spawn after activating a Malignant Heart in the world has been reduced from 5 to 2 seconds. Players are now in the Trade Channel by default. Navigate to the in-game settings to opt-out. Bug fixes Dungeons and events Fixed an issue where Nightmare Dungeons could be repeated by promoting other party members to leader. Fixed an issue where the Gathering Legions event could stop progressing even after defeating all nearby enemies. Druid Fixed an issue where Boulders cast with the Aspect of Metamorphic Stone equipped would not deal more than 100% damage. Fixed an issue where the Agitated Winds malignant power would trigger when breaking destructible objects. Fixed an issue where the Aspect of the Alpha Werewolf companions could float above the ground. Quests Fixed an issue where the Fury Against Fate quest couldn't be completed. Fixed an issue where Iron Skin Elixirs could be obtained indefinitely by repeatedly accepting and abandoning the Desperate Remedies quest. Fixed an issue where the Call of the Ancients quest would not progress if the party leader was dead when the boss was defeated. Fixed an issue where the Call of the Ancients quest would not progress if Gharl was killed before his dialogue was triggered. Fixed an issue where side quests for crafting items could direct the player to the wrong NPC. UI Fixed an issue where white lines were appearing on the World Map. Fixed an issue where the Season Journey menu could malfunction when finishing a chapter. Fixed an issue where the notification for the World Boss appearance would malfunction if the player hadn't unlocked Whispers of the Dead yet. Fixed an issue where linking an item in chat wouldn't display properly in the Battle.net app. Fixed an issue where the Holding Back the Flood quest marker would display on Dungeon exits but not on the world map. The tooltips for the Caged Heart of Tal'Rasha and Caged Heart of the Great Feast now correctly state that their bonuses are additive instead of multiplicative. The tooltip for the Caged Heart of Determination had its description updated to clarify that it specifically reduces resource draining effects from enemies. Miscellaneous Fixed an issue where the A Boon in the Tide Season Journey objective could not be completed as expected. Fixed an issue where teleporting to a Dungeon entrance could be done while using invincibility-granting skills (Ex: Blood Mist). Fixed an issue where some interactable objects—particularly corpses— could not be interacted with. Fixed an issue where mount skills were sometimes not available after leaving a city. Fixed an issue where the Calculated malignant power would consume the stun effect on non-damaging abilities. Fixed an issue where Druids, Necromancers, and Rogues could not gamble for Helms at the Unsavory Oddities vendor in Fields of Hatred towns. Fixed an issue where you could not replace an equipped Wrathful Heart with another Wrathful Heart. Fixed an issue where the frost effect of the Penitent Greaves didn't display properly in the final campaign boss arena. Fixed an issue where quest items could randomly appear in town. Various stability and performance improvements. Various other miscellaneous fixes to Shop Cosmetics.

In Diablo 2 Resurrected, the struggle against the forces of evil involves choosing the right build for your character. Player vs Monster (PvM) mode pits your chosen hero against hordes of monsters, and knowing the top-ranked builds can give you a competitive edge. This article provides an insight into the most effective PvM builds, rated by their power, survivability, and farming efficiency. 1. Hammerdin Paladin The Hammerdin Paladin build focuses on the Blessed Hammer skill, coupled with the Concentration aura to deal massive amounts of damage. The build's high survivability and output make it arguably the best build for PvM in Diablo 2 Resurrected. - Strengths: High damage output, great area-of-effect damage, good survivability - Weaknesses: Limited mobility, gear dependent 2. Lightning Sorceress The Lightning Sorceress is a popular choice due to her devastating elemental spells. Using a combination of Chain Lightning and Lightning spells, she can clear large groups of monsters in seconds. - Strengths: High area-of-effect damage, excellent farming capabilities - Weaknesses: Vulnerable to lightning-immune enemies, gear dependent 3. Whirlwind Barbarian The Whirlwind Barbarian is a melee powerhouse, capable of plowing through enemies with his Whirlwind attack. This build's ability to tackle single targets and groups alike makes it highly versatile. - Strengths: High single-target damage, good survivability - Weaknesses: Can struggle against large groups, gear dependent 4. Summonmancer Necromancer The Summonmancer (or Summoner) Necromancer thrives by summoning undead minions to fight for him. This build can take on any situation with a sturdy frontline of summoned minions while dealing damage from a distance. - Strengths: Good survivability, not gear dependent - Weaknesses: Slower clear speeds, relies heavily on minions 5. Trap Assassin The Trap Assassin build utilizes traps to deal damage, allowing her to attack from a safe distance while her traps decimate the enemy. This build offers a unique playstyle that rewards strategic trap placement. - Strengths: High area-of-effect damage, excellent crowd control - **Weaknesses**: Vulnerable to trap-immune enemies, can struggle in single-target damage 6. Wind Druid The Wind Druid combines Tornado and Hurricane skills to deal massive elemental damage. The build offers balanced offensive and defensive capabilities, making it a solid choice for PvM. - Strengths: Balanced offense and defense, not heavily gear dependent - Weaknesses: Requires careful positioning, can struggle against elemental-immune enemies Remember, while these rankings can guide your build selection, the best build ultimately depends on your playstyle. Diablo 2 Resurrected is all about flexibility and trying different builds. So, experiment with different classes and builds until you find one that suits you the most. Happy hunting!