IGN have released several videos about Diablo IV from their interview with Game Director Joe Shely and General Manager Rod Fergusson! Diablo IV is slated to release sometime next year, but these interviews give a good look at how the game has been shaping up!
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Join us around the campfire, hero!
As the flames flicker and crackle, we’re incredibly proud to announce that Terror Zones are now live in Diablo II: Resurrected. There’s also smoke on the horizon—Ladder Season Two and six new Sundering Charms will be going live on October 6. Sit back and relax as we run through the details of all the new helltastic features coming with this update.
The journey to level 99 is a celebrated experience for players and quite the milestone if achieved—a rite of passage, even. We want the journey to level 99 to be accessible to a larger population of players, offer more variety other than repeatedly farming Baal, Diablo, and Nihlathak, and most importantly, remain challenging. This is where Terror Zones come in. As we get into details, please note that players can choose to opt-out of Terror Zones if desired.
To unlock the Terror Zones feature, you must defeat Baal per character, per difficulty using any expansion character—existing characters that have already fulfilled the requirements will automatically have this feature unlocked. Once Ladder Season Two begins, players will need to meet the aforementioned requirements to unlock Terror Zones for their new ladder characters.
When playing a Terror Zone-enabled game, every hour, diabolical tremors infused with the Lord of Destruction’s unwavering corruption creep into specific zones, emboldening the monsters within, and terrorizing them. The monsters in these zones will be at least two levels higher than your current level or their original level, up to a maximum per difficulty. The experience received and the loot dropped by killing a terrorized monster will be based on this new level—terrorized monsters will also grant additional experience points.
Here are the level details for each monster type per difficulty:
Normal
Base: +2 levels up to level 45
Champion: +4 levels up to level 47
Unique: +5 levels up to level 48
Nightmare
Base: +2 levels up to level 71
Champion: +4 levels up to level 73
Unique: +5 levels up to level 74
Hell
Base: +2 levels up to level 96
Champion: +4 levels up to level 98
Unique: +5 levels up to level 99
The base player level used for the above calculations are taken from the creator of the game. If the host leaves the game, a new player will be selected for the base once the next Terror Zone is announced. Upon entering a Terror Zone-enabled game, you'll be informed of the current terrorized areas through a message sent to you via the Chat Box. When the time for new terrorized zones draws near, you will be informed of the impending changes via the Chat Box.
In addition, you will be informed that you’re entering a terrorized area by several indicators:
Unique iconography next to a terrorized monster's name
On-screen text and messaging
Special audio cue
In-game text on the auto-map
Unique environmental lighting
Ember visual effects
Waypoints have also received some changes to assist in locating the current Terror Zone:
An icon will display on the Waypoint menu next to the Waypoint that is closest to the current Terror Zone.
The Waypoint closest to the current Terror Zone will have its name displayed in a purple font.
Here’s a complete list of all the zones that can become terrorized:
Act I
Blood Moor and Den of Evil
Cold Plains and The Cave
Burial Grounds, The Crypt, and the Mausoleum
Stony Field
Dark Wood
The Forgotten Tower
Jail
Cathedral and Catacombs
The Pit
Tristram
Moo Moo Farm
Act II
Sewers
Rocky Waste and Stony Tomb
Dry Hills and Halls of the Dead
Far Oasis
Lost City, Valley of Snakes, and Claw Viper Temple
Arcane Sanctuary
Tal Rasha's Tombs
Act III
Spider Forest and Spider Cavern
Flayer Jungle and Flayer Dungeon
Kurast Bazaar, Ruined Temple, and Disused Fane
Kurast Sewers
Travincal
Durance of Hate
Act IV
Outer Steppes and Plains of Despair
River of Flame/City of the Damned
Chaos Sanctuary
Act V
Bloody Foothills
Frigid Highlands
Glacial Trail
Crystalline Passage and Frozen River
Arreat Plateau
Nihlathak's Temple, Halls of Anguish, Halls of Pain, and Halls of Vaught
Ancient's Way and Icy Cellar
Worldstone Keep, Throne of Destruction, and Worldstone Chamber
Ladder Season Two
Our first Ladder Season for Diablo II: Resurrected has been an absolute success—adept heroes raced to save Sanctuary, some cementing their name on the leaderboard, but all of them striking fear into the tormented hearts of their demonic adversaries in the process.
Ladder Season Two will begin on October 6, ushering in a new opportunity for brave heroes to race to level 99 and amass powerful loot along the way. This will also be the first Ladder Season with Terror Zones! Can you handle the increased ferocity of the Burning Hells, or will you perish under their amplified might? We cannot wait to see how Terror Zones will influence the leaderboard, or hopefully, allow new players the opportunity to see their name on it for the first time.
We’ll also introduce six new Sundering Charms with Ladder Season Two, more information about these can be found in the next section.
As it was with the previous season, Ladder Season Two will feature four different modes:
Version
Description
Pre-Expansion Ladder
The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses playing only with the original four acts.
Pre-Expansion Hardcore Ladder
The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses playing only with the original four acts.
Ladder
The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses playing five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
Hardcore Ladder
The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses playing five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
For those new to Ladder Seasons, you might be wondering what happens to your Shared Stash loot once the current season ends.
Once Ladder Season One ends, all Ladder characters will be transferred to their respective non-ladder group. All items in that character group's shared stash go into a new Withdraw Only set of Shared Stash tabs, denoted by a check marked Past box. You will have all of Ladder Season Two to withdraw any items you would like to keep. When Ladder Season Two ends, this withdraw only set of stash tabs will be overridden with any items in the Ladder Season Two Shared Stash. Be sure to get any items out before then or they will be forever lost!
New Sundering Charms
In Hell difficulty, many monsters receive resistance to specific damage types. If their resistance increases above 100%, that monster is then immune to a specific damage type. Because there are only a handful of ways to reduce a monster’s immunity, only a minute portion of hero builds can successfully farm all zones in Diablo II: Resurrected. We realize that this can create scenarios where certain builds are unable to take full advantage of the current Terror Zone, thus missing out on the experience gains, and most importantly, the fun of these zones.
To promote increased class build diversity, we have introduced six Sundering Charms that allow the player to break specific monster immunity types while the charm is in their inventory. Once Ladder Season Two begins on October 6, Sundering Charms will be a possible drop for new Ladder characters. These new unique charms will only drop from Terrorized monsters of Champion, Unique, Superunique, or Boss difficulty.
You’ll notice a new keyword below called Sunder. This keyword means that if a monster has immunity to a specific damage type, their resistance will be reduced to 95% regardless of what their starting resistance percentage was—breaking their immunity and allowing damage of that type to be dealt to them. Sunder is applied before other resistance reducing modifiers and only affects non-players. There is one tradeoff that comes with the Sundering Charms: while they reduce a monster’s resistance, they also reduce your resistance to the same element, allowing you to receive more damage of that type. The specific percent that your resistance is reduced by the Sundering Charm will vary per charm, so look out for the charms offering the most advantageous percentages to maximize your build. Any abilities granted by a Sundering Charm will also extend to your pets and summons, so keep that in mind as you upgrade your character.
The Black Cleft
Monster Magic Immunity if Sundered
Magic Resist –45% to -65%
The Bone Break
Monster Physical Immunity is Sundered
Physical Damage Received Increased by 10% to 30%
The Cold Rupture
Monster Cold Immunity is Sundered
Cold Resist –70% to -90%
The Crack of the Heavens
Monster Lightning Immunity is Sundered
Lightning Resist –70% to -90%
The Flame Rift
Monster Fire Immunity is Sundered
Fire Resist –70% to -90%
The Rotting Fissure
Monster Poison Immunity is Sundered
Poison Resist –70% to -90%
Developer’s Note: We have heard much of the community's thoughts on how the new Sunder Charms work with the sorceresses Cold Mastery ability. Looking at the percentage of monsters that are cold immune, the trade-offs of having to gain and equip a new grand charm, and re-checking our damage output, we feel the current behavior of Cold Mastery is not significantly more powerful than many of the other abilities affected by Sunder and does not need to change at this time.
Patch Notes
Gameplay/Quality of Life
Added additional warning text to the mercenary confirmation prompt if your previous mercenary still has items equipped.
Damage value for the Paladin’s Thorns aura is now present on the character menu.
Dead Finger Mages now reset correctly to their original state when revived by Necromancers.
Fixed an issue where casting delays could desync at very high ping.
Fixed an issue where monster unique mods were triggering from another unique mod's trigger. For example, monsters that were both lightning and fire enchanted created an explosion every time they were put into hit recovery (Ex: repeatedly hit by Warcry).
Fixed a rare issue where item names on the ground would erratically flicker and shift while pathing around them.
Fixed an issue where players and monsters were able to walk through doors that visually looked closed.
Fixed an issue where certain Rune Words could not be repaired in the same game session they were created.
Fixed an issue where loading a character on a console that was created on PC was causing texture and lighting issues on console.
Fixed an issue that would occur when binding a skill to a multi-key binding (Ex: Ctrl + X, Alt + X) the action bound to the first key became unbound from that key.
Fixed an issue where the game name and password were not properly updating and displaying in-game when toggling the setting for showing it.
Fixed an issue where updates to stats, skills, or quests were displaying when no updates were available.
Fixed an issue where hardcore character names were not displaying in red text on the character list.
Fixed an issue with the Legacy Graphics gamble refresh icon containing graphical artifacts and corruption.
Fixed an issue where single and dual-wielding basic attacks with Claw weapons could have inconsistent attack speeds.
Fixed an issue where flags associated with previous characters (Ladder, Hardcore, and Classic) would persist for newly created characters in the Legacy Graphics Character Creation Screen.
Fixed an issue where the “buy” button legend in the vendor window would not display on the first weapons tab.
Fixed an issue where certain VFX were causing graphical corruption when fighting Uber Diablo.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems could lose the aura granted by the item they were created with when the Golem was frozen.
Chosen game settings now persist in lobby game creation and filtering rather than being reset.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems created in a previous game would disappear instead of teleporting to you.
Fixed an issue where performing a weapon swap during a trade would sometimes freeze the game.
Fixed an issue where visuals effects granted by set bonuses would sometimes toggle on and off.
Fixed an issue where environmental screen-space VFX were not playing.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems summoned through a charge of the skill (Ex: granted by Metalgrid) would disappear when performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems created by a charged skill would not save between games.
Fixed an issue where players on console and controller would sometimes get the red-flash indicator for health loss while performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where the Horadric Cube could not be quick-dropped if there were items in it when playing on console or with a controller.
Fixed an issue where similar items weren't grouping together when auto-populating into the belt while using a controller.
Fixed various issues when quick-moving a belt with items in the additional belt slots it provides while using a controller.
Fixed an issue where you sometimes couldn't quick-equip an item that has its requirement met by another equipped item.
Fixed an issue where an item with requirement reductions would sometimes still show as requirements not met when equipped on a mercenary.
Fixed a desync with mana values when the consumption and regeneration of mana happened in a short frame window.
Fixed an issue where Quick Cast would sometimes restore the previous skill to the wrong mouse button.
Act V Dual-Wielding mercenaries now accurately animates two attack swings instead of one.
Fixed an issue where there were no corresponding Suicide Minion versions of the three guest Minion variants. These guest Minions will no longer visually transform into a skeleton and continuously stack explosion damage when whipped by Nihlathak or an Overseer.
Fixed an issue where Fist of the Heavens could unintentionally be used when it was bound on controller or assigned to left click on M+KB.
Fixed an issue where pets summoned by "chance to cast" skills on items would disappear after performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where Ravens summoned by charged skills would disappear after a few seconds.
Necromancer
Difficulty penalties for life drain now apply to the Blood Golem's attacks.
Fixed an issue where Blood Golem was not correctly stealing life from a PvP opponent.
Fixed an issue where the experience sharing calculation for an eight-player party would rarely overflow and award less experience than normal.
PC-Specific Fixes
Added functionality to revoke and undo friend rejection so it’s no longer a permanent rejection.
Fixed an issue where the "/friends list" chat command was being truncated after 256 characters.
Removed the ability to bind the Print Screen key.
Fixed an issue where if the players opened chat after dying with Legacy Graphics active, all controls stopped functioning.
Fixed an issue if a linked item in chat exceeded one line, the item was unable to be selected and shown.
Fixed an issue where if a player entered the lobby, then entered a game, the difficulty selection would be blank upon returning to the lobby.
Removed the scroll bar and buttons from the autosuggest menu for chat commands.
Fixed an issue where if a skill was bound, then the key was removed from the skill binding, the unbound skill would still display without a binding.
Improved the scrolling on the ladder season, ladder type, and class drop-down in the ladder tab in the online lobby.
Fixed a tooltip that incorrectly stated “Show game name and password” to correctly state “Show game name.”
Fixed an issue where the latency indicator visual in the lobby was off center.
Fixed an issue where if the player activates controller mode while in the lobby, the latency indicator visual would disappear.
Skills can now always be set to the left or right slots, regardless of if you meet the requirements to use them.
Fixed an issue where rings were always quick-equipped to the right-hand slot, even if the left-hand slot was open.
M+KB can now quick-equip and quick-unequip items to and from their character and mercenary.
Fixed an issue where dragging an item onto a mercenary's portrait was not swapping their currently equipped item.
Text-to-speech now uses Voice (installed on Windows) which corresponds to the voice language selected (Set in Battle.net launcher).
Text-to-speech option reads out all chat commands regardless of channel.
Text-to-speech, when reading an item link, will now only read the item text instead of including various numbers and letters.
Added an in-game icon to represent friends who are online playing Overwatch 2.
Fixed an issue where whispering someone in a different channel would not automatically bring the user to the whisper channel with the other user.
Console-Specific Fixes
Character names are now correctly shown in the Game Details screen.
Classic characters can no longer create a game targeting any non-classic content (Ex: Act V) in the Game Creator menu.
Updated the icon on the Game Creator menu to further differentiate from the Search Menu.
Updated the magnifying glass icon in the Game List Search to match the text color.
Fixed an issue where the Ladder Season end message was incorrectly displaying on the front end.
Fixed an issue where connecting a second controller that logs into a different user would cause the game to lose connection.
Improved the Ladder leaderboard loading on PS4 / PS5.
Fixed a rare issue where Unknown could appear in console’s language if language was changed while in-game.
Fixed an issue on Switch where the quest log tab text was being cut off in Italian.
Fixed an issue where the Ladder end time displayed the time inaccurately.
Fixed an issue where dying would disable the Emote Wheel.
Closing the inventory on controller with an item in your cursor will now try to place the item in your inventory before dropping it.
Localization
Updated gender pronoun strings that referred to the player from “his / her” to the neutral counterpart “their.”
Added a prefix for online Uber Diablo messages received in offline games.
Added localization translations for the automap tooltip.
Fixed an issue where the maximum gold in-game text for Polish, Russian, Mexican Spanish, and Portuguese languages were exceeding their bounds in the UI.
Fixed a variety of equipped skill names that were exceeding their bounds in the UI for the Russian and Polish languages.
Removed unnecessary spacing between tabs on PC in the quest log, waypoints, and player stash UI screens when playing with a controller while using the large font option.
Changed the date formatting for Japan to be displayed as Year / Month / Day.
Fixed a typo in the Japanese translations for quick equip and unequip to mercenary tooltip.
Stability
Fixed a crash on PC that occurred when resizing the client window while in the lobby.
Improved game join and game create backend request for a smoother player experience.
Various game stability improvements.
Modding
We have made some changes to enhance the offline single-player modding experience. While these changes will cause compatibility issues for current offline single-player mods, they will allow for further customization options for mod developers.
Added a new file: LevelGroups.txt. This file allows levels to be grouped together for the purpose of condensing Terror Zones messages.
Added a new file: hirelingdesc.txt. This file defines hireling data specific to the monsterclass but not the hireling statblock. Currently it only controls voice type.
Various mercenary UI attributes are now modifiable through data. This includes skill icons, inventory slot backgrounds, and class names.
New AI parameters have been added to the mercenary's AI for the purpose of removing hardcoding. See monai.txt for details.
Removed hardcoded relationships for beltable items. Similar items are now determined by spell type for scrolls and item type for everything else.
Fixed a crash on controller when using new player skills that are listed after the vanilla skills.
Save Data Changes
Some changes to save data have been made in "ItemStatCost.txt". If an existing single player mod has edited these values, then their mod's saves may become corrupted when migrating old saves to the new save version. It is recommended to create backups of existing saves before loading them.
"damageresist" and "magicresist"
Save Bits: 8 -> 9
Save Add: 0 -> 200
"fireresist", "lightresist", "coldresist", and "poisonresist"
Save Bits: 8 -> 9
Save Add: 50 -> 200
Text File Column Changes
Developers of existing offline single player mods can remake their changes with the new data, or they can add the new columns before merging.
levels.txt
"LevelGroup"
monstats.txt
"CannotDesecrate"
"NoShldBlock" -> "ShieldBlockOverride"
skillsdesc.txt
"hireableiconcel"
soundenviron.txt
"InheritEnvrionment"
Thank You for Playing
Our team is incredibly thankful for your continued support and collaboration. Together, we have successfully added Terror Zones to Diablo II: Resurrected, injecting new variety into this timeless classic. We look forward to seeing you continue to slay demons for many years to come!
If you want to learn more about Diablo II: Resurrected, check out our website, or for real-time updates, follow our official Twitter @Diablo.
P.S.
We were flipping through the old Diablo II manual and found this confounding inscription. . .what does it all mean?
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
At the 2022 Xbox Games Showcase we foretold Lilith, the Blessed Mother’s return. As we march forward toward releasing Diablo IV in 2023, we’ve reached a momentous milestone—allowing community members to participate in testing early versions of the game and provide feedback. Our Closed End Game Beta will be the first of a few opportunities for select players to experience some of what Diablo IV has to offer. Players will be invited to test Diablo IV’s robust end game offerings using specific gameplay data. Additional details explaining what types of players are being invited, and how invites will be sent out are communicated later in this blog.
This Closed Beta will be confidential, meaning players invited will be unable to publicly talk about or share their gameplay experience. Additionally, the Closed End Game Beta will be playable on PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 consoles—cross-play and cross-progress for all platforms will also be supported.
For a quick look at what’s to come during the Diablo IV Closed End Game Beta, watch the video below from game director Joe Shely and franchise general manager Rod Fergusson.
We have decided to focus the Closed Beta on Diablo IV’s end-game offerings for a few reasons. The full story of Lilith’s return to Sanctuary is not something we would like to spoil prior to release—players will experience a post-campaign Sanctuary during the Closed End Game Beta. Also, for many, the end game is their favorite aspect of Diablo—we want to ensure it feels satisfying, and with no shortage of challenging variety to experience across many, many demon-slaying gaming sessions. To achieve this, we’re collecting community feedback early so that it may be integrated into Diablo IV prior to launch. Players who are selected to participate in the Closed End Game Beta will have the ability to provide feedback between bouts of cutting down demons through an in-game feedback tool.
Now, here’s a run-down of the end game offerings included in the Closed End Game Beta: Helltide, Nightmare Dungeons, Whispers of the Dead, Fields of Hatred, and Paragon Boards. Take stock of the skills and knowledge you cultivate from playing through these features, you’ll need every tool at your disposal to defeat the Closed End Game Beta’s boss!
While roaming Sanctuary on foot or atop your trusty steed, be aware of your surroundings, for you might find yourself caught in a Helltide. This is a new region-wide event that becomes available to heroes only once they have reached World Tier Three: Nightmare difficulty. In a Helltide, the servants of Lilith are empowered, having their difficulty increased, but dropping loot worthy of the danger. Her mightiest minions are also out in greater force, and the very ground of Sanctuary as you know it has been morphed by the surge in demonic activity.
As you cull the monstrosities inhabiting a Helltide, they’ll potentially drop Cinders, a new currency that can be spent to open Helltide Chests scattered throughout the respective region. These chests boast bountiful boons exclusive to a singular item slot, such as Torso, Legs, or Two-Handed Weapon. But be wary in hoarding your Cinders—should you fall in battle, they’ll drop and must be reclaimed.
Nightmare Dungeons
We’ve crafted a difficulty of Diablo dungeons straight out of your nightmares. No, really! Nightmare-difficulty dungeons in Diablo IV unlock upon locating your first Nightmare Sigil. Each sigil corresponds to a specific dungeon somewhere within Sanctuary. These sigils will add special modifiers to their dungeon, increasing the ferocity of the hell-servants waiting for you inside and providing higher-rarity loot. Through completing Nightmare dungeons, you will recover even more powerful sigils, introducing increasingly death-defying modifications and challenges for you to overcome. As you progress into higher and more challenging World Tiers, new Nightmare Dungeons will become available for you to explore.
Whispers of the Dead
The Tree of Whispers has a few loose ends to tie and needs your help settling the score. Displayed on your map, players will see various Whispers scattered throughout Sanctuary. Complete the associated task and be met with experience, gold, and Grim Favors. The number of Grim Favors you receive from completing a Whisper varies, but once you’ve collected 10 Grim Favors from the dearly departed, they can be exchanged at the Tree of Whispers for a bevy of loot and experience to reward your heroics.
The types of Whispers a player sees on their map rotate frequently, with new ones becoming available throughout the day for you to track. Each Whisper will offer both a different set of rewards and experience for completing it.
Traditionally, the Whispers of the Dead system does not become available to players until after completing a specific chapter of the Main Questline. For the Closed Beta, players will be able to engage with this system right out the gate.
Fields of Hatred
Born from their contempt of mortals, Mephisto has cursed specific areas of Sanctuary, transforming them into deadly Fields of Hatred. These designated PvP zones are the proving grounds for players looking to bring renown to their name through blood and zeal. While inside the Fields of Hatred, players can dispatch demons to collect Seeds of Hatred. To make use of these seeds, you’ll need to bring them to the Altar of Extraction where they can be smashed into Red Dust. Be quick to convert your Seeds of Hatred to Red Dust—they are the desire of other players lurking in the zone, and if they are skilled enough to overtake you in combat, your Seeds of Hatred will be dropped.
Going through the trouble of transforming Seeds of Hatred into Red Dust does have its merits. Red Dust will not be lost if you are felled. It can also be spent at the PvP Cosmetic and Mount Vendors for ornamental rewards. Will you be able to forge a name for yourself in these tainted lands?
Paragon Boards
Upon reaching level 50, the Paragon Boards, an end-game character growth system designed to empower your hero, unlocks. As your hero earns experience, they will receive Paragon points. These points can be spent to unlock new tiles, Sockets, and even additional Paragon Boards to further customize your hero and ascend to new heights of power!
Ensuring that Diablo IV’s end game provides the type of thrilling, ever-evolving experience we have set out to create is paramount for the team, and something we cannot determine on our own. We need experts, perhaps even players such as yourself.
Specifically, we’ll be using gameplay data to invite a limited number of Diablo players who have recently spent significant amounts of time playing the end-game experiences of Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo III. If you believe you fit the requirements to be one of the selected players, you can help ensure our invitation to the Closed End Game Beta reaches you by following the steps below**:
Click your username that’s displayed in the top right-hand corner of the screen and click “Account Settings” or “View Account” depending on the platform.
Click the “Privacy & Communication” menu option then scroll down to “Communication Preferences.”
Click the “Update” button and make sure the “News and Special Offers from Battle.net” option is enabled*.
The steps detailed above must be completed by October 11.
*Please note that you may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time. Follow the directions above to uncheck the “News and Special Offers from Battle.net” box. Alternatively, you may click the “Unsubscribe” button at the bottom of our emails.
Following the above steps will allow us to send an invite to your provided email if selected. In the event you are selected to participate in the Diablo IV Closed End Game Beta, you’ll receive an email invite from noreply@e.blizzard.com containing further instructions.
If you have not received an email invite to the Diablo IV Closed Beta by November 18, then you have not been selected to participate. But don’t fret, public testing phases will begin early next year. To stay up to date on the newest Diablo IV information, check out our news page and follow @Diablo on Twitter.
Season 27 introduces Light's Calling. Valiant Nephalem who recover Angelic Crucibles, a new consumable item, may use them to Sanctify any equippable Legendary item, infusing it with one of three new class-specific powers at random. The Angelic Crucibles lean into the expertise of each class, further exemplifying its respective prowess.
Season 27 begins on Friday, August 26th at 5:00pm in each region. Season 27 goes live on all Consoles world wide at 5:00pm PDT, the same time as PC in North America. For timezone conversion, visit this site!
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Haedrig's Gift & Seasonal Rewards
Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Seasonal Journey will reward you with three of Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!
The set you will receive depends on the class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.
Here are the sets granted by Haedrig’s Gift in Season 27:
Barbarian – Wrath of the Wastes
Crusader – Roland’s Legacy
Demon Hunter – Unhallowed Essence
Monk – Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Necromancer – Bones of Rathma
Witch Doctor – Helltooth Harness
Wizard – Tal Rasha’s Elements
In Season 17, Blizzard began re-introducing previous Seasonal rewards to make them available to players who may have missed them the first time around. This means that for Season 27, awards originally available from Season 15 are returning to the Season Journey.
Blizzard is continuing to provide new End of Journey rewards as was introduced in Season 17, with two new cosmetic rewards for those who complete the entirety of the Season Journey. These rewards will be the Laurels of Knowledge portrait and the Cadaverous pet.
Seasonal Conquests
Want to prepare your Conquests plans for Season 27? Here are all the conquests you'll face this season!
Sprinter & Speed Racer
Avarice & Avaritia
Boss Mode & Worlds Apart
The Thrill & Superhuman
Masters of the Universe & Master of Sets
Season 27 Starter Guides
Any players looking to level quickly and get the best start to Season 27 should browse the selection of starter guides from various content creators below!
Weapon Upgrade & Gambling Suggestions:
If you wait to complete the weekly Challenge Rift for after Season 27 begins, you will be able to begin your season with a stack of materials and gold to jump start your progress! Because of this, it's possible to upgrade a level 70 rare crafted weapon to a legendary and extract that power into your cube to give yourself a damage modifier for leveling. Additionally, with the starting Blood Shards you can gain access to specific items from Kadala at level 1. You will find our item upgrade and blood shard gambling suggestions for the start of this season below!
Class
Weapon Upgrade
Level 1 Blood Shards
Barbarian
Spears 2H Mighty Weapons
Bracers or Rings
Crusader
1H Flails
2H Flails
Shields or Bracers
Demon Hunter
Daggers
Bracers or Quivers at Level 31
Monk
Daibos
Boots or Bracers
Necromancer
2H Scythes
Gloves or Rings
Witch Doctor
Spears
Mojos
Wizard
Wands
Sources at level 1 or 33
Ultimate Seasonal Starter Guide:
Level With A Cause
Level With A Cause (#LWAC), a coalition of streamers from the Diablo III community, will be uniting once again for a charity fundraising event during the first three days of the Season 27 opening weekend in Diablo III. This marks the team’s 16th event over the last few years. Several Diablo III community members will be holding live-streams during this weekend in support of this charity drive. During these live-streams, viewers will be able to donate to the SaveTheChildren charity organization.
Level With A Cause was founded prior to the start of Season 11 of Diablo III and has been a mainstay of the opening weekend of each new season since that time. The LWAC team has raised over $100,000 to date for deserving charities such as Save The Children, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Take This. LWAC hopes to continue to grow and raise even more money for charities in the future. If you are a streamer looking to participate, more info can be found on the LWAC website. As a viewer, you can simply search for LWAC within stream titles on Twitch during the August 26th to 28th event.
In the U.S. and around the world, Save The Children gives children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, they are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. They do whatever it takes to save children, transforming their lives and the future we share.
You can donate to the Level With a Cause charity event here!
Challenge Rift - Week 270
Challenge Rift Week 270 is live! Because Season 27 begins this Friday, we advise that you DO NOT complete the challenge rift until after you've made your seasonal character! This week the Challenge Rift features the Wizard! If you are curious how Challenge Rift builds are chosen each week, you can view this official blog post!
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Patch Notes
Below you will find the patch notes for the upcoming update to Diablo III: Patch 2.7.4.
Note: All changes apply to all versions of Diablo III, including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC unless otherwise indicated.
Season 27
Season 27 introduces a new type of consumable item called Angelic Crucibles. Once uncovered by Nephalem, these heavenly artifacts can be used to Sanctify any equippable Legendary item. Sanctifying an item reforges it to have perfect Ancient-level stats on all affixes while also preserving the item's Legendary Power. In addition, this process adds one of three new powers unique to each class.
Season Theme Details:
Angelic Crucibles and Sanctified items can only be acquired in Seasonal play and will not transfer to your non-seasonal character when the season ends.
Angelic Crucibles can drop anywhere in Sanctuary at level 70.
Players can obtain as many Sanctified items as they would like, however, only one Sanctified item can be equipped at a time.
Sanctified items can be Sanctified again using another Angelic Crucible.
No stats are preserved when Sanctifying an item.
Only level 70 equippable items can be Sanctified—crafted items cannot be Sanctified.
Followers cannot equip Sanctified items.
The drop rate of Angelic Crucibles has been doubled.
Developer's Note: We heard your feedback regarding the Angelic Crucible drop rate. . . then we doubled it.
New Class-Specific Sanctified Powers
Barbarian
Whirlwind pulls in and holds all enemies within 25 yards.
Hammer of the Ancients hits in all directions around the Barbarian. Every tenth cast of Hammer of the Ancients unleashes a powerful shockwave.
The shockwave now deals 10x damage.
Hitting enemies generates stacks of Tempest Rhythm. Activating Wrath of the Berserker consumes 50 stacks of Tempest Rhythm and startles enemies within 16 yards, causing them to take 2% increased damage per stack for 20 seconds. Max 50 stacks.
Crusader
Blessed Hammer now crackles with energy, damaging enemies within 15 yards of its path. All runes but Dominion now throw the hammer in a direct path in front of the Crusader.
Fixed a bug that caused Blessed Hammer to stop when hitting allies.
Every two seconds, call down Fist of the Heavens on a random nearby enemy. After casting Steed Charge, this effect occurs more rapidly for five seconds.
Updated the visual effects of the Fist of the Heavens Sanctified power to differentiate it from Fist of the Heavens cast by players.
After casting Falling Sword, you descend from the sky with two Archangels that can cast Consecration and Condemn.
Updated the Archangels abilities to not benefit from bonuses and removed the Heaven's Fury skill.
Archangels no longer take damage.
Removed the cooldown to spawn Archangels when casting Falling Sword. A maximum of two Archangels can be present at a time.
The damage done by Archangels has been reduced.
The Archangels will no longer cast Condemn and Consecration immediately upon being summoned.
The Archangels damage has been reduced 33% of its previous value.
Demon Hunter
Strafe now casts the last non-channeled Hatred spending ability cast.
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Strafe sanctified power to stop casting the Hatred spending ability.
Fixed a bug that caused the Multishot visual effects to fire in the wrong direction.
Casting Vengeance unleashes a barrage of rockets that deal damage equal to a percentage of the maximum life enemies possess. The number of rockets fired increases over 30 seconds. Elites and Bosses receive less damage per rocket.
Fixed a bug in the tooltip to correctly state that damage is equal to a percentage of maximum life, not current life.
Firing Cluster Arrow no longer drops explosive ordinance. Instead, it concentrates its explosive force into piercing rays of light.
Updated the Cluster Arrow tooltip to clarify the power and potential interactions with other skills.
Adjusted the animation to feel more fluid.
Updated the Cluster Arrow visual effects and sounds.
Fixed a bug that prevented Cluster Arrow from proccing Restraint and Thrill of the Hunt.
Fixed a bug where Cluster Arrow didn’t properly cost 40 Hatred.
Monk
Casting Wave of Light now summons a bell at the target location that deals damage when any player attacks the bell. Up to five bells can be active at one time.
The Shattering Light rune now respects which way you’re facing when you strike the bell, and your bells can no longer proc your own bells.
Updated the tooltip to reflect that other players can attack summoned bells.
Added sounds to the Wave of Light Sanctified power.
Bells no longer count as kills to other players.
Bells now despawn if not destroyed within 10 seconds.
All Way of the Hundred Fists combo punches use the second stage combo punch. Consecutive hits from Way of the Hundred Fists increases its damage by 2%. Max 350 stacks.
The target of your Seven-Sided Strike is barraged with spiritual punches for 15 seconds. This can only affect one enemy at a time.
Necromancer
Your Golem now picks up corpses within 20 yards. Each corpse it stores allows you to cast any corpse spending ability with the max number of corpses consumed per cast. Up to 30 corpses can be stored.
Updated the tooltip to clarify which Corpse skills are impacted by the Sanctified power.
Enemies within 50 yards are constantly assaulted by the Army of the Dead - Unconventional Warfare while this item is equipped.
Fixed a bug that caused an unintended interaction with Fate's Vow and the Army of the Dead Sanctified power.
Hitting enemies with Death Nova five consecutive times adds a spirit that afflicts an enemy every fifth cast of Death Nova. Up to three spirits can be sent at a time.
Witch Doctor
Enemies affected by Locust Swarm are also Haunted. When you cast Piranhas, all Haunted enemies within 60 yards are pulled into the pool. A lesser enemy stunned by Bogadile is instantly killed. Elites and Bosses stunned by Bogadile take massive damage.
Added a visual effect to indicate the area where monsters are pulled in by Piranhas.
Horrify becomes an aura that causes enemies to receive 100% more damage and deal 15% less damage in addition to its other effects.
You summon two Gargantuans and three Zombie Dogs periodically. Gargantuans gain the effect of the Restless Giant rune. Zombie Dogs gain the effect of all runes. Enemies hit by Sacrifice are Immolated, causing them to take 100% more damage from your Pets.
Wizard
Your Storm Armor charges over 30 seconds. Casting Storm Armor at full charge releases a powerful thunderbolt, instantly killing a random enemy within 30 yards. Bosses and Elites are not killed but take significant damage.
Arcane Orb now periodically spawns up to four orbiting charges that will generate an additional orb when cast. All charges from the Arcane Orbit rune now detonate at the same time.
Magic Missile fires 10 missiles and gains the effect of the Seeker rune.
Reduced the number of Magic Missiles from 20 to 10.
Developer's Note:With the Lords of Hell Season, we explored what Nephalem would do if they possessed the powers of Hell. This season we invite players to witness what Nephalem can accomplish with the powers of Heaven. Our goal with the 21 unique class-powers was to introduce changes to skills that can redefine the way you play a build or set. We're excited to see how players will harness the powers of Heaven in Season 27.
General Updates
Adventure Mode is now unlocked for all accounts by default. Players are no longer required to complete the Campaign to access Adventure mode.
Default difficulty selection has been updated to be consistent for all players and platforms. All players now have access to Normal-Torment 6 difficulties by default, and upon reaching level 70 with a character, players gain access to Torment 7–Torment 16.
Uber Boss Realms now automatically close 60 seconds after the Uber Bosses have been defeated. Additional portals to the same Uber Boss Realm can now be opened in a single game session.
The Experience rewarded upon completion of an Echoing Nightmare has been reduced by 83%.
Developer's Note:With Echoing Nightmares transitioning from a Seasonal theme to a permanent feature moving forward, we felt it was necessary to dial back the Experience rewards to avoid players feeling obligated to maximize their time spent inside the activity. Our vision for Echoing Nightmares is to be a fun bonus activity, like the Vault, that serves as a good source of loot and Augment materials. We've also made several changes to Adventure mode and difficulty unlocks—these will align the Diablo III experience across all platforms for new players and should make it easier to jump into your preferred activity. Lastly, we improved the Uber Boss flow so that players and groups can kill multiple rounds of bosses without having to remake games.
Item Changes
General
Guardian's Jeopardy (2-piece bonus):Your melee damage reduction is increased by 1% per 1000 base Vitality from equipped items. Your missile damage reduction is increased by 1% per 1000 base Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence from equipped items depending on your class.
Guardian's Jeopardy (3-piece bonus):You gain an additional 100% of your base Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality attributes from equipped items.
Developer's Note:We've heard from players that the Crafted 3-piece sets have had some of the most significant impacts on itemization, so we're introducing another to add more choice.
Crusader
Armor of Akkhan (2-piece bonus): Judgment has no cooldown and gains the effect of every rune.
Armor of Akkhan (4-piece bonus): Attacks from Phalanx Avatars reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 0.5 seconds, and also apply Condemn when attacking enemies that is affected by Judgment.
Fixed a typo in the Armor of Akkhan 4-piece bonus.
Fixed a bug that allowed any attack to proc the 4-piece bonus to reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion.
Fixed a bug that caused the damage bonus of Akkhan's 6-piece to sometimes not work with Phalanx Avatars.
Updated the visual effect of Phalanx Avatars proccing Condemn to reduce visual clutter.
Updated the AI of Phalanx Avatars to prioritize targets around the player.
“Increases Phalanx Damage” affixes and the Enforcer Legendary Gem can now benefit Phalanx Condemns.
Eternal Union: Increases the duration of summoned Phalanx Bowmen and Bodyguard indefinitely.
Developer's Note:Our goal with the Armor of Akkhan rework is to narrow the focus of the set to give a distinctive identify, highlighting a fantasy where the Crusader is the Knight-Commander, passing judgment on the enemies of the Light.
Necromancer
Trag'Oul's Avatar (2-piece bonus): Blood Rush and Siphon Blood gains the effect of every rune. Your Life-spending abilities no longer cost Essence.
Fixed a bug that caused the Siphon Blood - Power Shift rune damage bonus to be multiplicative.
Trag'Oul's Avatar (4-piece bonus): While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 300% more.
Trag'Oul's Avatar (6-piece bonus): Your Life-spending abilities deal 10,000% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.
Iron Rose: Attacking with Siphon Blood has a 100% chance to cast a free Blood Nova. After cumulatively losing 10% of your maximum Life, your Death Nova deals 40% increased damage for 60 seconds. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
Bloodtide Blade: Death Nova deals 300-400% increased damage for every enemy within 25 yards, up to 25 enemies.
Funerary Pick: Siphon Blood drains blood from 2 additional targets. Each target takes 250-300% increased damage from you unless there is only 1 target, then it gains double the increased damage. The bonus from Siphon Blood - Power shift is now 20% per stack and benefits all skills.
Developer's Note:We wanted to recapture the Blood Necromancer fantasy of Trag'Oul's Avatar and increase its effectiveness against single targets.
Wizard
Delsere's Magnum Opus (2-piece bonus):Casting Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute, or Arcane Torrent also casts Slow Time at them. This effect will not trigger if the target is already inside a Slow Time bubble. The cooldown of Teleport will reset while you're inside bubbles generated from this set or cast by you.
Delsere's Magnum Opus (4-piece bonus): You take 75% reduced damage while you have a Slow Time active. Allies inside your Slow Time gain half benefit.
Delsere's Magnum Opus (6-piece bonus):Enemies affected by your Slow Time and for 5 seconds after exiting take 12,500% increased damage from your Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute, and Arcane Torrent abilities.
Crown of the Primus:Slow Time gains the effect of every rune except Point of No Return and permanently follows you.
Tal Rasha's Elements (2-piece bonus): Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will grant immunity to that element and cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. The same meteor cannot happen twice in a row.
Tal Rasha's Elements (4-piece bonus): Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 50% for 8 seconds.
The Smoldering Core: Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deals 40-50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 10 times.
Fixed a typo in The Smoldering Core's tooltip.
Mirror Ball: Magic Missile fires 2 extra missiles and deals 400-500% increased damage.
Mempo of Twilight: Meteor Shower rune is now applied to all casted Meteors and deals 300–400% increased damage.
Developer's Note:Delsere's Magnum Opus has been feeling weak, clunky and isn't meeting the desired gameplay flow, so we've streamlined the playstyle to make it more engaging, allowing Wizards to feel like masters of time. The core of Tal Rasha's Elements has changed over time, so we're revisiting it to reintroduce a playstyle that utilizes Meteor.
Monk
Inna's Mantra (6-piece bonus): Gain the passive abilities of the five runed Mystic Allies at all times. Attacking enemies creates your chosen Mystic Ally that lasts 15 seconds, up to 10 Mystic Allys. The damage of your Mystic Allies is increased by 900% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
Bindings of the Lesser Gods: Enemies hit by your Cyclone Strike take 150-200% increased damage from your Mystic Ally for 5 seconds. Split Fire Allies gain 3 times this bonus.
Developer's Note:Inna's Mantra Monks have been riding high on the waves of success for several seasons, so it's time to bring in the nerf shark.
Demon Hunter
Strafe: Updated base skill to allow any equipped weapon, rather than requiring a Bow.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that prevented the Legendary Spear Empyrean Messenger from dropping.
Captain Crimson's Trimmings: Fixed a bug that caused the 3-piece set bonus to occasionally drop off.
Updated Bone Spike and Siphon Blood tooltips to reflect the appropriate damage values.
Fixed a bug that caused Sanctified items to not always roll with Ancient-level stats.
Fixed a bug where Slow Time and Archon Slow Time stacked.
We’ll see you in Sanctuary, Nephalem! -The Diablo III Team
Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 2.5—Terror Zones Now Live
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Welcome back!
Our next testing period, PTR 2.5, goes live on August 25 at 10 a.m. PDT. We’re excited to share that for this PTR we will be debuting Terror Zones—an experimental feature—and introducing a variety of bug fixes to address feedback the community has provided us.
The journey to level 99 is a celebrated experience for players and quite the milestone if achieved—a rite of passage, even. We want to offer an alternative to repeatedly farming Baal, Diablo, or Nihlathak. We also want the journey to level 99 to be accessible to a larger population of players, full of variety, and most importantly, challenging—this is where Terror Zones come in. As we get into details, please note that players can choose to opt-out of Terror Zones if desired.
When playing a Terror Zone-enabled game, every hour, the armies of the Burning Hells will focus their demonic might on specific zones, terrorizing them. The monsters in these zones will be at least two levels higher than your current level or their original level, up to a maximum per difficulty. The experience received and the loot dropped by killing a terrorized monster will be based on this new level. In addition, terrorized monsters will also grant additional experience points.
Here are the level details for each monster type per difficulty:
Normal
Base: +2 levels up to level 45
Champion: +4 levels up to level 47
Unique: +5 levels up to level 48
Nightmare
Base: +2 levels up to level 71
Champion: +4 levels up to level 73
Unique: +5 levels up to level 74
Hell
Base: +2 levels up to level 96
Champion: +4 levels up to level 98
Unique: +5 levels up to level 99
The base player level used for the above calculations are taken from the creator of the game. If the host leaves the game, a new player will be selected for the base.
Upon entering a Terror Zone-enabled game, you'll be informed of the current terrorized areas through a message sent to you via the Chat Box. When the time for new terrorized zones draws near, you will be informed of the impending changes via the Chat Box.
In addition, you will be informed that you’re entering a terrorized area by several indicators:
Unique iconography next to a terrorized monster's name
On-screen text and messaging
Special audio cue
In-game text on the auto-map
Here’s a complete list of all the zones that can become terrorized during the PTR:
Act I
Blood Moor and Den of Evil
Cold Plains and The Cave
Burial Grounds, The Crypt, and the Mausoleum
Dark Wood
Black Marsh
The Forgotten Tower
Jail
Cathedral and Catacombs
Tristram
Moo Moo Farm
Act II
Sewers
Rocky Waste and Stony Tomb
Dry Hills and Halls of the Dead
Far Oasis and Maggot Lair
Lost City, Valley of Snakes, and Claw Viper Temple
Harem and Palace Cellar
Arcane Sanctuary
Tal Rasha's Tombs
Act III
Spider Forest and Spider Cavern
Flayer Jungle and Flayer Dungeon
Lower Kurast
Kurast Bazaar, Ruined Temple, and Disused Fane
Kurast Sewers
Travincal
Durance of Hate
Act IV
Outer Steppes and Plains of Despair
River of Flame
Chaos Sanctuary
Act V
Bloody Foothills
Frigid Highlands
Glacial Trail
Crystalline Passage and Frozen River
Arreat Plateau
Nihlathak's Temple, Halls of Anguish, Halls of Pain, and Halls of Vaught
Ancient's Way and Icy Cellar
Worldstone Keep, Throne of Destruction, and Worldstone Chamber
*Please note that during the duration of the PTR, changes to the behaviors of Terror Zones may occur based on learnings from testing and player feedback.
PTR Focus and Details
To support player testing and content exploring, we will be providing character templates in a variety of popular builds at varying levels. As the PTR progresses, please be aware there may be periodic maintenance, outages, or updates based on player feedback. Any changes implemented during this PTR period to Terror Zones or other gameplay aspects are not set in stone. We are testing Terror Zones as a new, experimental feature with the expressed desire to inject additional fun into Diablo II: Resurrected. To ensure Terror Zones provide an experience that best serves our players, we will need your assistance and urge you to provide any feedback you may have.
There will be an in-game survey located on the Diablo II: Resurrected main menu screen where you can provide feedback around Terror Zones. Alternatively, you can leave your feedback in the PTR Feedback forum. If you discover any bugs, please report them in the PTR Bug Report forum.
Gameplay/Quality of Life
Added additional warning text to the mercenary confirmation prompt if your previous mercenary still has items equipped.
Damage value for the Paladin’s Thorns aura is now present on the character menu.
Dead Finger Mages now reset correctly to their original state when revived by Necromancers.
Fixed an issue where casting delays could desync at very high ping.
Fixed an issue where monster unique mods were triggering from another unique mod's trigger. For example, monsters that were both lightning and fire enchanted created an explosion every time they were put into hit recovery (Ex: repeatedly hit by Warcry).
Fixed a rare issue where item names on the ground would erratically flicker and shift while pathing around them.
Fixed an issue where players and monsters were able to walk through doors that visually looked closed.
Fixed an issue where certain Rune Words could not be repaired in the same game session they were created.
Fixed an issue where loading a character on a console that was created on PC was causing texture and lighting issues on console.
Fixed an issue that would occur when binding a skill to a multi-key binding (Ex: Ctrl + X, Alt + X) the action bound to the first key became unbound from that key.
Fixed an issue where the game name and password were not properly updating and displaying in-game when toggling the setting for showing it.
Fixed an issue where updates to stats, skills, or quests were displaying when no updates were available.
Fixed an issue where hardcore character names were not displaying in red text on the character list.
Fixed an issue with the Legacy Graphics gamble refresh icon containing graphical artifacts and corruption.
Fixed an issue where single and dual-wielding basic attacks with Claw weapons could have inconsistent attack speeds.
Fixed an issue where flags associated with previous characters (Ladder, Hardcore, and Classic) would persist for newly created characters in the Legacy Graphics Character Creation Screen.
Fixed an issue where the “buy” button legend in the vendor window would not display on the first weapons tab.
Fixed an issue where certain VFX were causing graphical corruption when fighting Uber Diablo.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems could lose the aura granted by the item they were created with when the Golem was frozen.
Chosen game settings now persist in lobby game creation and filtering rather than being reset.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems created in a previous game would disappear instead of teleporting to you.
Fixed an issue where performing a weapon swap during a trade would sometimes freeze the game.
Fixed an issue where visuals effects granted by set bonuses would sometimes toggle on and off.
Fixed an issue where environmental screen-space VFX were not playing.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems summoned through a charge of the skill (Ex: granted by Metalgrid) would disappear when performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where Iron Golems created by a charged skill would not save between games.
Fixed an issue where players on console and controller would sometimes get the red-flash indicator for health loss while performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where the Horadric Cube could not be quick-dropped if there were items in it when playing on console or with a controller.
Fixed an issue where similar items weren't grouping together when auto-populating into the belt while using a controller.
Fixed various issues when quick-moving a belt with items in the additional belt slots it provides while using a controller.
Fixed an issue where you sometimes couldn't quick-equip an item that has its requirement met by another equipped item.
Fixed an issue where an item with requirement reductions would sometimes still show as requirements not met when equipped on a mercenary.
Fixed a desync with mana values when the consumption and regeneration of mana happened in a short frame window.
Fixed an issue where Quick Cast would sometimes restore the previous skill to the wrong mouse button.
Act V Dual-Wielding mercenaries now accurately animates two attack swings instead of one.
Fixed an issue where there were no corresponding Suicide Minion versions of the three guest Minion variants. These guest Minions will no longer visually transform into a skeleton and continuously stack explosion damage when whipped by Nihlathak or an Overseer.
Fixed an issue where Fist of the Heavens could unintentionally be used when it was bound on controller or assigned to left click on M+KB.
Fixed an issue where pets summoned by "chance to cast" skills on items would disappear after performing an inventory update.
Fixed an issue where Ravens summoned by charged skills would disappear after a few seconds.
Necromancer
Difficulty penalties for life drain now apply to the Blood Golem's attacks.
Fixed an issue where Blood Golem was not correctly stealing life from a PvP opponent.
Localization
Updated gender pronoun strings that referred to the player from “his / her” to the neutral counterpart “their.”
Added a prefix for online Uber Diablo messages received in offline games.
Added localization translations for the automap tooltip.
Fixed an issue where the maximum gold in-game text for Polish, Russian, Mexican Spanish, and Portuguese languages were exceeding their bounds in the UI.
Fixed a variety of equipped skill names that were exceeding their bounds in the UI for the Russian and Polish languages.
Removed unnecessary spacing between tabs on PC in the quest log, waypoints, and player stash UI screens when playing with a controller while using the large font option.
Changed the date formatting for Japan to be displayed as Year / Month / Day.
Fixed a typo in the Japanese translations for quick equip and unequip to mercenary tooltip.
PC-Specific Fixes
Added functionality to revoke and undo friend rejection so it’s no longer a permanent rejection.
Fixed an issue where the "/friends list" chat command was being truncated after 256 characters.
Removed the ability to bind the Print Screen key.
Fixed an issue where if the players opened chat after dying with Legacy Graphics active, all controls stopped functioning.
Fixed an issue if a linked item in chat exceeded one line, the item was unable to be selected and shown.
Fixed an issue where if a player entered the lobby, then entered a game, the difficulty selection would be blank upon returning to the lobby.
Removed the scroll bar and buttons from the autosuggest menu for chat commands.
Fixed an issue where if a skill was bound, then the key was removed from the skill binding, the unbound skill would still display without a binding.
Improved the scrolling on the ladder season, ladder type, and class drop-down in the ladder tab in the online lobby.
Fixed a tooltip that incorrectly stated “Show game name and password” to correctly state “Show game name.”
Fixed an issue where the latency indicator visual in the lobby was off center.
Fixed an issue where if the player activates controller mode while in the lobby, the latency indicator visual would disappear.
Skills can now always be set to the left or right slots, regardless of if you meet the requirements to use them.
Fixed an issue where rings were always quick-equipped to the right-hand slot, even if the left-hand slot was open.
M+KB can now quick-equip and quick-unequip items to and from their character and mercenary.
Fixed an issue where dragging an item onto a mercenary's portrait was not swapping their currently equipped item.
Text-to-speech now uses Voice (installed on Windows) which corresponds to the voice language selected (Set in Battle.net launcher).
Text-to-speech option reads out all chat commands regardless of channel.
Text-to-speech, when reading an item link, will now only read the item text instead of including various numbers and letters.
Stability
Fixed a crash on PC that occurred when resizing the client window while in the lobby.
Improved game join and game create backend request for a smoother player experience.
Various game stability improvements.
How To Participate
To participate in the public test, you must have a Diablo II: Resurrected game license attached to a Battle.net account in good standing (Ex: one that hasn't been suspended or banned). In addition, you will also need to download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app if you have not already done so.
Step 1: Restart the Battle.net desktop app.
Step 2: Navigate to the Diablo II: Resurrected tab on the left-hand menu.
Step 3: On the Diablo II: Resurrected screen, there is a drop-down menu right above the "Play" button (note that this may say "Install" if you do not have Diablo II: Resurrected currently installed). Select "PTR: Diablo II: Resurrected" from this drop-down menu before proceeding.
Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation process.
Your PTR account will be created automatically if you do not already have one. The PTR is available in all supported languages, and accounts from all regions are eligible to participate. For additional assistance with installing and launching the PTR, click here.
Thank You for Playing
Our team is incredibly thankful for your continued support and collaboration. We look forward to seeing you continue to slay demons in Diablo II: Resurrected for many years to come!
If you want to learn more about Diablo II: Resurrected, check out our website here, or for real-time updates, follow our official Twitter @Diablo.
Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 2.5—Terror Zones Now Live
Diablo IV Quarterly Update - August 2022
