Blizzard is retracting a change inDiablo 4that added level requirements for players to progress to World Tiers 3 and 4. This was also seemingly excluded from theDiablo 4Patch 1.1.0a notes which quickly became a controversial topic in the community.Progressing World Tiers inDiablo 4gives players access to higher level loot and increases XP gains as well. However, the community pointed out that the latest update seemingly prevents players fromprogressing to World Tiers 3 and 4 inDiablo 4if they are below a certain level. Players also figured out that their characters needed to be level 40 to access Tier 3 and level 60 for Tier 4, which wasn’t the case before the patch released as they could access it any time after finishing the Capstone dungeons. Fans were not pleased with the change as it meant that they had to grind even more to get to a higher World Tier, due to which Blizzard has now decided to withdraw this change.RELATED:Diablo 4 Developers Talk Malignant EnemiesIn response to a Twitter user’s comment,Diablo 4’s global community development director Adam Fletcher said “We will be removing the level requirement for World Tier 3 & 4.” One of the biggest reasons the community was unhappy with this change in the first place is because the XP gains from monsters were nerfed with theDiablo 4patch, which meant that it will take longer to level up characters.This retraction is something the fans have appreciated but are still so disappointed with the changes thatDiablo 4is being review bombedyet again.
While all thecharacters classes inDiablo 4were nerfedafter the update, monsters received a buff where their health will scale by 100% per additional player. The Butcher also received a buff where his Cleaver will now slow players by 61-75%. The patch also added around 6 new unique items, but Sorcerer mains weren’t happy with the one they received and called it virtually useless. Amidst all the nerfs, the community also figured out how their existing items were also secretly nerfed, which was another cause for frustration.
There were some builds in the game that needed to be nerfed, like one instance where aNecromancer inDiablo 4managed to one-shot Uber Lilith, but fans weren’t thrilled about the other nerfs that weren’t needed. This prompted Blizzard to announce an emergency Campfire Chat for June 21, just 24 hours after the patch went live, to address the growing unrest among the fans and possibly announce some changes as well.
Diablo 4is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
