![]() ![]() Legion events are now marked on the map much earlier, providing a 10-minute warning, allowing me to partake in these activities more frequently and with greater ease than ever before. World Bosses now spawn every 3.5 hours, twice as often as before, and the warning timer has doubled, offering a more generous window for participation. This was far from the seamless experience one would expect from a game marketing itself as an MMO-lite.įortunately, change has come. Legion events, though more frequent, suffered from poorly executed notifications on the map, often leaving me to realize an event was underway only when it was too late. ![]() The spawn times were so infrequent and always at inconvenient times of the day. Att least in the UK if you worked full time and/or had kids to schedule around, World Bosses just weren't part of my gameplay loop. World Bosses and Legion events are a lot of fun, and really the only time you actually work together with other members on the server. If you find yourself wasting time in town, you're not playing the game. Additionally, the Purveyor of Curiosities is conveniently closer to the waypoint, eliminating the need to scour the town for the vendors you require. For instance, the Tree of Whispers now boasts an Occultist, always an excellent hub for traveling, and it's now even better. The need to speed around town is negated anyway by the layout improvements made to the town itself. While we still can't dash around town, the improved overworld experience more than compensates for it. The mount, in short, now feels fantastic. It effortlessly leaps over gaps without requiring you to approach obstacles at just the right angle, and it plows through irritating barricades. The mount felt utterly useless past a certain stage of the game before the changes, and now you can actually boost it's speed for a decent amount of time, and it makes a hell of a difference. This season, I'm determined to reach level 100 and finally take on Uber Lilith to claim that coveted trophy.ĭiablo 4 mount from Season 1 (Image credit: Jennifer Young - Windows Central) However, with the recent changes, it feels like an achievable goal, rekindling my enthusiasm for the grind. The idea of reaching the maximum level seemed so distant that I didn't even care to try. ![]() This often made it feel nearly impossible for more casual players like myself. Previously, the most hardcore players found it relatively easy to reach level 100, but it demanded an inordinate amount of time and dedication. Diablo 4 seems to have struck a sweet spot in the middle, particularly with the promised 40% increase in XP gain introduced in the latest patch. I'm not advocating for leveling to be as rapid as in Diablo 3 or as sluggish as it was in Diablo 2. With 10 skill points available from the start, you can immediately begin crafting your character's build, and earning XP feels far more straightforward. This is, without a doubt, due to the absence of the need to grind renown for those initial skill points. While I haven't reached the endgame content yet, the leveling process in Season 2 has been notably more enjoyable. Diablo 4 has once again become my go-to comfort game. From the moment I started, I can confidently declare that my 'Season of Promise' is indeed delivering. So, on October 17, with hope in my heart, I leaped into the season on my Deck, though not without a few initial launch hiccups. It meant I could play seamlessly on my Steam Deck without the need for workarounds. What's more, the announcement that the game would be available on Steam was a game-changer for me. I found myself excited about Diablo 4 again, it was a great feeling. Blizzard seemed to have genuinely taken to heart the feedback from the community and was finally addressing issues that we should have had resolved from the outset or, at the very least, by the start of the first season. The sheer volume of improvements and quality-of-life updates scheduled for Season 2 was overwhelming and, quite frankly, unexpected. ![]() My interest only piqued with the first developer update in October. Diablo 4 was best-selling game in the US in June The Diablo 4 Special Edition Xbox that could have been Diablo 4 battle pass for free with Microsoft Rewards ![]()
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