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20.08.2023 - 00:14 / pushsquare.com
The Diablo series is a grindy one; it's part of the charm. Diablo 4 is no different, and whenever a game demands grinding, some heroic individuals will take it upon themselves to find the most optimal way to do so. One such route has been discovered in Diablo 4, using the Domhainne Tunnels dungeon, or the «Dopamine Tunnels», so named for the pleasurable feeling the amounts of XP earned within elicits.
Thanks to some of the tentatively positive changes introduced in patch 1.1.1, and as demonstrated by Raxxanterax, players can use the opening section to gain as many as 40 levels in just two hours. For comparison, it took us about 50 hours to reach level 50, playing through the campaign the old-fashioned way. Raxxanterax uses a specific Sorceress build to achieve this on Hardcore mode, but the general principles will apply to any class.
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Have you already been using the «Dopamine Tunnels», or does this kind of farming method not appeal? We imagine Blizzard will likely take steps to limit or disrupt this particular loop in future updates, although there seems to be no sign of it in the patch notes for today's 1.1.2 patch (thanks, IGN).
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Seems like it would just ruin the game you paid for. I love gaming but I am older with terrible reflexes and usually so bad I have to lower difficulty but Diablo IV feels almost too easy, as is. Just my opinion but if you paid for the game you should be able to play it however you want. Outside of cheating in multiplayer, that's just stupid.
@tselliot 100% agree. Why ruin the game you have been waiting to play just to be over powered in a couple of hours? Although after finishing the campaign this could be of use for that hardcore level 50 trophy if its proving to be elusive.
Is Diablo really known as a grindy series? I beat D1 and D2 many times as a kid without really grinding.@Northern_munkey When my friends got a week's head start I played my ass off to clear the game and try to catch up only to end up still a week behind my friends and still not able to play with them. I would've loved to be able to catch up with them in just two hours.
Sad, bud never will ever beat AC Odyssey where people purchased «XP Boost» dlcs to actually play less the game.
Too busy playing Baldur's Gate 3 so I don't care about Diablo 4 at all. Haven't even played it yet outside the beta and these types of farming methods
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