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27.01.2024 - 20:15 / gamerant.com / Derek Nichols / New Update
Blizzard releases a new update for Diablo 4 to adjust and fix a number of issues currently impacting Season 3 players. Blizzard originally revealed Season of the Construct for Diablo 4 a few weeks back, giving fans a look at what Season 3 is bringing to the table. Taking place in the Kehjistan region, players are facing off against a demon known as Malphas, who has taken over Zoltun Kulle's lab stored with technology and constructs. In addition to delving into new dungeons called Vaults, players would also get access to their own allied construct known as The Seneschal, which could be customized to compliment various playstyles.
Unfortunately, Season 3 hasn't been nearly as smooth as many Diablo 4 players have expected, especially coming off of the popular Season of Blood. After the launch of the season, fans have been fairly vocal at what isn't working well in the season, including the construct companion feeling underwhelming and not worth the effort to level it up. Others have gotten frustrated with the Vaults feeling unfair with the traps coming off as too strong and hard to avoid consistently. Thankfully, Blizzard has heard these concerns and has begun the process of evolving the gameplay mechanics through the newest update.
In response to player feedback, Blizzard has begun making updates to Diablo 4 based on feedback from fans to address concerns about the current season. The first change is with the Echo of Malphas, an end game level boss located in the Vault of the Loom dungeon. In addition to a buff to the health pool and a level increase from 85 to 100, Blizzard has added a new item called Ingeous Cores, so players can access the Uber Vault rather than having to spend Pearls of Warding. Alongside the boss buffs, the rewards players can earn have also been increased with more Legendary Items and improved odds for finding Unique Stones.
The other main focuses of the Diablo 4 patch, outside of bug fixing, include quality of life updates to Vaults, Arcane Tremors, as well as much-needed buffs to The Seneschal. Blizzard has increased the Zoltun's Warning stack from 300 to 999, and better yet, consuming one Pearl of Warding now grants 10 stacks instead of just 3. Blizzard also tweaked numerous gameplay elements, making Vaults more rewarding while removing some of the more frustrating aspects, like Obelisk Hazards having knockback effects.
As for The Seneschal companion in Diablo 4, Blizzard attempted to make the companion more powerful by giving players more ways to earn Governing and Tuning Stones to help level it up faster. Part of that is tweaking the cost of crafting these stones, which is now set at 200 Shattered Stone and 20 Iron Chunks regardless of level. Completing Whispers can now reward
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