The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is going to get an official mod editor (only on PC, as you would expect) sometime next year to allow the creation of new experiences.
07.11.2023 - 00:00 / pcgamer.com / Joe Shely / Next Year
Blizzard may have turned Diablo 4 around in the last month, but there's still plenty of work to do before the release of its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. BlizzCon's Diablo 4 Campfire Chat stream had surprisingly little to say about the action RPG's major remaining issues: dull itemization and a barren endgame.
The Diablo 4 team said it wants it to be easier to compare items and find things to do at level 100, but they weren't ready to discuss specifics. The focus for BlizzCon was the new expansion and Season 3, which will introduce leaderboards, weekly challenge dungeons, and a new level 100 seasonal event. Itemization, build and gear presets, and easier target farming for unique items were only briefly mentioned as plans for the future.
Diablo 4 players seem split on the whole thing. Some people want the base experience to improve before anyone starts talking about a new class and continued storyline, while others are desperate to play something new. But with Vessel of Hatred due to launch late next year, Blizzard should have time to fix Diablo 4's most critical issues, or at least start to build a solid foundation for what will be an annual expansion release cycle.
Season 2's massive list of quality of life changes was a great start. Here's what needs to be prioritized next:
Season 2 introduced a storm of loot in every part of the game, but sorting through it all is like doing homework. A full inventory isn't an exciting opportunity to find upgrades anymore—it's work.
There needs to be a better way to quickly pick out upgrades and ignore the rest. A loot filter seems like the only answer when loot drops so often. I want to be able to have the game only highlight items with maximum mana and attack speed for my Sorceress and save the five minutes of squinting at my inventory after a bountiful Helltide or Blood Harvest event.
Diablo 4's item stats sometimes read like a math problem. Certain effects will only work if you do something else first, like activating a barrier or crowd controlling an enemy. It's tough to build your class around a bunch of stats that have requirements before you get the bonus, and Blizzard seems to agree. Season 2 simplified conditional effects on Unique items and in the Paragon Board, but most items in the game still have ridiculously specific stats like doing more damage when injured.
I don't think they should go away entirely—some of them can be fun to build around—but they should show up less and be more distinct. Or, as game director Joe Shely implied during BlizzCon, become the primary reason to alter your items with crafting.
Shely says Diablo 4's endgame is a high priority, and we already know season 3 will help with that. Weekly challenge dungeons, leaderboards,
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is going to get an official mod editor (only on PC, as you would expect) sometime next year to allow the creation of new experiences.
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Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that the first expansion for Diablo IV is called Vessel of Hatred, and it hits the game late next year. The Diablo team revealed this news over the weekend during BlizzCon 2023, which is also where we learned about three new World of Warcraft expansions and three new Overwatch 2 heroes coming to the game.
Blizzard Entertainment revealed three new World of Warcraft expansions this weekend during BlizzCon 2023, starting with The War Within, which launches next year. Midnight will follow it in the new Worldsoul Saga, which the studio is calling an «ambitious creative endeavor for the Warcraft universe,» and The Last Titan will release after that. Together, The War Within, Midnight, and The Last Titan make up the Worldsoul Saga.
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