It turns out the Diablo 4 team didn't quite bring everything to bear in Season 4's Public Test Realm, as there are "a few small" extra items to come at launch.
02.04.2024 - 18:49 / wowhead.com
The first Public Test Realm for Diablo 4 is now available for play. This PTR will be testing the features and content of Patch 1.4.0, including class changes, a new crafting system, Codex of Power changes, and much more. Players may also submit feedback during this time to identify bugs and other issues with the test build of the game.
Known Issues & What To Expect — Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR Diablo 4 PTR Patch 1.4.0 Patch Notes
While playing on the PTR, players are not required to submit feedback, but it will go a long way to help the developers smooth things over in time for the official release of Patch 1.4.0 on May 14th.
If you wish to submit feedback to help squash bugs and errors, you may do so in many places such as Reddit, the official community Discord server, social media sites, and especially the forums. Blizzard has added two new sections to the Diablo 4 Forum Board specifically for people wishing to contribute.
If you wish to contribute during the PTR and provide feedback or submit bug reports, the official Diablo Forums are the best way to help out.
Diablo 4 PTR Feedback Forum Diablo 4 PTR Bug Report Forum
It turns out the Diablo 4 team didn't quite bring everything to bear in Season 4's Public Test Realm, as there are "a few small" extra items to come at launch.
Diablo 4's Global Community Development Director, Adam Fletcher has announced that the development team will be hosting a live stream to address player feedback from the recent Season 4 PTR.
The Diablo 4 PTR allowed players to jump straight into Sanctuary for a sneak peek at changes coming in Season 4. Everything from new bosses to new itemization was on the table, and enough information was learned to make anyone's head spin. Our Class Leads took the time to analyze some of the buffs and nerfs experienced in the Patch 1.4.0 PTR, and shared their thoughts below on the good, the bad, and the future!
Wowhead community member krismate has found changes to The Lost City of Ureh area during their visit on the Diablo 4 PTR, which was previously blocked off. We have made our way to the Lost CIty of Ureh and compared the changes from the live servers to the PTR, including everything that got added to the area. Possible Iron Wolves Season 4 Theme Patch 1.4.0 PTR Datamined Changes
Blizzard is looking at feedback regarding high Veiled Crystal costs associated with the new Codex of Power in the Diablo 4 PTR, and could be reducing costs in the future. While many materials have received changes in the PTR, in some cases completely overhauling their systems, Veiled Crystal have become a pain point — what was once an incredibly common material has now become much rarer, and high costs are eating through lowered supplies. Blizzard has not committed to a firm change yet, however they've noted that the feedback regarding these Crystals is common.
With the first few days of the Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR behind us, Blizzard has opened the doors to their newest PTR Bug Report Forum. Here, players can report specific issues that they're encountering within the Diablo 4 PTR, so that the devs can squash them ASAP! Diablo 4 PTR Bug Report Forum
One of two new crafting systems coming with Diablo 4's Season 4, the Tempering system, includes the hunt for so-called Temper Manuals. These manuals feature up to 4 different affixes available for crafting at the Blacksmith — but only once you've found the actual manual! Below you can find an extensive list of most Temper Manuals currently available on the Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR. These Temper Manuals may have several ranks — for those that do, only the Legendary Rank Manual is listed, as it has the highest rolls available.Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all Temper Manuals coming with Diablo 4 Season 4. Our data set is also based on PTR data, so everything below is subject to change.
Are you ready to dive into the longest list of new item affixes in Diablo 4? Here are some of the available affixes through Tempering, one of two new crafting systems coming with Diablo 4 Season 4. After a first look, it seems that Tempered Affixes will play a massive role in customizing your build while also being able to simply prioritize offensive, defensive, and utility stats.Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all Tempered Affixes coming with Diablo 4 Season 4. Our data set is also based on PTR data, so everything below is subject to change.
Diablo 4's new public test realm has come just at the right time, improving the mood of the RPG's community greatly as Season 4 appears on the horizon.
For players who have entered the Public Test Realm for Patch 1.4.0, an issue has been discovered that causes the Codex of Power to be reset, removing any progress made by players. After boosting a character to level 100 via the NPC in Kyovashad, the Codex of Power upgrade process will reset to zero. This means that if you have upgraded various Aspects in the Codex and made another character, boosting that character to level 100 will then wipe the Codex to its original state for all characters. Before boosting a character to level 100 vs after boosting a character to level 100. The only way to work around this currently if you wish to have numerous characters is to make all of your alt characters and boost them to level 100 before you start to upgrade Aspects in the Codex of Power. This will prevent a new character from accidentally removing all your progress as you battle your way through the Diablo 4 PTR.
Wowhead's Build Planner is updated with PTR data, allowing you to theorycraft your builds for Patch 1.4.0! We've added PTR data for Season 4 to our Build Planner, so dive in and get started theorycrafting builds with all the updated skills, uniques, and aspects for each class. This not only allows players to prepare for and plan out the builds they'd like to test and experiment with the now-live PTR, but it will also remain after the PTR has closed, so keep it in mind when you're struck with an idea two weeks from now about which Aspects interact best with the Season 4 class updates and uniques! While the Build Planner does not currently showcase Greater and Tempered Affixes, we are currently working tirelessly to implement this functionality for our readers, and they will be available shortly. So, stay tuned! To use our fully interactive Build Planner for each class, click here! Looking for more information on the Season 4 PTR Datamining? Check out the links below:
Blizzard has hotfixed the PTR for Diablo 4, allowing new characters to skip the campaign without completing the prologue first. The most highly-requested feature of the PTR so far, Blizzard stated earlier today that they were working on deploying a fix. Players should now be able to immediately skip the campaign upon creating a new character.