Diablo 4 Patch Receives Backlash
When a Diablo 4 patch arrives, it’s typically met with excitement by the ARPG game’s community, as the changes provide a means of improving the gameplay experience. However, recent changes to Diablo 4 have caused a stir among the player base, with many expressing their dissatisfaction with the update, which nerfed critical damage by 55% and reduced overall damage by a whopping 60%.
“The Diablo 4 devs just wrecked the game,” one Redditor writes. “This is the worst patch in the history of video games.” The player continues, “I don’t even play Diablo 4, but I can recognise when a game is being ruined.”
“Is this a joke?” another replies. “I’ve been playing Diablo 4 for a few months now and this patch is the worst thing in Video Game history.”
“This is the most ridiculous nerf I’ve ever seen,” a third adds. “If you think critical damage is OP then make it scale with enemy HP or something, nerfing it by 55% is just sad.”
“This patch is the worst in video game history,” another user chimes in. “Everything is getting nerfed and ruined.”
There are some specific details surrounding the patch, such as nerfing critical damage, damage against vulnerable enemies, and cooldown abilities. However, the overall effect of the changes has left players feeling generally upset.
Diablo 4 Sorcerer Class Hit Hard
The Diablo 4 Sorcerer class has also been hit particularly hard, with the patch making their skill trees trash and giving them unique items with negative effects. Drop rates have been nerfed, and XP is now affected as well.
Many players express their disappointment with Blizzard, stating that Diablo 4 is now the worst gaming company.
“I’m done with Blizzard after what they did to Overwatch,” one user writes. “But other companies have done way worse,” another replies, highlighting examples such as EA’s mobile game strategy and the blatant copy-pasting of mobile games.
“Other successful live service games: Dota 2, CS:GO, Genshin Impact, Fortnite, PUBG,” a user highlights. “It’s not just a Blizzard issue.”
There’s also a lengthy discussion about other successful live service games, as well as discussion about upcoming games like Remnant 2, Balder’s Gate 3, and PoE 2.
Many players also express their excitement for the upcoming games, while others dismiss the negative comments, suggesting that players are simply worn out from the game and that Diablo 4 isn’t necessarily bad.
“I think people are just a little worn out,” one user writes. “I don’t think the game is bad, it’s just nothing like D3.” Another replies, “I think that’s fair, I don’t think the game is bad but it’s nothing like D3.”
A user shares a lengthy theory suggesting that the Overwatch team at Blizzard might be balancing Diablo 4. Another suggests that Diablo 4 is a “black box” and that we might never understand why the update was made.
