Blizzard has decided to remove a change in Diablo 4 that introduced level requirements for players to advance to World Tiers 3 and 4. This alteration, which was not mentioned in the patch notes for Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.0a, caused significant controversy within the community.
Advancing through World Tiers in Diablo 4 grants players access to higher-level loot and increases experience point gains. However, players quickly noticed that the recent update prevented them from progressing to World Tiers 3 and 4 if their characters were below a certain level. It was discovered that characters needed to be at least level 40 to access Tier 3 and level 60 for Tier 4, whereas this was not a requirement before the release of the patch. Previously, players could access higher World Tiers after completing the Capstone dungeons. The community expressed dissatisfaction with this change as it meant they had to spend more time grinding to reach higher tiers. As a result, Blizzard has made the decision to undo this change.
In response to a Twitter user's comment, Adam Fletcher, the global community development director for Diablo 4, announced that the level requirement for World Tier 3 & 4 will be removed. However, despite this retraction, the community remains disappointed with the changes and as a result, Diablo 4 has been subjected to negative review bombing.
Following the update, all character classes in Diablo 4 were weakened, while monsters were made stronger with a 100% increase in health per additional player. The Butcher also received a boost, causing his Cleaver to slow players by 61-75%. Although the patch introduced approximately 6 new unique items, Sorcerer mains were dissatisfied with the item they received, deeming it practically useless. Additionally, players discovered that their existing items had also been secretly weakened, adding to their frustration.
Some builds in the game required adjustments, such as a Necromancer in Diablo 4 who was able to defeat Uber Lilith with a single shot. However, fans expressed dissatisfaction with the unnecessary nerfs implemented. In response to the growing discontent, Blizzard scheduled an emergency Campfire Chat for June 21, just a day after the patch was released, to address the fans' concerns and potentially announce further modifications.
Diablo 4 can be played on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
