Unleashing Chaos: Diablo 4's Latest Update Unleashes Unparalleled Power for All 5 Classes

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Blizzard has released patch 1.0.3 for Diablo 4 in response to player feedback and to enhance the power of all five classes. The aim is to maintain the balance between Diablo 4's Skills while empowering different class builds.

Diablo 4 was launched on June 6 and received mainly positive reviews. Certain aspects such as the game's storytelling, combat, and world design were highly praised, with many considering it a significant advancement for the series. However, some critics and fans expressed disappointment with the procedurally generated dungeons in Diablo 4. Additionally, there are concerns among fans regarding the game's live-service model, although it has not generated the level of controversy seen with Diablo: Immortal, the mobile game.

All five classes in Diablo 4 will now deal increased damage with their abilities. Some notable examples include the Barbarian's Bounding Slam, which now has a base damage of 112% compared to its original 75%. The Druid's Hurricane and Lacerate abilities have also seen a significant increase from 97.5% to 134%. Similarly, the Necromancer's Bone Spikes have been boosted from 80% to 120%. Additionally, the Rogue's Volley ability now has a base damage of 105% instead of 70%, and Heartseeker's primary damage has been raised from 30% to 75%. The Sorcerer's Lightning Spear has also witnessed a maximum damage increase from 100% to 160%.

These examples are just a few highlights, as all offensive Skills in Diablo 4 have received damage boosts in patch 1.0.3. The recent update also enhances defensive buffs, reduces cooldowns, and extends the duration and success rate of Skills that possess these features. These modifications apply to the Legendary Aspects that players can apply to their gear. Lastly, Skills that generate class-specific resources like Fury and Spirit now produce a greater amount of these resources.

Barbarian

Fixed an issue where players couldn’t engage with the Dead Man's Dredge dungeon boss.

Fixed an issue where certain Whispers couldn’t be completed.

The issue of enemies spawning behind the Sealed door in the Cultist Refuge dungeon, which blocked dungeon progression, has been rectified.

The problem of characters being damaged and killed during the Stronghold completion cutscene has been resolved. (Not the triumph we had envisioned)

Fixed an issue that resulted in a crash or freeze if players entered the Untamed Thicket dungeon during the Fangs of Corruption quest.

Gameplay Fixes

Resolved a problem where Druids were unable to transform into Werebear or Werewolf Forms due to the malfunction of Insatiable Fury and Mad Wolf's Glee items.

Resolved an issue where Spider Host enemies would remain upright even after they exploded and died.

Fixed an issue where Corpse Tendrils would cause the corpse visual to disappear.

Fixed an issue where the camera would not zoom out when joining a World Boss encounter.

- Resolved the problem of players being trapped in a knockback state when hit by multiple tornados from Airidah.

- Addressed the issue where all player input would be halted if any button on the controller was pressed while in a Dazed state.

The damage calculation of the Burning Instinct power on the Sorcerer Paragon board now includes the Base Critical Damage.

The issue that allowed players to move in-game during the Leave Game countdown has been resolved.

Local Co-Op

Fixed an issue where the second player that closes the Region Progress menu would be locked in the World Map during Local Co-Op play.

Resolved a problem where player 2 could not interact with buttons in the store while playing Local Co-Op.

Resolved a problem where each player would see different health bars for the same enemy while playing Local Co-Op.

Quests

Fixed an issue where the NPC Lacthan could duplicate during multiple quests.

Resolved an issue where the player character encountered a blockage when interacting with an NPC while seated on a chair during the Demon Ledger quest.

Resolved an issue where the movement of Brol and Mother's chosen appeared abnormal during the eavesdropping cutscene if the player was in close proximity to the damaged wall.

The boss area is now accessible for players who have been joined by the Follower during the Storming the Gates quest.

Resolved a problem where the Illusion Woods Statue could become unresponsive during the Wayward quest.

Improved the function to prevent the expansion of Chat when it is not visible.

Resolved a problem where the HP bar of a party member would wrongly display 0 if they moved away from their group while not fully healed.

Improved Xbox Console's issue where the in-game cross-network play notification would still appear despite cross-network play being disabled.

Resolved the problem that caused new players to receive empty notifications when world bosses emerged.

Fixed an issue on PC where the Tab key would not open the Map if the Materials panel was open.

Fixed an issue where the Spur ability for mounts would display as "Not yet learned."

The Linked Item menu no longer remains on screen when switching between Keyboard & Mouse input and Controller input.

Players now receive correct messaging when undoing the deletion of a Hardcore character.

Improved functionality of Pins on the map for quests or the player.

Resolved display issues with text in various menus.

Localization issues have been addressed.

The menu of the Purveyor of Curiosities no longer displays item quality inaccurately for certain items. This issue did not impact the availability of item quality for gambling.

The issue with the Shop not loading correctly when the player dies during Checkout has been resolved.

The problem of multiple cutscenes not playing when the player interacts with them while in a party of 3 or more players on Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 has been fixed.

- Improved functionality of Randomize Look and Swap Body Type actions in the Shop when viewing Cosmetic Armor.

- Resolved the issue with the PlayStation 5 screen reader not functioning correctly.

Various stability, performance, and visual improvements across all platforms.

Fixed an issue where players using laptops with certain dedicated Graphics Cards would not be able to play the game.

Significantly increased the experience awarded for completing Nightmare Dungeons.

Significantly increased the experience gained from killing monsters in Nightmare Dungeons.

Fixed an issue where no experience was awarded for completing the hold out style event that can occur after finishing dungeon objectives.

General

The Helltide Roaming bosses will now more consistently drop higher quality loot.

Players can now teleport to their Nightmare Dungeon directly through the map.

Balance Changes

We are committed to enhancing the enjoyment and effectiveness of all Class builds through a new set of balance updates. Based on valuable feedback from the community, it has been noted that Basic Skills lack impact during combat. To address this concern, we have implemented changes that aim to maintain the existing relationship between Basic Skills and Core Skills, while simultaneously making the leveling experience smoother. Furthermore, we are also bolstering the power of certain Skills that players have identified as being weaker compared to others. Moving forward, we will continue to monitor and explore topics of interest like Minion survivability and build parity. We encourage you to keep sharing your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you in Sanctuary!

Lunging Strike

Base damage increased from 30% to 33%.

Fury generated increased from 10 to 11.

Enhanced Bash's Fortify increased from 10% to 20%.

Frenzy

Base damage increased from 20% to 22%.

Fury generated increased from 9 to 10.

Enhanced Flay's Vulnerable chance increased from 10% to 15%.

Kick

Cooldown reduced from 17 to 13 seconds.

Enhanced Charge's base damage dealt to enemies Knocked Back into terrain increased from 15% to 30%.

Leap

Mighty Leap Slow increased from 50% to 70%.

Iron Skin

Prime Call of the Ancients Bonus Attack Speed increased from 10% to 20%.

Iron Maelstrom

Prime Iron Maelstrom Bonus Critical Strike Damage increased from 20% to 40%.

Bounding Slam

Earthquake damage has been adjusted for flat damage Legendary Aspects. These effects now scale with Item Power. At 820 Item Power, Bul-Kathos' Earthquake damage has increased from 1747-3404 to 2687-3717.

Earthquake flat damage increased from .39-.76 to .6-.83.

Earthquake

Dust Devil flat damage increased from .16-.25 to .22-.32.

Windlasher

Dust Devil flat damage increased from .20-.36 to .24-.38.

Iron Warrior

Overkill

Damage increased from 16%-30% to 24-38%.

Hellhammer

Flat damage increased from .3-.5 to .6-.8.

Earthspike

Base damage increased from 16% to 17%.

Wind Shear

Base damage increased from 17% to 18%.

Base damage increased from 20% to 22%.

Spirit generated increased from 10 to 11.

Wild Claw Double Attack Chance increased from 10% to 15%.

Fierce Claw base damage increased from 10% to 15%.

Spirit generated increased from 14 to 15.

Enhanced Maul Fortify increased from 2% to 3%.

Primal Lightning Storm's chance to Immobilize increased from 8% to 12%.

Shred

Raging Shred's base damage increased from 51% to 70%.

Primal Shred's Bonus Critical Strike Damage increased from 20% to 30%.

Wolves

Cooldown reduced from 14 to 11 seconds.

Base damage increased from 97.5% to 134%.

Rabies

Base damage increased from 52% to 64%.

Lacerate

Critical Strike Damage Bonus increased from 25% to 30%.

Pummel

Base damage increased from 140% to 180%.

Passives

Damage Bonus increased from 20% to 30%.

Nature’s Fury

Damage Bonus increased from 60% to 70%.

Legendary Aspects

Mangled

Chance increased from 20-30% to 30-40%.

Seismic-Shift

Cooldown decreased from 2.5-1.5 to 2-1 seconds.

Rogue

Skills

Acolyte Reap's Cooldown between Corpses reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.

Decompose

Corpses formed frequency increased from 2.5 to 2 seconds.

Hemorrhage

Base damage increased from 25% to 27%.

Essence generated increased from 8 to 9.

Essence generated increased from 6 to 7.

Sever

Blood Lance

Supernatural Blood Lance Overpower requirement reduced from 8 to 6 casts.

Dreadful Bone Prison's Fortify increased from 5% to 8%.

Iron Maiden

Base damage increased from 10% to 20%.

Horrid Iron Maiden damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%.

Bone Spikes

Base damage increased from 80% to 120%.

Passives

Kalan’s Edict

Healthy duration requirement reduced from 15 to 12 seconds.

Spiked Armor

Thorns increased from .08/.16/.24 to .1/.2/.3.

Legendary Aspects

Flesh-Rending

Essence gained increased from 10-20 to 20-40.

Sorcerer

Skills

Blade Shift

Base damage increased from 15% to 16%.

Heartseeker

Base damage increased from 22% to 24%.

Base damage increased from 20% to 22%.

Barrage

Methodical Caltrop's Chill increased from 20% to 25%.

Smoke Grenade

Cooldown reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.

Prime Rain of Arrows imbuement potency increased from 20% to 30%.

Volley

Base damage increased from 70% to 105%.

Damage bonus increased from 20% to 30%.

Legendary Aspects

Umbrous

Lucky Hit Chance to gain a Dark Shroud increased from 30-50% to 40-60%.

Increased Death Trap Cooldown reduced from 30-15% to 20-15%.

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Skills

Spark

Flickering Spark chance increased from 3% to 4%.

Frostbolt

Burning damage increased from 40% to 44%.

Charged Bolt

Base damage increased from 49% to 54%.

Enhanced Incinerate damage increased from 15% to 25%.

Greater Incinerate Immobilize requirement reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.

Fireball

Initial base damage increased from 32% to 36%.

Explosion base damage increased from 29% to 34%.

Base damage increased from 120% to 130%.

Ice Blades

Summoned Lightning Spear's maximum Damage Bonus increased from 100% to 160%.

Crackling Energy

Base damage increased from 15% to 20%.

Freezing Wake

Abundant Energy

Chance to chain to an additional enemy increased from 20-30% to 30-40%.

Incendiary

Chance to restore Mana increased from 5-10% to 12-17%.

Concentration

Mana Regeneration increased from 10-20% to 20-30%.

Items

Flamescar

Damage Reduction reduced from 40-30% to 35-25%.

Diablo 4 is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.