to have parity with Vulnerable and Crit Damage.” We have “Damage Over Time” we also have “Overpower” as a mechanic in our game.
actually was foundationally made with other types of builds that aren’t only those in mind. A lot of the meta is about an enemy vulnerable, and then you do bonus damage to them, and then you stack as much Crit Strike damage chance and Crit damage as you can, and then you blow them up. “Vulnerable and Crit are really, really strong right now. Screenshot: Blizzard / Kotaku Blizzard aims to start expanding build options for Diablo IV in future updatesĭuring today’s stream, Blizzard expanded a bit on how it wants to see build options change for Diabo IV. Still, increases to Spirit gains for the Druid ought to be welcome. While the other classes can expect some updates, they won’t be as comprehensive as Sorcerer and Barbarian. Jackson said the Barbarian ought to expect other improvements to the late game experience with alterations to Unique items that’ll swap existing effects for more useful ones. In a slide shown during the stream, Bash, Flay, Frenzy, and Lunging Strike all see their Fury increased. One concrete example of this is an improvement to Fury generation. Jackson said that the Barbarian’s early game experience will also get a boost. That’s no longer going to reduce the duration. “ is the one where you can spawn an additional Hydra, but it reduces the duration of your Hydras. Jackson also said that the team is pinpointing what they call “kiss curse mechanics,” which is when the player gains “a really cool power or effect and then we kind of take something or nerf some other part of you, usually for balance reasons to make sure that it’s not out of control.” One example of this is an expected change to the Serpentine Aspect: “We know that Sorcerers typically have a tough time when they start getting pushed into later Nightmare Dungeon tiers, so we’re going to be looking at ways to increase specifically.” Jackson said that the Sorcerer and Barbarian will see the most changes. Blizzard Sorcerer’s and Barbarians, patch 1.1.1 is for youĮarly on in the stream, lead class designer Adam Z.