Developer Blizzard Entertainment shared the patch notes for the latest update to Diablo 4. Released on August 20, 2024, for all major platforms, it contains a number of game updates and bug fixes. In particular, Infernal Hordes got a few adjustments.
The game is currently going through the Season of the Infernal Hordes. Hell’s onslaught has begun, and heroes have been called back to Sanctuary to fight this threat. While players are fighting the relentless waves of monsters, the developers work tirelessly to improve the gaming experience.
Infernal Hordes:
- The Spoils of Gold chest is now reuseable.
- The sound effects that play when picking up Burning Aether have been updated to be more prominent.
- The Following Infernal Offerings have been updated to increase their rewards:
- The Exalted Elite: Burning Aether amount increased from +1 to +2.
- The Surging Elite: Burning Aether amount increased from +1 to +2.
- The Unstoppable Elite: Burning Aether amount increased from +1 to +2.
- The Burning Rain: end of wave Burning Aether increased from 1-3 to 3-9.
User Interface and User Experience
- Trade chat is now separated by World Tier.
- Players will now be notified when there is a new patch update available.
- Party Leaders can now promote another Party member to be the new Leader.
- Newly created characters are now always placed at the top of the character list.
- Clan Name can now be changed.
Miscellaneous
- All players will receive a cache of Legendary items with guaranteed Greater Affixes, to make up for the issue seen with patch 1.5.0 where players were not getting items with guaranteed Greater Affixes from multiple sources.
- The Alchemist Control Tempering affix for Rogue has been re-enabled with the following adjustments:
- The Flurry Size affix has been removed from Rogue Innovation and put into Alchemist Control.
- The Ranks of Trick Attacks affix has been removed from Alchemist Control.
- Extra visual effects have been added to the projectile trail for Corpse Bows to make it easier to track the projectile’s origin.
Check out the official site for the full list of changes and fixes.
If you are more interested in Prime Evils over the Infernal Hordes, Diablo 4 is steadily approaching the release of its first major expansion. Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred arrives October 8.
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