Blizzard’s aRPG Diablo 4 is in for a new update on August 29th, dropping for all platforms. To prepare players for the upcoming changes, the developers have shared the full patch notes on the official site. It contains significant changes to monster crowd control effects as well as a number of bug fixes and gameplay enhancements.
Follow the link above to see all the changes or check out the list below to see the changes affecting monsters you will be fighting in Sanctuary.
Monster changes:
- Cold Enchanted Elites that attack in quick succession (Ex: Ghost Archers and Snake Brutes) will no longer proc the Cold Enchanted on every hit.
- Chilling Wind will spawn overlapping walls less often.
- The Stun ability from the Cannibal Gorger can now be more easily avoided.
- Increased the cooldown on the Cold Goatman Ice Pillars.
- Reduced the amount of Chill applied from the Cold Spider attack.
- Reduced the Stun duration from the Nangari Snake Eyes from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds.
- Other changes that reduce how often the player can be targeted by Crowd Control
- The death explosion from Fire Enchanted monsters releases 1 less wave and deals 20% less damage.
- The damage from the Bloated Corpsefiend’s charge attack has been reduced by 14%.
During Gamescom 2023, the Diablo 4 team was on hand to announce the second season: Season of Blood. It will be kicking off on October 17. Players can look forward to a new Questline, Vampiric Powers, 5 additional edngame bosses with the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop and much more. There will also be a number of QoL updates.
