Diablo 4is officially announced as of Friday morning’s BlizzCon 2019 Opening Ceremony. The ARPG was revealed with a staggering Blizzard-quality cinematic which concluded with the rebirth of demoness Lilith. ThreeDiablo 4classes, theDruid, Sorceress, and Barbarian, were revealed and two more confirmed for later. ButDiablofans are certain to be hungering for more specific details about one aspect ofDiablo 4gameplay in particular. Namely, the loot.
Blizzard will likely share more information aboutDiablo 4over the coming year and beyond as development of the ARPG progresses, but it did have some earl loot details to share as part of itsDiablo 4Unveiled panel. Consider the loot system an evolution of both theDiablo 2andDiablo 3systems, with both serving as a foundation to build on going forward. In so many words, players will kill enemies, pick up armor, rings, and various gear of increasing rarities.Diablo 4loot consistent with past games in all but very specific ways.
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For instance, Blizzard has already confirmed that both Legendary items and Set items will be returning inDiablo 4. Blizzard even says that there will be more Legendary items than ever before inDiablo 4. Set items, which have long been an equipment staple in pastDiablogames, are planned to be designed in a way where they’re less dominant.Diablo 3builds all but required full Sets to perform in endgame. Blizzard clearly wantsDiablo 4to escape that trap and instead allow for wildly diverse build options.
Also confirmed forDiablo 4are prefixes and affixes on gear, as well as runes and runeword combinations embeddable in gear, reminiscent of mechanics inDiablo 2. For example, a rare chest piece named the Insulating Highland Vestment of Fortifying could have both a Vex and a Dol rune embedded in it. The Insulating prefix grants +12% Cold Resistance, the Fortifying affix provides 6.5% reduced damage, and then the Vex-Dol runeword grants 50% bonus critical chance after drinking a health potion. And yes, health potions are once again lootable inDiablo 4.
Diablo 4is the same kind of loot-centric ARPG that its predecessors were prior, asBlizzCon 2019has made clear. Players will hunt for the same kind of loot that they have in prior games. Gear slots include helmet, chest, gloves, legs, and feet, as well as a necklace and two rings. Then players will have two slots for weapons as well, a slot for each hand. It’s a simple gear system that allows the loot system to show its depth. Now all potentialDiablo 4players have to do is wait.
Diablo 4is coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One, and has no currently confirmed release window.
