It downplays some of the strategy and makes everything just a bit easier to cater to the masses who couldn’t be bothered to do any type of character build or gear analysis. I don’t like this, and I mean I really don’t like this. The individual members in a party and their gear strength mean nothing. I honestly would be happy if they were 10-15 minutes a dungeon run as I believe that is a around the maximum time for an ARPG dungeon (or any game for that matter, as I loved The Secret World’s dungeons being quick). In Immortal the Baal run has been enhanced in the Temple of Namari with around 6 different spawns (a total of 3 are spawned randomly in successive waves). Baal runs are fun and clearing the throne room has led to many deaths, yet those are cleared in a few minutes and rewards in experience and drops has stood the test for 20 years. Is it akin to Act 2 bounties in D3 such as: Lost Treasure of Khan Dakab to where it takes about 2 minutes for you to pull a couple levers and kill a few monsters or are they more like small dungeons in an MMO that take a bit more time? At the end of the day, the determining factor is fun. I’m not sure what that means, but I take it to mean that 150 have been designed with a specific goal in mind. The development team states there are about 150 detailed dungeons. When you’re weak in an area you take more damage and deal less. In Diablo Immortal you have gear scores, and we may in Diablo 4.

I appreciate a non-linear game and hope they figure out a solid system of moving through areas that are level appropriate while still having hard stuff. Balrog type enemies should be scary and hard, not weak when you first fight them. I lose immersion when you start a game and go face Demons and they don’t even shred a lick of blood from you during your first foray into a game. I like this, but I also was hoping for some static areas that were just harder. You Decide & Explore Your wayĪn open-world where you forge your own unique path. The Diablo 4 designs appear to be a bit more refined for an epic ARPG with a long storyline, but the similarities could also spill over in negative fashion. Yet after I watched and listened to the video and read the update, I see a lot of similarities in design. I find it fun for exactly what it is: A quick hit ARPG in Sanctuary. I admit I’ve been playing Diablo Immortal. In last week’s article on the Diablo 4 June update, I wanted to wait until this week to take a dive into the Journal and my overall thoughts on Diablo 4 systems.

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