What changed in Diablo® IV in 2023

Players can participate in the Midwinter Blight event from December 12 to January 2, featuring frostbitten demons in Kyovashad.

Earned Glyph experience increased for higher Nightmare Tiers to incentivize players.

Implemented various visual, performance, and stability improvements.

Delving deeper into the Abattoir can yield significant Paragon Glyph experience.

Fixed an issue where visual effects on armor remained visible while using Concealment.

Battle legions of Zir’s minions in a new endgame pinnacle dungeon.

A new endgame pinnacle dungeon challenge where players must defeat Zir's Bloodseekers within 10 minutes.

Fixed issues with the Screen Reader not announcing required pacts for Vampiric Powers and malfunctioning on Steam Deck.

Further support introduced for NVIDIA Reflex technology.

Fixed multiple UI issues including map overlays and tooltip inaccuracies.

Fixed an issue where some attacks made by Echo of Lilith would not trigger properly.

Fixed various issues in dungeons including Mechanical Box respawn and objective completion.

Fixed various issues related to Blood Harvesters, Norvaic enemy spawns, and Potent Blood accessibility.

Unlock a recipe to craft a Bloodforged Sigil after completing the Abattoir of Zir.

Fixed an issue where Treasure Goblins would become invincible when players mounted or unmounted near them.

Each new tier in the Abattoir increases the difficulty and strength of monsters.

A full list of possible affixes can now be previewed in the Enchantment menu.

Unlock the Unique Glyph: Tears of Blood after completing the first tier of the Abattoir of Zir.

Frigid Husks and Blightfiends will now appear in the Fractured Peaks region.

A challenging new endgame dungeon will be introduced with the Abbatoir of Zir event.

Changes to itemization are confirmed to arrive with a future season next year.

A new seasonal endgame event, Abbatoir of Zir, is set to launch on December 5.

Resolved an issue where Virtual Currency values wouldn’t automatically update when purchased in-game by Steam players.

Resolved an issue that caused the game to crash during the viewing of a seasonal stash.

Fixed an issue where the upgrade button for Vampiric Powers could be interacted with when there are no new powers available, wasting 25 Potent Blood.

Fixed an issue where progression would be blocked when an enemy spawned behind the locked door in the Luban's Rest dungeon.

Fixed an issue where followers could get stuck when going back and forth over a traversal.

Fixed an issue where Necromancer Minions and Druid Companions wouldn't attack Training Dummies.

Fixed an issue where monsters could spawn from a Nightmare Portal location after the portal had teleported or been destroyed.

Fixed an issue where Evade and non-damaging Skills could trigger Hemomancy.

Fixed an issue where the Anticipation Vampiric Power didn't display Cooldown Reduction for Ultimate abilities when in town.

Fixed an issue where Lord Zir could not respawn if the player re-entered the boss arena too quickly after respawning.

Fixed multiple instances where the quest marker could disappear when leaving the area during multiple quests.

Fixed an issue where the Hectic Vampiric Power did not reduce the cooldown of skills with charges.

Fixed an issue where additional enemies in the Lord Zir boss fight would not get stunned when Lord Zir gets staggered.

Fixed an issue where Inner Sight didn't trigger properly against Training Dummies.

Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader on PS4 didn't read all the text in Vendor and Crafting displays.

Five new Unique Rings have been added, one for each class, based on popular Malignant Powers.

Fixed an issue where achievements related to the Hatred's Chosen buff could not trigger appropriately.

Pillar health increased from 75% to 85% and repair time decreased from 3 seconds to 1 second.

Fixed an issue where the seasonal quest 'Battle of Fear' and 'Faith' could be completed without completing Chapter 3 of the Season Journey.

Fixed an issue where Metamorphosis would not trigger temporary movement speed bonuses.

Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader wouldn't properly read life totals above 999.

Fixed an issue where Lilith could still launch area-of-effect attacks after she is defeated following the first phase in the Echo of Lilith.

Fixed an issue where Angelbreath or Potions could randomly spawn when The Beast in the Ice spawned.

Fixed an issue where Prava and her knights could stop progressing through the area during the Scouring of Caldeum if certain Elites were killed from a distance during the 'Kill Demons Attacking from Above' quest.

A new challenge event from December 5 to January 23 for players to test their Vampiric Powers.

Five Malignant Rings based on popular powers from Season of the Malignant will be available in the next update.

Players can return to the land of Nahantu in the first expansion, continuing the main story.

From December 12 to January 2, players will face Savage Blightfiends in the Fractured Peaks.

The Occultist will now display a preview of potential affixes before enchanting items.

A new competitive event arriving in January where players can test their skills in a non-linear Dungeon.

Announced the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, featuring a new region called Nahantu and a new Class.

Added an endgame boss ladder for receiving Unique and Uber Unique items at a higher rate.

First seasonal event starting December 12, lasting three weeks, set in Fractured Peaks.

New weekly challenge Dungeon for Class ranking, starting in the third Season.

New six-week end-game event for Level 100 players starting December 5.

Introduction of 5 Unique, class-specific Rings tapping into powers from Season of the Malignant.

The ascent to Level 100 is now 40% faster than in Season of the Malignant.

Feature allowing players to see possible affixes before spending gold, coming December 5.

Reworked Item Power to be more rewarding.

Fixed an issue where progression could be blocked during The Blind Eye quest.

Fixed an issue where the player could avoid area of effect damage while fighting The Beast in the Ice.

Fixed an issue where the Reins of the Bloody Liquid Steed Mount Cosmetic was not rewarded for defeating Echo of Lilith.

Fixed an issue where Aridah could become indefinitely idle if staggered within a particular window.

Fixed an issue where the Waves of Darkness event sometimes didn’t reward grim favors.

Fixed an issue where Scroll of Amnesia would not go to the Lost Stash if left on the ground.

Fixed an issue where players were unable to revive their party members while under the effects of Chill.

Fixed an issue where scorpions would not spawn during the Final Straw quest if the Quest was abandoned and restarted.

Fixed an issue where Aspect of Artful Initiative was not properly scaling with Item Power.

Fixed an issue where the Summons of the Deathless quest could have its progression blocked if not all players in the party were alive.

Fixed an issue where the tooltip implied that Durability would be restored to a damaged item after removing a Pact.

Fixed an issue where Temerity would only apply its Overheal barrier at full health.

Fixed an issue where the Glacial Fissure attack from the Beast in the ice could deal damage through walls.

Fixed an issue where the description of the Domination vampiric power incorrectly described the effects of Chill.

Fixed an issue where Druid players could have progression blocked on their Class Quest.

Fixed an issue where using the Metamorphosis Blood Seal while having Oculus equipped would result in Teleport evade charges not renewing properly.

Fixed an issue where the Sorcerer's Ice Shards skill could miss short targets when cast from an area of higher elevation.

Fixed an issue where Aspect of Artful Initiative would not proc the damage reduction from the Explosive paragon glyph.

Implemented various performance, stability, and visual improvements.

Fixed an issue where Evade and non-damaging Skills could trigger Hemomancy.

Fixed an issue where NPCs in Jirandai would disappear if Helltide was active, blocking quest turn-ins.

Added additional information to Vampiric Power tooltips and upgrade screens for clarity.

Players can now easily rework all or most of their Paragon Points with a new Refund All button.

Players can test their skills against a new Training Dummy located in an underground room in Kyovashad.

Fixed an issue where Shrine Buffs would not apply when activated while mounted.

Fixed an issue where the Sack of Vampiric Torques would drop rings instead of amulets.

Fixed an issue where the Sanguine Pillar in the Sanguine Battery event didn't have its life scale properly in Nightmare Dungeons.

Fixed an issue where the Magistrate's Notice could be inaccessible during the Blood Money quest.

Fixed an issue where the Blood Seal menu couldn't be navigated properly with the D-Pad on controllers.

Fixed an issue where the Blood Bishop's Flesh Sacks were not properly damaging players.

Fixed an issue where Theya could keep respawning without dropping the item for the Sight to Madness quest.

Resolved an issue where doors could randomly appear in the Whispering Pines dungeon.

Fixed an issue where using a Chaos Scroll while exiting the Fields of Hatred could disconnect the camera from the player.

Fixed an issue where swapping between keyboard and controller while upgrading Vampiric Powers would consume Potent Blood without applying the upgrade.

Fixed an issue where removing a Pact while in the Vampiric Powers tab would cause equipment tooltips to malfunction.

Fixed an issue where exiting the Blood Seal upgrade screen too quickly could result in being unable to upgrade the Blood Seal again.

Fixed an issue where Vampiric Curse could be applied to non-hostile objects.

Fixed an issue where monsters spawned by Hell Portals in a Nightmare Dungeon didn't properly scale their Life to the number of party members.

Fixed an issue where Varshan could stop attacking if his path to the center of the arena was obstructed.

Fixed an issue where progress in the Halls of the Damned dungeon could be reset during the Travel to the Sepulchrum objective.

Fixed an issue where Blood Lure Receptacles could be activated without getting rewards in Local Co-Op play.

Resolved an issue where the Screen Writer wouldn't fully read the Hunter's Acclaim title.

Fixed an issue where Stored Souls could get spent by the Sorcerer’s defensive auto-cast Skills.

Blood Wells now drop more piles of potent blood, increasing the total average amount dropped.

Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck behind a Seeker's Cache in Hawezar during the Blood Harvest event.

Fixed an issue where Seeker Caches could drop more than once when a player swapped between different parties.

Fixed an issue where Flickerstep's affix would occasionally not activate when using Metamorphosis.

Resolved a problem that prevented players from redeeming their Accelerated Seasonal Battle Pass after upgrading to the Ultimate Edition.

Fixed an issue where the Real ID name of players was displayed locally in the Clan menu by default.

Fixed an issue where bonus items from the Blizzcon Collection were granted early and displayed placeholder content.

Various stability improvements.

Fixed an issue where the Season of Blood Battle Pass only rewarded a total of 666 Platinum instead of the intended 700 Platinum.

Various Improvements to stability.

Fixed an issue with cross-platform play that prevented players on PC and console from playing together.

New Season Journey, Questline, Season Event, and blood-driven enemies introduced.

Players can embark on a new Questline to investigate vampire activity and recruit Erys, a vampire hunter.

Players can now use Vampiric Powers acquired from fallen enemies to enhance their abilities.

Diablo IV’s second season begins on October 17, introducing new content including a Season Journey, Questline, and Season Event.

Players can now skip the Campaign after completing the Missing Pieces quest in the Seasonal Realm.

A new event where players can earn Potent Blood and Pact Armor drops by defeating enemies and completing tasks.

Players can collect Pact Armor to activate Vampiric Powers, with different types of Pacts available.

New challenging bosses have been added to the game, offering unique items and cosmetics as rewards.

Upcoming patch will include Class balance changes, new Unique items, and updates to Resistances.

The launch of Diablo IV on Steam coincides with the release of Season of Blood, introducing new content.

Many dungeon layouts have been redesigned to reduce backtracking and improve readability of traps.

Five Endgame bosses have been added across Sanctuary to increase the variety of Endgame experiences offered.

Experience gains have been significantly increased to reduce the journey to Level 100 by about 40%.

Reduced the time spent regaining renown each season; all earned renown rewards now persist between seasons and characters.

Added Streamer Mode to hide sensitive information such as Character names or Battle.net usernames.

Fixed an issue where the Legion Event pin and World Boss pin would not display on the mini-map if a Whisper was active.

Diablo IV will be available to play on Steam starting October 17.

Nightmare Sigils now teleport players directly into the Nightmare Dungeon upon use.

Season of Blood introduces a new Questline and Vampiric Powers to wield.

Improved the horse-riding experience by enhancing responsiveness and reducing cooldowns.

Season of Blood adds five new endgame bosses for players to challenge.

Improved item sorting and organization by adding Stash search and Stash filter functionality.

Gold and Experience rewards have been increased from Helltide Chests, Grim Favors, and individual Whispers.

Reduced the need to travel to Capital Cities by adding Stashes to all small towns with Waypoints.