Diablo 4 dev explains how D2 caused the game\u2019s loot issues at launch Blizzard EntertainmentBrand GM Rod Fergusson has explained how Diablo 4\u2019s initial loot grinding problems were caused by Diablo 2. Diablo 4\u2019s loot grind wasn\u2019t well-received at launch. Critics and players found the never-ending search for better gear tedious, partly because the prospective items weren\u2019t anything to write home about. In addition, itemization felt unbalanced, and rare uniques were few and far between. Season 4: Loot Reborn altered course in this regard, with an itemization overhaul that improved the grind, crafting, and endgame. Such changes have left many wondering why Diablo 4\u2019s loot grind lacked this level of refinement from the outset. Sitting down with Windows Central, Diablo GM Rod Fergusson explained the origins of these issues. Blizzard took inspiration from Diablo 2 when building the latest entry, specifically embracing the \u201clong grind\u201d for powerful items. \u201cYou can go three years before you find the Uber you\u2019re looking for,\u201d Fergusson said of D2. Developers, thus, assumed players wouldn\u2019t mind a similar progression cadence in Diablo 4. \u201cAnd so we launched that way with D4 and we found out very quickly that if you don\u2019t give me my Uber in my season, then I\u2019m upset. And so we\u2019re like, oh, wow, okay\u2026 now we actually have an uber currency, uber unique currency that you can go make the one. \u201cIf you\u2019re not finding it, you can actually go make it for yourself, right? \u2026It\u2019s just a kind of a recognition of how much players have changed in 20 years,\u201d Fergusson explained. The improved loot system introduced in Diablo 4 Season 4 gives players more control over the grind, courtesy of additions like Masterworking. Fortunately, unlike mechanics introduced in previous seasons, much of what players like about Season 4 will stick around long-term. This includes Masterworking, Tempering, Helltide updates, and The Pit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 4 dev explains how D2 caused the game\u2019s loot issues at launch Blizzard EntertainmentBrand GM Rod Fergusson has explained how Diablo 4\u2019s initial loot grinding problems were caused by Diablo 2. Diablo 4\u2019s loot grind wasn\u2019t well-received at launch. Critics and players found the never-ending search for better gear tedious, partly because the prospective […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}