Summary
Blizzard has rolled out a new hotfix forDiablo 4’s latest expansion,Vessel of Hatred, addressing several issues related to Infernal Hordes chests and Kurast Undercity rewards. This update aims to improve the overall gameplay experience and fix some of the remaining bugs players can encounter, about a week after the official release ofDiablo 4: Vessel of Hatred.
Vessel of Hatredis the first major expansion forDiablo 4, continuing the story of Neyrelle and setting the fate of Sanctuary. On top of featuring new quests, dungeons, and endgame activities, this new expansion introduced a new playable class, the Spiritborn, with abilities inherited from ancient jungle warriors.Vessel of Hatredalso added a brand new zone for players to explore, the jungles of Nahantu. This new content causedDiablo 4to blow up on Steam, with the game setting a new record of 55,561 active players on the platform following the release of its expansion.
Blizzard released anew hotfix forDiablo 4, addressing specific issues inVessel of Hatred. The update fixes bugs related to Infernal Hordes rewards and glitches in the new Kurast Undercity dungeon. Players encountered various glitches inDiablo 4’s Infernal Hordes, with chests disappearing and reappearing randomly, while some players managed to continuously use these chests by picking up small amounts of Aether. Both materials and gold chests are now only operable once. Players also reported an issue when running Kurast Undercity, where rewards could be enhanced without consuming a Tribute by dropping it before a party member accepts the vote.
Both Infernal Hordes and Kurast Undercity are endgame activities for players who wish to improve their character inDiablo 4: Vessel of Hatred. With Infernal Hordes, players face off against waves of enemies in hopes of looting better gear and rewards.Kurast Undercity is a newDiablo 4dungeonintroduced with the release ofVessel of Hatred, filled with dangerous enemies and powerful items for players to reap. Blizzard’s latest patch aims to resolve the rewards issues spotted in both these activities to make the expansion’s rewards work as intended. No major balance changes were introduced, but the hotfix is expected to improve the overall quality of life for players tackling these endgame activities.
In otherDiablo 4news, Blizzard is still tweaking some of the new features added withVessel of Hatredto ensure an optimized gameplay balance.Diablo 4recently nerfed a popular Spiritborn builddeemed too powerful, and revealed the patch notes for update 2.0.3 that will bring major changes and new in-game events.
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Developer’s Note: The following changes were implemented to solve an issue where players could continuously use the Infernal Hordes chests by continuously picking up small amounts of Aether.
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