New Akarat Short Story and Audio Book Unveiled – Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred

Want to get into the mood for the release of Vessel of Hatred? Blizzard has released a compelling short story about Akarat, also available as a 47-minute audiobook! Looking at the trailers and teasers of the last weeks leading up to Vessel of Hatred’s …

Want to get into the mood for the release of Vessel of Hatred? Blizzard has released a compelling short story about Akarat, also available as a 47-minute audiobook! Looking at the trailers and teasers of the last weeks leading up to Vessel of Hatred's launch, Akarat, prophet and leader of the Zakarum faith, will play a crucial role in the story of Diablo 4's first expansion.

Who is Akarat? - Diablo Lore Editorial

The shot story written by Matthew J.

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Early Acces Q&A with Brent Gibson, Rex Dickson, Colin Finer, and Kyle Martin

Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred launches in only a few short days, and soon players will be deep in the jungles of Nahantu, following in Neyrelle’s footsteps in a race against time to stop the corrupting influence of Mephisto. Wowhead was recently lucky en…

Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred launches in only a few short days, and soon players will be deep in the jungles of Nahantu, following in Neyrelle's footsteps in a race against time to stop the corrupting influence of Mephisto. Wowhead was recently lucky enough to be invited to an early playtest of Vessel of Hatred, and as a result participated in a Q&A session with several Diablo 4 developers!

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New Tormented Boss Summoning Material Transmute Recipes Available with Vessel of Hatred

Collecting materials to summon Tormented bosses is one of the critical gameplay loops in Diablo 4’s endgame. With the release of Vessel of Hatred on October 7 and 8, players can transmute summoning materials from "lesser" Tormented bosses int…

Collecting materials to summon Tormented bosses is one of the critical gameplay loops in Diablo 4's endgame. With the release of Vessel of Hatred on October 7 and 8, players can transmute summoning materials from "lesser" Tormented bosses into summoning materials needed to summon Tormented Uber Duriel and Tormented Uber Andariel.

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Expansion Review

Hatred looms over Sanctuary, and on October 8, Vessel of Hatred, Diablo 4’s first expansion, will continue to unveil the story of the Prime Evil Mephisto’s return. Thanks to Blizzard, Wowhead was granted access to an exclusive, week-long Vessel of Hatr…

Hatred looms over Sanctuary, and on October 8, Vessel of Hatred, Diablo 4’s first expansion, will continue to unveil the story of the Prime Evil Mephisto’s return. Thanks to Blizzard, Wowhead was granted access to an exclusive, week-long Vessel of Hatred playtest, and for over 300 hours combined across all team members, we were able to dive deep into the expansion’s campaign, the new Spiritborn class, its leveling and endgame systems, and much more!

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Patch 2.0.2 Early Download Now Available on Battle.net

Diablo 4 Global Director of Community, Adam Fletcher, has announced that Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Patch 2.0.2 is now available for Early Download for all PC Battle.net users who own the expansion!Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Developer Livestream Summar…

Diablo 4 Global Director of Community, Adam Fletcher, has announced that Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Patch 2.0.2 is now available for Early Download for all PC Battle.net users who own the expansion!

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Developer Livestream Summary

What class will you play first when Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred launches on October 8th?

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Stronghold Leveling Nerfed in Diablo 4 Season 6

In Diablo 4, many players look for the fastest ways to level – whether that be grinding Nightmare dungeons, speedrunning The Pit, or, more recently, running Strongholds over and over. However, a new meta will need to be discovered in Season 6, because …

In Diablo 4, many players look for the fastest ways to level - whether that be grinding Nightmare dungeons, speedrunning The Pit, or, more recently, running Strongholds over and over. However, a new meta will need to be discovered in Season 6, because Strongholds, formerly one of the best ways to level, have received a nerf to experience to bring them back in line.

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Main Stat Damage Bonuses Reverted in Diablo 4 Season 6 – Back to Former Baseline

Blizzard has stated that the Damage Bonuses granted by main stat, newly added in Diablo 4 Season 5, will be reverted in Season 6 back to former values. In their newly released Patch 2.0.1/2.0.2 Patch Notes, Blizzard included a line mentioning the previ…

Blizzard has stated that the Damage Bonuses granted by main stat, newly added in Diablo 4 Season 5, will be reverted in Season 6 back to former values.

In their newly released Patch 2.0.1/2.0.2 Patch Notes, Blizzard included a line mentioning the previously buffed Main Stat bonuses would be reduced to prior values. This, in turn, will undo many of the changes that players were just getting used to in Season 5.

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Deterministic Mythic Unique Crafting Only Available to Vessel of Hatred Players – Diablo 4

This week’s Developer Update Livestream was the longest one yet, and Blizzard has continued their trend of releasing updated Patch Notes immediately following the livestream. Patch 2.0.2 Notes outline a significant change to the way players will craft …

This week's Developer Update Livestream was the longest one yet, and Blizzard has continued their trend of releasing updated Patch Notes immediately following the livestream. Patch 2.0.2 Notes outline a significant change to the way players will craft Mythic Uniques in Diablo 4 Season 6. There have been many changes to the Mythic Unique crafting system since its original implementation, but the information that Blizzard revealed today has massive implications for the playerbase.

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred – Making Of: Launch Live Action Trailer

Blizzard has released a behind-the-scenes video of their latest Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Live Action Trailer!Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Live Action TrailerThe method to our madness ☠️See how director Jon Watts and artist Camila Cabello helped bring t…

Blizzard has released a behind-the-scenes video of their latest Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Live Action Trailer!

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Live Action Trailer

The method to our madness ☠️

See how director Jon Watts and artist Camila Cabello helped bring the Spiritborn to life in this behind the scenes look at the #VesselOfHatred live action trailer.

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Runeword Changes for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred and Season 6

In the Vessel of Hatred Season 6 Livestream, Blizzard announced numerous changes to Runes and Runewords. Although Associate Class Designer Anthony Austwick led us through the Rune changes and the reasons for them, it became a panel discussion between s…

In the Vessel of Hatred Season 6 Livestream, Blizzard announced numerous changes to Runes and Runewords. Although Associate Class Designer Anthony Austwick led us through the Rune changes and the reasons for them, it became a panel discussion between several developers when it came to the reasons why these changes were made. The two main reasons were:

Legendary Runes were very powerful and resulted in players using a small subset of them.

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