But even if you’re familiar with Diablo 3 or other games in the series, Blizzard has modernized Diablo 4 in some pretty surprising ways, including both MMO and open-world elements.

In order to ensure this content is well-tuned, the 'Diablo 4' development team reached out to veterans of past 'Diablo' end games for their input (per IGN). Game Director Joe Shely explained to IGN why he felt endgame testing was important: 'After they complete the campaign, you're unleashing players into a game that hopefully will entertain them for thousands of hours.' With that in mind, 'Diablo 4' is shaping up to have a dense and thought-out endgame with longevity as the main concern.Diablo 4, an isometric ARPG about pressing X to fight the hordes of hell, is here, and as dense as a certain infamous poem about its domain.Īfter multiple betas and years of teases, the game is finally available on both consoles and PC. Additionally, Blizzard has announced that end-game content will be spruced up with PvP, Nightmare Dungeons, Whispers of the Dead, Helltide, and more (per Blizzard). 'Diablo 3' followed this path, and 'Diablo 4' is set to follow it as well by announcing server-reset Seasons in their August 2022 dev blog. Other Action RPGs like ' Path of Exile' have embodied this idea well by having seasons that reset servers with fresh characters alongside balance changes to keep the end-game from feeling stale (per PCGamer). It's a complex system, but one that is in place so that players can express themselves - and so the endgame doesn't ever get too stale. Paragon Boards contain Normal, Magic, Rare, and Legendary Tiles, each with their own stats and unlocked abilities.Īdditionally, if all that customization was not already enough, 'Diablo 4' will feature a Glyph and Socket system that allows players to grant additional boosts to certain areas of the Paragon Board based on their proximity to other tiles. Those basic nodes lead to the outer rims of the Paragon Board, where players can then choose a new Paragon Board to rotate and link to their existing board. This labyrinthian progression tree allows players to choose their paths in a multitude of ways.įirst, players start spending skill points to radiate outwards from their class-specific Paragon Board center tile.

The Paragon Board, unlocked at level 50, is how 'Diablo 4' is planning to make its character customization some of the most in-depth and innovative in the RPG genre (per Blizzard).

Diablo 4 hell is coming