Summary
Just after the end ofDiablo 4’s Season 8 Public Test Realm, Blizzard has released the 2.1.4 update for the live game. The latestDiablo 4update is a small but important one, bringing some bug fixes as well as a couple of interesting additions.
Diablo 4has already received plenty of patches this year, with Blizzard continuing to maintain its premier action RPG. The game currently follows a seasonal model, with massive content drops every few months to keep players entertained and coming back for more.Diablo 4’s Season 8 PTRwas live between March 11 and March 18, giving players a chance to test all the gameplay changes coming in the next Season. Early responses indicate that Season 8 will make leveling much slower, although this could change based on feedback between now and Season 8’s April 29 release date.
Blizzard released thelatestDiablo 4patch noteson its website, confirming some interesting changes. Notably, support for Intel XeLL and XeSS Frame Generation is now live for players who meettheDiablo 4hardware requirements, and resolution scaling will now be enabled in the game’s settings for better performance. Players can still manually disable this if they’d like. The new Intel XeLL and XeSS Frame Generation features can be found in the game’s graphics settings for players who want to test them out.
The rest of the update features some miscellaneous bug fixes, largely focused onDiablo 4’s Season of Witchcraftupdate. The Season of Witchcraft still has quite a lot of life left in it, after Blizzard delayed the release of Season 8 until April 29. While the latest update may not be the most significant patchDiablo 4players have ever seen, it’s better to have the fixes than not.
The future is bright forDiablo 4, with Blizzard seemingly committed to the game for a long time to come. After all, the developer is even still releasing updates forDiablo 3, so it’s fair to believe its sequel will receive a similar level of support. Looking ahead to the near future, Blizzard recently revealeddifficulty changes forDiablo 4’s Season 8, confirming that the plan is for the game to become more difficult going forward amid concerns it’s currently too easy. It’ll be exciting to see what else Season 8 has in store for players when it launches on April 29.
