As part of Diablo 4‘s Campfire Chat, unique item drops have been addressed after general consensus suggested they just weren’t exciting enough. As mentioned in the presentation video, “too often players feel bad when they fall, even on builds they are intended for.”
So in direct response to these comments and concerns, the development team has gone through the available Uniques and updated almost all of them to make them more satisfying rather than disappointing.
To counter these changes, a fourfold strategy has been applied to the solutions. This strategy includes new stats added to the vast majority of Uniques, such as increased duration, in addition to larger existing stat ranges, followed by overwriting slot lines and updating unique effects. The full Campfire Chat with examples of exactly how these unique updates are being implemented can be viewed below:
The team was also quick to talk about the importance of player feedback and transparency about how and why these changes are being implemented, saying: “Something that is very important to me and the team is that when we talk to you about the updates, we what we’re doing with the game so you understand why we’re making these changes and what our goals are because you’ll see that as we go through all of this, we’re changing a lot of all the underlying mathematical and other systems of the game’s work. And chances are we don’t do everything perfectly.
“But if you understand what we’re trying to do, and we’re more transparent about that, then when you talk to each other and give us feedback, they can be that little bit more. high-quality and better information sources if you also understand why we do things.”
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