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In Diablo 4, unique items are an integral part of every build. The biggest difference between these unique items and other items is that they have some unique affixes. Some unique items are very versatile and can appear in every build, while some unique items are only particularly useful for a certain class.

Ugly Bastard Helm Unique is a very suitable helmet for Barbarian. It allows your Barbarian to get a damage boost in Berserking and deal a lot of fire damage to the enemy. Even if this helmet is not used as a core equipment for your Barbarian, it can also appear in its builds as one of Barbarian’s powerful aids.

Ugly Bastard Helm

• [10.0 - 85.0]% Fire Resistance.
• + [2 - 5] to Prolific Fury (Barbarian Only).
• [8.0 - 12.5]% Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction.
• + [1 - 3] to Aggressive Resistance (Barbarian Only).
• Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal + [605 - 6,750] Fire Damage.
• “When you cast Wrath of the Berserker, it creates an explosion around you that deals Fire damage. Your direct damage dealt is converted into Fire damage When you Berserking.”
• “[80 - 100]% [x] increased Fire damage.”

Ugly Bastard Helm Many of the unique armor mods are tailored specifically for Barbarians, which explains why Ugly Bastard Helm has been one of the best Barbarian helmets for several seasons.

Ugly Bastard Helm increases Barbarian’s fire damage and converts some of the damage dealt by Barbarian while Berserking to fire damage, which makes the damage dealt by Barbarian while Berserking also increase by Ugly Bastard Helm’s affix value of “[80 - 100]% [x] increased Fire damage.” Ugly Bastard Helm grants Barbarian the ability to deal area damage, which makes farming Diablo 4 Gold and clearing nightmare dungeons faster for Barbarian.

In contrast, items like Crown of Lucion lack uniqueness in their affixes. While it has many good affixes, it lacks a dominant direction, which makes it difficult for any build to fully benefit from its full bonuses.

Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty is also a helm specifically designed for the Barbarian. All the attributes of this helm are designed to increase Barbarian’s damage while Berserking. Godslayer Crown is more versatile than Crown of Lucion and can be used in multiple builds. However, the damage increase brought by these two helmets to Barbarian is not as good as that of Ugly Bastard Helm.

How To Get Ugly Bastard Helm?

When the player unlocks Torment 1 Difficulty, you may find this unique item in any monster drop or in any treasure chest. Generally speaking, you can try to get Ugly Bastard Helm through the following ways:

• End game bosses
• Kurast Undercity
• The Pit
• Purveyor of Curiosities
• Infernal Hordes

Purveyor of Curiosities and End game bosses are the best ways for you to get Ugly Bastard Helm. You can choose to gamble here at Purveyor of Curiosities. Purveyor of Curiosities will provide players with a random version of the optional equipment. If you are lucky enough, you can bet on an Ugly Bastard Helm. In any case, this probability is much higher than opening treasure chests and farming monsters. After all, the most you can get through these two conventional methods is still ordinary equipment and Diablo 4 gold.

A better way than Purveyor of Curiosities is to farm bosses. You need to check the boss’s item drop table before farming End game bosses, and you will find that Ugly Bastard Helm Unique helmet is lying among Lor Zir’s drops. After understanding this, you just need to focus on this boss and kill it repeatedly.

Every time you summon Lor Zir, you need to offer 12 Exquisite Blood. So you have to prepare some in advance.

Barbarian Builds Suitable For Ugly Bastard Helm

Although Ugly Bastard Helm is very versatile for Barbarians, there are always some builds that have better choices in helmet selection. Ugly Bastard Helm is the ultimate choice for some builds, while some builds just use it as a transition to Mythic Unique gear. They will later choose Mythic Unique gear to replace Ugly Bastard Helm. Mythic Unique gear is rarer than Unique gear and is usually more powerful.

Builds that need Ugly Bastard Helm as a transition:

• HoTA Barbarian
• Rend Barbarian
• Thorns Barbarian
• Upheaval Barbarian
• Earthquake Barbarian
• Mighty Throw Barbarian

Builds that rely on Wrath of the Berserker:

• Whirlwind Barbarian
• Double Swing Barbarian
• Bash Barbarian
• Rupture Barbarian

When Barbarian casts Wrath of the Berserker, he can enter Berserking state to increase his output greatly. The disadvantage of this type of build is that it lacks AOE damage and is very dependent on Wrath of the Berserker. Ugly Bastard Helm not only reduces the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker, but also provides Barbarians with a certain AOE ability, which improves the efficiency of Barbarian in clearing monsters, participating in seasonal activities and farming gold, so it is irreplaceable in these builds.

Learn More: How To Defeat Echo Of Lilith In Diablo 4 Season 7?

The above is all the information about Ugly Bastard Helm. Even if Barbarian player does not plan to use this unique item, you can also get one as a collection. It’s fun to let your Barbarian deal fire damage occasionally.

It is very necessary to level up your character as quickly as possible when playing Diablo 4 Season 7, not only because a lot of seasonal content is only available to high-level characters, but in fact a higher level usually means that your combat power is mature enough to deal with those late-stage bosses that can drop more Diablo 4 Gold.

However, the main leveling strategies also vary for different Diablo 4 classes, because the skill effects and applicable gear/unique items are different between classes. Among them, Barbarian, a brutal warrior, can not only roam the battlefield while causing a lot of damage to the enemy, but also easily use a variety of powerful weapons, and even use the armory system to switch between different types of weapons according to the situation.

Therefore, if you want to level up quickly when playing this class, the most important thing is to choose a powerful build and find the right gear or aspects. Based on this, we will provide you with a Barbarian leveling guide for Season 7 from these perspectives.

Best Barbarian Build

To level up, you first need to have enough XP, which is usually earned by killing enemies in combat. So if you can find an optimal Barbarian build for yourself, your combat efficiency will increase significantly, and you will naturally be able to level up faster. To do this, you need to choose the best skills for your Barbarian build.

Basic Skills

For the basic skills, it is recommended that you choose Lunge Strike. Fury, not mana, is the power that provides Barbarian with skills in combat - mana is full at the beginning, but Fury is not, so you need to choose a basic skill that can accumulate Fury for your other skills, which is Lunge Strike. In fact, for Season 7, Lunge Strike is a key part of most good Barbarian builds, because it provides mobility and Fury generation, which is very suitable for endgame.

Overall, Lunge Strike is designed to be used at any level. You can use it to further close the gap between you when approaching the target, or use it to pounce on nearby enemies outside the effect area to avoid the opponent’s attack. In addition, this skill performs well in both offense and defense, and can also help you attach to Treasure Goblins.

Core Skills

The first important core skill is Upheaval, which can damage enemies in a cone in front of you by consuming Fury. To activate it frequently, all you have to do is use your equipment and passive skills to generate as many Furies as possible, so that you can even have a chance to become an AOE powerhouse who survives to the end.

Then you may want to ask how to generate Fury? This leads to the second core skill introduced to you, Shouts. For this skill, you should unlock Rallying Cry and War Cry. The former can increase your movement speed and Fury generation rate, and the latter will increase your damage output.

The ideal way to cooperate between them is to use War Cry to fight elites and bosses when you have prepared many Furies through Rallying Cry. And the cooldown time for Shouts skills is not too long, so you can usually use them multiple times in a big battle.

Additionally, it’s recommended that you unlock Challenging Shout to round out Shouts if you can. While it’s not required, it has the added benefit of reducing the damage you take while the skill is active - although it also draws enemies towards you.

Ultimate Skills

Wrath of the Berserker is the ultimate skill that works best with a Barbarian build. When you use it, you gain increased damage and movement speed from Berserking, and gain Unstoppable, which removes and prevents you from being affected by debuffs that limit your movement.

Afterwards, you can further improve your abilities and passives and add them to your Barbarian build. For example, you can choose Pit Fighter to increase your durability, or Swiftness to increase your movement speed.

Best Gear

The best weapon type for a Barbarian is undoubtedly a two-handed weapon, which allows you to deal the most damage to enemies when using builds. As for other gear, it is recommended that you focus on looking for types that increase Fury generation, maximum health, movement speed, and Upheaval damage, such as Hellhammer for Upheaval buffs, Banished Lord’s Talisman for Overpower buffs, and Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty for Berserking buffs.

Best Aspects

While the choice of aspects is relatively free, if you want to maximize your best Upheaval Barbarian build, Bold Chieftain’s Aspect is better because it helps you use Shouts more often. Another aspect you need is Aspect of Sundered Ground, which guarantees that your next Upheaval will suppress the enemy within a 20-second cooldown.

Other Choices

If you want to get a temporary boost in combat, Elixir of Advantage, which can increase your attack speed, is worth considering. Don’t forget the role of gems, such as you can use emeralds in your weapons for critical hits, rubies in your armor for strength, and enhance your armor defense by choosing skulls in jewelry.

Once you have completed your Barbarian build through the above, and matched it with the best gear or aspects, I believe you can complete your Barbarian upgrade faster in Season 7, and successfully defeat more enemies! Wish you good luck!

There is no doubt that when you play Diablo 4, your ultimate goal should be to upgrade your character to make him/her more powerful and complete the entire game smoothly. To do this, besides XP required for upgrading, Diablo 4 Gold and the help provided by various game items are also indispensable.

In fact, most of these items will drop for you as loot. All you have to do is to strive for this drop opportunity for yourself by completing various tasks or killing related bosses. In the latest Diablo 4 Season 7, there are three challenges that can be your most efficient way to farm loot. Based on this, we will introduce them to you one by one.

1. Headhunt Zones

As a unique seasonal mechanism of Season of Witchcraft, Headhunt will convert certain areas on the map into Headhunt zones, while generating unique Whispers, and you can get Grim Favor by completing these Whispers.

Completing Whispers in an area will earn you a total of 10 Grim Favors, and a choice of rewards from three random caches. These caches may contain a variety of unique items and crafting materials, so you can choose which one you want.

It’s worth noting that each Whisper has their own special rules and requirements that you need to follow to complete the corresponding Whisper. In addition, some Whispers will give you more Grim Favors, so you can also prioritize completing those.

Completing each Whisper will spawn exposed roots, and interacting with these roots will also drop many unique items for you. And don’t forget to open Silent chests you find when completing a Whisper, as they also have a lot of unique loot.

Entangled

This Whisper allows you to destroy the roots and free the trapped villagers by killing a group of Headrotten enemies that spawn in the area, which will attack you. This Whisper is completed after all four villagers are freed.

Fugitive

This is arguably the most important Whisper in Season 7 so far, but you must complete other Whispers in the area to spawn Fugitive. You can interact with the exposed roots in this Whisper as they appear, then pick up the loot and wait for Fugitive to appear. Do this enough times and Fugitive will spawn, which you can defeat.

Patrol

To complete this Whisper, you need to follow the patrols of the guards, always keeping yourself within their radius while defeating enemies, as only enemies within the radius will count towards your progress in Patrol Whisper. In fact, you can even complete this Whisper while running other Whispers at the same time.

Purge The Rot

This Whisper is very simple and can be completed by defeating the target number of Headrotten enemies in the area in a timely manner, so it can also be completed at the same time as other Whispers.

Scour

Scour requires you to gather herbs to obtain specific materials, and your interactions with the gathering points will count towards Whisper progress. Currently in Scour, you must check seven different locations to obtain all the components you need. Afterwards, take the materials you obtain and burn them in the brazier, which will spawn the Headrotten enemies, which can be defeated to complete this Whisper.

Shepherd

To complete this Whisper, you must stand within the radius of four animals and move with them, guiding them to a safe place. It’s worth noting that you have to guide the animals one by one, rather than guiding all four away at once.

Slay

In this Whisper, you only need to kill a specific number of enemies. But unlike Purge the Rot, the enemies you need to kill in Slay don’t have to be Headrotten, any hostile unit will do.

Wisps

This Whisper requires you to follow Wisp, during which Headrotten enemies will occasionally spawn around it. When Wisp is stationary, you can defeat enemies to advance Whisper progress. Wisps Whisper is completed when you fill up the progress bar above Wisp.

2. Dungeons

If you have played Diablo 4 frequently before, you will know that dungeons are an important source of loot drops in the game. These dungeons are scattered in each area of ​​the map. After conquering them, you will also have the opportunity to unlock new aspects, and when you complete the marked dungeons in Headhunt area in Season 7, you can also get additional Grim Favors. Here are the two dungeons that I recommend you to complete first in the current season.

Nightmare Dungeons

This type of dungeon is arguably one of the classic ways to get loot in Diablo 4, and to unlock it, you must complete various world events, including Whispers, to obtain keys to enter nightmare dungeons. These keys can turn normal dungeons into nightmare dungeons, increasing the level of enemies within them, giving you more rewards after completing more tough challenges.

Rootholds Dungeons

You can also think of this dungeon as a type of nightmare dungeon, but it is a new dungeon introduced in Season 7 and runs separately from regular nightmare dungeons. To enter Rootholds, you need to obtain Rootholds keys, which transform normal dungeons into Rootholds. The internal mechanism of Rootholds is similar to Infernal Hordes, requiring you to select modifiers twice to go deeper.

3. Pit Of Artificers

Once you have completed enough nightmare dungeons and obtained three Runeshards, you can go to Cerrigar and interact with the obelisk to unlock Pit of Artificers. As an endgame dungeon, Pit of Artificers can provide a lot of unique items and other crafting materials to help you enter the endgame. In addition, if you need Tempering and Masterworking components, then Pit of Artificers is also worth your challenge.

If you are playing Diablo 4 season 7 recently and need a lot of loot urgently, please follow the above method to start loot farming! I hope you can collect all the game items you want as soon as possible!

It has been more than a week since Diablo 4 Season 7 was launched. How is your gaming experience? If you find the battle a bit difficult, perhaps you should adjust your strategy in time and find more powerful and suitable Season 7 builds.

In large-scale ARPGs such as Diablo 4 series, the selection and use of builds is crucial. The right builds can make you do more with less effort in battle and exchange more Diablo 4 Gold with fewer casualties. In Season 7, you can even use builds with seasonal witchcraft powers to increase your output damage and win rate by letting these new powers change the way all classes deal damage and provide utility.

Based on this, we will recommend 6 powerful builds from different classes for your reference.

1. Barrage Rogue Build

One of the most effective Rogue builds, Barrage Rogue focuses on maximizing the damage and utility of the class’s Barrage skill, allowing you to clear large groups of enemies quickly or fight bosses. More specifically, Barrage Rogue mainly uses Combo Points system, Imbuements, and smart skill selections to allow you to deal significant area damage.

First, Combo Points specialization allows you to gain combo points by using basic Rogue skills such as Puncture, and then use these points to improve your Barrage skills. It is also recommended that you get Fundamental Puncture upgrade, as it will increase the damage and ricochet chance of Barrage with Vulnerable debuff.

In terms of Imbuement, it is recommended that you switch between Shadow Imbuement and Cold Imbuement, as they are suitable for dealing with groups of enemies and single enemies, respectively. Don’t forget to maximize Imbuement skill tree to increase the efficiency of these infusions.

2. Shred Druid Build

Shred Druid build focuses on keeping you mobile and resilient while dealing high damage to enemies as a Druid, allowing you to survive tough situations like facing a group of enemies. As the name suggests, Shred skill is the core of this build, so you need to upgrade it in time.

Also, when using this build in Season 7, remember to take advantage of the power of Occult gems, as they can upgrade builds and increase their damage, survivability, or spirit generation. For Shred Druid, it is recommended that you choose Emeralds in weapons, Sapphires in armor, and Diamonds in jewelry. Of course, don’t forget to use relevant affixes to improve your equipment’s damage output and durability.

3. Quill Volley Spiritborn Build

If you want to play Spiritborn in Season 7, Quill Volley Spiritborn Build created with Quill Volley as the core can maximize the damage output of the class while allowing you to get additional support through Gorilla Spirit Guardian.

So when choosing nodes to upgrade in the skill tree, you need to prioritize upgrading and investing in nodes that can increase Quill Volley damage output and the likelihood of applying Vulnerable. Also, don’t forget to upgrade the passive skill Vital Strikes, as it can make vulnerable enemies take more damage and provide you with healing.

The reason you are recommended to choose Gorilla Spirit Guardian is that it can allow you to focus more on dealing damage to enemies while ensuring your survivability by providing thorns and barriers. However, if you want to try other Spirit Guardians, Jaguar is also good because it can increase your attack speed and overall damage output.

4. Double Swing Barbarian Build

This skill mainly allows you to use Double Swing skill to deal a lot of damage quickly, but to do this, you also need to generate Fury and then release a series of powerful Double Swings. The main way to get Fury is to use Lunging Strike.

In order to make this build work best, Aspect of the Expectant is also essential, which allows you to increase your core skill damage after using basic skills, and use Berserking Finesse Aspect to increase the damage you output when Berserking.

5. Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build

This build is built with Chain Lightning as the core skill, mainly dealing damage through the chain effect and lightning power of this skill, which can maximize your damage output while effectively using mana, and improve your survivability and the speed of clearing enemies.

However, when using this build, be sure to optimize your Paragon board in time to support the skills you need to use, especially those nodes that can improve primary skills, improve survivability and increase critical damage. In fact, you can try a variety of combinations of different Paragon nodes to find a configuration that suits both Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build and your play style.

6. Blood Surge Necromancer Build

As one of the most powerful Necromancer builds in Season 7, this build maximizes your damage and survivability with Blood Surge skill, and allows you to get more support with equipped gear. As long as you can generate Essence effectively in combat to power repeated use of Blood Surge, you will survive tough battles.

In terms of skill trees, it is recommended that you choose passive skills that can enhance both Blood Surge and Essence generation, such as Rathma’s Vigor. When using Book of the Dead mechanic, you can choose Reaper Skeletons to generate corpses and strengthen defenses, or choose Cold Essence Mages to ensure the continuous regeneration of Essence.

If you can, you can bring Subo as your mercenary assistant, who can help you with area control and resource detection, and you can make more fine-tuned adjustments based on your play style and available resources.

The above is the 6 Diablo 4 Season 7 builds we recommend for you this time. We hope you can get a better gaming experience through the information we provide. Thank you for your reading.

In the current ARPG genre, Diablo 4’s biggest competitor, besides Diablo 2 in the same series, is Path of Exile 2, which has been hyping up since the second half of last year. Their similar loot-driven gameplay, character customization features, and fast-paced combat features attract very similar player groups.

However, the design concepts and core concerns held by Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 are completely different, such as the design of the game world and the adaptability of the gameplay and environment, which has led to the fact that their player groups are essentially very different: D4 players value the open world exploration experience more, while POE 2 players pay more attention to the challenges in the game.

In fact, when comparing the two games, many players are calling on the developers of POE 2 to learn from Diablo 4 and create an open world in the game. But in all aspects, POE 2 is not suitable for porting this feature from D4 to the game. If you’re interested, you can find all the reasons for this guide, which may deepen your understanding of both games.

Differences In Game Mechanics

Although Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 are both loot-driven, Diablo 4 focuses more on wide accessibility and immersive storytelling. Given the many mysterious and story-filled quests in D4, the open game world provides players with a large area to explore in order to better understand the background and story settings of the entire game.

This allows players to enjoy the specific content throughout the game world that the developers have created for them while exploring the game, while also enjoying the fun of loot that comes with combat. In addition, compared to other MMO games, D4’s unique streamlined game mechanics, such as farming Diablo 4 Gold and some loot, combined with these highly story-based game experiences, will make it faster for both new and old players of this type of game to get started.

For Path of Exile 2, the depth, complexity, and re-playability of the story in the game are the key points, which discourage players who prefer to define their gaming time as leisure time. For example, the very large passive skill tree, more than 10 available classes, and those very complex builds will bother those players with lower levels.

Coupled with the fact that most of the game content in POE 2 is more challenging than D4, players gradually give up the game because of too many deaths and rebirths in it. If an open world is added in this case, the difficulty of player exploration will be greatly increased, and the player base will gradually decrease, and even weaken the market share of this game in the ARPG space where the update is very fast.

Map Design

In Diablo 4, the open game world means that players can explore multiple locations at the same time, which is very convenient for targeted farming and gaining more experience points.

For example, when summoning Uber Bosses, after you have collected all the summoning materials in other locations, you can rely on the teleportation portal in the open world to reach the location directly where you can summon and immediately fight the boss, which greatly reduces the time spent on shuttling between exploration areas and speeds up the game process.

However, for POE 2, the maps are all generated by instance areas and programs, and you need to use Waystones to unlock them. Although this item is very common in the game, it will incur a lot of unnecessary costs for those maps that need to be entered repeatedly.

In addition, because all maps are generated by programs, most maps outside of major towns are randomly generated each time you enter, which means that the location where you fight or farm on the second day differs completely from the first day, and you may need to start exploring again.

Although this situation can ensure that players are fresh about the game content and the environment they explore, it is very disadvantageous for those players who have limited game time every day, because they need to spend the same or more time to familiarize themselves with the new map when they explore again. This also determines that POE 2 cannot adopt an open world, because resetting an open world is completely impossible.

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Different Combat Angles

When you explore the battle in Diablo 4, you will find that you are far away from the enemy, whether you are using the melee-focused Barbarian or the ranged spell damage-focused Sorcerer. Thanks to the open world in this game, the strategies you can use in combat are very diverse - whether it is advocating evasion or attacking, suitable for players of various game styles.

However, in Path of Exile 2, because of the diligence and awareness advocated by the developers, you can only complete the battle in the close-range world. This means that you may not have enough places to escape or dodge, but must bite the bullet and fight the enemy, and use a lot of flasks and potions to continue the entire battle, which is very unfriendly to some players who are willing to use a defensive game style.

Although both D4 and POE 2 will face the situation of fighting against group enemies, in D4, if you are not interested in the loot they drop, you can completely bypass them or not fight with them, because in the open world, as long as you leave the attack range of these enemies, they will no longer challenge you. Killing them in POE 2 is more useful than avoiding them, as defeating them is the mark in completing a run on a limited map.

But you can still feel the benefits of an open world in POE 2. You can complete the operation of the entire map and various mechanisms in a very difficult endgame. In general, the open world in Diablo 4 provides an excellent platform for those players who are trying this kind of large-scale game for the first time; and the complex map mechanisms and game mechanisms in POE 2 are more suitable for players who have a certain game foundation and an independent game consciousness. I wish you a happy game!

Although Diablo 4, as the latest in Diablo series, has attracted more attention from players than Diablo 1-3, this does not mean that the first three games have lost their merits - in fact, they have a community of players who are always enthusiastic about them.

In Diablo 3, there is a special event called Darkening of Tristram. It is also called Anniversary Dungeon. It is a limited-time event in Diablo 3. It has been held regularly every January since 2017, allowing you to revisit the original 16 levels in Diablo 1.

At present, although Diablo 3 is still running and very active, since Diablo 4 has temporarily established its core position in Diablo series, it is difficult to say whether Diablo 3 will stop launching new seasonal content in 2025 and beyond.

Therefore, as a popular event in Diablo 3, perhaps it is time for Darkening of Tristram to change its position and appear in Diablo 4. This will not only avoid the possibility of not being able to continue to experience the event after Diablo 3 stops updating, but also add new ways for you to farm Diablo 4 Gold.

Based on this, we will reasonably speculate what benefits Darkening of Tristram will bring after combining with Diablo 4.

Introduction To Darkening Of Tristram

This event recreates most of the events, monsters and levels of the original game in Diablo 3. Among them, bosses include Butcher, Skeleton King, Arch-Bishop Lazarus and The Dark Lord (Diablo). In addition, the monsters in Anniversary Dungeon are basically the same as those in D1, with only slight adjustments. Some of them still have the old abilities, while some do not.

The dungeon is 16 levels deep and is divided into 4 sections, like the original game. Any character can enter the dungeon and earn the associated achievements and gold, as long as your level 1 character completes it in one go. It’s worth noting that the dungeon also gives you a lot of XP, giving your new character the opportunity to reach level 30 by completing the dungeon on Normal difficulty.

Diablo Series And Tristram

It’s worth knowing that Tristram has appeared in every previous mainline Diablo game. In Diablo 2, you’ll find the town infested by demons after passing through a portal, and many characters from Diablo 1 have either been killed or corrupted. You’ll need to fight the possessed blacksmith and escape to safety after managing to rescue Deckard Cain.

In Diablo 3, however, the game actually starts in New Tristram, a second settlement located west of the original town. Although you can still visit Old Tristram by exploring the wilderness, it’s full of zombies, and old fountains, buildings, and other things that are decaying and abandoned. If you’ve been playing since the days of Diablo 1, exploring old Tristram might be a sad experience, but it’s actually a highlight of the game developers left in Diablo 3.

In Diablo 4, however, you are taken to a nightmarish town by Mephisto, and you as the player will eventually find that it’s all an illusion, or a creepy version of Tristram. So it would be great if Diablo 3’s Darkening of Tristram could be moved into Diablo 4 and explored.

Essentially, Tristram’s assets already exist in Diablo 4, so if you want to truly experience Darkening of Tristram in it, all you need is a dungeon to host it. Based on this, you can go to hell through a few levels and possibly get a special Diablo 4 version of Darkening of Tristram.

Why Is It Recommended To Add Darkening Of Tristram To Diablo 4?

From the perspective of art style and aesthetics, Diablo 4 is more realistic and dark, close to the aesthetics of Diablo 1 and 2, while Diablo 3 is more vivid and cartoony, but the style of Darkening of Tristram event itself is darker. So in this sense, Darkening of Tristram is more suitable for Diablo 4 than Diablo 3.

Since you will encounter Diablo as the ultimate boss in Darkening of Tristram, but this boss does not appear in Diablo 4, it may make you feel inconsistent if you introduce Diablo in this way. However, Darkening of Tristram is just an event for nostalgia, so it may not be necessary to set Diablo in it the same as the final version.

Although Darkening of Tristram is also a good experience in Diablo 3, if Diablo 4 can inherit such a beloved traditional event, you can not only get a better activity experience in the new version but also be more aesthetically logical, and it will also help to connect Diablo 4 with the classic activities in the best way.

As the latest series that is booming, Diablo 4 needs to be constantly added with new content, and Darkening of Tristram can undoubtedly be an ideal way. But more importantly, it can help you better adapt to the new era represented by Diablo 4.

After the introduction, I believe you will want to experience Darkening of Tristram in Diablo 4 and feel the unique fusion fun between them. Look forward to it!

In the past 2024, Diablo 4 has had a very glorious period. It has provided players with 4 seasons of new content and activities, created the first DLC, and various improvements and system remakes, which have brought players very deep memories. But the game world is constantly developing, and players’ requirements for Diablo 4 are not here. They want the game to be more refined, with new features and some other major improvements, so that they can get a better gaming experience.

At this stage, we have summarized the 5 most needed features in Diablo 4 based on the points that players in the player community and some social media need to improve this game, and explained them. Although there is no guarantee that developers can make all improvements to them in the new year, it is still very worth looking forward to.

1. Armory Feature

Since the release of Diablo 4, the most frequently used feature by players is Wardrobe or Armory in the game, which allows players to change their builds at any time. However, since each Class has a certain versatility, it is very complicated and confusing to change the character build frequently. So far, players have asked for this feature to be as simple and smooth as possible.

Fortunately, the developers have listened to this suggestion and improved this feature in the upcoming Diablo 4 Season 7. In the recently announced Campfire Chat; the developers have shown players the Armory feature and how it works - players will be allowed to save up to 5 builds and switch between them freely.

In addition, when you modify those saved builds, you will see the key attributes or gear missing from your build on the Loadout preview, so that you can easily identify the strengths and weaknesses of your build and make changes. In this case, not only will your build become more powerful, but Diablo 4 Gold you spend on it will also become more meaningful.

2. Collection Feature

The developers provide players with a variety of unique mounts and armor sets in the in-game store, which you can obtain by completing battles or some tasks in the game. However, some seasonal collections cannot be carried over to the next season, which makes some players who love collections feel very depressed at the beginning of the new season because they have lost so many interesting collections.

So these players really want a milestone in Diablo 4 that allows these collections to continue in the season change. For example, completing Level 100 Pit can reward you with a very beautifully designed mount that appeared in the previous season, or completing a certain task can reward you with a previously used armor set. This not only increases the player’s collection inventory but also increases the player’s desire to explore more grinding activities.

3. Separate Leaderboards For Each Class

The Gauntlet leaderboard that appeared in previous series games did not perform well in Diablo 4, so the developers removed it from the game. Currently, there is only one overall leaderboard in the game, which ranks according to the strength of the build. However, this will result in players only seeing the top few places occupied by Spiritborn, the favorite of last season, and no place for other classes at all.

This will cause players who use other classes to have no confidence in making their builds the best. But if the developers set up a dedicated leaderboard for each class in subsequent games, then players will pay more attention to the builds they use and have more confidence in honing them.

4. The Appearance Rate Of High-Quality Gear

In the current Diablo 4, the boss provides players with most of the high-quality Diablo 4 Items in the game, but it is also one of the most difficult contents in the game, which requires players to use some combat strategies and powerful builds.

However, the drop rate of some loot is very small. If you want to rely on farming the boss to get the specified items, you will need to defeat the boss you have challenged repeatedly. This makes players often feel very boring in this process, especially for those who don’t play the game for too long.

So many players are expecting an increase in the high-quality loot that exists in Nightmare Dungeons, as players will challenge different enemies and encounter different combat mechanics in this activity, which will greatly increase the fun of exploration.

5. Affixes Of Uniques

In Diablo 4, besides fighting some enemies is a kind of grinding, rolling to get Uniques with greater affixes is also a very risky grinding, because what you get from it depends entirely on your luck. It would be a terrible thing if you turned a Unique with powerful affixes and effects into a useless item with very bad affixes by rolling the dice.

So in order to reduce the level of risk faced by players here, the developers should adjust Uniques rolls mechanism as much as possible, so that the probability of useless affixes or affixes with poor effects appearing is as small as possible, which will also make players more willing to enhance their Uniques in this way.

The above are a few changes that players expect from Diablo 4, a game that will perform well in 2024, in the future game process. I believe that after the developers make appropriate changes to these features, more players will flock to this legendary game. Let’s wait and see!

If you are a loyal ARPG player or often pay attention to relevant information, you will definitely find that as the two most popular ARPGs recently, the competition between Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 is particularly fierce.

There is no doubt that the reason they can compete with each other must be because these two games have their own unique advantages. Although in terms of rough combat mechanisms, both require you to fight various enemies to obtain Diablo 4 Gold or POE 2 Currency required to play the game, there are still many differences in some game details.

Based on this, we will introduce to you the aspects in which these two games are superior to each other, so that you can choose the one you like more to experience.

Storytelling

In terms of the presentation of game stories, in fact, not only POE 2, but Diablo 4 is even better than most ARPGs on the market, and this mainly depends on the first-class cutscenes and character dubbing in the game.

Whether it’s the destruction of World Stone or the fall of Malthael, Diablo has a lot of legends to show from its inception to the present. And with the addition of Lilith in Diablo 4, you will be able to fully experience the battle of Mother of Sanctuary through beautiful cinematics and excellent voice acting, keeping you engaged throughout the campaign.

In contrast, Path of Exile 2 is more about piecing together the plot through environmental narratives and scattered dialogues. Although it has improved compared to POE 1 overall, it is still lacking compared to Diablo 4. So if you focus on the storytelling of the game, then Diablo 4 will be more suitable for you.

Combat Experience

If you want to use your strategic thinking in the game to challenge the complex and interesting combat system, then POE 2 can definitely provide you with focused and satisfying gameplay.

Facing the battle of Path of Exile 2, you need to stay focused enough and have reliable operating skills, because a minor mistake can cause you to be crushed by the boss or blown up by the soldiers. Dodge rolling is the key to winning the battle.

The combat experience provided by Diablo 4 is relatively simple and may not meet your needs for challenges in the endgame stage. It is worth noting that level-scaling plays an important role in this experience in Diablo 4.

Character Building

POE series has always been known for its complex passive trees, which allow you to fully explore and customize the abilities of your game characters, and this is even more true in Path of Exile 2.

It allows you to use highly personalized passive tree mechanisms to build a game character that reflects the style of play you want. Whether it is a Monk with a crossbow or a Sorceress with a huge two-handed mace, you have the freedom to build it as you wish.

In contrast, Diablo 4 will tie your game progress closely to Legendary Aspects and class identity. If you like a more open character building style, this may make you feel limited, so Diablo 4 will be slightly inferior to Path of Exile 2.

New Player Comfort

If you are looking for a more accessible and timesaving gaming experience, Diablo 4 will be more suitable for you than POE 2. After all, the former has long catered to most casual ARPG players with its simple mechanics and forgiving gameplay. Diablo 4’s mechanic design allows you to get a wonderful experience in a shorter game time, which is very suitable for time-constrained situations.

In contrast, Path of Exile 2’s mechanics are complex. Although it provides richer content, it also means that you may need to invest more time to fully immerse yourself in it. In POE 2, the campaign alone takes 45 hours to complete, and the endgame time is longer and more difficult. Therefore, Path of Exile 2 is more suitable for hardcore players and is not as friendly to new players as Diablo 4.

Visual And Audio Design

In terms of graphics and sound design, I believe that POE 2 can impress you with its detailed and exquisite environmental depiction and eye-catching audio design. For example, the realistic cracks when ice shards are broken, and the theme soundtracks are exclusive to each boss. And the overall exquisiteness of the game is also a big step higher than the first game, which greatly enhances your experience.

It can be said that POE series has never had such excellent graphics and sound effects, not to mention compared with most other ARPGs. Although Diablo 4 also provides undeniably high-quality visuals, in the end Path of Exile 2 is slightly better with its more realistic art style and satisfying audio.

Endgame Content

If you are looking for a lot of end-game content that can provide long-term engagement, POE 2 can do it even during early access. From Breach, Ritual, Delirium, etc., POE 2’s end-game system has always been committed to ensuring that you always have a channel for progress by providing continuous content. In contrast, Diablo 4’s end-game content lacks sufficient depth, especially if you haven’t played Vessel of Hatred expansion.

Although both games have their own advantages, I believe you have discovered that POE 2 stands out in terms of the richness of combat content. But if you’re looking for a smoother casual gaming experience, Diablo 4 will be more suitable for you.

Secret Cow Level, which was accessed through a special portal in both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3. Diablo 4 players think they may be getting close to unveiling the entrance to the game’s Secret Cow Level, and a new item introduced in the latest game update could be the key clue.

In Diablo 4 2.0 update’s PTR, there are more signs of a cow level that could be coming to the game. Discussions about the original Diablo’s lack of cow levels were so heated that the development team may have added secret cow-centric content to subsequent games. Here’s everything we know about Secret Cow Level in Diablo 4.

Was There A Secret Cow Level In Diablo 4?

Diablo 4 development team has said that there won’t be a Secret Cow Level in Diablo 4, as they prefer to keep the game’s darker vibes compared to the more cartoony style of Diablo 3. Although the original Diablo 2 was known for its dark style, and the inclusion of an unlockable Secret Cow Level didn’t change the tone of the game much.

However, with Diablo 3’s art style receiving criticism, the developers may want to move away from the previous style, and removing Secret Cow Level is just part of this strategy. Diablo 4’s design wanted to ground, ensuring it would truly reflect gothic, dark themes.

Although a Secret Cow Level has yet to be found in Diablo 4, the game does include a few clues pointing to the hidden level. For example, Oxen Gods have sparked a lot of discussion among players, as well as Bloody Wooden Shard item that has a W carved into it, which could be related to a peg-legged boy that Tristram killed in Diablo 1, and Musty Tome item could also be a reference to Tome of Town Portal. These two items need to be combined via Horadric Cube to open a portal to Secret Cow Level in Diablo 2.

Where To Find Items On Hidden Levels?

• Bloody Wooden Shard drops in Kehjistan or Hawezar
• ‍Intricate Metallic Fragment drops in Dry Steppes
• ‍Musty Tome drops in Scosglen or Fractured Peaks

To collect these items, the player needs to kill 666 cows in the designated area. There is a global counter in the game, so the counter will increase even if the cows are killed by other players. However, to get the item, the player needs to make the 666th kill themselves. There is also a timer that lasts for 666,666 seconds (about 7 days). Once this time limit is exceeded, the counter will reset and the player will have to start their cow hunt all over again.

Once all three relics are collected, the player needs to take them to Ked Bardu and drop them into the pool along with the Oxen statues. After recovering these items from the pool, the player will interact with the three remaining statues. After interacting with all of them, the player will receive a Strange Key, which can be used to open Forlorn Hovel in Scosglen. In this room, the player will encounter more demon cows, which will drop a Stamina Potion and some Diablo 4 Gold when defeated.

Will Diablo 4 Get A Secret Cow Level?

While these items in Diablo 4 may simply be an Easter egg nod to the past, they may play a more important role in the future. It is worth mentioning that Diablo 3 did not include a Secret Cow Level when it was originally released. In fact, a loading screen in Diablo 3 clearly stated There is no Secret Cow Level, but this screen was later removed and the level was added. However, the level is accessed via a rift, rather than using Wirt’s Leg and a Tome of Town portal, despite Wirt’s Leg item being present in Diablo 3.

Diablo 4 Patch 2.0 PTR Features More Cow Level Clues

While data mining Diablo 4 2.0 update’s PTR, Wowhead appears to have discovered some suspicious items that could be the key to unlocking the true Secret Cow Level. First, a Rusted Bardiche can be found in PTR. A Bovine Bardiche appeared in Diablo 3, and this knife allowed players to access Secret Cow Level in Diablo 3.

Furthermore, four more items with unique descriptions can be found, Crooked Staff, Jabbering Gemstone, Rusted Old Bell, and Unusual Key. These items could be a reference to Wirt’s Bell, Staff of Herding, and Gibbering Gemstone in Diablo 3, which all helped unlock the secret pony level in Diablo 3. There is now a lot of speculation that these exact items may also unlock the long-rumored Secret Cow Level in Diablo 4.

That’s all we have to say about Secret Cow Level so far. If Diablo 4’s relics are anything like the speculated relics from Diablo 3, then the much-anticipated Secret Cow Level could very well make an appearance in version 2.0. Since Diablo 4 Public Test Realm (PTR) runs until September 11, a few weeks before the game’s October 8 update with Season 6 ends, players will have a chance to check it out for themselves and potentially find out more about the matter.

The new season mechanics that will be introduced in Diablo 4 Season 6 are expected to be released on October 8th with Vessel of Hatred expansion. Diablo 4 Season 5 was launched on August 6th, which added Infernal Hordes activity, where players can fight a steady stream of powerful enemies to win Burning Aethers, which can be exchanged for unique items for their characters.

Vessel of Hatred expansion is a major milestone for Diablo 4 series, bringing many major updates and new content, including the Masterworking crafting system, new monsters, dungeons, storylines, and more. In addition, this expansion also adds new companion mercenaries to the game, allowing players to explore more customizable play styles. A new class called Spiritborn will be introduced, as well as Vessel of Hatred, where players can choose a Spirit Guardian to gain new skills.

With the upcoming release of Vessel of Hatred, new content, features and important progress reforms will also be introduced in Season 6. In this guide, we will cover how the new tiers work and new seasonal mechanic.

New Seasonal Mechanic

The upcoming patch will make a series of adjustments to Paragon system, aiming to enhance its depth and provide more player choice while avoiding over-complication. Season 6 will not be like the infinite Paragon system in Diabo 3.

In addition, A level squish is also likely to appear in Season 6, so the maximum level of Diablo 4 will be reduced from level 100 to level 60. Such a change will make Paragon Boards unlock when the character reaches level 60, and the maximum reduction requirement for armor listings will also appear at level 60.

Introduced based on player feedback, the much-anticipated loot filter and an Armory will also be introduced in Season 6. The developers say they are planning all the quality of life changes for each season, so players should be able to expect quality of life updates for each season in the future.

Mephisto To Return

According to information on Diablo 4 PTR, Season 6 will be themed around Mephisto. Players must defeat Realmwalkers to enter Hell Portals and gain powerful buffs. Realmwalkers will spread Mephisto’s influence throughout Sanctuary.

Previously, the trailer for Vessel of the Hatred showed Neyrelle carrying Mephisto’s Soulstone to the new area Nahantu, showing the price adventurers pay for carrying this item for a long time. With the return of iconic Lord of Hell, players can explore Kurast again and can play as the newly introduced Spiritborn class.

Diablo 4 PTR will last until September 11, so players who intend to experience the content of Season 6 still have time to participate. One of the new features is Runewords system, which allows players to obtain enhanced effects by combining different runes. In addition, the update also introduces new Mythic Unique items and adjusts them.

Standard Difficulty

Diablo 4 Season 6 will introduce eight different difficulty settings. The first four difficulties are specifically designed for the early stages of the game, and include Normal, Hard, Expert, and Penitent. Currently, players can choose to start at World Tier 2 and play all the way to Sacred section in the early game. Now, a new option is provided between Normal and Hard.

Expert will be the best choice to accumulate more XP and loot. To reach Penitent level, players need to upgrade their characters to level 50. Unlike the lower three levels, before entering Penitent, players are required to spend a certain amount of Diablo 4 Gold to prepare some equipment to meet the challenges in the last 10 levels.

In Season 6, level 60 becomes the new maximum level limit, and it also marks the beginning of Pit. If players can complete the first part of Pit, you can move on to the second half of the game with higher difficulties.

Torment Difficulty

Once players reach level 60 and complete Pit, Torment Difficulty tiers will be unlocked. These tiers define the ultimate progression of the game, and players need to advance through four different stages. However, to unlock these tiers, players must prove their ability in Pit. For example, if the player cannot beat Pit Tier 35, then Torment II will not be unlocked.

World Tier 3 was once an important stage in Diablo 4, and now Sacred items of this tier have been removed in Season 6, almost losing their importance. Now, players can reach Penitent and start preparing your full end-game builds immediately.

Overall, Diablo 4 Season 6 not only brings new game mechanics and expansion content, but also a major overhaul of the player experience. From adjusting Paragon system to introducing new difficulty levels and adjusting the maximum level limit. With the return of Mephisto and the opening of the new game area Kurast, players can look forward to exploring new storylines and challenges. With Season 6 approaching, now is the time to prepare for the challenges that are coming.