Diablo 4 will add something we never expected: pets

Pets have arrived in Diablo 4, and they will collect loot for us, allowing us to play more effortlessly than ever before.

Diablo 4 introduced its new expansion, Vessel of Hatred, with a spectacular and extremely violent new cinematic at the recent Xbox Showcase. Promising exactly what its fans want: more loot, more violence, and more visceral battles against Heaven and Hell. But what no one knew was that there was something else we also wanted but had never been offered: puppies.

The new expansion will introduce pets. These companions will be creatures that will collect gold, herbs, and crafting materials for you, making looting much easier for players. To get our pet, we just have to log in to the game, which will unlock a new quest. Upon completing this quest, we will receive our first pet: Asheara, the canine.

What no one expected was that the pets would not be huge and violent animals, but small and adorable puppies. The world of Diablo has always been violent, dark, and very sinister, and introducing pets that are also cute and lovable, is, to say the least, puzzling. But we won’t be the ones complaining about this peculiar change in dynamics. Not when they also turn out to be mechanically useful. And yes, you can pet them on the head.

What we will complain about is that if we want more pets, we’ll have to pay for them. If you want additional pets, you will need to pre-order Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion for Diablo 4. And not just any version—you’ll have to pre-order the Ultimate Edition, the most expensive version of all. But if you do, you’ll unlock Alkor, the snow leopard; Natalya, the tiger; and Hlrati, the canine. With faces that cute, we’re sure you’ll find it hard to resist.

Pets are now available in Diablo 4, thanks to patch 1.4.2. The Vessel of Hatred expansion will be relased on October 8th, in three different versions: Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate.

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Diablo IV has improved so much that players find it hard to believe

Thanks to the new patch for Diablo IV, Loot Reborn, some of its biggest flaws have been corrected, leading to an unexpected renaissance of the game.

Loot Reborn has arrived in Diablo IV and the truth is that it seems like a completely different game. A much better one. While it is true that we were promised many important changes within the game’s balance, we did not expect them to be of the magnitude they have been. Creating what is almost a new game. And if we didn’t believe it ourselves, who read the patch notes before they were released, the players believed it even less.

Season four has brought us a series of gameplay changes that make the game much less tedious. The game’s economy is better adjusted, with gold gaining importance and making it much easier and enjoyable to reach level 100. Even though it is true that obtaining gold is now more complex, having to farm less for experience and resources completely compensates for the fact that, perhaps initially, it is not possible to invest all the money we want in upgrades. This makes the experience of the majority of players more enjoyable, even if it doesn’t eliminate grinding in the endgame.

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All of this is helped by the fact that the Infernal Waves have been a great success. When this happens, we have to face waves of demons that increase in quantity and strength over time. This means that each wave gives way to a larger and stronger one, forcing us to demonstrate not only that we have the necessary strength, but also the ability to manage our inventory and skills optimally. An experience in the purest Diablo style, which increases our rewards with each passing wave.

Those who were able to test this patch on the test server have been praising the brilliance of these changes from the beginning. Highlighting that now the game feels with a greater purpose at all levels, both in its campaign and in everything that happens afterwards, is something that the rest of the players also share.

This has led to the number of simultaneous players on Steam to quadruple compared to its numbers before the patch. Something that demonstrates that it’s not just hype, but there are really substantial changes that make the gaming experience more enjoyable. Ultimately, players who had abandoned the game are coming back. And apparently, new players are also joining. Something to be grateful for in a game that didn’t disappoint, but did prove to be slightly less refined than what most of us expect from the Diablo franchise.

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If you play ‘Diablo 4’, there is a day you have to mark in red on your calendar: today

The Automatons Season has not brought the surge in audience that was expected, but it hasn’t been such a catastrophe for the company to stop releasing limited-time events. The latest one is happening right now.

The third season of Diablo 4 has fallen flat and many fans have expressed their displeasure with what Activision Blizzard is doing with this new installment of the classic, understood, as it could not be otherwise, as a service. The Season of the Automatons has not brought the expected increase in audience, but it has not been such a catastrophe for the company to stop releasing limited events. The latest one, right now.

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New Year, New Devil

In this case, the Chinese New Year is just an excuse to launch a new event (Lunar Awakening) that will give greater rewards to players and will only last until February 20th. During these dates, there will be new effects in the Lunar Temples (which will replace the usual temples during these days), which will give a 50% experience bonus and increase speed by 30% while active. Quite something.

Come on, if you wanted an opportunity to level up XP at full speed, this is your moment, in which ‘Diablo 4’ will take the opportunity to bring new rewards, outfits, and of course, try to make money with exclusive items in the store. When this event ends, as always, we will have to wait for the fourth season in three months, with the almost impossible mission for the developers to make the escaped audience come back. Good luck.

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Diablo IV will receive the long-awaited Ray Tracing on PC next March

Diablo IV, one of the most anticipated games of 2023, will continue to receive major updates throughout 2024. This title was released in June 2023, and while it has subsequently landed on new platforms, such as Steam, it has also continued to strive to improve the technical aspect it offers to its PC community. Therefore, next March, Ray Tracing will arrive along with DLSS 3 technology.

This is one of the possible advances thanks to the integration of DLSS 3 technology, which offers much higher performance than what was previously available on devices when playing video games. Therefore, this 2024 is shaping up to be a good year for players who enjoy graphically demanding titles, where Diablo IV and many other games will take a significant qualitative leap.

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Ray Tracing in its PC version

This news has been announced at CES in Las Vegas which is taking place these days. And it is that, this step forward for Diablo IV will be thanks to NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 technology, which will allow a great leap in performance and graphic power for many games. One of them, of course, is the acclaimed Blizzard RPG that was released last year.

As seen in the trailer shared by NVIDIA, Diablo IV will enjoy a visually stunning leap, offering a level of detail superior to what was previously seen, especially in reflections thanks to ray tracing technology, which allows for one of the most faithful representations of reality in terms of physics of light. In addition, DLSS 3 technology will ensure much more efficient performance during gameplay.

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This new advancement has allowed to improve the performance of many games as if it were a protein shake. And Diablo IV will be one of its great beneficiaries, but there are also other important games that will benefit from this graphical advancement, such as Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Horizon Forbidden West or Dragon’s Dogma 2.

There is no doubt that DLSS 3 technology is one of the biggest recent leaps in overall gaming performance, something that will allow both already released games and those that come in the future to achieve a performance superior to what we had seen before.

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Would you pay 100 euros for for DLC? Blizzard is very interested to know

Would you pay 100 euros for a DLC? Blizzard is very interested in knowing this, because it has raised the possibility that this will cost future expansions.

That monetization in video games is not at its best is not new to anyone. Although it is true that video games are becoming more and more expensive and their price is not adjusted to the cost they entail, that does not mean that everything is worth it. The economy of gamers is also not adjusted to the work they do, or to the inflation we have suffered in recent years. Which is something that studios should also take into account, especially the larger ones.

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That doesn’t seem to be the case. Not when it has been leaked that Blizzard has done a survey asking about possible pricing for a future Diablo IV expansion. One of those potential packs being in the $100 range.

According to information from VG247, youtuber Bellular News has leaked a confidential survey sent by Blizzard about Diablo IV DLC prices. In this survey, Blizzard offered four possible DLC packs, with prices at $50, $70, $80 and $100. All of these packs include the expansion, but they all come with different benefits. For example, the $100 pack would include a hero skin for all classes, a unique non-horse mount, premium in-game currency, and a pair of cosmetic wings.

All this, of course, does not imply that they will go ahead with these plans. What this survey implies is that they are interested in finding out what players value when it comes to buying DLC. Whether they would spend more money for a higher perceived value, and to what extent, in order to know where to put the total cost of these packs in the future. And how to set them up.

This does not detract from the fact that prices are exorbitant. But it’s also nothing new. Blizzard hasn’t exactly been known for taking pro-consumer measures for a long time now, and all of this only cements this impression. And while we’ll still have to wait and see what materializes, it doesn’t take away from the fact that something is fishy at Activision Blizzard’s headquarters.

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A PC cooled with human blood? It exists, but it demands a sacrifice to the Devil first

Although PCs with liquid cooling are already a common occurrence, it is not so common that the liquid they cool with is human blood.

Anyone who has seen the size of the most advanced graphics cards on the market knows that liquid cooling is necessary unless you enjoy having stoves or unintentional fires. That’s the reality. The level of potential and energy consumption of our PCs has reached unsustainable levels for common fans if we want to maintain reasonable sizes. But what we never expected is that liquid cooling could lead us to a situation where we could use our own blood to prevent our computer from overheating.

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That’s the case with Blizzard’s latest campaign for Diablo IV. Anticipating the release of the game’s new season, Blood Harvest, they have decided to collect blood from all their fans. Specifically, they aim to collect 666 quarts of blood, which is approximately 630 liters of precious life-giving liquid.

But why? Basically, to create a computer with a liquid cooling system that uses real human blood. According to their website, the specifications of this computer are quite impressive. It features an Intel Core i9-13900K, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, a 3TB Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Additionally, the computer is designed in a black and red color palette inspired by Diablo, complete with Season of Blood graphics.

Everyone who donates blood from now until November 20th at 11:59 PM, or until those 666 quarts of blood are collected, will be entered into the draw. And just for participating, all donors will receive in-game prizes in Diablo IV. However, you have to be in the USA to participate. Diablo has chosen to acknowledge only his American followers on this occasion.

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