{"id":301489,"date":"2025-04-24T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=353582"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:48:52","slug":"diablo-4-will-receive-an-increase-in-difficulty-with-its-new-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/diablo-4-will-receive-an-increase-in-difficulty-with-its-new-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo 4 will receive an increase in difficulty with its new season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blizzard Entertainment has made the decision to increase the difficulty in Diablo IV with the launch of Season 8, scheduled for April 29. <strong>This measure responds to the complaints of many players who were able to complete idle content by remaining AFK, resulting in rewards without the corresponding effort<\/strong>. Colin Finer, lead live game designer, stated in an interview with PC Gamer that the team aims to balance the challenge the game offers, asserting that &#8220;without a challenge, you feel like you&#8217;re getting free candy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A change that will significantly increase the challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to increase the difficulty has not been well received by the gaming community, generating a debate about the possible disconnection between development goals and fan expectations. <strong>Despite the criticism, the developers are convinced that this increase in the level of challenge will enrich the gaming experience<\/strong>. &#8220;We believe that extra point of difficulty will really help the game feel more rewarding,&#8221; added Finer, who also mentioned that after conducting tests in the Public Test Realm, they adjusted the difficulty levels based on the feedback received.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diablo IV | Belial&#039;s Return | Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82x8PmGs6Mw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the increased difficulty, Season 8 will come with a change in Blizzard&#8217;s philosophy regarding content management in Diablo IV. <strong>Instead of just adding new elements with each season, the team plans to implement improvements to the existing features of the Action RPG, ensuring that the game evolves consistently<\/strong>. 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