With the “Vessel of Hatred” expansion, Diablo 4 introduced the dark citadel as a new endgame activity. In the meantime, however, many players are wondering whether there is still someone there – some have even completely forgotten the feature.
What is the co-op feature? In October 2024 the first expansion for Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred. Among other things, it brought the new co-op dungeon “Die Dark Citadel” into play.
In order to cope with the dark citadel, you need at least one other player – but optimally you are four of them, because the difficulty does not scale with the group size. Most players play Diablo 4 solo.
Almost half a year after the introduction of co-op activity, many ask themselves: does anyone actually play?
Players criticize missing couch co-op and “group compulsion”
This is what the players say about co-op activity: In a post on Reddit, Pleasant-Guava9898 asks the community when you were last traveling in the dark citadel-he himself can no longer remember. The top comment from Zahrukai hits the nerve of many: “I play solo … so never.” With over 450 upvotes (as of March 20, 2025, 11:45 p.m.), he seems to pronounce exactly what many think.
Flavian1 says that he has never played the co-op dungeon-and also has no feeling that he misses something. And Fliteriskk states: “To be honest, I forgot that it existed until I saw this post.”
And Saguaro plug is annoyed by a missing feature: “I finally wanted to try it out the other day when I played Couch Coop with my boyfriend … and then I find that the dark citadel does not support a couch co-op?”
In another reddit thread, Jmwallseth demands that the dark citadel should be playable solo. After all, the majority of the players are traveling alone – and at the end of a season, the “social hub” was often swept and empty anyway. Jcdommo also writes that he would like to play the dark citadel solo or with his mercenary.
The mercenaries are your companions who came into play with Vessel of Hatred and support you in combat:
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred shows mercenaries in the gameplay trailer
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“What would be the meaning in solo mode?”
Are there any positive voices? On Reddit, Argos_nomos raises the question of what sense the dark citadel in solo mode would have. He writes: “[Die Aktivität] Had none of the mechanics that make them what they are and would just be another boring dungeon, which you then complain about because it is too short. ” He advises to simply use the group finder to find teammates.
And Pyramithius explains on Reddit that the dark citadel is actually the most fun activity in Diablo 4 for him. “When I make them with my friends, we just enjoy having mechanics that require a conscious input, but still match pretty much everything that is fun in Diablo 4,” he writes.
The dark citadel is part of Vessel of Hatred-and to be able to play the co-op dungeon, you need an edition of the expansion for Diablo 4. In October 2024, Season 6 was also released, which brought the level system upside down and brought other features into play. We summarize which content is available in the Diablo-4 basis game and for which you have to pay.