Blizzard fixes bugs in Diablo 4, making players unable to wear their best gear

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Patch 1.0.4 fixed a bunch of bugs in Diablo 4. Apparently, some of these weren’t really recognized as bugs by players. Now there is outrage because a bug fix ensures that certain equipment now requires an extremely high level.

What was that mistake?

  • In Diablo 4, there is the Codex of Power, which allows you to apply low-impact legendary affixes to items.
  • These affixes became stronger over time and scaled with the character’s level. That means: players have enchanted the items for their “twinks” with strong aspects with their “mains”.
  • As a result, better legendaries could sometimes be crafted than lower-level characters could ever find.

    • This has now changed: As of July 6th patch 1.0.4 this is no longer possible, the strength of an affix now depends on the level of the item, not on that of the enchanting character.

    Due to the change, it is no longer possible to create enormously powerful gear for alternate characters. This was previously popular for leveling up new classes and getting to level 100 a bit faster.

    Many players gamble up a twink before Season 1 to complete the last tasks or look at other builds. However, the change to the Codex powers now has an unpleasant side effect.

    Blizzard announced the upcoming season 1 right before the patch:

    Diablo 4: The Official Season Announcement Trailer

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    “The ring was perfect, now it’s locked”

    As some users report on Reddit, the change has raised the level requirements of the enchanted items. Rather than reducing the power of the Aspect, the gear now requires roughly one level past 90 to even wear.

    The player ZOMGbies says: He had the perfect ring for his huntress. Now he can no longer wear it because the level requirement is too high. This sparked a discussion in the community.

    The level restrictions on items bother many fans on Reddit and in the forums anyway. It’s stupid that there are high level items that are worse than something you find earlier. So the attraction of finding something new is lost and twinks would also have a harder time. A system with fixed levels would be better, for example:

    However, it is hardly possible to farm equipment for secondary characters effectively at all. Finally, everything has a high level requirement that blocks wearing. And the goal is to make leveling more comfortable for the twink. Accordingly, many fans are now simply waiting for Season 1 to finally start.

    Blizzard announced this right before the patch. It starts on July 20th. Season 1 brings with it a new mechanic, new Legendaries, Uniques, and a new type of Gem that should allow for powerful builds. You’ll find more about it here:

    Diablo 4 Season 1 Start: Everything about the release, content, mechanics and Battle Pass

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