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His penchant for fresh produce (specifically meat) and undying rage have etched him into Sanctuary\u2019s bloodstained history books, but he doesn\u2019t return as just a straightforward Diablo 4 boss, instead ambushing players at random. At an exclusive developer Q and A in London, I asked Blizzard why.<\/p>\n<p>The Butcher has been in every Diablo game so far except Diablo Immortal \u2013 but given that\u2019s a live-service game he will likely drop into Westmarch at some point. He\u2019s even appeared in other Blizzard worlds, specifically the now-defunct MOBA Heroes of the Storm (RIP).<\/p>\n<p>While the devs could easily have created a fully-fledged, dramatic boss fight for the character in Diablo 4, they took a very,\u00a0<em>very\u00a0<\/em>different approach. While your ploughing through dungeons slaying the hordes, you\u2019ll randomly be set upon by The Butcher, who can appear in any dungeon, at any point, at any time. It\u2019s this unpredictability that Shely explains is a throwback to the early days of Diablo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"dQuNkoS-0So\" data-embed-type=\"standard\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube Thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" height=\"309\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/dQuNkoS-0So\/sddefault.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Butcher encounter is \u201ca great example\u201d of how Shely and the team have attempted to capture the darkness of Diablo 2 while\u00a0maintaining the fluidity and changeability of Diablo 3. \u201cThere are lots of great boss fights in Diablo 4, and we could have made another boss fight themed around The Butcher, but we recognise that, like many other elements of Diablo, the really key thing about that encounter is the sense of it being startling and scary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are the things that were really important to bring forward from Diablo 2, so we realised that feeling in a different way in Diablo 4 than just making a cool fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a cool fight,\u201d he tells PCGamesN with a grin. \u201cBut it was a process of asking \u2018what is the real essence that people [think of] when they say they love Diablo 2.\u2019 What are they talking about specifically in each individual case, and how do we capture that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-legion-featured-2022 wp-image-294609 lazyload\" title=\"diablo-4-the-butcher-boss\" alt=\"A huge red demon stands over the ghost of a dead character with the UI reading \" you=\"\" have=\"\" died=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamesn.com\/wp-content\/sites\/pcgamesn\/2023\/03\/diablo-4-the-butcher-boss-550x309.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In my Diablo 4 beta journey I have yet to encounter The Butcher \u2013 perhaps I\u2019m not fresh enough meat considering I\u2019m playing the slightly emaciated Necromancer. With every hallowed hall I traverse and bloodstained cathedral I examine, I find myself taking a sharp inhale of breath wondering if\u00a0<em>this\u00a0<\/em>is the moment. That spine-tingling sensation is exactly what I felt in Diablo 2, and it\u2019s very much a welcome feeling.<\/p>\n<p>If you too want to be set upon by a very angry demon, there\u2019s plenty of them to go around in Diablo 4. We have a rundown of all the best builds for each of the five Diablo 4 classes to help you out, as well as the location of Diablo 4 world boss Ashava \u2013 the biggest, scariest demon\u00a0you\u2019ll meet in this test phase.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamesn.com\/diablo-4\/butcher-boss-fight\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all the enemies in Blizzard\u2019s action RPG game Diablo, The Butcher remains a fan favourite. 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