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src=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blizzard-Responds-To-Fan-Backlash-After-Latest-Diablo-IV-Patch-e1689975604678.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blizzard-Responds-To-Fan-Backlash-After-Latest-Diablo-IV-Patch-e1689975604678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diablo IV<\/strong> is undoubtedly one of the biggest games of the year, and one of <strong>Blizzard\u2019s<\/strong> biggest games ever, though with that also comes with a player base that\u2019ll let its wrath be felt when Blizzard trips up.<\/p>\n<p>Which is exactly what happened after Diablo IV\u2019s latest patch, that made the experience of playing Diablo IV decidedly much worse, a fact Blizzard even went as far as admitting in a livestream Campfire Chat it hosted on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know it is bad. We know it is not fun\u2026We also want to talk about what we were trying to achieve specifically with this patch and with the changes that players ended up seeing.<\/p>\n<p>And then, separately, we do want to also talk about how we don\u2019t plan on doing a patch like this ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diablo IV Campfire Chat - Season of the Malignant- July 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZuG4Yng4bY?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><\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diablo IV Campfire Chat - Season of the Malignant- July 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZuG4Yng4bY?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><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With so many moving pieces in Diablo, it\u2019s easy to imagine it being a gargantuan task trying to balance everything for the perfect playing experience.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at the very least reassuring that the team knows that it went too far with this patch, and the next patch to come will work on correcting the mistakes its made, though it may still not go as far as some players would like.<\/p>\n<p>Players will have to wait about two weeks for the coming changes to be implemented, and as it stands, Blizzard has not committed to entirely backtracking on any of its changes so far.<\/p>\n<p>Source \u2013 [PC Gamer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/news\/blizzard-responds-to-player-frustration-over-latest-diablo-iv-patch-we-dont-plan-on-doing-a-patch-like-this-ever-again\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diablo IV is undoubtedly one of the biggest games of the year, and one of Blizzard\u2019s biggest games ever, though with that also comes with a player base that\u2019ll let its wrath be felt when Blizzard trips up. 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