Diablo 3 in its current state may be a meaty hack ‘n slash extravaganza, but back in its launch day it was…well I’ll let the Error 37 memes speak for themselves. With BlizzCon 2019 on the horizon and the sting of Diablo Immortal’s announcement still feeling fresh in their memoey, many a fan is looking for Diablo to be a devilish saviour to help kick off the show.
How would Diablo 4 even build on Diablo 3’s success stories though? Where does the franchise even go next? Well if you’re ready to stay a while and listen, maybe the following rumours will get you ready for a bit of the ol’ digital damnation. According to PracticalBrush12 on reddit (and further bolstered by frequent leaker ZhugeEX’s solid track record), Diablo looks set to ditch the brighter and more vibrant aesthetic design that many a fan hated in Diablo 3.
“Diablo 4 is actually going to look dark, gritty and gross – no more rainbow shiny bullshit this time,” he of the practical brush claims.
Locations are toned down, infrequently laid with corpses, wasteland, greyish deserts, clut caves surrounded by flesh, rotten crypts, marshes and bogs, plagued cities you name it. They are also seemingly much bigger, maybe even open? Characters now are able to ride horses (possibly other mounts), also there’s contextual interaction with environment ? – climbing a wall Lost Ark style. Blood splatters look more like blood and not splashed jam too.
As far classes, the leak says that players will be able to step into the boots of the Mage, Barbarian and Druid. The Druid himself harkens back to Diablo 2’s Lord of Destruction expansion, a riff on the Barbarian whow as able to use both magic and transformative magic with which to fight back against the hordes of hell. Druids will be able to wield lightning and wind magic, with Werewolf and Werebear forms in Diablo 4.
Barbarians will once again be meaty DPS machines, while Mages will as always harness mystical elements in their arsenal. The leak also says that there might be PvP from day one, and four player co-op is definitely on the table. All this, and the pursuit of Lillith as she continues to cement herself as the newest host for the corrupting power of Diablo.
I guess we’ll find out on Friday just how accurate these rumours are.
Last Updated: October 31, 2019
Dresden
October 31, 2019 at 13:49
That Elm street sign was a nice touch. Well done sir!
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 13:15
Where are the wearbears I dare to ask
HairyEwok
October 31, 2019 at 13:15
So Barb, Mage and Druid….. the other 4 classes will be locked behind DLC
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 13:16
So 7 classes in total you say? Llew must be ecstatic!
Raptor Rants
October 31, 2019 at 13:28
*glares*
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 15:46
Smort, that is the third GLARE for the week. Only FOUR more to go
Raptor Rants
October 31, 2019 at 19:07
*stops using the word*
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 19:34
*continues monitoring reaction to sevenisms*
(yes, I just created a word)
Raptor Rants
October 31, 2019 at 20:53
*squints angrily* https://media1.giphy.com/media/12guOM9PvF5xIc/giphy.gif
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 21:05
Squingrily
Pariah
November 1, 2019 at 03:12
Isn’t that just glaring?
Admiral Chief
November 1, 2019 at 03:23
*Squinring
Raptor Rants
November 1, 2019 at 10:26
No
Pariah
November 1, 2019 at 14:37
Yes
HairyEwok
October 31, 2019 at 13:28
Yeah Diablo 1 had 6. Diablo 2 had 7 and Diablo 3 had 7. So it’s safe to assume Diablo 4 will have 7 as well.
It usually starts as 5 classes in the base game followed by 2 DLC classes. But in this case if it’s only 3 classes base, then the 4 will be either live service releases or exclusive to DLC.
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 15:46
The leak says “only 3 confirmed”. So there’ll be more, likely.
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 31, 2019 at 16:02
To fix their BS on Hong Kong and their previous Diablo 3 release, they should just be nice now and give us all 7 classes up front.
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 19:20
https://media.giphy.com/media/wWue0rCDOphOE/giphy.gif
Dresden
October 31, 2019 at 19:34
https://media.tenor.com/images/e67977be0e7bf84cd9fa3567515fd9a2/tenor.gif
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 20:53
I can hear that laugh through the gif
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 31, 2019 at 19:34
I know, fat chance
Admiral Chief
October 31, 2019 at 13:28
On Diablo FOUR
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 15:46
*smiles, knowingly*
For the Emperor!
October 31, 2019 at 13:29
I wonder how much of the features that fixed Diablo 3 will be gutted out again for future DLC and paid for expansions…
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 15:46
All of them
Gustav Willem Diedericks
October 31, 2019 at 16:02
https://media2.giphy.com/media/6utysTjpbuyOxHBDRO/giphy.gif
Dresden
October 31, 2019 at 13:38
Druid, fuck yeah! There’s a plethora of reasons to complain about Diablo or Blizzard in general, but I’m just so happy that they’re bringing back the Druid class.
Original Heretic
October 31, 2019 at 13:38
Meh… They failed to impress me with 3.
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 13:49
And funny enough. 4 is not 3. Imagine always judging something by its predecessor.
*pokes the fire*
Original Heretic
October 31, 2019 at 16:15
But it’s STILL Blizzard, who STILL need to fornicate with themselves, IMO.
Pariah
October 31, 2019 at 19:34
This is 100% true. 😀
Dresden
October 31, 2019 at 13:49
That Elm street sign was a nice touch. Well done sir!
The D
October 31, 2019 at 15:36
Have you found the Mortal Kombat 11 one yet?
Dresden
October 31, 2019 at 16:27
?
https://www.logolynx.com/images/logolynx/e7/e7d40a494ee7cb4fff9da6e41a15bd3e.jpeg
BradeLunner
October 31, 2019 at 14:00
Still get goosebumps
https://youtu.be/XRXP5td0ZrA
Kenn Gibson
October 31, 2019 at 14:26
Blizzard always hits the mark on their games. their politics may be lacking though. If the games are good I’ll buy them regardless of the politics involved.