In Diablo 3 Season 26 is starting soon, bringing a few Quality-of-Life updates. Especially the map changes are likely to please some players.
What’s happening in Diablo 3? A few days ago, Blizzard published a blog post about the upcoming changes in Diablo 3. The new Season 26 is just around the corner, bringing some new content, balance changes, and QoL updates.
In Greater Rifts, also the endgame content of the game, the maps have been adjusted. Bad maps have been removed, new maps are added to the pool. We’ll show you what has changed.
New Maps in Greater Rifts from Season 26
Which maps are being removed? In the patch notes, Blizzard states that two maps will be removed from the Greater Rifts rotation and three new ones will be added.
- Removed: Sewers of Caldeum and Hidden Aqueducts are being removed – they were very similar in design
- New: Fields of Misery, Desolate Sands, and Briarthorn Cemetery will be added to the rotation
The sewers have not really been popular with players in recent years. So, for many, it’s a reason to be happy that they will no longer appear in Greater Rifts. Players will now find out how well the new maps play on the PTR.
What else has changed?
- The chances of which maps are played in Greater Rifts have been adjusted
- The chances of which monster groups you encounter in Greater Rifts have been adjusted
- The following monsters now give more GR progress and XP
- Blazing Guardians
- Smoldering Guardians
- Frost Guardian
- Noxious Guardian
- Shock Guardian
- Blood Clan Spearman
- Dark Moon Clan Impaler
- Moon Clan Impaler
- Blood Clan Impaler
- Ice Clan Impaler
- Hell Witch
- Vile Temptress
Additionally, you can now speak to Orek in the city to close an active Greater Rift. Previously, you had to leave the game for that. However, this only works if you are alone in a session. The developers explain the changes:
“We wanted to improve the experience of Greater Rifts through Quality-of-Life updates, changes to game balance, and by considering community feedback. We reviewed all maps and monsters that appear in Greater Rifts and overhauled the probabilities overall to ensure that players spend more time with the content they enjoy. Less spaghetti and more chickens.”
How do you like the map changes in Greater Rifts? Is this something that you find appealing now or does it come too late? Some players point out that in recent seasons, reaching level 150 of the Greater Rifts was easy and the maps have become irrelevant by then. Should Blizzard therefore focus on other content first?
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