The Twitch streamer Asmongold has joined the criticism of update 1.1 of Diablo 4, but considers one change to be clever.
The update 1.1 of Diablo 4 not only brings the content for season 1, but also a lot of criticism from the players. Now the American Twitch streamer Asmongold has also joined the raging crowd – but not only with criticism. He finds one change really good.
In a stream from July 19, 2023, just one day before the start of season 1, Asmongold summarized his thoughts on the patch.
What does Asmongold praise? Asmongold praises the changes to “vulnerability” and thinks the adjustment is clever: “By the way, a good decision. I agree with the vulnerability decision. I think that’s clever. […] Basically, it was [the vulnerability] much better. It was much better than anything else.”
With vulnerability, you deal more damage to opponents. That alone is a reason why many builds rely on the effect. Furthermore, you can find gear that provides multipliers for vulnerability, allowing you to deal significantly more damage to vulnerable opponents.
With update 1.1, the damage of the effect is weakened and reduced by 40%.
Asmongold: “Everything is worse”
What else does Asmongold say about the changes of update 1.1? Aside from the adjustments to vulnerability, Asmongold has nothing good to say about the patch, stating: “Number one: Everything is worse. Number two, everything is harder.”
Additionally, the streamer says that leveling is slower, hell floods are worse, and damage reduction is decreased. He then addresses some issues that the game has had in recent weeks and concludes: “None of it is fixed.”
We are including the Reddit clip with Asmongold’s statements here:
Asmongold’s summary of the patch was also shared in the Diablo 4 subreddit. There, the clip collected nearly 14,000 upvotes within a day and was commented on over 2,100 times. Many players agree with the streamer’s statements, especially the criticism.
Developers “want to enable more successful builds”
What do the developers say about vulnerability? Asmongold’s assessment of vulnerability aligns with the developers’ insights. Blizzard also found the damage too high:
We have noticed that critical hit damage and vulnerability damage are often seen as a fixed requirement for the success of a build in Diablo IV. We believe that with this step, more successful builds can be enabled, and we will continue to make adjustments in line with this goal.
via blizzard.com
With the nerf to vulnerability, Blizzard aims to create more build diversity.
Additionally, the development studio responded to the significant criticism from players and reversed an unpopular change from update 1.1 just one day before the start of season 1:
Diablo 4: Blizzard reverses one of the worst changes only one day after patch 1.1
