Blizzard held a livestream on Friday about the future of Diablo 4 and promised several changes that were well received by fans. However, a highlight was only announced a few hours after the stream.
What information was shared in the stream on Friday?
- On Friday evening, Blizzard outlined Patch 1.1.1 for Diablo 4, which is set to release on August 8.
- Overall, the livestream was well received, as Blizzard promised numerous improvements: Apparently, the new patch is a direct response to the last patch, where many things were nerfed, and which brought down the mood. We have summarized the main points of the patch here for you on MeinMMO.
- However, one change was only presented after the stream, and it has received widespread enthusiasm.
Horses can break through annoying barricades
This change was announced after the stream: Game Director Joe Shelby revealed half a day after the stream, on Saturday morning at 11 AM our time:
“We will allow mounts to take a run at breaking through barricades. I noticed that I did not explicitly explain this in the Diablo 4 Campfire Chat.”
A Twitter user took the opportunity and requested that it should also reset the cooldown of the mount when climbing a ladder in Diablo 4.
He found open ears with Shelby: He promised that this would also come.
Blizzard acknowledges numerous complaints about tedious travel
Why is the change so well received? Breaking through barricades is generally perceived as a very welcome “Quality of Life” improvement, as it is simply annoying in the current Diablo 4:
- The mount was supposed to provide fast travel
- But the annoying barricades significantly slow down speed while exploring and traveling
Since the release, many complaints have been made that these barricades make travel unnecessarily tedious, as players have to dismount and destroy them.
Moreover, it simply sounds like a lot of fun to charge through a barricade with the horse.
The livestream with the changes there seems to have pleased many. The added bonus that Blizzard is giving horses more love has helped as well.
Over 47,000 fans tune in to see how Blizzard is improving Diablo 4, praising the changes live
