Blizzard is currently testing many of the changes and new content that Diablo 4 is getting with Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred. Players are noticing more and more details – such as new cosmetic options. And these are being hotly debated.
What’s new with Vessel of Hatred?
- Vessel of Hatred expands Diablo 4 with the new region Nahantu and the Spiritborn as a new class. You can find all content and information about Vessel of Hatred.
- The PTR for Season 6 is currently running, on which many of the new content can already be tested, such as: the new leveling and Paragon system, the group finder, and rune words.
- Apart from the “big” features, there are other changes that stand out to players and cause significant discussions, even though they are absolutely unimportant for gameplay.
This is what players are currently excited about: Right after the start of the PTR, there was already a major topic, the absence of the campfire in character selection. Players on Reddit have hardly discussed any topic more, because without the fire, a piece of nostalgia is missing.
Now the new big topic is… hair. Literally: With Vessel of Hatred, there seem to be new hairstyles for your characters. With over 1,400 upvotes and 400 comments, the thread is currently the largest in the Diablo 4 subreddit.
The new looks seem to be particularly well received for female characters, who previously had only a handful of hairstyles for long hair to choose from. With Vessel of Hatred or Season 6, there seems to be more now. There are also supposed to be new colors for clothing.
Players are noticeably concerned about the appearance of their own character. The comments are indeed focused on that, but hardly on the hairstyles anymore.
We spoke with the heads about the upcoming expansion:
“That’s why I don’t play a Druid”
Reddit users are complaining that Druids still only have one body type: rather stocky. There was already this discussion about appearance before release, that Druids are too fat and too weak.
Over the months, the controversy has completely faded, presumably because it simply wasn’t important enough for the majority of players. Now at least Reddit users are digging up the old annoyance again.
Many are simply demanding from Blizzard the ability to define their own body shape. User Crescent_Dusk states: “They could just give us 4 body types to choose from for each class. There are already skinny Druids in the game, so there are no excuses.”
Another user says: That’s why we are now getting the Spiritborn. This is also a class that is nature-oriented and characterized by versatility – but with muscular build and very revealing clothing.
welfedad remarks: “I’m already fat in real life. Being fat in the game does not help me feel included.” Other players find the depiction in the game quite helpful. Other users say: It’s not that bad at all. Being a bulky Maoi or a literal bear makes the Druid fantasy pretty cool.
The controversy is at least as old as the game itself, but it faded pretty quickly back then. Whether Blizzard will ever introduce a slider or different body forms is still uncertain. However, we at least have an answer about the decision: Blizzard explains to us why Druids in Diablo 4 are ‘fat’ and Necromancers so slim.
