In Diablo 4 the grind for XP and the path to the maximum level is tough, but that shouldn’t last forever. Blizzard realized this and has now changed many things with its new patch that are supposed to benefit you.
What was the problem? The grind for the maximum level. The path from level 1 to 50 is easy, but if you want to reach level 100, you need to invest a lot of time. This is not only nerve-wracking but also boring. Many players therefore began to grind Nightmare Dungeons to get XP and also the rarest items in the game, but the progress was minimal.
Blizzard aimed to counteract this with its latest patch, still before Season 1 sees the light of day.
Also, don’t forget to use elixirs, they will help you grind for XP:
Diablo 4 rains XP in the endgame
What has changed? Already in the Campfire Stream, game director of Diablo 4, Joe Shely, clarified that Nightmare Dungeons should be a place where you enjoy farming and playing through again and again. However, that was only partially the case until now, but with Patch 1.03, many things have changed. Blizzard writes in the patch notes:
- The experience gained for completing Nightmare Dungeons has been significantly increased.
- The experience gained for killing monsters in Nightmare Dungeons has been significantly increased.
- Hellflute chests now grant a significantly higher experience bonus when opened.
- The experience gained for completing single whispers has generally been significantly increased.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented experience from being granted when endurance events were completed after completing dungeon objectives.
Blizzard does not specify any numbers in its patch notes regarding how strong “significantly” actually is, but players have already conducted some tests after the patch and are already excited about the changes.
What does the community say? On Reddit, user Lofus1989 revealed his thoughts on the XP buff in the endgame. He talks about a “huge” XP buff that Blizzard has given. Here’s what he said about his tests:
Okay, I did some tests in the dungeon “Downfall of the Champions”. I am level 99 and the total XP to 100 is about 22 million. I completed a level 46 champion seal, which corresponds to level 100 enemies, only one level above me, and after the run, I received 2.5 million XP, which means I would only need about 9-10 runs from 99 to 100!!! That was all completely solo and I would say that it is now very easy to reach 100.
(via reddit.com)
However, not only Lofus thinks that the grind has become more relaxed, but also other users. They say the following:
- ravearamashi says – “Yes, it is definitely more. Seriously, a lot. […]”
- svanxx adds – “I needed six T35 to go from 79 to 80. I can’t even remember how long it took me to go from 78 to 79, but now it’s much better.”
- Glittering-Cut-2741 reveals – “Based on my previous tests, the increase is about 45%, which represents a truly enormous increase.”
- Acozz85 corrects and says – “It has been reported to be an increase of 80%.”
One way or another, especially after these changes, the grind is all the more worthwhile. So if you haven’t reached level 100 yet, now would be the right time.
We have also put together a level guide for you, with which you can quickly reach level 100: Diablo 4: Level up quickly – Guide to Level 100
