A treasure goblin is usually the weakest enemy that Diablo 4 has to offer. It is supposed to simply die and leave behind loot. But one of these little devils had its biggest moment now: It killed a sorceress at level 85 in hardcore mode. And in a diabolical way.
Why are treasure goblins the weakest enemies? Treasure goblins are basically like walking loot chests in the Diablo games. They don’t fight back, just run away and let themselves be killed by players.
The difficulty lies in catching them, as the little weasels are fast and only aim to flee from the player and escape their just fate. They do not strike back. They are only there to die and leave behind the sparkling loot that we love so much.
Therefore, it is actually impossible to die to such a treasure goblin. Actually.
Twitch streamer dies ridiculously to treasure goblin in Diablo 4
How did the player die then? The Twitch streamer Killthuzad was streaming without a headset on Twitch and only showing gameplay. He had reached level 85 with his sorceress in hardcore mode and was making good progress.
After almost 5 hours in a stream, he was in a nightmare dungeon, went through a cellar door, and encountered a level 91 treasure goblin. He hardly noticed the little guy, froze him on the spot, and killed him without really looking.
He then quickly ran into the corpse of the enemy to loot. A serious mistake.
But what the player did not notice: The treasure goblin had left him a parting gift, a “Death Pulse”: This is a property of monsters that, after their death, leave a deadly lightning damage field on the ground that ignites shortly after.
The streamer did not notice it at all, took full damage from the field, and his sorceress was a one-shot, was instantly dead.
It might be for the best that the streamer had no microphone at that moment. You can see what was probably going on in his head at that moment. He looks incredulous, then stands up, buries his face in his hands, and does not know where to put his energy. Shortly afterwards, his stream ended – he had had enough of Diablo for the day.
His character is dead, he has to start over; that must have really hurt him. But the goblin had his revenge. This is what happens when you treat the little bastards so badly and do not give them the respect they deserve.
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