Elemental resistances are much too weak in Diablo 4 and stand no chance against the other armor values. That should change, just like your builds.
Why are the values so poor? Simply put: Resistances to elements have bad multipliers in Diablo 4. No matter whether:
- Resistance to all damage types
- Resistance to cold/fire/poison/lightning/shadow
The values do not scale well, which is why it’s better to focus on other defensive values:
- Damage reduction
- Armor
- More health
You can find the details on the topic here:
Why should there be a change? The issue is that the values are actually quite important, the further you progress into the endgame of Diablo 4.
Continuously, opponents throw elemental attacks at you, preferably with ground effects, which a dedicated necromancer might also cover up. The poor resistances lead to frustrating one-shot kills. Especially the damage classes suffer from the strong hits.
The good thing about it is: Currently, you don’t need to worry about elemental resistances. Whether you have 80% poison resistance or only the 30/40% from the amulet – it hardly makes a difference.
But that won’t last, as Blizzard confirmed during the “Campfire Talk” on June 16 (via youtube.com).
What will change and when? The changes are set to come into play with Season 2. It will likely take until at least October 2023 for the resistances to be adjusted. Here you can first find the info about Season 1.
What exactly the developers want to change remains open for now. What is clear, however, is that many players are currently building their builds without resistances, as they are considered weak. Once the adjustments come, the fun of building and collecting items will start all over again.
Provided our current main characters are still relevant by then.
Basements are actually much more helpful for looting than you might think:
What else was discussed during the Campfire Talk? The stream revealed many exciting pieces of information, and we created several articles about it on MeinMMO:
- Diablo 4: “It’s for the best of the game” – the heads explain why Blizzard nerfs all the good stuff
- Diablo 4: The heads talk about Season 1 – Promise that you won’t need to grind as much as feared
- Diablo 4: Blizzard wants to solve 3 problems that cost you hundreds of hours of gameplay and your mind
The release is supposed to be just the beginning of the journey, and even now the developers are talking about changes that will not be implemented for several months. Even two expansions are already in the works, and all seasons are expected to be larger than what Diablo 3 offered in its seasons.
What changes do you want the most at the moment? Leave a comment on the topic.
