Since its release, the endgame of Diablo 4 has been criticized. There is too little variety, and what’s available becomes boring eventually. However, players are now saying that the endgame finally has a good balance and is even fun.
In Diablo 4, there are various endgame activities, yet especially hardcore players at higher levels are getting bored. An expert stated in February that players are running out of things to do in Diablo 4, “because there is a lack of an engaging endgame.” At that time, the leaderboards were postponed, which were supposed to make the endgame more enjoyable.
What did the endgame consist of? Recently, many players were primarily focused on farming the bosses, to farm specific uniques. Moreover, they had to beat them to obtain materials for other bosses. A never-ending loop.
As an alternative, there were the Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides, which, however, posed hardly any challenge for many players at higher levels, especially from level 100 onward.
What changed with Season 4? The new season revamped the entire endgame:
- The Helltides are now more dangerous and lethal. Additionally, there is the “Mind Cage,” which allows you to increase the monster level.
- Boss materials drop from all endgame activities and even from treasure goblins. Thus, no one has to farm individual bosses anymore to get the materials.
- There is now the “Pit,” a new dungeon that roughly functions like a Greater Rift from Diablo 3. You open the dungeon, slay monsters, and pass through several portals to reach an end boss. And all of this happens within a time limit.
You can see a gameplay trailer for Season 4 of Diablo 4 here:
The endgame activities are relevant and fun
What is better about the endgame now? Players praise the new activities and the changes. They appreciate that they build upon each other. On Reddit, the user “GonzoPunchi” writes on May 20 that Diablo 4 now has a good balance between endgame activities.
He summarizes his thoughts as follows:
- Players have to run the Pit to gather materials for masterworking.
- They don’t get much gold or loot there, so they will farm the Hell Tide.
- Within the Hell Tide, players complete tasks for the Tree of Whispers because they give “tons of gold.”
- When a world boss spawns, it is the top priority because “Scattered Prisms” are hard to come by. You need them to add sockets to gems.
- And if there are uniques or uber uniques that you want, you farm bosses and/or their “Tormented” versions at level 200.
“GonzoPunchi” notes in his post that it seems the developers have managed to make most activities relevant while also making them more interesting. The Hell Tide is no longer a chore; it is now enjoyable. The same goes for the Pit.
Are there other opinions as well? In the comment on Reddit, “th3typh00n” notes that any form of challenging endgame activities involves fighting bosses. This means builds must be designed for high single-target damage. “Uber-bosses are, well, bosses. Pit runs are basically just boss fights with a bit of trash clearing beforehand,” he writes.
“HelloCsgoFriends” agrees with “GonzoPunchi” in his comment on Reddit, stating that he could spend all day in Diablo 4. It feels like an improved Diablo 3. However, in his opinion, what needs to change are the “annoying oneshot mechanics.” He has already lost several hardcore characters in the Pit because of them.
The oneshots in the Pit seem to currently be bothering many players in Diablo 4. The Pit has up to 200 levels, which get increasingly difficult. Enemies deal more damage, take more damage, and everything becomes deadlier. This is exactly what is frustrating some players. Others, however, say: Just get better.
