Diablo 4 latest patch drops TODAY and nerfs everyone’s favorite build that’s been breaking the game

Here’s everything you need to know from Patch 2.0.3

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What you need to know

Diablo 4 friends, the day I dreaded has arrived. I flew too close to the sun… quite literally, with theEagle Evade Spiritborn build. This ridiculously overpowered setup only requires spamming one button on your Xbox controller. Some mouse and keyboard players have even bound it to their mouse wheels if they unlock like on theLogitech G502 lightspeed.But alas, it’s getting some ‘adjustments’ in the upcoming patch 2.0.3, dropping on October 17, 2024. These changes specifically target the Evade animation:“Spiritborn’s Evade could be cast more rapidly than normal depending on the input method and speed. It is now normalized to the standard Evade cast rate in all scenarios.““But Jen, Blizzard promised they wouldn’t nerf a fun build mid-season?!” I hear you cry. Well, they did say they’d step in if a build messed with the game’s stability. And honestly, I can’t deny that the sheer number of people using this build in populated areas has made the game borderline unplayable at times. We did it, folks. We broke Diablo 4 and now must face the consequences. But hey, it was fun while it lasted!

The nerf will, of course, be unpopular with many in the Diablo 4 community, some had voiced their concerns earlier this week over Adam Fletcher’s (Diablo 4 Community Lead) post on X addressing the performance issues and warning that changes were on the way.

Just a quick update on some plans. We will have some additional client patches and hotfixes coming out this week. Some possibly as early as this afternoon/evening. These will hit on some crash related items and some of the hot button items from the weekend. We also looked at…October 14, 2024

Gaming laptop deals:Dell|Walmart|Lenovo|Best Buy|HP|Amazon|RazerBut don’t fret, there’s some good news in the patch notes too! In ourDiablo 4 Vessel of Hatred review, we bemoaned the overwhelming number of quest-breaking bugs in the expansion, and it looks like many of those are finally getting fixes. This should make the game a lot more enjoyable for everyone.There are also improvements coming to the Season 6 Realmwalker event. While I was hoping Blizzard might give us an in-game whip to get the big guy moving, they’ve opted instead for a movement speed buff as a reward if you’re particularly efficient. Not as dramatic, but I’ll take it!For those of you who haven’t yet received a Resplendent Spark from Uber Lilith, good news: players who have defeated her on Torment 1 or higher will now automatically receive one upon logging in. You can use this to craft Mythic Uniques. On top of that, we’re getting significant improvements to Kurast UnderCity and Dark Citadel, plus a new cosmetic for the brave souls who hit Paragon 300.

Here are thefull patch 2.0.3 notes—grab a drink, they’re long!

Patch 2.0.3 hitting on October 17, 2024

User Interface and User Experience

Developer’s Note:The Non-Physical Damage stat consists of separately listed stats of all included elements, such as Fire Damage. This stat was also incorrectly listed as a standalone entry and has been removed. Its impact on the individual elements has not changed.

Kurast UndercityDeveloper’s Note:These updates aim to improve the overall value of rewards in the Kurast Undercity while reducing unnecessary friction for leveling players.

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Season of Hatred RisingThe following changes have been implemented for the Realmwalker event

Balance UpdatesSorcerer

Mythic Unique Items

Tempering

Miscellaneous

A bunch of bug fixes

Accessibility

Season of Hatred Rising

Dark Citadel

Developer’s Note:Soul Bombs are the explosion effects that appear as dark and red circles under the player during the encounter.

Kurast Undercity

Developer’s Note:The intent is to reward individualized loot of the same quality, not identical loot.

Runes

Developer’s Note:Automatic casts from Runes will count as if they were cast by the player. For classes that the skill is not native to, this casts as the base version of the skill. For classes that can learn the skill, apply skills ranks, and upgrades to it, the skill that’s cast with a Rune’s effect will behave as if the player cast the skill themself.

Mercenaries

Infernal Hordes and Strongholds

Dungeons and The Pit

Quests

Events

A multitude of Gameplay improvements and fixes

General

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

Spiritborn

Developer’s Note:Spiritborn’s Evade could be cast more rapidly than normal depending on the input method and speed. It is now normalized to the standard Evade cast rate in all scenarios.

Party Finder

User Interface and User Experience

Miscellaneous

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Jen is a News Writer for Windows Central, focused on all things gaming and Microsoft. Anything slaying monsters with magical weapons will get a thumbs up such as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Diablo, and Monster Hunter. When not playing games, she’ll be watching a horror or trash reality TV show, she hasn’t decided which of those categories the Kardashians fit into. You can follow Jen on Twitter@Jenbox360for more Diablo fangirling and general moaning about British weather.