"Make Online Matter": Diablo 4 BlizzCon Interview Roundup - AnnacakeLive & Tiffany Wat, Force Gaming & Rod Fergusson

Diablo IV Posted 2023/11/26 at 1:42 PM by Jezartroz

AnnacakeLive with Tiffany Wat

Diablo 4 features a continuous landmass which made it very natural to go to Nahantu next

Blizzard knows what class archetype is missing in Diablo 4 and wanted to tie it to the theme of the region in Vessel of Hatred. The new class for the expansion will be revealed in 2024

The Druid's wolves are modeled off of Tiffany Wat's Husky which has also been used for animation reference. They have also recorded the Husky's sounds which have not been used ingame for the wolves itself but for some of the monsters

Even though Vessel of Hatred is releasing in Late 2024, Blizzard has not settled on future expansion releases being annual or not

Tiffany Wat mentioned that she loves pets in Diablo 3 but also in Torchlight as they carry items for the character

When being asked about raids in Diablo 4, Wat replied that the World Bosses are fun because you get to partner with other people and she hopes that they can expand upon that in the future

One of Blizzard's core pillars for Diablo 4 is "make online matter". They want to offer new opportunities for groups to play

Tiffany Wat agrees that a "Gates of Ahn'Qiraj"-style event would be a cool idea for Diablo 4

To watch AnnacakeLive's interview in full, check out her Twitch VOD!Force Gaming with Rod Fergusson

Besides leveling the new Unique Paragon Glyph, Abattoir of Zir can also be used to level regular Paragon Glyphs up to Level 21

Announcing the class early without revealing it was deliberate to set expectations for players. With the new region being Nahantu, players might have likely expected the Witch Doctor to make a return otherwise

Breakdown of all the teams working on Diablo 4:

Live Service team, working on balancing and everything that comes up in the moment

Odd Season team, working on Season 1 and 3

Even Season team, working on Season 2 and 4

Expansion 1 team, working on the Vessel of Hatred expansion

Expansion 2 team, working on the second expansion for Diablo 4

To watch Force Gaming's interview in full, check out his YouTube video!

Comment by ClairissaI would rather have an offline mode.Comment by DumpinsSo pala when or some holy stuff.Comment by FlarerasthHeavy-armored holy warrior archetype is the only missing archetype I could care about.Comment by shmohawkeMake online matter half a year into release, for an online only game...

...what?Comment by VestezenSo back in september, this was stated:

"Blizzard plans to released paid expansions for Diablo 4 on an annual basis, Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson has confirmed in a new interview."Blizzard has not settled on future expansion releases being annual or notComment by DrakknfyreSo back in september, this was stated:

"Blizzard plans to released paid expansions for Diablo 4 on an annual basis, Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson has confirmed in a new interview."Blizzard has not settled on future expansion releases being annual or notComment by morgath99The recent change of turning certain loot into crafting material when it is dropping is a step in the right direction

im missing something this was announced but never made it into season 2 , dont think this is an option one have to activate or something like that . they said blue and white item would become crafting mats but im still getting blue and white item even from world bosses ( 925 blue and white items ffs )Comment by PendjiSo back in september, this was stated:

"Blizzard plans to released paid expansions for Diablo 4 on an annual basis, Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson has confirmed in a new interview."Blizzard has not settled on future expansion releases being annual or notComment by DrakknfyreSo back in september, this was stated:

"Blizzard plans to released paid expansions for Diablo 4 on an annual basis, Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson has confirmed in a new interview."Blizzard has not settled on future expansion releases being annual or notComment by ZeroEdgeirThe recent change of turning certain loot into crafting material when it is dropping is a step in the right direction

im missing something this was announced but never made it into season 2 , dont think this is an option one have to activate or something like that . they said blue and white item would become crafting mats but im still getting blue and white item even from world bosses ( 925 blue and white items ffs )