Diablo IV New Details: Paragon Board Cap, 35-Hour Long Campaign, Unlockable Difficulties

Diablo IV Posted 2022/06/16 at 7:57 AM by silec

GameSpotIGNLeveling Process in Diablo IV

Joe Shely, via GameSpot

And then that idea of player choice permeates the open-world of the game as well. You're able to travel anywhere in the world, make decisions about what you want to do, whether you want to pursue the campaign, which is a 35-hour experience that is just brimming with story and characters that are really human and you can really connect with on an emotional level. We've worked really hard on the campaign in Diablo 4 and we're really proud of how it's developing.
Max Level and Endgame in Diablo IV

Joe Shely, via GameSpot

We know that it's fun to build your character and discover all these powerful builds. And we also think it's really important to have content to test yourself against. So we've really tried to expand the variety of activities. And as Rod said, the game, when you finish the campaign, you might be level 45 or something. Your character level goes up to a hundred through Paragon points. And you get access to whispers, you get access to Nightmare dungeons, other endgame activities that we're still working on. We really wanted you to have a wide variety of things to do. And of course, you've got world tiers that are allowing you to step up the keep, make sure that the difficulty of the world stays on pace with the power of your character level. And to unlock those, you actually need to prove to complete a dungeon to access that more difficult content. So it goes back to the idea of making a build, making it powerful, and then testing yourself against some challenge.
Finite Paragon Progression System in Diablo IV

Joe Shely, via GameSpot

And I think there are lots of ways that we've looked at lessons learned from previous games too. You know, Paragon is capped.
Paragon point intervals after reaching level 50 (left). A character that reached max level (right).World Bosses in Diablo IV

Joe Shely

We make these enormous bosses that, even though we pull the camera out, fill the whole screen and they are just wreaking havoc everywhere. You can see the Treasure Beast in the video we just saw. Who is one of our three world bosses at launch. They appear in the world on the map.
Ashava, the Pestilent (left) and the Treasure Beast (right).

Comment by KingNareThe Treasure Beast fight looks bada**! Hoping for a great game in Diablo IVComment by readiitThis game is looking more and more hype.

Love the subdued art style.Comment by LaozuzongThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by readiitThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by NeorodThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by zulefI dont think theyre really aiming for the PoE crowd, to me D4 looks closer to D3 than PoE. Path has been going steadily downhill the past few years also, with gamebreaking bugs being left in for half of the leagues, and more and more ridiculous systems being piled on top of each other. If you think the number of systems WoW gets with its borrowed power stuff is bad, take a look at the huge number of various orbs in PoE.Comment by SquishyyI'm still not sold, I have no faith in Blizzard these days.Comment by RomanthonyPutting world bosses in really makes it feel like a Diablo MMO honestly. and the game is looking good so far.Comment by VendeaduhThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by zugzugzuugpeople dont like the world bosses it seems but i dont really see it as a bad thing just something extra to do with people playing that game how is that bad ?Comment by Enril766Can't wait for this game, if its as good as it looks , I will even buy all the cosmetics just to support future content.Comment by UnseenHandThis game is just driving my excitement for Diablo to a new level. Cannot wait!Comment by FoenshEven more P2W?Comment by mallustJust hope it wont be P2W like Diablo Immortal that game is trashComment by SearinoxThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by Ho1mThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by ZeionsI played Diablo 4 during the 2019 blizzcon and the responsiveness of the combat was unmatched. PoE felt like garbage next to it. Maybe PoE 2 can do something about it.Comment by StreeturchinThey need to be really careful with the balance on this one, don't want the ideal build to be a swastika.Comment by thorlindbergThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?Comment by CodemagusThey are so eager to please the poe crowd just like they made the changes in wow for classic wow crowd. They have lost all their creativity and lowering down to a true money grabbing company. Can you believe that the last good/innovative blizzard game is Hearthstone and that’s almost 10 years ago?