Diablo 4 Itemization Changes Planned for Season 4

wowhead.com:

During their Campfire Chat livestream on November 30, Blizzard announced that they would make massive itemization changes in Diablo 4 with the release of Season 4. Itemization has been the hottest community topic since Diablo 4's launch. According to countless examples in Blizzard's official forums and social media, itemization in Diablo 4 feels overwhelming and meaningless simultaneously.

Diablo 4 Campfire Chat Liveblog

Highlights

• Blizzard agrees that the mental bandwidth needed to process collected items in Diablo 4 is challenging. It's difficult to find upgrades due to the high variability right now.
• Many factors, like the high number of affixes, contribute to this issue that it is very hard to find a «perfect item.»
• The development team wants to change itemization so that players can do something with items, turning itemization progress into a journey.
• Providing the tools to customize and modify good items is vital for player progression, making the game more exciting overall.
• Blizzard has already made numerous changes to itemization, like the Vulnerable and Critical damage changes with Season 2. The reason behind the fact that many changes happen all at once is that Blizzard wants to improve itemization as a whole and not only single aspects, which could make other aspects worse.
• Because of the fact that many changes need to happen at once, the development team is planning to introduce these changes with Season 4 next year.
• Team 3 is actively working together with Diablo partners and content creators to gather feedback regarding the itemization changes that are in development right now.
• Endgame content and itemization are the two top development priorities at the moment.
• When the team is ready to talk about