Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn - Developer Update Livestream Summary

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The Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Developer Update Livestream has concluded. In this article, we have summarized all of the most interesting content, features, and quality-of-life improvements coming to Diablo 4 Season 4 on May 14th!

Itemization Changes

• Items will drop with fewer Affixes — Rare items will drop with 2 Sffixes, and Legendaries will drop with 3 Affixes.
• Many conditional Affixes have been removed from the game.
• New Crafting systems — Tempering and Masterworking have been added to the game to enhance item power.
• Rare and Magic items will be reworked in a future update.

Item Changes based on PTR Feedback

• The chance to fail Masterworking and the upgrade animation have been removed.
• Upgrade materials from The Pit will be easier to convert in a future update.
• Legendary items will drop more Veiled Crystals, and Imprinting cost has been reduced in Season 4.
• Visibility to Greater Affixes has been treated and enhanced.

Class Changes based on PTR Feedback

• Armor will cap at 9,230 which will mitigate 85% of Physical Damage against all enemies, regardless of level.
• Cooldown Reduction will be capped at 75%, and Increased Area Size will be capped at 100%.
• Dust Devils and Frozen Orbs will no longer clutter the entire screen.

Helltide Changes

• Helltides will now be available in Tiers I and II.
• The Hellborne and Blood Maiden are new higher-difficulty enemies that will be included in Helltide.
• Helltide will contain additional new events, including Accursed Rituals.
• Aberrant Cinders drop rate has been increased across the board.

Seasonal Theme and Questline — Iron Wolves

• Players will work with the Iron Wolves faction to investigate the new rise in Helltides.
• The Wolf's Honor is a new reputation that can be used to earn items, cosmetics, and a Resplendent Spark.
• A new item — The Profane Mindcage can be used to increase the level of Helltide enemies.

The Pit of the Artificers

• The Pit of the Artificers has been made more