Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred & Season 6 Pre-launch Developer Livestream Summary

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The Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Pre-launch Developer Update has concluded. In this article, we have summarized all of the new content, features, and changes coming to Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred & Season 6 — Season of Hatred Rising!

Patch 2.0 PTR Changes

System Updates

• Monster challenge will change with Torment level, rather than scaling with player level.
• Elite, Unique enemies, & Super Elites will deal standardized damage.

• Non-Ancenstral Legendary items can be Tempered and Masterworked further.
• Unique items are more likely to drop as Ancestral.
• Tempering re-roll items will be added to the Season Journey.

• The final difficulty of the game (Torment IV) is considered aspirational content.
• Main stat contribution has been reverted to the Season 5 standard.
• Damage from Legendary Glyphs has been nerfed.

• Added more Normal Nodes to help empower Legendary bonuses.
• Rare and Magic Nodes have been improved to provide better options.
• Damage Bonuses and Damage Reduction numbers have been increased on Rare nodes.

• The Council bosses will now drop Infernal Horde-specific Unique items.
• Termpering reroll items will have a chance to drop from Infernal Horde chest rewards.

• Nightmare Dungeons and Whispers have a higher chance of rewarding Ancestral loot.
• Nightmare Dungeons reward more experience upon completion.
• Stronghold experience gained has been nerfed.
• Rare and lower-quality loot will be auto-salvaged starting in Torment difficulty.
• Paragon Glyphs can now drop from The Pit.

• Players will be able to craft specific Mythic Unique items using Resplendent Spakrs and Runes.
• Materials can be used to craft random Legendary items.
• Socketing items will be easier, only requiring common materials.

Class Changes

• Legendary Runes were nerfed to