Huge Changes Coming to Helltides in Diablo 4 Season 4
The recent Developer Campfire Chat has announced some of the upcoming changes to Diablo 4, which are simply massive in scope. There are barely any systems that are left untouched — and one of these sweeping reworks targets the Helltide event, which is getting considerable quality of life and mechanical changes!
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A number of these much-needed changes are brand new, but some bear direct inspiration from the popular Blood Harvest event from Season 2 — read on to find out more.
Helltide Quality of Life Changes
- Helltides will now be available for players in World Tiers 1 & 2, allowing players to have another way to level their characters.
- More interactables and events are being added to increase the diversity of things to do during the Helltide.
- There will be huge, demonic worms that may suddenly burst forth from the ground to spew groups of demons near players at varying times.
- The density of Monsters in the area will be much higher, including players being ambushed by sudden Monster spawns, and will tie into the new Helltide Threat System.
Helltide Threat System
As players kill Demons, complete events, and everything else they can do during the Helltide, the forces of Hell will begin to take notice of their actions. As the Threat Meter fills, Demons will ambush players with increasing numbers and intensity.
New Hellborne Enemy and Helltide Assault Event
Upon filling the threat meter completely, a sound will play alongside a notification on the screen signaling the beginning of Hell's directed assault. Helltide Harbingers will begin to spawn, alongside significantly more Monsters and Elite Monsters.
This demonic assault will continue as the Threat Meter drains over time. At the end of this event a new enemy type called the Hellborne will appear to attack the player with dark, shadowy versions of player skills. Once slain, the Hellborne will
