The Abattoir of Zir - Community Reception and Criticisms
The Abattoir of Zir has been out for almost a week, and opinions on the newest Diablo 4 endgame content have certainly been mixed. We have summarized the community feedback, listed all of the changes to the Abattoir, and added our feedback for the limited-time endgame system in Diablo 4.
Abattoir of Zir Guide How to Access AoZ Without Completing the Season Journey
Introduction
Abattoir of Zir was first announced at BlizzCon 2023 and presented as a pinnacle endgame experience for those who have done everything the game offers.
Not much was known about it until Blizzard released a video one day later explaining how the Abattoir of Zir works. The community quickly noticed the similarities to Greater Rifts in Diablo 3, and many players were excited for the possibility of the well-liked system to make its debut in Diablo 4 — to the point of wishing for the endgame loop to return and expressing that they liked it more than grinding Nightmare Dungeons.
However, some players became skeptical after it was revealed that the Abattoir of Zir would require a completed Season Journey to be accessed. A few weeks later, Diablo content creator wudijo mentioned that the final tier of the Abattoir was not supposed to be cleared and that even overpowered builds in the Season of Blood, such as the Ball Lightning Sorcerer and HotA Barbarian, would struggle on higher tiers.
Fast forward to December 5: the Abattoir of Zir has finally been released as part of Patch 1.2.3 for Diablo 4.
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Community Feedback
The release of Patch 1.2.3 had a bumpy start, reducing all players' Paragon Glyphs in levels due to the newly implemented Glyph experience increase. Blizzard reacted quickly and fixed the issue the
