

We hope you enjoy this update and look forward to your thoughts and reactions. As you'll see below, the Book of the Dead focuses on this idea of choice and what kind of Necromancer you want to be. It shapes how we approach many of our systems, from character customization, to the density and layout of our open world, to the design of our classes and builds. We'll also look at a selection of the incredible armor and weapons that Necromancers can use.ĭiablo IV is committed to the principle of player choice. You can think of this blog as a companion to that announcement, with our Lead Class Designer Adam Jackson doing a deep dive into the core playstyles of the Necromancer, some of its skills, and its unique class mechanic: Book of the Dead. Now that it's been announced on the big screen, we can jump into some of the grittier details and mechanics of the class.

Today, we’re going to look at the final launch class: the Necromancer. The Immortal team worked incredibly hard to bring Diablo to life on mobile, and it’s exciting to have another way to enjoy Diablo. I’d also like to take a moment to congratulate Diablo Immortal on its launch. That blog and our previous updates are available here if you missed out. We hope you enjoyed last quarter’s behind the scenes look at the art of Sanctuary and its Dungeons. Diablo 4 will release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Hello and welcome to the mid-year Diablo IV Quarterly Update. Blizzard wants to combine the sense of dread from Diablo 1, the loot chase from Diablo 2, and the combat from Diablo 3.
You’ll find other players out in the world in friendly towns, but you’ll also be able to enter PVP zones. Game director Luis Barriga took the stage this weekend, and noted that this time around, Sanctuary will be front and center. The trailer also showcased Lilith, mother of the Nephalem - in other words, a female Diablo. Inspiration was taken from old medieval paintings, and the trailer showcased during BlizzCon featured plenty of blood. The hope is to make Diablo 4 darker, gorier, and more sinister, like Diablo 2 before it. From the onset, the plan for Diablo 4 has been to take the series back to its roots, particularly when it comes to the art direction. The existence of a new Diablo game isn’t exactly a surprise - not only has it been teased and leaked, a Kotaku report notes that the sequel has been in development for long enough to have its direction rebooted at least once. Blizzard Entertainment revealed the next installment in the storied dungeon crawling franchise Friday during BlizzCon 2019.
