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Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 are two classic dungeon crawlers, in which players need to face numerous enemy attacks, collect loot, upgrade the character’s strength, and build their own powerful combat style. Although the two games have many similarities in core gameplay, they have obvious differences in specific design and experience, attracting different groups of players with different preferences.

Although Path of Exile 2 is still in early access, Diablo 4 has launched a complete DLC. But Path of Exile 2 still shows a lot of impressive potential and is better than Diablo 4 in some aspects.

Since the story content of PoE 2 has not yet been fully presented, this article will mainly focus on the differences in game mechanics, combat systems, character construction, etc., to help players understand the unique charm and respective advantages of these two dungeon crawler masterpieces, and at the same time explore the advantages that PoE 2 may bring when it is officially released in the future.

Advantages Of Diablo 4

Seasonal content is a major feature of Diablo 4, and to participate in these unique season events, players need to create a dedicated seasonal character. These characters are deleted at the end of the season and are designed to provide players with a short-term experience focused on new content. Although temporary, each season introduces new content and gameplay that covers multiple aspects of the game.

These seasonal updates not only optimize existing mechanics but also bring new free content to provide players with freshness and lasting appeal. If players do not want to invest time in a character that will be deleted, you can always choose to create a permanent character and focus on the base game. The season does not restrict this permanent character, but cannot experience seasonal content.

Diablo 4 also provides players with a unique sense of satisfaction with its rich loot system. The game features a huge amount of equipment and Diablo 4 Gold drops, from which players can filter out the weapons and other items that best suit their characters. The types and levels of loot far exceed many similar games in quantity, giving players something to look forward to after each defeat of an enemy or boss.

Each class in Diablo 4 has its own unique skills, fighting styles, and operating experience. These differences make each class unique in the game. In the setting of seasonal characters, different class characteristics are combined to encourage players to try new game styles, making each season fresh. In addition, players can freely adjust the appearance when they first create a character, including hiding the character’s helmet and so on.

Advantages Of Path Of Exile 2

Although early access to Path of Exile 2 requires a specific paid version to enter, it is worth mentioning that once the game is fully released, it will be completely free for players to play. And with the release of the official version, POE 2 will introduce up to 12 classes, providing players with more diverse choices.

Even in the current early access, the game already provides players with six classes to choose from. In contrast, the number of classes in Diablo 4 is only five without obtaining DLC. And the classes in POE 2 not only have an advantage in number but also reflect a high degree of flexibility.

Classes also determine your starting point on the vast passive skill tree. However, no matter what your starting point is, players can freely plan their development direction and gradually unlock any passive skills they want. In addition, POE 2 not only makes characters stronger through upgrades but also provides permanent attribute upgrades by completing tasks and defeating optional enemies.

The skills and combat style of the player’s character are not only determined by the class but also greatly affected by the selected weapon. This mechanism allows each class to show different combat capabilities according to the changes in weapons, bringing great freedom.

Besides the basic classes, as the game progresses, players will also be able to unlock Ascension Classes after completing hours of adventures. Players can freely decide to keep the basic classes, focus on current skills and abilities, or turn to new Ascension Classes to explore different play styles.

In addition, every time you leave a town in Path of Exile 2, the map area that the player enters is a newly generated map instance. This design ensures that, even if the player uses the same character multiple times, or switches between multiple characters repeatedly, they will not pass through repeated maps.

In summary, the differentiated design of the two games makes them attractive, and no matter which style you prefer, you can find fun in them. In the future, after the full release of Path of Exile 2, whether its potential will be fully realized and whether it can challenge the status of Diablo 4 is worth waiting for. In addition, you can always pay attention to the giveaway channel in IGGM Discord, which often holds various lucky draws. Come and join and try your luck!

In Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel Of Hatred, Upheaval has been properly adjusted to become one of the best core skills for Barbarian Class, making Upheaval Barbarian build the choice of many players who like powerful attacks, whether single-target or multi-target.

In Upheaval Barbarian build, you can not only cleverly combine the two most important abilities in the build, giving it huge damage potential and excellent survivability, but also combine multiple skills such as Combat Bash and Furious Upheaval to give it a powerful ability to suppress enemies.

It sounds attractive, doesn’t it? If you want to make the most of the best Upheaval Barbarian build in Diablo 4 DLC, you might as well read the following guide first, where you will pick out the skills and other gear that best suit your character.

Skills

At the level 60 cap and grinding renown added by Vessel Of Hatred DLC, you should have a total of 72 Skill Points to assign. Below are our recommendations for the best allocations, which you can change accordingly depending on your play style.

Active Skills

• Bash: 1
• Upheaval: 5
• Rallying Cry: 1
• Challenging Shout: 1
• War Cry: 1
• Call Of The Ancients: 5

Passive Skills

• Warpath: 3
• Pressure Point: 1
• Endless Fury: 2
• Martial Vigour: 3
• Imposing Presence: 3
• Belligerence: 3
• Raid Leader: 3
• Booming Voice: 3
• Guttural Voice: 1
• Aggressive Resistance: 3
• Prolific Fury: 1
• Pit Fighter: 3
• Slaying Strike: 3
• Thick Skin: 1
• Counteroffensive: 3
• Heavy Handed: 3
• Brute Force: 3
• Wallop: 3
• Key Passive: Unbridled Rage

Skill Rotation

Now that we know how all the skill points are allocated, let’s take a look at how you can use these active skills in real exploration. First, when you face a skirmish, you can cast three shout skills (Challenging Shout, Rallying Cry, and War Cry) to give yourself a series of offensive and defensive buffs.

This is very easy to do if you have Diablo 4 Items such as Bold Chieftain’s Aspect and Rakanoth’s Wake in your build, as they can greatly reduce the cooldown of your skills.

Then you can use Bash to generate fury, preferably ten times in a row, so that you will have a 120% damage increase, which will also give you an absolute suppression effect when casting the core skill, Upheaval. At this time, the key passive skill, Unbridled Rage will also start to work, consuming a lot of fury while causing more damage to the enemy.

In some low- to mid-level encounters, the above skills are enough for you to clear most of the enemies you face, and you can easily pick up Diablo 4 Gold and loot they drop. But if you encounter a more difficult encounter, you can use Call of the Ancients. Although it does not cause very much damage to the enemy when it is cast, the passive buff it provides you when it is activated can make you have a very high clearing efficiency at some critical moments.

Legendary Aspects

Among most of the items in Upheaval Barbarian Build, the most important and useful ones are Legendary Aspects that can provide various benefits. The following are Legendary Aspects we recommend for you to use and their effects. You can also adjust them accordingly according to your game style.

• Edgemaster’s Aspect: The skill deals up to 5% - 25% increased damage based on available primary resources at the time of activation, with the greatest effect occurring when primary resources are full.
• Accelerating Aspect: Critical attacks from core skills increase your attack speed by 10%-30% for 5 seconds.
• Aspect of Anger Management: When your Fury exceeds 55–40 you will enter Berserk mode, but your Fury will decrease by 2 every second.
• Bold Chieftain’s Aspect: Whenever you cast a shout skill, for every enemy near you within 6 seconds, the cooldown of this skill will be reduced by 10%-30%.
• Aspect of Limitless Rage: For each Fury Point you generate while Fury is at max, the damage of the following core skills increases by 1-3%，increases up to 15 times.

Mercenary

A new Mercenary mechanic has been added to Diablo 4 DLC, where you can choose two of four different Mercenaries to combine to help you explore. For Upheaval Barbarian Build, you can choose Raheir and Varyana. This combination not only provides you with some extra defensive capabilities but also allows enemies to be easily attracted to them.

Raheir’s skills such as Valiance and Bastion make it highly survivable and become your most solid protection. In addition, these skills can also provide you with Unstoppable in some emergency situations. But it is not just a tank attribute. Its Ground Slam skill can also provide you with some additional attack buffs to increase its practicality.

For Varyana, if you combine your Bash skill with its Ancient Harpoons, it is a very good Reinforcement Mercenary. This skill will allow you to attract enemies before using the three Shout skills effectively, so that you have enough time to adjust your own state, such as using tonics to increase your health. Most importantly, Varyana can effectively shorten the cooldown of all your skills, allowing you to attack the enemy continuously.

The above are some detailed information about skills, Legendary Aspects and Mercenary in the very popular Upheaval Barbarian Build in Diablo 4 Vessel Of Hatred DLC. I hope this guide can help you with your exploration. If you get stuck and need some Gold or Items during your exploration, you can participate in the regular lucky draws in IGGM Discord, which may make your exploration easier. I wish you a happy game!

The main campaign of Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred is just the beginning of the adventure. Once you complete the main story, a world of endless possibilities will open up to you. From finding and destroying demons in a vast open world to challenging those cleverly designed secret dungeons with varying degrees of difficulty, and more activities are waiting for players to explore.

Faced with such a rich selection of content, many players may not know which new things to try first. Below, we will introduce you to some suggestions to help you better enjoy the game after completing Vessel of Hatred.

7. Complete Deeds Of A Champion Quest

Deeds Of A Champion Quest will automatically unlock after you beat the main story and serve as a gateway to introduce endgame activities. If you are unsure of what to do next after completing Vessel of Hatred’s main campaign, Deeds Of A Champion Quest will be a perfect starting point.

By doing this quest, you will familiarize yourself with several key locations - Kurast Undercity, Tree of Whispers, Helltide, and Pit of the Artificer. Below, we will introduce each place and its featured activities.

6. Farm Cinders To Open Tortured Gifts

In Diablo 4’s endgame, Helltide is a core activity that provides players with a constant challenge and rich rewards. Every hour, random areas of the game’s map will be covered in Helltide, which are infested with demons and present opportunities for brave adventurers to earn loot. By defeating these demons, players can earn Aberrant Cinders, which can be used to open Tortured Gifts in Helltide.

It is important to note that when Helltide moves to a new area, your Aberrant Cinders do not transfer with it. This means that you must use them before they disappear or you will lose this hard-earned currency.

The rewards provided by Tortured Gifts are very attractive, including large amounts of Diablo 4 Gold, experience points, and the opportunity to obtain legendary or unique equipment, which are important resources for improving the strength of your characters.

To more effectively deal with Helltide, many players recommend the strategy of using Baneful Hearts to summon Blood Maiden. The Blood Maiden is a powerful ally that provides a lot of support in battle and drops numerous Aberrant Cinders and other valuable loot after defeating enemies. This makes her one of the ideal choices for fighting against Helltide.

5. Unlock Kurast Undercity

Kurast Undercity is a challenging endgame activity in Diablo 4 that can be gradually unlocked by completing Deeds of a Champion quest. This introductory quest consists of two key steps: Kurast Undercity and Undercity: Wail of the Forgotten. Once completed, you can freely explore Kurast Undercity.

Kurast Undercity is designed as a complex maze-like structure divided into three levels. The first two levels are mainly timed tasks, where you need to act quickly to overcome various obstacles and defeat the enemies that keep coming.

It is worth noting that there are some Braziers scattered throughout these two levels, which can increase your Attunement by lighting them or simply destroying the surrounding monsters. Gaining a high Attunement can increase your chances of obtaining rare rewards from the boss in the third level.

4. Participate In Infernal Hordes Activity

Before participating in Infernal Hordes activity, players need to obtain Infernal Compass. It can be crafted from Occultist or dropped as a reward from other activities such as Nightmare Dungeons or Helltide. Once you have Infernal Compass, you can participate in Infernal Hordes activity. Completing these activities will earn your Aether, which can be exchanged for rich loot after the battle.

3. Clear Nightmare Dungeons

Nightmare Dungeons are popular among players because of their high chance of dropping powerful equipment and Masterworking materials. To enter Nightmare Dungeons, you first need to complete other Nightmare Dungeons or craft them at Occultist to obtain a specific Nightmare Sigil. Clearing Nightmare Dungeons can earn Obducite, which can be used to Masterwork your gear.

2. Defeat Uber Bosses

In order to summon Uber Bosses, you need to collect specific materials, and the type of these materials depends on the boss you hope to face. Usually, these materials can be obtained by participating in other types of endgame activities, such as Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide, or World Bosses. After defeating Uber Bosses, you will obtain Uniques and Mythic Uniques.

1. Clear Dark Citadel

In Dark Citadel, multiple players need to team up to explore a large dungeon and face a series of powerful enemies and bosses together. Because of the extremely high difficulty of this mode, Dark Citadel only supports multiplayer cooperative mode, but it provides a Party Finder tool for players to recruit teammates to join their team.

Dark Citadel is divided into three wings, each with a unique environment and enemy layout, as well as powerful bosses to overcome. Dark Citadel is considered the second most difficult endgame activity in the game after Uber Bosses. Therefore, it is best to accumulate enough equipment and experience through other activities before taking on the challenge of Dark Citadel.

Through the above suggestions, we hope to help you enjoy the game better and continue to challenge yourself and improve your strength in the world of Diablo 4. Finally, if you have some better ideas to share, you can discuss with more players in IGGM discord group, and Giveaway channel will often release information about Diablo 4 product giveaways.

We are entering the middle of a season and most hardcore players have finished their battle passes and seasonal chapters. In a recent developer chat, the developers revealed that they are working to introduce a series of new features to attract old players who may have been confused or alienated by the large number of changes the game has undergone since launch. This guide will provide a detailed introduction to these upcoming updates.

Welcome Back Pack

Starting on November 19th, when you first play Diablo 4 Eternal Realm, you will have the option to create a brand new character and instantly increase your level to level 50 by using Welcome Back pack.

For those who haven’t played the game since launch, this may not sound like a new thing. But it is worth noting that Diablo 4 now has a maximum level cap of 60, rather than the original 100. Therefore, this benefit is very attractive to old players who want to catch up quickly.

In addition, although all the equipment you have obtained before will still remain in your account, because of the reform of the item classification mechanism, many items obtained earlier may no longer be applicable or even marked as legacy items.

In order to help everyone better integrate into the current game environment, the Welcome Back pack also includes an entire set of new legendary items. These gears are carefully crafted based on one of the three most powerful builds for your chosen class, ensuring you can face the challenges ahead in the best possible condition without having to buy Diablo 4 Gold.

In addition, the character of each returning player will automatically unlock the complete skill tree and Altars of Lilith by default. These changes will make the entire game experience smoother and more enjoyable. And you will also be able to obtain the following items:

• 1 million gold
• 1000 Obols
• 1 Scroll of Amnesia
• Crafting materials

To upgrade your character, players can go to the city of Kyovashad and interact with Fated Reliquary in the city to unlock. If you already have an Eternal character that has reached level 50, after completing this step, you can still obtain precious legendary items and exclusive build options for the profession you play.

In addition, if you also own the Vessel of Hatred expansion, this powerful upgrade will allow you to upgrade two characters at the same time in Eternal Realm. Let you enjoy a higher level of game content and challenges.

Play Spiritborn Class For Free

The development team announced that from November 19th to December 2nd, all players who do not yet own Vessel of Hatred can try the newly launched Spiritborn for free and upgrade their characters to the maximum level 25. If you finally decide to get Vessel of Hatred expansion during this period, all the progress you have made in the game before will be retained.

This free trial event provides a great opportunity for players to try this new class, feel its unique skill tree and how it fits into the existing game environment. In addition, this also allows players who are hesitant to return to Diablo 4 to have enough time to evaluate whether they really like this new content before deciding whether it is worth paying for it.

It should be noted that according to current information, this event is only supported through Battle.net platform, so users who use host devices or run the game on Steam may not participate in this special event.

Red-Cloaked Horror

Starting at 1pm ET on November 19th and ending at 1pm ET on December 3rd, Red-Cloaked Horror will reappear in Helltide. Players may encounter it in Hellborne, Infernal Hordes and dungeons. You can use a sled to drag it to obtain Cinders, Burning Aether and other bonus items, depending on where you encounter it.

In addition, after successfully defeating Red-Cloaked Horror, you will also receive a Gileon’s Brew. This elixir not only increases your damage to all enemies by 20% but also makes defeated enemies drop herbs and other crafting materials more frequently, while increasing your experience by 15%.

In order to allow all participants to enjoy the fun of this festival, the official has also arranged a special welfare link - as long as you log in to the game and go to Midwinter Square in Kyovashad during the event, you can receive a unique onetime gift package.

Mothers Blessing Events

Mother’s Blessing event will run from November 19th to November 26th, and all players who participate will enjoy multiplicative experience and gold acquisition speed bonuses, which can be used in combination with other buffs.

For example, the aforementioned Gileon’s Brew, obtained by defeating Red-Cloaked Horror. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for players who want to reach the 300-point paragon cap as soon as possible.

The development team will hold another campfire chat event on November 21st, and players can expect to hear more about the upcoming changes and the outlook for future seasons. Finally, if you have some better game strategies to share, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, discuss with more players in the discord group, and there will often be information about Diablo 4 product giveaways.

In Diablo 4, for those players who pursue extreme destructive power, Ugly Bastard Helm is undoubtedly one of the most coveted pieces of equipment when doing Berserker builds. The actual results it provides far outweigh the negative impression caused by its name. Ugly Bastard Helm not only significantly increases the wearer’s overall damage output, but is also specifically enhanced for fire attacks.

In addition, Diablo 4 also introduced a helmet called Heir of Perdition, which is also one of the most popular top-level equipment in the game. This helmet can significantly increase the user’s damage to 60%, and may further increase this value depending on different situations.

However, since the acquisition process is quite complex and time-consuming, it is recommended that players who focus on building extreme output characters give priority to pursuing this equipment.

Next, we will introduce several methods to obtain Ugly Bastard Helm and Heir of Perdition.

How To Get Ugly Bastard Helm?

Players can obtain Ugly Bastard Helm through the following methods:

• Participating in World Events: These events usually attract numerous players because they increase the chance of obtaining high-tier loot.
• Slaying World Bosses: World Bosses are powerful enemies in the game. Although their challenge difficulty is higher, the probability of dropping Mythic Uniques is also higher. Therefore, challenging these bosses is a wise choice to obtain Ugly Bastard Helm. If you really cannot bear the difficulty of this challenge, you can also buy Diablo 4 Gold to speed up the process.
• Running Nightmare Dungeons: Nightmare Dungeons offer more challenging content and have high-tier loot drop rates. These dungeons are a great place to find unique items, but be aware that they are also relatively difficult and require some preparation and strategy.
• Participating in Helltide Events: Helltide Events occur every hour, in which players can collect Cinders by killing enemies and completing tasks. Use these Cinders to open Tortured Chests, which may contain valuable equipment such as Ugly Bastard Helm.
• Gamble at Purveyor of Curiosities: Purveyor of Curiosities provides a unique way to obtain Mythic Unique items like Ugly Bastard Helm. If you believe you’re lucky enough, you can try gambling with Murmuring Obols and see if you can get your hands on this powerful helmet.

How To Get Heir Of Perdition?

Here are some strategies to help you get your Heir of Perdition more efficiently:

1. Farming Ladder and Uber Bosses: This method is an effective way to obtain Mythic Uniques. To get Heir of Perdition, you can follow the following Bosses:

• Lord Zir Grigoire
• Echo of Duriel
• Beast in the Ice
• Echo of Andariel
• Varshan Grind

Although the odds of getting this unique item are low on your first try, you can get some other good loot, and with repeated challenges you can accumulate your chances of getting Heir of Perdition.

2. Transmuting with Resplendent Sparks at Alchemist: Players can also craft it by attempting to transmute it at Alchemist. But this method requires the following specific materials:

• Gar x6
• Que x6
• Jah x6
• or
• Resplendent Sparks x2

3. Gambling at Purveyor of Curiosities: If you wish to try a more luck-based method of obtaining Heir of Perdition, consider gambling with Obols at Purveyor of Curiosities. Although this method is full of uncertainty and the probability of obtaining it is extremely low, it is still a viable option for players who have numerous Obols.

Ugly Bastard Helm Effect

When you activate Wrath of the Berserker, it will not only significantly increase your attack power and defense but also trigger a strong explosion effect, causing 100% to 300% additional fire damage to surrounding enemies.

And during the entire Berserking period, all attacks you launch will be converted into fire damage, and these fire damage will be increased by another 60% to 80%. Therefore, Ugly Bastard Helm is perfect for fire-based Barbarian builds.

For players who pursue ultimate output and are eager to plunge into the enemy’s body and Berserk them in encounters, Ugly Bastard Helm is definitely worth owning.

Heir Of Perdition Effect

When the player succumbs to hatred and gains Mother’s Favor (Lilith’s Favor), you will increase the damage you deal by 60%. If there are other nearby players wearing the same helmet, and they also have Mother’s Favor activated, you’ll also have a chance to steal an additional 60% damage boost from them.

Overall, in Diablo 4, Ugly Bastard Helm and Heir of Perdition are very powerful equipment that can significantly improve the player’s combat effectiveness. While the process of acquiring these gears can be complicated and time-consuming, they are certainly worth pursuing for players focused on building their ultimate DPS character.

By participating in various game activities, players can accumulate their chances of obtaining these top-notch equipment. No matter which method is used, players need to put in enough effort and patience to finally own these powerful equipments and achieve better results in the game.

Finally, in order to complete these activities more easily, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, where Diablo 4 product gift information is often released, and there may be surprise gifts that you can’t expect.

With the launch of Vessel of Hatred DLC and Season 6, the game developers made a major adjustment to the difficulty system. The original World Tiers were removed and replaced with a brand new Difficulty system. This change is designed to provide players with a richer and more challenging gaming experience.

During the leveling process and in most pre-endgame content, players can choose from four basic difficulties: Normal, Hard, Expert, and Penitent. These difficulties accumulate the challenge in the game, allowing players to choose the right difficulty level according to their skill level and play style.

Each difficulty affects the enemy’s strength, health, and their resistance to the player’s skills, providing a suitable challenge for players of different levels.

When players enter the game’s endgame, you will unlock Torment system. This difficulty level is designed for players who crave extreme challenges and rich rewards. Entering Torment 1, players can get substantial rewards, such as unique equipment, rare resources, and other valuable items.

However, these rewards are difficult to get, because Torment 1 enemies have significantly increased damage and reduced resistance. Even the most experienced players may find themselves in great danger.

To cope with this drastic increase in difficulty, players need to be fully prepared. This includes but is not limited to the need to optimize character construction, collect powerful equipment, be familiar with the behavior patterns of various monsters, buy Diablo 4 Gold, and master effective combat techniques.. Read this guide to learn how to better unlock Torment 1 Difficulty.

What Does Torment 1 Unlock?

In Diablo 4, as a Tier in difficulty increases, players will receive more XP, gold, and have a higher chance of obtaining rare items. This design encourages players to gradually challenge higher Tiers to obtain more generous rewards.

When you start a new character, there are only two difficulties to choose from: Normal and Hard. These two difficulty levels are suitable for novice and intermediate players to help you familiarize yourself with the game mechanics and storyline.

As you progress through the game and complete the base campaign and DLC campaigns, you will unlock the next two difficulties: Elite and Penitent. These two difficulty levels provide greater challenges and require players to have higher skills and strategies. These difficulty levels also bring better rewards, including more powerful equipment and rarer resources.

However, to obtain the highest quality items in Diablo 4, you need to unlock Torment system.

Unlocking Torment 1 marks a significant increase in the game’s challenge. This jump from Penitent to Torment 1 is not to be underestimated, and it brings players a whole new level of trials.

Despite the significant increase in difficulty, Torment 1 enemies will drop more experience points and gold, which is essential for the rapid development of your character. In addition, Torment 1 enemies have a chance to drop the highest quality equipment in the game, Ancestral gear.

Torment difficulty has another significant downside. In fact, your Armor Value will drop by a fixed 250, and all Resistances will be reduced by 25%. This means that you need to plan your character build and equipment selection more carefully to ensure that you can still maintain sufficient defense when facing stronger enemies.

Unlocking Torment 1 is a crucial step in the pursuit of top-tier gear and rare items. While players already have a chance to earn Legendary, Unique, and Mythic Unique items before reaching Torment 1, the drop chances of these special item types increase significantly once you pass that threshold.

This means that if your goal is to acquire some of the rarest and most powerful gear in the game, you’ll want to make sure your character is at least at Torment 1.

How To Unlock Torment 1?

First, you must complete the game’s main campaign, which will unlock Elite Difficulty, the third difficulty level in the “regular” difficulty setting.

Then head into Vessel of Hatred and complete its main campaign, doing so unlocking Penitent Difficulty. Once you’ve reached Level 60 and have earned a certain number of Paragon points, you can look for and begin “The Pit Of The Artificer” priority quest in Quest Tab.

Head to Cerrigar in Scosglen and find Artificer’s Obelisk, located in the top-left corner of Waypoint. This obelisk is the entrance to Pit of the Artificer, a repeatable, randomly generated dungeon with a hundred tiers to explore. When players reach the highest level of the game, they will challenge Tier 20, which is the first opportunity to experience Torment Difficulty.

To unlock Torment Difficulty for the rest of the game, players must defeat Pit at Tier 20. This challenge is timed, and players only have 15 minutes to defeat enough enemies to create a portal to the last boss. After successfully defeating the boss within the time limit and completing Pit at Tier 20, players will unlock Torment 1 Difficulty. Higher difficulty Torments can increase the number of rewards.

Be fully prepared to face the upcoming challenges by following the steps above. If you still have questions, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, which not only has many like-minded players to discuss game strategies together, but also many Diablo 4 product giveaway information is released from time to time.

As the latest DLC in Diablo 4 series, Vessel of Hatred provides players with a lot of new game mechanics and gameplay. This includes some exciting large-scale events, such as Infernal Hordes.

When players play such events, the overall difficulty will be higher because of their large scale. So sometimes you do not only need to buy Diablo 4 Gold to get some excellent weapons and equipment to improve your combat effectiveness, but also need to team up with other players to complete the task.

However, many players have recently found that some bugs will appear when using couch co-op to challenge in Infernal Hordes event, causing the game to not run properly. The game developers are willing to solve this, but it seems that these bugs have not been completely fixed yet.

Based on this, we will introduce the specific situation of the bugs in Infernal Hordes to you, so that you will not be tripped up by them and waste time in the game.

Introduction To Infernal Hordes

As a large-scale game event, the mechanism of Infernal Hordes is similar to the mode of some other previous events. Once you enter the event, between waves of enemies, you can choose Infernal Offering, which can enhance your combat power in a positive or negative way.

Depending on your choice, the lethality of enemies and the quality of the ultimate reward will be multiplied. Be careful though, as you have a limited number of resurrections.

In addition, during the battle, you will earn Burning Aether, which you can use to unlock various rewards after the battle. Burning Aether also unlocks Spoils of Hell, which gives you items with higher affixes, various summon materials, and the opportunity to unlock new unique items and legendary items. Eventually, you will complete the last wave and face Fell Council, which is composed of priests with unique lethal attacks.

What Are The Bugs In Infernal Hordes?

So far, players have said that the problems with Infernal Hordes raid event seem to be mainly centered on couch co-op. The wave-based mode of the event can be a fun way to deal with the enemy onslaught, but unfortunately, because of a bug in the couch co-op system, players seem to be soft-locked and unable to complete the challenge during the event.

Many players have publicly expressed their confusion and frustration about the bug on Diablo 4 subreddit, as they also found that this problem often occurred when trying local co-op mode. This event bug causes new waves of enemies to stop spawning, and the player’s game character will be stuck in the event mode and unable to progress.

In fact, this is not the first problem encountered in Infernal Hordes raid event. The previous errors that affected the player’s experience in Infernal Hordes were mainly related to the ultimate goal of the mode. Once the enemies continue to pour into the final stage, the player will be responsible for defeating Fell Council. However, according to feedback posted by some players on various online platforms, although they defeated Fell Council, nothing happened and they could not continue playing.

Although this bug is not exactly the same as the bug in the couch co-op mode that currently plagues players, it is also an alarming soft lock-like problem. This type of bug obviously greatly reduces the player’s gaming experience, and may cause some people to lose interest in playing Infernal Hordes, which is not conducive to DLC being well received among the player community.

What Is The Attitude Of Game Developers Towards The Bugs?

As of now, the game developers have not given a simple solution for how to fix the local co-op problem in Infernal Hordes. Maybe they are busy dealing with the problem that some players have reported that the new class Spiritborn is too powerful, so it may take some time for the bug of Infernal Hordes’ co-op mode to be solved.

That being said, some players have said that similar problems have occurred since Season 5. It is somewhat disappointing that it has appeared again in DLC and has not been fixed in time.

It is unclear how long this problem will be fixed for couch co-op players. Unfortunately, since most Diablo 4 players have been playing single-player recently, this may not be the first choice for the game developers to fix it in the future.

After all, Diablo 4’s recent hot fix first made changes to the game’s Obducite drop problem, while also improving servers and stability, but it did not fix Infernal Hordes bug. It can be said that no one knows whether this bug will be fixed soon, but if you want to try Infernal Hordes in local cooperation at this time, we suggest that you should be cautious to avoid being stuck because of the bug.

Based on these tips, you must have made a judgment on whether to experience the Infernal Hordes event in DLC through cooperative mode recently. If you want to know the progress of the bug fix, besides noticing the game maker, you can also enter IGGM Discord and find out according to the comments of other players.

In addition, the sixth giveaway event for Diablo 4 Season 6 Season of Hatred Rising is being held here recently. We will draw 20 lucky players on November 18 to share Andariel Materials * 5,000, Andariel Materials * 5,000, Living Steel * 20,000, Exquisite Blood * 20,000 equally. Believe in your own luck! Don’t miss it!

When Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion was first announced, there was widespread concern that it might be overshadowed by the popularity of Path of Exile 2. Fortunately, however, Vessel of Hatred seems to have managed to avoid direct competition with Path of Exile 2, at least for now, as the latter has announced that the early access release date has been postponed to December 6.

Now that Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion has been released for more than a month, it not only deepens the storyline between Neyrelle and Mephisto but also introduces a new class to the game and brings a series of novel game mechanics and skills.

Now, players can’t wait to see how the next expansion will unfold. Especially in key issues such as the fate of Nahantu and the future of Sanctuary, it has become a very necessary practice to buy Diablo 4 Gold.

Next Expansion Needs To Keep An Eye On Path Of Exile 2

While Path of Exile 2 was originally scheduled to launch in mid-November, the release date was pushed back to December 6 to ensure that players can seamlessly transfer micro-transaction content from the previous game.

This delay has given long-awaited fans a little more time to wait, but it also shows that the development team Grinding Gear Games attaches great importance to the integrity of the game experience. As Early Access approaches, the industry expects that Path of Exile 2 will set off new waves in the action role-playing game field with its depth and complexity.

Path of Exile 2 is committed to optimizing the onboarding process while retaining the game’s signature challenge, making it easier for new players to get into the game while also meeting the expectations of veteran players.

The sequel introduces a series of innovative features, including new Skill and Support Gems, twelve character classes to choose from, and a couch co-op mode that supports local cooperation. With Path of Exile 2’s upcoming debut, it is likely to be in direct competition with the next expansion of Diablo 4.

Next Expansion Needs To Avoid Direct Competition With Path Of Exile 2

Although Vessel of Hatred introduced a versatile new class, Spiritborn, its narrative structure was criticized for some hasty endings and unresolved plot threads. The community expects subsequent expansions to not only resolve the cliffhangers left by Vessel of Hatred, but also surpass its predecessor in terms of content quantity and quality, providing a richer and deeper gaming experience.

However, the importance of all these efforts also depends on whether Diablo 4 can stand out in the face of the upcoming and highly anticipated Path of Exile 2.

At present, the length of Path of Exile 2’s Early Access is not yet clear, but Early Access phase usually lasts at least a year, so the game may launch a 1.0 update around December 2025. If the next expansion of Diablo 4 is scheduled to be released at the same time next year, it will face direct competition from Path of Exile 2.

Especially in the divided reviews received by Vessel of Hatred, this competition may pose an additional challenge to Diablo 4’s market performance.

Path Of Exile Offers A Recipe For Success For Next Expansion

Vessel of Hatred expansion was released more than a year after the base game, and based on this timeline, its next expansion is expected to be available in late 2025, close to the release of Path of Exile 2 1.0. Path of Exile 2 is about to enter the Early Access phase, but there is no clear end date yet.

It provides Diablo 4 with ample preparation time to carefully build its next expansion to ensure that it can stand out in a competitive market. For example, the development team can consider how to optimize the way players obtain Uniques.

Path of Exile’s class system adopts Ascendancy mechanic, providing three specializations for each base class, while Scion only has one Ascendancy. This design provides players with more customization options and strategic depth, and may be the inspiration that Diablo 4 needs in the class system design.

With its seven base classes and 19 Ascendancy classes, Path of Exile provides a wealth of build diversity. The game undergoes numerous balance updates throughout the year, providing players with a good reason to return to the game after the end of A League.

Each Ascendancy class brings new and diverse enhancements to the base class, and not all enhancements can be unlocked at once, which makes it possible for players to repeatedly make the same character and try new builds. Although Diablo 4’s class system is not exactly the same, the design of the sub-class can solve this problem in the best way, providing similar variety and depth.

With the next expansion of Diablo 4 and the upcoming release of Path of Exile 2, players will undoubtedly enjoy a feast of action role-playing games. No matter which game can stand out in the end, the real winner will be the players who love the game and pursue the ultimate experience.

Finally, you can pay attention to Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, which will release Diablo 4 product giveaway information from time to time. Remember to be more active in the discord group.

Spiritborn is a new class added in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred Expansion, and its Resolve mechanic brings a variety of powerful builds. Among them, Rock Splitter Thorns Build utilizes damage bonuses to make players an AoE powerhouse. To try this build, we have some detailed guides for you below.

Rock Splitter Thorns Build Work Mechanism

Rock Splitter Thorns Build does not work by taking hits, but applies 100% of the player’s Thorns damage by hitting, making it one of the best offensive Thorns builds. Sepazontec always applies the skill’s third attack bonus, making Rock Splitter the ultimate damage powerhouse. Therefore, it is very necessary to spend some Diablo 4 Gold to obtain it when making a build.

Players using this build can expect to easily handle a variety of content, without worrying about resource management, and have strong defensive capabilities. However, this build can struggle when enemies are scattered, as it relies on Binding Morass and the synergy between Lithwat and XolKry Runewords to draw enemies.

In order to maximize damage output and effectively manage survivability in Rock Splitter Thorns Spiritborn, players need to take a series of strategic actions. When facing a boss or elite enemy, once they reach the injury threshold, immediately use Ultimate ability of this build to deal a lot of damage.

Use Toxic Skin to keep Thorns passive activated while Ultimate ability is on cooldown, which can ensure continuous damage to the enemy.

In addition, to further improve survivability, it is recommended that players rotate between three different defensive skills to reduce damage from enemies. In order for Runewords & Binding Morass Aspect carried by the character to work correctly on the enemy group, it is very important to try to keep your position relatively fixed.

Ability Points & Skill Tree

The skill tree of Rock Splitter Thorns Spiritborn is mainly defensive, as it requires little additional damage ability besides the basic skills.

Basic Node

• Rocksplitter (1/5): Enhanced Rock Splitter, Accelerated Rock Splitter

Core Node

• Follow Through (3/3)

Focus Node

• Toxic Skin (1/5): Enhanced Toxic Skin, Replenishing Toxic Skin
• Unrestrained Power (3/3)
• Focal Point (1/3)
• Diminishment (3/3)
• Apex (3/3)
• Mirage (3/3)

Potency Node

• Resilient (3/3)
• Dominant (3/3)
• Potent (3/3)

Ultimate Skill

• The Hunter (5/5): Harmonious Hunter, Exhalted Hunter
• Resolution (3/3)
• Spiritual Attunement (1/3)
• Supremacy (3/3)

Key Passive

As the key passive of the build, Adaptive Stances naturally makes use of several spirits. The extra skill rank doesn’t give this build much benefit, as most skills won’t be maxed out.

Spirit Hall Choices

Since Spirit Hall bonuses all derive from the same Spirit, using Loyalty’s Mantle is a smart choice.

Primary Spirit Bonus

Gorilla is placed in the first Spirit Hall slot to increase Thorns damage and Barrier. Additionally, it converts all skills from other Spirits used by the build into Gorilla Skills, allowing them to activate Gorilla-exclusive passives.

Secondary Spirit Bonus

The secondary Spirit Bonus again chooses Gorilla, which allows you to benefit from Loyalty’s Mantle while further improving defensive stats, and giving the build unlimited uptime.

Gear & Affixes

This build, while it does include BiS items, has relatively low gear requirements before getting up and running. The main thing needed is Unique Staff Sepazontec, and Runewords LithWat and XolKry.

Additional Strong Items

• Loyalty’s Mantle
• Razorplate

Additional Strong Aspects

The player should choose how to place Aspects on their gear based on which Aspects they currently have the highest rolls in.

• Aspect of Binding Morass
• Aspect of Adaptability
• Rapid Aspect
• Aspect of Moonrise
• Hectic Aspect
• Aspect of Endurance
• Aspect of Interdiction
• Aspect of Layered Wards

Stat Priority & Affixes

This build does not prioritize critical strike or suppression as the primary goal like most common builds. In this build, most stats can be gained through tempering.

• Thorns +3000%
• Armor to 1000 (after penalties)
• Resistances capped (after penalties)
• Health to 6000
• Rock Splitter Size +100%
• 160% Movement Speed
• 2000+ Dexterity
• Attack Speed ​​+100%
• Basic Damage +600%

Runewords & Gems

In this build, since the two main equipment slots are occupied by LithWat and XolKry, the space left for other Runewords and Gems is relatively limited. In order to maximize the use of the remaining slots, we need to choose and match them carefully.

For the slots in the armor, we recommend Emeralds in Armor for increased Dexterity, and Diamonds in Jewelry to help cap Elemental Resistance.

Mercenary & Reinforcement Hires

In this build, players are free to try different combinations according to their preferences and play style. This flexibility allows players to explore more possibilities and find the combat style that suits them best. However, for players who want to get started quickly and are looking for a plug-and-play build, we recommend considering using Raheir and Varyana.

In the reinforcement slot, choosing Varyana is a wise decision because her Ancient Harpoons Ability can effectively gather enemies and create more favorable conditions for Rock Splitter’s AoE.

In summary, for players who are looking for a novel experience and enjoy the challenge, Rock Splitter Thorns Build is undoubtedly a choice worth trying. Finally, no matter what items or equipment you are missing in the build process, you can pay attention to Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, which often releases Diablo 4 product giveaway information.

In Diablo 4 DLC Vessel of Hatred released on October 7, in order to live up to the expectations of players, the game developers not only added some new content: such as the new class Spiritborn and the new explorable area Nahantu, but also updated the main story based on Diablo 4 base game.

If you often play MMO games, you will find that the main story in these games is the key to stringing together the entire series of games, and the same is true in Diablo 4. besides some casual gameplay or some daily repetitive tasks that can farm Diablo 4 Gold, other world bosses and major events are often centered on the main story.

As an expansion of Diablo 4, the updated story content in Vessel of Hatred is essentially a continuation and supplement to the story of the base game. It should also play a role in filling the gaps in Diablo 4 story and paving the way for the new season or new DLC.

But does the update of the story in Vessel of Hatred really do these things? If you want to know, let’s find out together.

What Does The New Story Of Vessel Of Hatred Tell?

Diablo series of games is as dark and treacherous as its name leaves players with the impression that it is full of conspiracy and battles. The game is centered on Eternal Conflict between High Heavens and Burning Hells for Worldstone, and uses this conflict as the foreground and background of the story of each game in the series.

In Diablo 4, humans live in Sanctuary between Eternal Conflict. This setting not only emphasizes the importance of human movements in war, but also shows how humans will use their free will to influence this conflict through the subsequent development of the story.

In the updated story of Vessel of Hatred, the girl Neyrelle takes Soulstone containing Mephisto to the jungle area of ​​Nahantu, hoping to face Mephisto directly and prevent his influence from spreading further to Sanctuary.

In fact, this is basically the theme of the story in Vessel of Hatred. Because if you’ve experienced the expansion, you’ll find that a large part of the story is about chasing Neyrelle’s footsteps, hoping to find her before the corruption of Soulstone destroys her from the inside out.

Therefore, this storyline does not further portray the battle of High Heavens and Burning Hells, but focuses more on Neyrelle. It can be said that this is a smaller and more personal story compared to the stories in the previous few games.

On this basis, the newly added Nahantu area in DLC is a refreshing change, replacing the dark and endless despair in the previous Sanctuary with bright and saturated colors. And as a background location, it effectively complements the tribal theme of the story and sets off the special ability of the new Spiritborn class to use animal souls to gain supernatural powers.

In fact, you will find that the background of Vessel of Hatred has nothing to do with the main battle in the series of games. The people of Nahantu have always been working hard to defend their land.

This is where Eru, a key character in DLC, comes into play, as his greatest wish is to ensure that Nahantu is protected from Mephisto’s corruption. Unfortunately, he ultimately makes a deal with Mephisto for a variety of reasons, and loses everything for it.

There Is A Story Disconnect Between Vessel Of Hatred And Base Game Of Diablo 4

While the new story and setting of Vessel of Hatred gives players, a brief respite from Eternal Conflict and a chance to experience different areas and classes than before, it is precisely because of these elements that there is a certain disconnect between the story of the DLC and the main story of the base game of Diablo 4.

One of the biggest unresolved plot points in the story of the main campaign of Diablo 4 is that Neyrelle trapped the essence of Mephisto in Soustone and then disappeared without explaining the subsequent developments. Therefore, people were originally looking forward to the game makers to explain this plot point in Vessel of Hatred.

At the end of Vessel of Hatred, although Neyrelle is freed from her connection to Mephisto Soulstone, some dialogue confirms that she is still connected to Mephisto and will face him at some point in the future. In a sense, you can think that the unresolved plot point of Diablo 4 has been resolved, but this is not specific and complete enough to be convincing.

All the main story of Diablo 4 set up for the expansion Vessel of Hatred never fully resolved the plot holes left in the base game, but only extended its original ending. This also means that although Vessel of Hatred has many highlights, it still does not really continue the story of the base game.

However, this is not entirely a disadvantage for players. Since there is no strong coherence between the stories, players can directly enter the expansion without playing the main campaign of Diablo 4. This is good, but it also shows that the story of Vessel of Hatred is not very meaningful to the overall narrative of Diablo 4. However, we can also expect the game developers to release new expansions to resolve these unresolved plot points.

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If you want to know more about the story of Vessel of Hatred, you can enter IGGM Discord to communicate with other players. And if you participate in the giveaway channel lottery here now, you will have a chance to win Duriel Materials * 250 + Andariel Materials * 250 + Living Steel * 1000 + Exquisite Blood * 1000 as prizes on November 11!