Summary
- Diablo 4 is planning to implement a loot filter, which would address a common player complaint about crowded screens and difficulty in finding specific gear. However, no release window is available.
- Blizzard is also developing an elemental resistance rework, responding to criticism from players who find the stat useless and nonsensical. This change will arrive in Season 2.
- Developers have been responsive to player feedback and have made changes based on community backlash, indicating a commitment to improving the game based on the input of fans.
Diablo 4 has confirmed that it is working on loot filters and an elemental resistance rework. With its live service model, Diablo 4 has been going through an intense routine of adding new content and adjustments to improve the gaming experience.
Although it's considered the most controversial entry in the franchise, some Diablo 3 features are available on Diablo 4. One example is the Paragon System, which allows players to spend points to make their characters stronger. Another feature that Diablo 4 inherited from Diablo 3 is the Transmog system, with which players change the appearance of their equipment without losing stats. Although Blizzard's ARPG already has several engaging features, others have been much requested, like a Diablo 4 group finder. While this option is yet to come, fans have received updates about two exciting Diablo 4 features.
Diablo 4 general manager Rod Fergusson confirmed that the development team is working on a loot filter. A Twitter user asked Fergusson if "there's any chance" of Diablo 4 getting a loot filter, as he was tired of picking up items by mistake. Fergusson replied that the loot filter is in the developer's backlog, but gave no further details. While looting in Diablo 4 is one of the game's main activities, it can become a nightmare because of screens clogged with items and the impossibility of picking up specific gear. Players have been asking for a loot filter in Diablo 4 for some time, so it is good to know that it will come eventually. In the meantime, it is possible to customize Diablo 4 to emit sounds when items of a specific rarity drop.
While Fergusson confirmed that the loot filter is coming to Diablo 4, community manager Adam 'PezRadar' Fletcher revealed that the elemental resistance rework is in development. In response to a Twitter user asking for elemental resistance fixes, PezRadar said the long-awaited rework will be coming in Diablo 4 Season 2. It's not rare to find players criticizing Resistance and dubbing it the worst and most useless stat, and debating how Resistance makes no sense in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4 players are not shy about expressing their frustrations with the game. The developers, for their part, have been responding to the problems and requests of Diablo 4 players to the best of their ability. One example was the reversal of the change made to Diablo 4's Dungeons after the player's backlash. The loot filter and elemental resistance rework don't have a release date yet, though at least fans have a window for elemental resistance. With constant feedback coming Blizzard's way, fans can only hope to get more info on potential changes soon.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.