While some players of Blizzard’s Diablo 4 are still struggling through their first playthrough of the dark and gloomy action RPG, two gamers have raised the bar for in-game accomplishments, becoming the first to clear a Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon in Hardcore Mode. A badge of honor for the game’s most dedicated players, some players recently claimed that Diablo 4’s Hardcore contest winners list is inaccurate and omits dozens of gamers who accomplished the feat.Released in early June to great acclaim, Diablo 4 is the latest entry in Blizzard’s long-running action RPG series. Taking gamers’ feedback to heart following the mixed reception to 2012's Diablo 3, Blizzard brought back the dark and gritty art style of the original games while retaining some of the third outing’s quality of life improvements. Like previous entries in the franchise, much of the game’s appeal for many players lies in the endgame content, with Diablo 4’s Nightmare Dungeons representing some of the title’s biggest challenges. Despite this, the Nightmare Dungeons have been criticized by some players for lacking in imagination and difficulty compared to Diablo 3’s Greater Rifts. As first reported by gaming site Wowhead, Diablo 4 players AlAlon and Riise have become the first two gamers to defeat a Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon in Hardcore Mode. AlAlon shared the momentous accomplishment on their Twitter account, providing a screenshot of the duo getting a popup alerting them of their new Grandmaster status as proof. Remaining gracious in their moment of triumph, AlAlon’s tweet also took the time to thank Blizzard and Diablo community lead Adam Fletcher “for creating this masterpiece.” Cutting things fairly close, the pair achieved the coveted Grandmaster status with less than two weeks to go in Diablo 4’s current season.
Gamers responding to the news on Twitter congratulated AlAlon and Riise on their accomplishment, with many Diablo 4 fans inquiring about what builds the two used. One curious commenter asked if reaching Grandmaster was actually rewarding or just felt the same as farming XP in Diablo 4’s Nightmare Dungeons usually does. Offering a surprisingly subdued response to the question, AlAlon stated that clearing the Nightmare Dungeon was “only about challenge” and not about any potential loot or larger feeling of satisfaction.
For players who are happy just to be able to make it through their encounter with X’Fal The Scarred Barron in Diablo 4’s first act intact, clearing a tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon in Hardcore Mode may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But, as AlAlon and Riise have shown, for some Diablo 4 players accomplishing the seemingly impossible is where the game’s real fun lies.
Diablo 4 is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Wowhead