No numbers were attached to the warbands changes, of course - but even more so the notion that Diablo: Immortal will award group-based, social gameplay.Ĭycle of Strife Overhaul - Clans Will Reign

In earlier iterations, warbands in Diablo: Immortal didn’t serve any purpose other than conveying the fact that eight players can, in fact, team up to form a social group.īased on what we’ve read in the development blog, players can assume that completing content as a warband could very well be the “way to go” in terms of end-game efficiency. With the announced changes to the Warbands social system, Blizzard further pushes the envelope regarding an MMO raid team fantasy. Warband Improvements - Further Supporting the “Raid Fantasy” Sure, we won’t see Race to World First levels of difficulty in strategy and mechanics - but it’s safe to assume that, especially in the beginning, these new encounters will pose quite the challenge.

On top of that, Blizzard plans to release a new Helliquary boss encounter every month after Diablo: Immortal’s release. Hiding behind pillars before an explosion or jumping out of void zones to avoid lethal damage in a mobile game? Love it or hate it, but all that sounds very familiar to raiding in typical MMO games. As part of the Helliquary system, which plays an important role in increasing overall player power, the two Closed Beta raid bosses, Lassal and Vitaath, packed quite a punch during testing - and not only that: Both encounters showcased quite a variety of typical raid encounter mechanics. The Helliquary Raid system showcases one aspect of end-game content in Diablo: Immortal: 8-player raiding. Helliquary Raid Changes - New 8-Player Encounters Every Month Wowhead Announcement of Developer Blog Post with Summaryĭiablo Immortal Development Blog Post 'Closed Beta Learnings' The message is loud and clear: Diablo Immortal tries to become “more than just a mobile game” - in fact, it claims to feature a full-blown MMO experience at launch. Earlier this week, Game Director Wyatt Cheng and Senior System Designer Kris Zierhut released an in-depth Diablo: Immortal blog post, highlighting several changes coming to Blizzard’s upcoming mobile title set in the Diablo: universe.Īmong many aspects, improvements to Immortal’s numerous social and multiplayer systems seemed to be a focal point during recent development.

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