{"id":83640,"date":"2024-08-23T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/3-big-changes-coming-in-its-first-major-expansion\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:41:25","slug":"3-big-changes-coming-in-its-first-major-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/3-big-changes-coming-in-its-first-major-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Big Changes Coming In Its First Major Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><em>The Vessel of Hatred<\/em>, the first expansion to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-open-beta-review-rpg-rogue-build-barbarian-1850244422&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-open-beta-review-rpg-rogue-build-barbarian-1850244422\"><em>Diablo IV<\/em><\/a><\/span>, is set to release on October 8 and Blizzard dropped a ton of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/diablo4\/24128995\/delve-deeper-into-nahantu-with-mercenaries-dark-citadel-and-more&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/diablo4\/24128995\/delve-deeper-into-nahantu-with-mercenaries-dark-citadel-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new information<\/a><\/span> about it at <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/gamescom-opening-night-live-trailers-announcements-1851627031&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/gamescom-opening-night-live-trailers-announcements-1851627031\">Gamescom<\/a><\/span>. That includes more details on the game\u2019s <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-immortal-new-class-spiritborn-expansion-hatred-1851536395&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-immortal-new-class-spiritborn-expansion-hatred-1851536395\">new class<\/a><\/span>, new region, and a few surprise announcements to get players even more excited.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"195150,195326,194907\" data-current=\"195150\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"195150\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Diablo IV - Bear Bender Build\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"526\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>Diablo IV &#8211; Bear Bender Build<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195150\/195150_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195150\/195150_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195150\/195150_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195150\/195150_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/20607.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em> will continue the story of <em>Diablo 4<\/em>, in addition to bringing an all new co-op mode and the return of mercenaries to the series. Here are the most interesting things we learned about the upcoming expansion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h136459\"><strong>Mercenaries are back, baby<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"flex-video widescreen\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=youtube-video-h_RHvTVnBiI&amp;start=0\" data-chomp-id=\"h_RHvTVnBiI\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/h_RHvTVnBiI\" id=\"youtube-h_RHvTVnBiI\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span data-chomp-id=\"h_RHvTVnBiI\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/h_RHvTVnBiI\" id=\"youtube-h_RHvTVnBiI\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 dHvBHx caption\">Diablo<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">A fan-favorite feature from past<em> Diablo<\/em> games is the ability to call upon allies to fight for you. These NPC soldiers for hire were originally introduced in <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-ii-resurrected-is-mostly-just-diablo-ii-for-be-1847741744&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-ii-resurrected-is-mostly-just-diablo-ii-for-be-1847741744\"><em>Diablo II<\/em><\/a><\/span>, and <em>Diablo III <\/em>had its own version of the system with Followers, who were more fleshed-out characters with stories of their own. <em>Diablo 4<\/em>\u2019s version of mercenaries seems more in line with <em>Diablo 3<\/em>, as all four summonable allies have names and detailed backstories Blizzard has already revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">You\u2019ll unlock the NPC allies during the main quest and summon them in two ways. You can hire one mercenary to be your main companion to follow you around and designate a second mercenary as reinforcement who will emerge during combat to unleash a special skill when you activate a skill of your own. Each mercenary is unique with their own set of skills. There is the drunken archer Subo, the cursed child Aldkin, the berserker crone Varyana, and the shieldbearer Raheir. With a variety of builds to choose from, you\u2019ll be able to form a party that compliments your own character in combat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h136460\"><strong>Take on the Dark Citadel with a friend<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1279\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A group of fighters attempt to take down a large monster\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1279px\" data-alt=\"A group of fighters attempt to take down a large monster\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf lazy-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of fighters attempt to take down a large monster\" data-chomp-id=\"c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"720\" data-alt=\"A group of fighters attempt to take down a large monster\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/c6b07e5a0c056295080728ece3acb610\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1279\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A group of fighters attempt to take down a large monster\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Described by game director Brent Gibson as a \u201cmulti-layered dungeon\u201d during Gamescom, the Dark Citadel is a new co-op PvE mode that sounds like a full-blown raid. This is an endgame dungeon meant to test players in (ideally in a full group of four).<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The Dark Citadel is three areas long and includes tough-as-nails boss battles featuring unique enemy mechanics. One example given during a <em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em> <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAD0Py0I-PM&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAD0Py0I-PM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trailer<\/a><\/span> includes gathering a special item to reflect boss attacks in the midst of combat. That item needs to be used once by every team member, so it evokes the traditional MMO raid design of managing boss patterns while also dealing out constant damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">There will be a special vendor for the Dark Citadel with some incredible loot to earn if you are up for the challenge. Furthermore, Blizzard is introducing a party-finder that makes grouping up with friends and strangers all the easier. It really sounds like the Dark Citadel will amp up the MMO aspects of <em>Diablo 4<\/em>, but it\u2019s not the only the only interesting dungeon in <em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em>, as the new time-attack challenge Undercity is also being introduced.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 dezcon\" id=\"h136461\"><strong>Nahantu looks stunning (and dangerous)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1233\" data-height=\"691\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A figure runs through a lush jungle\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1233px\" data-alt=\"A figure runs through a lush jungle\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf lazy-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A figure runs through a lush jungle\" data-chomp-id=\"66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"691\" data-alt=\"A figure runs through a lush jungle\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/66b0d9ec33b66c2ab9ce071697fa78ab\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1233\" data-height=\"691\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A figure runs through a lush jungle\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><em>The Vessel of Hatred<\/em> will take players to the new region of Nahantu, which is the southernmost area of the eastern continent (that\u2019s the setting of <em>Diablo 4 <\/em>if you didn\u2019t know, because I didn\u2019t). To date it\u2019s the only part of the continent players haven\u2019t visited in <em>Diablo 4<\/em>\u2014though it was featured in <em>Diablo 2<\/em>\u2014so there are sure to be some discoveries, new and old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Within the region are six areas, four of which are jungle-themed and two of which are canyon-themed. But the jungle isn\u2019t well, as an infection has turned it into a dying area full of new enemies called Hollows and Dregs. Both the jungle and canyon areas of Nahantu look to be incredibly layered, with canyons opening into caverns and massive trees letting you walk on the floor or across large branches in the air. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"sc-gcp5ez-1 cvXwRv\"\/>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">If you want to dip your toes into <em>Diablo 4<\/em> ahead of <em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em>\u2019s release in October, you can try it for <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-free-trial-sale-steam-deck-pc-vessel-hatred-1851630535&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-free-trial-sale-steam-deck-pc-vessel-hatred-1851630535\">free on Steam<\/a><\/span> this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred-mercenaries-dark-citadel-1851630602\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion to Diablo IV, is set to release on October 8 and Blizzard dropped a ton of new information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}