Acolyte of Chayula

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

Spiritborn


<p>The Season 9 Campfire Chat is slated for May 22! We&#8217;ll learn more about the upcoming Diablo Season and the 2.3.0 PTR!</p>



<div class="blizzard-blue-post">
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
        <div>
            <img decoding="async" class="blizzard-logo" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/public/blizzard-icon-small.png" alt="Blizzard Logo" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="source-link" target="_blank" href=""><span class="white">(</span> Source URL <span class="white">)</span> </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <hr class="blizzard-line" />
    <h3></h3>
    <div class="blizzard-blue-post-content">
        <p>Our next Campfire Chat begins on <b>May 22</b> at <b>11 a.m. PDT</b> and gives a preview of our upcoming 2.3.0 Public Test Realm (PTR) for the next Season. Join members of the development team as they reveal how to access and what to expect in this next PTR available to PC Battle.net users.</p>
<p>Tune in to learn more about the PTR detailing the features coming with Sins of the Horadrim, Dungeon Escalation activity, balance updates, and more. There will also be a Q&amp;A segment at the end of the stream for players to field their questions directly to the team.</p>
<p>Visit our official Diablo <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/diablo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/Diablo/featured" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Diablo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@diablo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> channels to watch live! Following the Campfire Chat&#8217;s conclusion, we’ll post another article with a video of the chat so you can catch up on the details if you miss them.</p>
    </div>
</div>


Diablo 4 Season 9 Campfire Chat Slated for May 22


<p>A fix for a particularly annoying bug will be coming with the next small patch. </p>



<p>Players have been dealing with this issue in Infernal Hordes since the start of Season 8. The wave counter simply does not update at all, regardless of how many you complete. Luckily it still counts them internally and you do finish when you get to the maximum wave, but unless you&#8217;re counting yourself, you won&#8217;t know which wave you&#8217;re currently on. </p>



<p>Luckily, there&#8217;s a fix coming, as Director of Social &amp; Content Marketing Adam Fletcher announced:</p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That is fixed in 2.2.2. Just didn’t make the release candidate cut offs.</p>&mdash; Adam Fletcher (@PezRadar) <a href="https://twitter.com/PezRadar/status/1922738402828394685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</div></figure>



<p><br>We don&#8217;t have a date for patch 2.2.2, but it should take long to arrive. </p>


Infernal Hordes Visual Bug Fixes Coming in Next Patch


<p>There&#8217;s a new fix in for the season, as players were getting a spam notification on seasonal quest completion. The issue has now been fixed. </p>



<div class="blizzard-blue-post">
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
        <div>
            <img decoding="async" class="blizzard-logo" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/public/blizzard-icon-small.png" alt="Blizzard Logo" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="source-link" target="_blank" href="https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4/t/hotfix-1-may-15-221/222673"><span class="white">(</span> Source URL <span class="white">)</span> </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <hr class="blizzard-line" />
    <h3></h3>
    <div class="blizzard-blue-post-content">
        <p><strong>HOTFIX 1 &#8211; May 15, &#8211; 2.2.1</strong></p>
<p><strong>BUG FIXES</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the notification for completing the Seasonal Quest Belial’s Unveiling was repeatedly appearing.</li>
</ul>
    </div>
</div>


Diablo 4 Season 8, Patch 2.2.1 Hotfixes: May 15th


<p>While today&#8217;s big patch didn&#8217;t bring back the Crown of Lucion, it has now been enabled! The item was temporarily &#8220;blocklisted&#8221; since its abilities were causing issues, but they are now once again usable. </p>



<div class="blizzard-blue-post">
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
        <div>
            <img decoding="async" class="blizzard-logo" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/public/blizzard-icon-small.png" alt="Blizzard Logo" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="source-link" target="_blank" href="https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4/t/psa-crown-of-lucion-temporarily-disabled-may-5-2025/220365/5"><span class="white">(</span> Source URL <span class="white">)</span> </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <hr class="blizzard-line" />
    <h3></h3>
    <div class="blizzard-blue-post-content">
        <p>Update: As of the 2.2.1 update today, the Crown of Lucion has been re-enabled. Thank you all for your patience!</p>
    </div>
</div>


Crown of Lucion Re-Enabled After Patch


<p>Blizzard has added a Raven of the Tree to each major town in the game in the latest Patch 2.2.1 that is now live on all platforms!</p>



<p>This was confirmed via a blue post on the official forums by Adam &#8220;Pezradar&#8221; Fletcher.</p>



<div class="blizzard-blue-post">
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
        <div>
            <img decoding="async" class="blizzard-logo" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/public/blizzard-icon-small.png" alt="Blizzard Logo" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="source-link" target="_blank" href=""><span class="white">(</span> Source URL <span class="white">)</span> </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <hr class="blizzard-line" />
    <h3></h3>
    <div class="blizzard-blue-post-content">
        <p>Hi all &#8211;</p>
<p>With today’s patch, we have added a Raven of the Tree to each major town in the game. This is a commonly requested feature from Season 7 that has been brought back into the game to help players save time on Whisper events. This was originally missing from the Patch Notes, but we will be updating the notes to include this feature.</p>
    </div>
</div>


Raven of the Trees Found in Each Major Town in Patch 2.2.1


<p>Blizzard have announced the winners of the Belial art competition! </p>



<p>We have five impressive works of art below, showcasing the Lord of Lies in very different and unique ways. From the very dark to the slightly silly, they all have something very much their own. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GqxGlMNWkAEU4oc?format=jpg&amp;name=large" alt=""/></figure>



<p>The winning players will receive prizes ranging from a custom Xbox controller to a limited-edition Vinyl record with exclusive Beast in Black tracks, and Berserk event cosmetics! </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" src="https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/page_media/qn/QNXZSM3OM6MS1745348232372.png" alt=""/></figure>



<p>Which one is your favorite?</p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your dark arts have been judged by the Burning Hells and found worthy 😈<br><br>Congratulations to all our diabolically talented Belial in Your Style art contest winners. Check out their Instagram handles for more. <a href="https://t.co/q1zgwwL1Rz">pic.twitter.com/q1zgwwL1Rz</a></p>&mdash; Diablo (@Diablo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/1921988749124112723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</div></figure>


Awesome Belial in Your Style Art Competition Winners


<p>Blizzard have announced that the problems players have been having with crashes related to 3rd party software, specifically Overwolf, should be gone now. The Overwolf client has been updated, and it seems that fixed the issue with Diablo 4. </p>



<div class="blizzard-blue-post">
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
        <div>
            <img decoding="async" class="blizzard-logo" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/public/blizzard-icon-small.png" alt="Blizzard Logo" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="source-link" target="_blank" href=""><span class="white">(</span> Source URL <span class="white">)</span> </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <hr class="blizzard-line" />
    <h3></h3>
    <div class="blizzard-blue-post-content">
        <p>Update: 5/12/2025</p>
<p>The latest update for Overwolf should help resolve the issue with game stability/crash issues. If there are any persisting issues, please feel free to share any posts and updates to our DIV Bug threads.</p>
    </div>
</div>


Overwolf Crashing Issues Should Be Resolved


<p>Get a behind the scenes look at the Berserk x Diablo 4 collab from the people that made it happen! </p>



<p>Blizzard just uploaded a new video to the Diablo YouTube channel that shows how the ongoing collab came to be. Check it out if you&#8217;re interested </p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<iframe loading="lazy" title="Diablo IV x Berserk Collab | Devs Go Berserk" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NdSbbsI49Xg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div></figure>


Diablo 4 x Berserk Collab: Behind the Scenes Video


<p>With the new Reliquary system comes the new Favor Token currency. You can buy the cosmetics with them and earn them while playing. So, what&#8217;s the problem? Well, the way you gain the currency is just by killing monsters and finishing quests. Which, you know, happens quite a bit in D4! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Not Only Annoying, but Frequent</h2>



<p>Players are getting pretty annoyed by the pop-up. Each and every Favor shows up on the left of your screen every time you get it. And once you get to killing things fast, they happen a lot. As <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChromaticStrike/">ChromaticStrike</a> very colorfully describes it, they drop multiple times per minute if you&#8217;re doing high-density content like Infernal Hordes. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<blockquote class="reddit-embed-bq" style="height:316px" ><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1kf3tde/30charfiller_favor_token_earned/">[30charfiller] Favor token earned</a><br> by<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChromaticStrike/">u/ChromaticStrike</a> in<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/">diablo4</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.reddit.com/widgets.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
</div></figure>



<p>Luckily, the spam does end. It&#8217;ll take a while, but once you reach that 99 Favor Token cap, you will no longer gain the currency, and the pop-up will stop! So if you&#8217;re also annoyed by it, maybe wait to buy all the Reliquary stuff at once or at a later time, since it will just get that popup back until you max out again! </p>


Favor Token Popup Annoys Players, but There is a Reprieve


<p>A Diablo 4 player has built a custom simulator to help players understand how much it really costs to masterwork gear in the game.</p>



<blockquote class="reddit-embed-bq" style="height:500px" data-embed-height="240"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1kk4ykq/average_cost_of_masterworking_items/">Average cost of Masterworking items</a><br> by<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Icytroll93/">u/Icytroll93</a> in<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/">diablo4</a></blockquote>



<p>Reddit user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Icytroll93/">Icytroll93</a> shared their project on Reddit, where they explained how they wrote a script to simulate common masterworking strategies.</p>



<p>The script runs thousands of gear upgrade attempts to calculate average material costs and the number of resets needed to get ideal results.</p>



<p>In Diablo 4, masterworking is used to boost item affixes. However, players often reroll items multiple times to land upgrades on specific affixes. Icytroll93&#8217;s tool simulates different scenarios, such as needing 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 3 upgrades to hit the desired affix, across both unique and legendary items, the latter with tempering included.</p>



<p>The post includes a set of histograms (shared via <a href="https://imgur.com/a/masterworking-costs-d4-s8-icytroll-7SaTZZY">Imgur</a>) showing the distribution of material costs for four common upgrade goals:</p>



<ul>
<li>2/3 hits on a 4-affix unique</li>



<li>3/3 hits on a 4-affix unique</li>



<li>2/3 hits on 5-affix legendary with tempering</li>



<li>3/3 hits on a 5-affix legendary with tempering</li>
</ul>



<p>A fifth figure (show below) summarizes the average material costs for each case. The simulator is supposed to give a general sense of expectations, not precise predictions, so take it with a grain of salt!</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/luDwLoo.png" alt="" class="wp-image 73782"/></figure>


Diablo 4 Season 9 Campfire Chat Slated for May 22

Diablo IV News