Diablo 4 Season 10 is living up to its name! It is definitely chaotic. Between the new Chaos Armor and Chaos Perks, many players are reporting strange effects on their characters, from health suddenly capping at 50% to attacks taking seconds to go off.
At first glance, it is easy to assume the game is bugged. It is always the game’s fault, after all. But more often than not, it is not a glitch. For once, it might just be the perk you equipped without realizing what it actually does.
Chaos Perks: The Hidden Culprit
If you have been playing this season and thought your character was acting… weird, you are not alone. Quite a few players reported their heroes suddenly losing health, being stunned, or having attacks on a delay, all without any clear reason.
Reddit quickly filled with posts like: “Why is my basic attack taking 3-4 seconds to happen?” and “My screen keeps flashing red, I’m losing health, what is going on?!”
You will find that after some digging (and a few facepalm moments), it turns out it is often just a Chaos Perk that has been equipped. A lot of players were trying them out in empty perk slots, thinking, “Eh, it will do until I get the good stuff,” only to be blindsided by the effects.
Here is a taste of what the community has been going through:
- ciomeica: “I came here for help earlier, if your basic Attack takes 3-4 sec before you can do it again, it’s one of the chaos powers. Drove me insane haha”
- DwightKSchnute: “That one didn’t last and the one where your health caps out at 50% lol I was like what the hell is going on”
- xRandomHerosx: “That weird ass purple surge on my character was driving me nuts lol. Took me about 20 minutes to figure this out.”
Some builds even leaned into these chaos perks for fun combos:
- SlasherEnigma: “I’m rocking the half health with my barb, but I also have my shouts always active with 70% damage reduction and resists at 82% so I’m not exactly worried about taking hits.”
- CultOfTheIdiot: “Funnily enough, I found out a fun interaction between that Chaos Power and the Necro one that lets your Skeleton Warriors use Reap once in awhile.”
However, not everybody was amused. Many players thought their game was glitched or lagging, especially when multiple perks stacked.
Lessons Learned
The main takeaway is to always check what Chaos Perks you have equipped. It will take you less time to read the actual descriptions than trying to figure out why your character is acting weird.
The perks can really change your gameplay, even if your gear (legendaries and uniques) are not involved.
One Redditor BABABOYE5000 summed it up perfectly: “In ARPGS, where one node, one affix can change so much, people just don’t read/parse/understand what they’re committing to.”
Chaos perks are meant to change your builds and introduce a risk vs reward mechanic into your gameplay, but if you are unprepared, your character will feel broken.
