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<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>



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<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>



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



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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>



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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>



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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>



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<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>



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<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>



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This Diablo 4 Simulator Reveals Just How Expensive Masterworking Really Is


<p>Players frustrated with <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://wp.icy-veins.com/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_S8_BossPower_Currency_0.webp" alt="Spectral Ash"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Currency" data-item-quality="normal">Spectral Ash</span></a></span> taking up valuable inventory space will finally get a way to spend it in <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-patch-2-2-1-notes-may-14th/">Patch 2.2.1</a>! Blizzard is introducing a much-requested sink that gives the seasonal currency another purpose beyond <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/boss-powers-guide/">boss power</a> upgrades! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A New Vendor for Unused Spectral Ash</h2>



<p>After a <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-players-call-for-more-uses-for-spectral-ash-in-season-8/">week of feedback</a>, Blizzard has turned Sayeena into a functional vendor. Found near the Reputation Board in Tarsarak, Sayeena allows players to trade their excess <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://wp.icy-veins.com/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_S8_BossPower_Currency_0.webp" alt="Spectral Ash"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Currency" data-item-quality="normal">Spectral Ash</span></a></span> for Oath Scrolls. These scrolls grant Unveiler&#8217;s Oath reputation!</p>



<p>This small quality-of-life change ensures <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://wp.icy-veins.com/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_S8_BossPower_Currency_0.webp" alt="Spectral Ash"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Currency" data-item-quality="normal">Spectral Ash</span></a></span> doesn&#8217;t go to waste later in the season!</p>



<p>Here&#8217;s the portion of the patch notes mentioning the <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://wp.icy-veins.com/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_S8_BossPower_Currency_0.webp" alt="Spectral Ash"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Currency" data-item-quality="normal">Spectral Ash</span></a></span> sink.</p>



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<p>It&#8217;s important to note Patch 2.2.1 releases <strong>May 14</strong>.</p>


Spectral Ash Finally Gets Use in Diablo 4’s Patch 2.2.1


<p>The Pit in Diablo 4 is supposed to be an endgame challenge, but many players feel it&#8217;s falling short on the excitement scale. Instead of offering a truly dynamic experience, it currently relies too heavy on basic health and damage-increasing modifiers. Let&#8217;s see what improvements the community has in mind for the feature!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reddit Wants the Pit to Feel Deeper and Darker</h2>



<p>Reddit user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/West_Watch5551/">West_Watch5551</a> created a thread on Reddit that has gained more than a hundred of upvotes, suggesting the Pit should evolve as players descend. It could grow darker and more oppressive, reflecting the journey deeper into Hell. In gameplay terms, non-elite enemies should drop off while Elite density ramps up, with increasingly dangerous modifiers stacking as you progress.</p>



<p>That kind of scaling wouldn&#8217;t just make the challenge tougher, it would make it more immersive and rewarding. The current method, which mostly inflates mob health and damage, feels flat by comparison.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Variety is a Major Missing Ingredient</h2>



<p>Another player, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MetaCardboard/">MetaCardboard</a>, highlighted a big difference between Diablo 3 and Diablo 4&#8217;s endgame: tile diversity. Greater Rifts in D3 rotated through various environments, which helped keep each run visually fresh. In contrast, the Pit uses only a handful of repeated tile sets, making repeated runs feel repetitive and predictable.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why It Matters for Endgame Longevity</h2>



<p>Right now, players face the same textures, the same layouts, and increasingly tankier enemies. With a few key tweaks, Blizzard could transform the Pit into a real test of skill with the help of an evolving atmosphere, meaningful enemy modifiers, and map rotation, making each descent into the Pit feel like a true journey, not just another numbers check!</p>



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Diablo 4’s Pit Needs More Than Just HP / Damage Scaling—Here’s What Players Want changed


<p>Here come some stats courtesy of the community! <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CulturalNinja6/">CulturalNinja6</a> dove into some statistics yesterday and put together a quick overview of 150 Lair Boss kills and Hoard Chest openings! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">154 Runs, 0.94% GA</h2>



<p>While 150 runs certainly isn&#8217;t a big number, it&#8217;s still fun to take a look at some stats. So don&#8217;t take the below numbers as absolutely correct or confirmed, but rather as an overview of one player&#8217;s luck/streak. We have 20-30 kills of each Lair Boss, so let&#8217;s dive in! </p>



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<p>We see the overall 15% aka 0.94 Greater Affix items per run, with the vast majority of them being one GA. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CulturalNinja6/">CulturalNinja6</a> didn&#8217;t get lucky with any three or four GAs, but did manage to get four Mythic Uniques. Only eight 2 GA items were found. We also see the very poor Rune drop rate from the bosses (although they aren&#8217;t the primary source anyway), with just four Runes across all 154 runs. </p>



<p>Belial seems to be the go-to for Greater Affixes, with Duriel being the Mythic Unique man, and Zir is Mr. Rune. </p>



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<p>How have your drop rates been? Comparable to the above table, better or worse?</p>


Rune, Mythic, and Greater Affix Item Drop Chances for Boss Runs


<p>It seems that the tiny patch that improved stability had a very destabilising effect on some players! After the recent update (not to be confused with the <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-patch-2-2-1-notes-may-14th/">announced big patch for next week</a>), a few players are reporting their waypoints simply being disabled. Despite having unlocked them, they now have to run all over Sanctuary again to re-enable them! </p>



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<p>And that&#8217;s not all, as it seems that for those who got their Waypoints deactivated, their Strongholds also got reset! So, despite having cleared them, they&#8217;re now back and active once more. This adds insult to injury for those players who may have specifically cleared certain Strongholds&#8230; for their Waypoints! But there&#8217;s some positives, as even some renown rewards were claimable once again! </p>



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<p>While this isn&#8217;t exactly a game-breaking bug, it&#8217;s definitely very annoying. Especially so in this season, where teleporting around the map is crucial to get to those Apparition Incursions. So our condolences to the mounts of the players affected by this, as they&#8217;ll be getting a lot more mileage on them! </p>


Waypoints Removed and Strongholds Reset for Players After Patch


<p>Did you know you can still fast travel to Zir in Season 8?</p>



<p>To do it, open the world map and hover over <strong>The Darkened Way</strong> in Fractured peaks. Although no tooltip appears, you can press your interact button (e.g. <strong>&#8220;A&#8221; on Xbox</strong>) to switch map view to the Darkened Way zone.</p>



<p>From there, move your cursor toward the top-right area of the map. You&#8217;ll find Tormented Zir&#8217;s dungeon icon, which you can interact with to fast travel to Zir from anywhere in Sanctuary!</p>



<p>Thanks to Reddit user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Echo-Sunray/">Echo-Sunray</a> for the tip!</p>



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