Diablo 4 is getting a new patch, 1.1.4, next week and developer Blizzard has shared the patch notes. It hits all platforms this September 12th but unlike one update, it shouldn’t result in a collective cry of anguish.
The changes are relatively minor, mostly bug fixing, with no class-based changes at all. There’s an accessibility fix because, for whatever reason, the screen reader wasn’t reading out enemy names. In Diablo 4 it sure as hell helps to know what you’re up against.
The biggest gameplay-related tweak is that the Urn of Aggression season blessing now delivers a much higher experience bonus. As Blizzard puts it, it should “..help players seeking Level 100 get there a little faster.”
So what else does the patch do? Here are all the patch notes for Patch 1.1.4:
Gameplay Updates:
- The total experience bonus from the Urn of Aggression season blessing has been increased from 8% to 20%.
Developer’s Note: We increased the total experience bonus of Urn of Aggression to make the Season Blessing more impactful and to help players seeking Level 100 get there a little faster.
Bug Fixes:
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where the screen reader didn’t read enemy names.
Quests and Events
- Fixed an issue where the Lorath’s Polearm and Strange Amulet items from the Missing Pieces quest couldn’t be picked up after dropping them and re-entering town while mounted.
- Fixed an issue where progression for the Remembering the Goose quest could be blocked if the player teleported using the Town Portal or exited the game immediately after placing Tavish’s dagger.
- Fixed an issue where the Retching Mass event did not reward Gold upon completion.
- Fixed an issue where progression for the Poisoned Hearts quest could be blocked if the player left the area in the middle of Aneta’s dialogue with Vera.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where a dialogue option for Kres couldn’t display properly.
- Fixed an issue where the Season Journey’s completion percentage in the Season menu would display the progression percentage of the last viewed Chapter instead of the active Chapter.
- Fixed an issue where the notification stating your Inventory is full could appear unexpectedly.
- Fixed an issue where credit would not be received for completing a Malignant Tunnels Season’s Journey objective if the heart at the end was not captured.
- Fixed an issue where the voice over lines did not play for the following taunt Emotes:
- I Will End You
- You Will Die!
- I will Rip Your Soul Apart
- Die!
- Prepare for Oblivion
- Various visual, performance, and stability fixes.
