For those who’ve been murderin’ your manner by dungeons in Diablo IV lately, you’ve doubtless killed lots of monsters, discovered lots of loot, and in addition ended up with a half dozen (or extra) gems in your stock taking over house that weapons and armor may occupy. That may be annoying, and a few gamers have requested for a gem bag. Whereas that’s not occurring, Blizzard understands the frustration and confirmed a change is coming sooner or later.
Launched earlier this month, Diablo IV is the newest action-RPG in Blizzard’s long-running demon-looting franchise. Whereas I want the sport had an additional talent slot and gamers have complained about some points with XP, general the sport’s launch has been a lot smoother than most huge video games in 2023, in addition to Diablo 3’s traditionally dangerous launch. However even an excellent recreation may be improved, and Blizzard acknowledged right now that gems are inflicting a bit an excessive amount of “stock pressure” within the recreation’s present state.
In Blizzard’s first Diablo IV campfire chat--a video collection the place devs will speak about upcoming updates and reply neighborhood questions—recreation director Joe Shely confirmed that the staff is conscious of the gem downside and has a repair on the way in which. But it surely’s not only a easy gem bag or gems tab.
“The concept is to vary the way in which you purchase gems in order that they present up in your supplies or foreign money tab, fairly than your stock,” defined Shely. “After which the way in which that may work is you go to craft your gem in the identical manner that you simply do right now, and also you simply use a specific amount of that materials, much like the quantity of equal, precise gem stock slots that you simply’re utilizing now, however as supplies.”
When is Blizzard altering how gems work in Diablo IV?
What this could imply is that your stock received’t be stuffed up with unused gems after each dungeon as they are going to dwell alongside your different crafting supplies. (Which is absolutely how this could have labored within the first place…)
However don’t anticipate this modification to occur too quickly, as Shely was clear that that is one thing that received’t be added to the sport till “round season two.” With seasons in Diablo IV lasting round three months and the primary one beginning someday in July, it’s doubtless this gem change received’t occur till October and even early November. Nonetheless, it’s good to listen to one thing is being completed.
In the course of the livestream, it was additionally confirmed that crafting useful resource limits are being elevated, which ought to assist folks hoard extra gems when the change to how they’re saved goes dwell in just a few months. Within the meantime, I’ll simply hold tossing them into my stash.
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