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Jordan Gerblick

Blizzard reverses course, says Diablo 4 season 8 will nerf "wildly overpowered" builds "in the first week or so" because waiting until midseason "was a really big disrespect to players' time"

Diablo 4 season 8 art.

Blizzard is making some pretty big changes to how it approaches balancing in Diablo 4, with the devs adopting a more "fine-tuned" philosophy starting with the upcoming season 8.

In a roundtable interview attended by GamesRadar+, Diablo 4 lead live game designer Colin Finer spoke at some length about the ever-evolving topic of balance, which, I think it's safe to say, has given Blizzard a lot of headaches since the game's launch in 2023.

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