


It proved to be very compelling not just in terms of the gameplay of the class, but also, if you’re playing a barbarian, and maybe you’re grouped up with a sorceress, and the sorceress is using her class mechanic, you look at that and go ‘There’s lots of interesting gameplay there I can check out.’ We really wanted the classes to shine in their own ways.”Īmong other things, they confirmed that players can re-spec their skill tree point by point, though it will incur a gold cost that increases as the game progresses, ensuring that “those choices have meaning.” Diablo 4 aims to focus more on build identity tied to the character, unlike Diablo Immortal and Diablo 3, which emphasized build identity tied to equipment. “We started with a couple of classes and we had some really cool ideas for class mechanics that would be specific to those classes.

In November 2022, Diablo 4’s game director Joe Shely and the Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson discussed with IGN how they designed Diablo 4’s class gameplay, highlighting their desire for individuality even among players of the same class or subclass: Diablo 4 emphasizes class choice & identity The video also shows some of the character creation and other features, such as the ability to give NPCs places to live and open businesses. This Diablo 4 gameplay from June 2022 shows some of the systems and mechanics that players will find in the open world of the game, such as public events where players work together to defeat powerful demon enemies.
