Welcome to our guide on the Diablo 4 Season 3 balance changes! Today we'll be going over some of the adjustments made to HotA Barb and Ball Lightning Sorc, so prepare yourself for all that info. Now, before we get into it: The goal of balance in Diablo 4 is to strike a balance between fun and fairness while maintaining game integrity.

 

• HotA Barb Nerfs: A Fair Shake
• Ball Lightning Sorc: Tweaking Overpowered Elements
• The Fun Part
• Looking Forward: Anticipating the Impact
• Conclusion

 

↖ HotA Barb Nerfs: A Fair Shake

HotA (Heart of the Ancients) Barbarian build, the dominant force of recent seasons, faced heavy nerfs in Season 3. With major decreases to its damage output and possibly even changes to skill mechanics expect this build to feel entirely different than what you might be used to when playing a barb. But don't dismay! The idea behind these nerfs are to make sure this build doesn't completely outshine all other builds in terms of damage output, but instead feel more like every other build. It's unclear what specific changes have been made at this point, but we'll definitely find out soon!

 

↖ Ball Lightning Sorc: Tweaking Overpowered Elements

Ball Lightning Sorceress build will always be treated as a threat whenever it pops up. While its popularity comes from its extreme damage and crowd control capabilities, the problem with this build isn't its legendary powers but rather how much stronger it is compared to other builds in group play and solo play. To keep players from just sticking with Ball Lightning Builds forever and ever the developers plan on making some nerfs that make sense which will encourage players to experiment with new builds.

 

↖ The Fun Part

While fairness is always important when balancing a game, you can't forget about having fun. Moments where you feel like an absolute god shouldn't be thrown away without reason though. Challenges are fun, but they need reasons behind them or they will only push players away from the game.

 

↖ Looking Forward: Anticipating the Impact

Now that you've read all the changes you should be thinking about how this will impact your gameplay and strategy. Just know that sometimes change can be a good thing! Something as simple as needing to switch a build can lead to an entirely different experience in Diablo 4.

 

↖ Conclusion

With all the changes being made, Diablo 4 may finally become the balanced game we've all been looking for. While some of these balance changes might seem like nerfs to your favorite builds, it's important to note that this is just a step forward in creating a healthier game ecosystem. Make sure you bookmark our tier lists and build guides for easy access if you need it while we go through these changes together.