Diablo 4 Update 1.74 for Hotfix 1 of Season of Witchcraft Out on All Platforms
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With the big Season of Witchcraft patch released a few days ago for Diablo 4, it’s expected that a few things might need to get fixed, and that’s what exactly’s happened, as Blizzard has now deployed a hotfix.
PC players should have already downloaded the patch yesterday, but console gamers will see this as Diablo 4 download version 1.74 on PS4/XB1 and version 1.074 on PS5/XSX.
Diablo 4 Gets Its First Hotfix for Season of Witchcraft in Patch 2.1.0
Per Blizzard, there’s only a handful of fixes included in today’s hotfix:
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where the Earthquake explosion from Mantle of Mountain’s Fury did no damage.
- We have temporarily disabled the Witchcraft Power Hex of Whispers as it was causing stability issues. We are working on a fix to deploy as soon as we can.
- Stability improvements.
While nothing has been announced yet, we expect more patches to be rolled out in the coming days and weeks. These should include adjustments and various bug fixes related to the new seasonal update.
If you haven’t tried Season of Witchcraft, check out a quick highlights summary:
Highlights:
- WITCHCRAFT: From the teachings of the Witches of Howezar, players can channel the power of the Swamp. Explore three different schools of Witchcraft Powers to find the ability combination that suits your playstyle, whether you seek supernatural strength, are a practitioner of connected mind and spirit, or wish to balance healing and harming skills. By finding and equipping the new Seasonal Legendary Gems, Occult Gems, you can harness devastating and iconic abilities, some of which harken back to Diablo III.
- HEADROTTEN BOSSES: Cut from the Tree of Whispers, the Stolen Heads have mutated into ghastly abominations, desperate to become whole and human again. New Headrotten Bosses and enemies await as you follow the Whispers of the Dead. By completing the new endgame Headhunts, players can hunt down Headrotten and claim their heads in exchange for Occult Gems. If you’re lucky, you might find a “Headed” Headrotten Boss, a rare boss variant that grants even more valuable rewards.
- ARMORY: The long awaited new armory feature allows players to quickly save and swap complete character loadouts. Save and overwrite different builds for your heroes as you please; all Gear, Skill Points, and Paragon Points will be automatically applied when swapping.
- SEASONAL REWARDS: Season of Witchcraft adds additional Uniques and Legendaries to the loot pool. Vessel of Hatred players can also experience three new Runes and many updates to existing Runes. Those who seek more drops can ascend tiers of the Coven’s Favor, earn rewards like a Raven Pet via the Season Journey, or progress through the Battle Pass.
If you notice any major bugs, leave a comment below.
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This season update broke a lot of accessibility. No mention of any fixes for that in this article. I guess I’ll check in in a few weeks to see if I can play again.