Author: [email protected] (Tyler Colp)
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Baldur’s Gate 3 ‘Torch Lord’ transforms a meager torch into a weapon of the gods and sets the hardest enemies in the game ablaze
Sausage weapons are old news. Torches are finally in, thanks to cRPG Bro’s latest creative Baldur’s Gate 3 build. The so-called “Torch Lord” build shares some methods with cRPG Bro’s sausage build from last year: torches are a perfect vessel for stacks of elemental damage types. Add the Shillelagh cantrip from druids and a paladin’s…
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Cheaters have spoiled Diablo 4’s new leaderboards and players are begging Blizzard to fix it quickly
The top-ranked players on Diablo 4’s new leaderboards aren’t all playing by the rules. A new exploit has skyrocketed people’s scores and players are hoping Blizzard fixes it before week 2’s leaderboards start tomorrow. Over the weekend, a method to boost your score in The Gauntlet, Diablo 4’s new eight-minute speedrun dungeon, quickly spread throughout…
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Last Epoch players help judge what overpowered builds will be on the chopping block for its next major patch
Last Epoch’s next major patch could destroy its most broken builds, but Eleventh Hour Games wants player feedback to direct its approach to balancing the game. The mid-cycle, or mid-season, patch for Last Epoch will be the first opportunity to fix its most egregious bugs and over-performing skills. Eleventh Hour Games posted a survey with…
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Discord Quests will reward you for forcing your friends to watch you stream games
In a few weeks, Discord Quests will Twitch drop-ify your DMs and servers and give you rewards for streaming games to your friends. In a blog post, Discord says the new feature is the platform’s solution for developers struggling to “break through and bring their ideas to life as a successful business.” Now, just like…
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Overwatch 2 director admits the overwhelming power of DPS heroes ‘may be pushed a bit too far’, details new patch to fix that
Overwatch 2’s latest season dramatically changed how the game is played by giving DPS heroes the ability to reduce the healing their enemies receive. The ripple effects from this change left many tanks and support heroes struggling to stay alive. In a blog post reflecting on the changes, game director Aaron Keller admitted that the…
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Diablo 4 finally recognizes necromancers just want a skeleton posse and sprinkles buffs on our boys in bone
Diablo 4’s necromancer class fails the only test any game with a necromancer class needs to pass—which is whether or not you can command a deadly army of skeletons. Minions in Diablo 4 are weaker than the free spider pet everyone gets as part of season 3. They’re so bad that you can pick up…
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Diablo 4’s strongest builds won’t be enough to prevail in its new 8-minute speedrun dungeon with leaderboards
Powerful gear won’t be enough to climb the ranks in Diablo 4’s upcoming speedrun dungeon, The Gauntlet. Starting next week, The Gauntlet will offer a permanent challenge Diablo 4 hasn’t had before: chasing a high score to climb the ranks in a leaderboard. Powerful gear will play a role, but it won’t be enough to…
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Diablo 4’s upcoming loot rework will be so massive Blizzard will let you playtest it early in its first PTR
In a stream today, Blizzard said Diablo 4’s next season “goes beyond the scope” of the massive changes it brought to the game in season 2 last year. And for the first time, you’ll be able to play with all the new features before the season goes live via a playtest server in a few…
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Diablo 4 sorcerer build vomits up so many fireballs you need the minimap to see where you’re going
Sorcerers are Diablo 4’s ultimate chameleons with the number of builds they have capable of crushing the RPG’s upcoming leaderboards. Last time, it was a lightning build that was so fast it made the game a slideshow, and now it’s a build that fills your screen with bouncy fireballs. Diablo 4 streamer Rob2628 is back…
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After 8 years, the Genshin Impact developer is revitalizing its first hit RPG with a massive update aimed at new players
Bear with me on this one: The Genshin Impact developer’s original Honkai RPG—not Honkai: Star Rail—is getting a massive overhaul this week. Honkai Impact 3rd, MiHoYo’s sci-fi action RPG that came way before Genshin Impact, is launching its “Part 2” update on February 29. Part 2 launches a new storyline set on Mars with three…