Bring back the D2 exploding potions

in Diablo 4 they should give us back the “hand grenade” potions and maybe due to human ingenuity we finally get primative black powder weaponry imagine a barb using a crude flintlock type of rifle etc

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I’m in for that. Unlimited quivers and unlimited weapon throw became a bit too boring after a while. Besides throwing potions, throwable knives, flying axes and limited quivers were nice to have and created some diversity to limit ranged classes.
Neither Diablo 2, nor Diablo 3 got a nice balance between ranged and melee combat, so I’m in for restricting or limiting some of the resources that ranged classes can possess.

There are explosive traps and contraptions that Assassiner and Demon Hunters can setup. However, if such explosives were to be introduced again it shouldn’t be part of general progress.
Back in Diablo 2, Fulminating potion and Poison Gas potions were only mere tools to deal damage at Normal only and above that difficulty, they’re just mere utility tools to cause some stagger on monster groups so you can wail upon them. Their damage must be range between absolute variables and never should scale upwards.

Barbarians are not Dwarves… This is nothing different than “give Sonic a gun” meme, which sorta became true when Shadow the Hedgehog get his own shooter game. Maybe you’re trying to stir up discussion, but this is trying too hard.

We don’t care. This is the D3 forum.

They should make an Alchemist class for that.

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then allow me to reiterate my OP

this was not a suggetion for D2R its about D4

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I remember the question of guns came up when D3 was in developement, i think around when the DH was introuced. And one of the lore guys shared a story why it’s not going to hapen. Long story short, there was a crazy barbarian alchemist, who was experimenting whit a non magickal material that can explode when ignited. But one of his experiment went wrong and blew himself and the cave he was working in up. So the knowledge was lost to the world of Sanctuary forever.

yeah but since when has Blizzard ever let a lore inconsistency get in their way? sunwalker pallies said hi

Even if Diablo 4 did bring back exploding potions, they’re not going to have much use, especially in endgame, if they’re generic type items available to all classes. As already stated, the only way you’ll see an explosive wielding build being viable, would be if they brought in an alchemist (something similar).

that would work in a DLC patch

I like the idea of multiple different “potions.” Effectiveness is a concern, but they could have “levels” to make them grow with the character, but this also has disadvantages.

The more variety of loot the better I feel. Makes it more like a real RPG and not a limited treasure pool of eventual boredom.