I absolutely LOVE the addition of War Plans in Diablo IV. Seeing more long-term endgame progression systems added to the game gives me a lot of hope for the future of D4.
As a hardcore ARPG player and longtime HC enjoyer, systems like this are exactly what keep a season engaging. But right now, it feels extremely punishing if you die in Hardcore.
The current system unintentionally pushes players into boosting secondary characters with Whispers and leveling glyphs on “alt” characters instead of actually risking their main`s war plan prog. That feels a bit off.
I would really love to see War Plans become account-wide progression for the current season/league:
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Shared across all HC characters
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Shared across all SC characters
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Potentially shared in a future HCSSF/SSF mode as well
One of the coolest things about War Plans is that it makes almost every activity feel rewarding again. But at the same time, it also highlights how time-inefficient some older dungeons and activities currently are compared to others.
Because of that, I think it would be great if players had:
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More agency in choosing War Plan progression
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More targeted progression paths
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Less reliance on pure RNG rolls
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Better incentives to run different types of content
I would also LOVE to see an official HCSSF mode someday. RMT has become almost impossible to control in modern ARPGs, and because of that, it’s hard to take leaderboards seriously unless there’s some form of SSF environment.
Overall though, this system genuinely sparked hope for me again after spending an absurd amount of hours in both the closed/open beta and racing to HC level 100 at launch.
Please keep building on systems like this.
And also… the OST is INSANE. Huge props to the audio team.