Malignant Heart Change in Patch 1.1.1
I am a casual player who has been playing a rogue in Season 1 of Diablo IV. My entire playstyle was based around the Malignant Heart, which I used to taunt enemies to a clone that I could then evade or attack from a distance. However, in patch 1.1.1, the Malignant Heart was changed so that it no longer taunts enemies. This has made my character unplayable, as I am now forced to stand still and tank damage in order to get the full effect of the Malignant Heart.
I understand that the developers closed a bug in which the Malignant Heart would taunt players in PvP. However, I believe that the unintended consequence of this change was to make the Malignant Heart useless for PvE. I urge the developers to reconsider this change and revert the Malignant Heart to its previous functionality for PvE while leaving PvP alone if that is the intention.
In the meantime, I am considering refunding my gear, skills, and paragon points and starting over with a different build. I am disappointed that I have to do this, as I have invested a lot of time and effort into my rogue. However, I simply cannot play the game in its current state.
I hope that the developers will address this issue soon. In the meantime, I encourage other players who are affected by this change to post on the forums and let the developers know that this is a problem.
Thank you for your time.