Blizzard has posted the 2.6.1 patch notes for Diablo 4, with the update going live across all platforms on March 24. The headliner is a significant difficulty reduction for Bloodsoaked Sigils. The developer note is pretty candid about it: many players simply couldn't complete them after unlocking them, which is a problem worth fixing fast.
Beyond that, the Butcher in the Fields of Hatred gets a substantial health increase, and Kael Rills' Butcher shop in Gea Kul now has a stash and blacksmith on-site. That second one sounds minor but anyone who's been running back to town mid-session will appreciate it immediately. On the bug side, the patch addresses a Druid Willpower issue where the Kill Streak Core Resource affix wasn't granting the right stat, invisible Butcher attacks on low settings, and a local co-op camera bug that triggered when both players transformed into the Butcher simultaneously.
Tower bosses Thuneros and Herald of Darkness also had their health corrected after shipping with far less than intended. Credit where it's due: Blizzard has been patching Season of Slaughter at a reasonable pace. Full patch notes below.
Game Updates
- Reduced the difficulty of Bloodsoaked sigils significantly.
Developer’s Note: We've received feedback that many players cannot reasonably complete Bloodsoakeded Sigils after unlocking them. By lowering the difficulty significantly, we hope to guarantee that all players who have earned access to Bloodsoaked content have a better chance of success.
- A stash and blacksmith have been added to Kael Rills' Butcher shop to allow players to Salvage and store items without having to travel back and forth in Gea Kul.
- Instances of the Butcher in the Fields of Hatred now have significantly more health.
Bug Fixes
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not fully function in the Ensembles section in the wardrobe.
Season of Slaughter
- Fixed an issue where one of the Butcher's attacks was invisible on low graphic settings.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would malfunction local co-op when both players turned into the Butcher.
- Fixed an issue where not all players in a party properly transformed when entering a Slaughterhouse.
- Fixed an issue where the Kill Streak affix for granting Core Resources wasn't granting Willpower for Druids.
- Fixed an issue where activating Shrine of Slaughter removed active incense and elixir buff icons.
- Fixed an issue where the player Butcher skill Hell Charge did not consume resource.
- Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Bloodlust suggested that the resource should regenerate passively.
- Fixed an issue where Bloodied Scythes and 2-Handed Maces were cheaper than intended at the Butcher’s Shop in Gea Kul.
- Fixed an issue where Fields of Crimson Unique Power was not functioning on the Crucible transmog.
- Fixed an issue where Necromancer minions could block player movement when entering a Slaughterhouse.
- Fixed an issue where Bloodied Nightmare Dungeons didn't have the same chances for dropping Obducite as normal Nightmare Dungeons.
- Fixed various instances where Season Rank Objectives or Capstone Completions either did not grant the expected rewards or could not be completed as expected.
- Fixed multiple instances of Teyana appearing in unexpected places during the Seasonal quest.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the Ring of Red Furor was missing its icon.
- Fixed an issue where the Tower bosses Thuneros and Herald of Darkness had significantly less life than intended.
- Fixed an issue where the winged visual effects were missing while in Paladin's Arbiter form.
- Fixed an issue where progression of the Blind Burrows dungeon could be blocked if the boss was defeated before the objective to defeat it updated.
- Fixed an issue where players on Windows 10 Version 1909 could crash when launching the game.
- Various stability, visual, performance, and audio improvements.
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