D4 is one of the most interesting projects in the dark fantasy genre, which relies on grinding as the main gameplay, adding plot and quest moments to the theme of destroying monsters, which explain all the actions that take place and expand the possibilities for playing any chosen class.
Classes and their advantages for plot development
You can choose one of five active classes, which, like in MMO RPGs, have their own pros and cons that need to be taken into account both at the beginning of your gameplay, at high difficulty levels and in the endgame, where in addition to world bosses and event invasions you will need to resist and other players in PVP mode.
Mage
Strength
- High mass and single damage.
- Three schools of magic that can be balanced during study to bypass enemy resists and immunities at high difficulty levels.
- Consistent damage to a huge number of targets.
Weak side
- Dependence on mana indicators
- Weak physical protection
Barbarian
Strength
- Stable physical damage
- Owns absolutely any type of weapon
- Quickly closes the distance to the target
- Activates the rage skill, which further increases damage for a short time.
- The most common hero for performing services in Skycoach, such as boosting, or earning gold.
Weak side
- Monotonous gameplay
- Vulnerable to explosion damage
- Poor against mages
Necromancer
Strength
- Endless generation of resources due to constant killing of monsters
- Summon three types of dead for close, mid-range and magical attacks.
- Large set of negative effects
- Doesn’t depend on mana
Weak side
- If you lose a hero, then the entire army of the dead will die
- Vulnerable to massive attacks from mages and archers
Demon Hunter
Strength
- Uses an archer or knife build of your choice
- Heavy physical damage
- Long damage range
- Critical Damage
Weak side
- Complex build variability – when switching from an archer to a knife, you need other types of equipment and weapons.
- Arrows are constantly needed.
Druid
Strength
- Summoning spirits and animals to fight at his side
- Bear form for increased defense and health
- Wolf form for running and attack speed
- Perfume as a way to heal yourself and allies
- No dependence on mana indicator
Weak side
- Vulnerability to mass attacks
- Requires mobility for survival
- You need to constantly change and select your uniform to suit the game situation.
Dungeons
Boosting in Diablo 4 is primarily based on the dungeon mechanics, because this is the most popular and even signature type of grind for all games in the Diablo series.
You enter a dungeon and begin clearing out room after room filled with monsters.
Often such zones have several floors or corridors, and some of the dungeons even lead to new territories, which means they are worth going through in any case.
It is advisable to clear every dungeon, because this is always a chance to knock out really valuable items for your hero, gain experience and, most importantly, get to the chest, which often contains gold and valuable elements of armor and weapons as a reward.
Clearing locations
Each new game zone that leads you through the system of acts and advances you along the storyline is overcrowded with monsters, and it is advisable to arrange a clearing of the entire territory, because in this way you will find a teleport to a peaceful city and back to the location for unloading inventory and regenerating health and mana and of course, you will collect all the potential caches with keys, gold and equipment for your hero, or for sale.
Fortresses
In D4, a new mechanic has appeared, which is called storming fortresses and in essence these are the same dungeons, but clearing takes place on the surface and as a reward you will receive the bonuses that are prescribed in this fortress.
You will also receive additional rewards, equipment and weapons, and of course boosting in D4.
Increasing difficulty levels
You will go through the game more than once, for which you will increase the status of your character and gain more experience by replaying the same acts again.
All monsters will be of a higher level, more powerful, but the rewards and leveling in Diablo 4 for killing them will be faster.
The most interesting and challenging gameplay will begin with the Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels, because they are a transitional step before the endgame.
You will already come across monsters with resistance and even complete immunity to certain attacks, and so that your character does not turn out to be useless at this stage, you need to immediately develop two or more skill branches for your hero.
Of course, your main task is to progress as quickly as possible and get a boost in D4 and accumulate current equipment, because in terms of skills, you can simply reset them and learn them again – Blizzard abandoned the mechanics of completely pumping up heroes in case of a character development error after Diablo 2.
Play in a group
You can start your gameplay with friends, or find random players in your group to increase the rate of development of your character and increase the number of monsters in locations, which will also affect the overall rate of development.
The fact is that for every new player who joins the battle group, there is +10% experience and the number of monsters in the locations increases, but at the same time, due to the increase in enemies, the experience doubles, because they will also have to be destroyed.
Combining a group with special heroes is not necessary, because each character has good potential for playing in a group and will bring its benefits with damage, tanking a large number of enemies, mass attacks, healing, summoning creatures, and so on.
Develop your fame level
For performing game actions that benefit you and other players, you will increase the level of fame, which will give you experience, gold and various passive bonuses that will help your player.
Find altars to Lilith, storm fortresses, discover new territories and complete story missions to earn points and bring your fame level to 5, the maximum level.
You will also receive additional healing and mana potions and other useful items that will increase your combat capabilities and simplify leveling in D4.