Diablo 4 still has some secrets up its sleeve with a hidden buff mechanic going unnoticed by players with over 800 hours in the game.
Diablo 4is well and truly out of its infancy with the game about to enter its fifth seasonal content update,Return to Hell. The game has undergone a major overhaul in recent months thanks to the stellar inclusions brought inSeason 4: Loot Reborn.
Changes to core gameplay features likeHelltides,crafting, andinventory managementmake the game nearly unrecognizable from its earliest iteration. Despite this, players are still only just discovering mechanics that have been present in Diablo 4 since launch.
When Reddit userabdo210posted about their love of Diablo 4’s Faded Plaque buffs, a surprising number of players revealed they had no idea about them, even those with hundreds of hours in the game.
They’re not anything particularly life-changing but rewards include things like increased Movement Speed, refilling your Potions, or extra Gold for killing enemies. The obscurity of this feature looks to have kept it secret from a number of Diablo 4 players who were shocked by abdo210’s reveal.
“Oh my f**king god is that what these are for?” one userasked. “800 hours played and I never knew you could do this,” anotherreplied. “Literally no idea this existed until now,” one more playersaid.
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While many players in the thread assumed that the Faded Plaques were common knowledge, there are a tonne of Diablo 4 denizens who had no idea about them. It makes you wonder if there are any mechanics you might have missed in your own playthroughs.
Ethan Dean is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and specializes in Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Elden Ring, Pokemon, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, third-person games, and regularly plays newly release games. You can contact Ethan at: ethan.dean@dexerto.com
