Diablo 4’s Season 4 patch completely overhauls the game’s loot mechanics. Amongst some massive changes, a seemingly small adjustment to Obol gambling might have flown under the radar.
Blizzard has finally revealed the definitive changes coming toDiablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborninthe latest set of patch notes for the game. It was a long road to get here with the developers launchingthe first-ever Public Test Realm(PTR) so that players themselves could have a say in the itemization overhaul.
Fortunately, it looks likethe Diablo 4 development team has left the incredibly powerful builds from the PTR intact. Alongside this, there are a tonne of changes to the level of input players have when upgrading and altering their gear.
Amidst these major changes from the Diablo 4 Season 4 patch, one minor adjustment to the Curiosities Vendor’s inventory might be the most impactful. It’s not just us thinking this either.
Diablo 4 Season 4 patch changes Purveyor of Curiosities
This particular change was mentioned inthe recent Campfire Chatgoing over the Season 4 changes and the gist is that items acquired by gambling with Obols at the Curiosities Vendor follow the rules for item drops. This means that their item power scales with the player’s level and that they have a chance to come with the new Greater Affixes.
In practice, this new change allows level 100 players to bet Obols on items guaranteed to hit the max item level of 925. Farming obols and rolling for Legendary gear that also has the chance for boosted Affixes.
This process makes it way easier to hunt for desirable gear in a single easy transaction. As opposed to more taxing efforts like running multiple Helltides or Nightmare Dungeons.
Players onthe Diablo 4 Subreddithave highlighted this new change as “an excellent quality of life improvement”. A small adjustment to breathe new life into a relatively forgotten mechanic as “gambling is now worth it in the endgame”.
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
