Blizzard is finally buffing Diablo 4 classes, XP gains from Whispers, Nightmare Dungeons and more in big patch

Apparently, Blizzard is done nerfing things in Diablo 4. Diablo 4’s latest patch is packed with buffs to XP gains, all classes, and a host of bug fixes. The update, version 1.0.3, was released last night on all platforms.

The highlight of this update is the XP boost awarded after completing Nightmare Dungeons and killing monsters in said dungeons. In even better news, you’ll now be able to teleport directly to Nightmare Dungeon via the map, without having to do the trek.

Helltide Events, another endgame activity, is seeing an increase in bonus XP from opening Helltide Chests. Helltide roaming bosses also now drop higher quality loot more consistently. The Whispering Tree now also grants much higher XP rewards for each individual Whisper you complete.

Blizzard said that it plans to increase the density of monsters and elites in end-game content, which is coming to the game sometime after Season 1 launches.

As far as buffs go, all Diablo 4 classes are getting some sort of boost to their power. In fact, there is not a single nerf to any class in this patch. These buffs are meant to hold us back until more significant changes to the relationship between basic and basic skills arrive.

Until then, you can expect a smoother leveling experience and some skill buffs that players haven’t loved since launch. Going forward, we may see minion survivability adjustments as Blizzard monitors feedback.

Patch 1.0.3 also includes a healthy dose of fixes for dungeons, events, local co-op, quests, UI, as well as some miscellaneous gameplay fixes. You can read all the bug fixes below and head over to the blizzard blog for changes for each individual class.

Diablo 4 Patch 1.0.3 Build #42677 Bug Fixes

Dungeons, events and other activities

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to interact with Dead Man’s Dredge dungeon boss.
• Fixed an issue where certain Whispers could not be completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Storm Callers event would not register as completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Storm Callers event would place a permanent debuff on the player that would gradually consume health.
• Fixed an issue where enemies could spawn behind the sealed door in the Cultist Refuge dungeon, blocking dungeon progress.
• Fixed an issue where characters could take damage and die during the Stronghold ending cutscene.
• Fixed an issue where the level 100 Pinnacle Boss would respawn with no health bar if killed during a specific phase.
• Fixed an issue where progression could get stuck in Fallen Temple Capstone Dungeon.
• Fixed an issue that would result in a crash or freeze if players entered the Untamed Thicket dungeon during the Fangs of Corruption quest.

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• Fixed an issue where the Insatiable Fury and Mad Wolf’s Glee items would prevent Druids from transforming into Werebear or Werewolf Forms.
• Fixed an issue where Spider Host enemies would remain upright after exploding and dying.
• Fixed an issue where gear with socketed gems could not be mass recovered.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to teleport to Cerrigar while in the Cerrigar and Cerrigar Outskirts sub-regions.
• Fixed an issue where Corpse Tendrils would cause the image of the corpse to disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would not zoom out when joining a World Boss encounter.
• Fixed an issue where Barbarian players would get stuck between Bone Walls after using Charge.
• Fixed an issue where Rogue players would remain invisible to other players after using the Cloak ability in Fields of Hatred.
• Fixed an issue where Airidah’s tornadoes would cause the player to be stuck in a knockback state if hit by multiple tornadoes at once.
• Fixed an issue where pressing any button on the controller while Stunned would stop all player inputs.
• Fixed an issue where caches with world tier conditions could be carried to higher world tier and provide rewards for that world tier.
• Fixed an issue where the Skeleton Warrior upgrade to increase the damage of Thorns would not apply correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Burning Instinct power on the Sorcerer Paragon board would not take base critical damage into account in its damage calculation.
• Fixed an issue where the player could move in-game during the Leave Game countdown.

local cooperative

• Fixed an issue where the second player to close the Region Progress menu would be stuck on the World Map during local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where some missions would not progress correctly for all players in local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where the preview slot for item upgrades would only display for player 1 during local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where the shop buttons would not be able to interact with player 2 during local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where targeting the same enemy would show different health bars for each player during local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where Player 2 was unable to close the Spirit Boons menu if Player 1 had it open during local co-op play.
• Fixed an issue where the remaining player would be unable to move on their mount if the other player exited the game during local co-op play.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where the NPC Lacthan could be duplicated during multiple missions.
• Fixed an issue where the Evil Devotion quest progression could crash if the player left the basement when Lakren started to get to his feet.
• Fixed an issue where players would have their progression locked in the Apex of Misery mission if they teleported back and forth during the Destroy the Risen Remains objective.
• Fixed an issue where the player character would crash if sitting on a chair to talk to an NPC during the Demon Ledger quest.
• Fixed an issue where Brol and Mother’s chosen would move strangely during the spy scene if the player was near the broken wall.
• Players can now re-enter the boss area after the follower has joined them during the Storming the Gates quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Illusion Woods statue could become uninteractive during the Wayward quest.
• Fixed an issue where the true potential rogue class quest could sometimes fail to complete correctly.

user interface

• Fixed an issue where the chat could be expanded even when the chat was not visible.
• Fixed an issue where a party member’s HP bar would appear to be 0 if they left the vicinity of their party without being at full health.
• Fixed an issue where the “GPU not supported” message would display broken text.
• Fixed an issue where Druid Spirit Boons particles would persist after closing the associated menu.
• Fixed an issue on Xbox consoles where the cross-network notification was displayed in-game even if cross-network was disabled.
• Fixed an issue that would show an empty notification to new players when World Bosses spawned.
• Fixed an issue where the potion upgrade icon was missing when playing with a controller.
• Fixed an issue where the Town Portal progress bar would be visible while in the menus.
• Fixed an issue on PC where the Tab key would not open the Map if the Materials panel was open.
• Fixed an issue where the Spur ability for mounts would display as “Not Learned Yet”.
• Fixed an issue where the Linked Item menu would persist on the screen when switching between keyboard and mouse input and controller input.
• Fixed an issue where players would receive incorrect messages when undoing the removal of a Hardcore character.
• Fixed an issue where the Interact wheel message would appear on top of vases near the Fate Retreat waypoint.
• Fixed an issue where the Socket button would persist if the player swapped tabs.
• Fixed several cases where pins on a mission or player map were not working correctly.
• Fixed multiple instances in a variety of menus where text was not displaying correctly.
• Fixed various issues with health bars not displaying accurately during PvP activities.
• Various other UI experience improvements.
• Various localization fixes.
• Fixed an issue where the Curio Vendor menu would erroneously display item quality on some items (this did not affect the item quality available for staking).

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where users were unable to create a clan when their language was set to Russian or Spanish.
• Fixed an issue where the Shop would not load correctly if the player died while in the Checkout.
• Fixed an issue where multiple scenes would not play if the player interacted with them in a party of 3 or more players on Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
• Fixed an issue where the Randomize Look and Swap Body Type actions in the shop would not work when viewing cosmetic armor.
• Fixed an issue where the PlayStation 5 screen reader was not working properly.
• Fixed an issue where store gestures would not always work when used with a controller.
• Fixed an issue where the player character’s eye would display incorrectly during the Lorath’s cabin cutscene in the Prologue.
• Various stability, performance and visual improvements on all platforms.
• Fixed an issue where players using laptops with certain dedicated graphics cards would be unable to play.