"What we would like to prevent, completely, was in Diablo 4 Gold at which there were these Legendaries - mostly leftover from vanilla - that did not have any added Legendary affixes. It may be something really specific, or something which's more useful to more builds such as Stone of Jordan across all classes. "That is an example that changes a very particular agility, and we could see it becoming a build-specific bit for the Barbarian class. But we'll have a mix"
It is here where we could view Diablo 4's loot philosophy proceed over but also see how it will evolve and change to suit Diablo 4's layout. Items that are legendary will not merely concentrate with affixes in Diablo 4 on skills like items, there is a sense of diversity. The Stone of Jordan at Diablo 4 adds Skill Points to all skills and the design team is looking to avoid producing builds or ways to perform leave those choices up. Maybe the biggest difference in comparison with loot in Diablo 4, is the way the match will treat Set Things. The be all end all by ensuring they are not.
"We feel as though using Diablo 4 it got to a place where you could not really play your build, your manner," Luis admits. "It was basically, you're going to select among those four collections and that's it. We're making sure sets do not dominate in Diablo 4." To achieve this the staff has a solution that is simple, make sure Legendary Items are the alternative. And with hundreds refined and being designed and added to the game, create diversity that is true that fosters player creativity and deciding how you may want to play.
Another piece of this puzzle is Runewords with impact and cause Runes' re-introduction that may socket into items adding nuance to possible build options. "We feel like with Andariel admissions it got into a place where you could not really play your own build, your own way. It was essentially, you are likely to pick one of those four sets and that's it." A strategy that extends to the way the staff will balance the loot and fine tune Diablo 4's speed and progression. Although details aren't available.
