"Nobody is Supposed to Finish the Final Tier of Abattoir of Zir" - Wudijo Video Highlight

Diablo IV Posted 8 days ago by Tharid

Video Highlights

During his BlizzCon trip, Wudijo and other creators, including Rhykker, were able to playtest the upcoming Abattoir of Zir endgame event, which will be released on December 5.

As far as Wudijo is aware, players are not supposed to finish the last tier of Abattoir of Zir.

Even Ball Lightning Sorcerers and HotA Barbarians, two builds leading the tier lists, are not supposed to complete the final challenges.

In terms of general difficulty, Wudijo thinks that characters that can survive against Nightmare Dungeon Tier 100 Elite monsters "are going to be okay" competing in the event.

Monster level in the Abattoir of Zir event goes beyond Level 154 (the Nightmare Dungeon maximum).

As a result, players will have a harder time stacking Armor as a defensive stat and reaching the damage reduction cap.

Luckily enough, monster damage won't scale up that much, so it's not going to be the main limiting factor.

Monster health, though, will be the main bottleneck in the Abattoir of Zir event.

Comment by DreadfuryDKWhen there are builds doing literal millions of DPS, the idea of the highest tier being literally impossible is kinda mindboggling to me. Like, just how much HP do those mobs even have that a Ball Lightning Sorc isn't capable of erasing them in a small fraction of a second?

Like, HotA Barbs are literally hitting Duriel for several hundreds of millions. How many trillions or quadrillions of HP will the highest-tier mobs have?Comment by TOMRUSNice way to say "overtuned as hell"...Comment by RakechaNothing wrong with this. Wanted something challenging and this is a great challenge. Just like scaling M+ in WoW, eventually either the DPS check or the health check is the bottle neck and some find creative ways around it.

Looking forward to it even though my Sorc is not even close to BiS.Comment by NocularLet me guess, more one-shot BS mechanics?Comment by hakweaLet me guess, more one-shot BS mechanics?Comment by EasoWatch someone do it anyway.Comment by missekatHow about the "low tiers". Will they be doable for casual players without BiS builds or BiS gear.
Let's say a player that have finished the season journey and only have done a NM tier 100, by killing things before they hit him.
Will he have a problem already on tier 1 off "Abattoir of Zir" or will he able to play the first few tiers?Comment by kcthebrewerHow about the "low tiers". Will they be doable for casual players without BiS builds or BiS gear.
Let's say a player that have finished the season journey and only have done a NM tier 100, by killing things before they hit him.
Will he have a problem already on tier 1 off "Abattoir of Zir" or will he able to play the first few tiers?Comment by missekatHow about the "low tiers". Will they be doable for casual players without BiS builds or BiS gear.
Let's say a player that have finished the season journey and only have done a NM tier 100, by killing things before they hit him.
Will he have a problem already on tier 1 off "Abattoir of Zir" or will he able to play the first few tiers?