Priority Affixes Removed From Enchanting - Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.1

Diablo IV Posted 2023/08/08 at 6:42 PM by silec

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Blizzard

Fixed an issue where continuously enchanting an item could result in having the same stat show repeatedly in subsequent re-rolls.

Example: Attack Speed or Critical Strike Chance no longer show up as one of the guaranteed options when rerolling Gloves.Keep in mind that these are just overall evaluations and do not take specific existing item affixes on the item into account!

Weapons: Positive outcome. Only had Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, and Dexterity in their priority pool. It will now be easier to get Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Damage, and the likes to appear.

Chests and Pants: Positive outcome as they didn't have any of the Damage Reduction affixes in the priority pool. Lots of subpar affixes like Potion Capacity and Potion Drop Rate were part of the priority affixes before.

Gloves: Slightly negative outcome as the priority affixes Attack Speed and Critical Strike Chance are top choices for many builds.

Amulets: Hard to gauge and depends on whether or not your build needed one of the Passives to be rolled on the Amulet, which were all in the priority pool together with other highly desired stats like Cooldown Reduction and Resource Cost Reduction. Overall, Amulets still suffer from the affix bloat when rerolling for a specific stat.

Rings: Slightly negative outcome as Critical Strike Chance was the only priority affix which is a desired stat for most builds.

Comment by OswaldovzkiGood change, overall! I'm going to try in some pieces, but it is still too expensive, for my gameplay, at least. I liked D3 enchantment system better.Comment by extra1477trying to roll crit chance on ring is so scuffed now. already 30 million gold deep and didnt see it once :/Comment by NnycoThere should be a cap how much rerolling can cost tbh.Comment by TOMRUSThere should be a cap how much rerolling can cost tbh.Comment by cracklingiceGet back to me when it's like Diablo 3 where it shows you what can be there before you waste so much time and resources. Oh and reduce the cost for lower level gear for crying out loud.Comment by Tonst3r2This change is a perfect example of the entire D4 development history.
- Blizzard invents a problem (priority affix pool)
- Blizzard has no idea what they're doing so it's scuffed (Potion Drop Rate was considered Priority)
- Since Blizzard doesn't understand why there was an issue in the first place, the subsequent fix is a blanket idea that helps some and screws others. (Rings/Amus)

End result is the same system, still dogwater bad, but just different.

Yup, that's D4 in a nutshell.Comment by harulezThis change is a perfect example of the entire D4 development history.
- Blizzard invents a problem (priority affix pool)
- Blizzard has no idea what they're doing so it's scuffed (Potion Drop Rate was considered Priority)
- Since Blizzard doesn't understand why there was an issue in the first place, the subsequent fix is a blanket idea that helps some and screws others. (Rings/Amus)

End result is the same system, still dogwater bad, but just different.

Yup, that's D4 in a nutshell.Comment by Raptorz2020This was a HORRIBLE CHANGE.

The occultist feels extremely punishing and not rewarding at all. Since this update, trying to get what were priority affixes in the past, feels almost impossible at times.

Instead, this is my usual experience. I get an item with decent rolls, go to the occultist, burn a ton of veiled crystals and gold trying to get what used to be a priority affix, NOT getting it, then take that item to the blacksmith and salvage it because the Occultist is such a garbage experience.

So now I've wasted a ton veiled crystals and gold, and if I'm lucky, the blacksmith gave me 1 veiled crystal for the item. What a phenomenal gaming experience.

Veiled Crystal and Gold cost is way too high when there are so many affixes in the pool.

Why not add Priority Affixes back as a THIRD OPTION on occultist rolls. You satisfy the crowd who complained that priority affixes made it harder to get other affixes, while not ruining the experience for those who were happy with and preferred priority affixes.

Or some sort of compensation for such a poor experience, like give players the option to destroy the item and get like 40% of their veiled crystals back.

ALSO, movement speed needs to have a higher chance to roll on boots.