Diablo 4 Update Buffs The Butcher and Other Monsters

Players that favor the sorcerer are realizing this fact and voicing their frustration. It seems that a new, unique sorcerer weapon, The Oculus, just isn't very useful, and gamers have begun complaining about it on Reddit. This wand is one of  Diablo 4 Items six new unique weapons added in a recent Diablo 4 update, but it's apparently not the best of the batch. In fact, quite a few players in the community are asking why it was added to the game at all.

The Oculus, when equipped, gives a Sorcerer the effect of the Teleport Enhancement for free. In addition, when a player evades with the Teleport Enhancement while The Oculus is equipped, they are taken to a random location. The consensus among Sorcerer players appears to be that this weapon is not very useful and even detrimental.

The main problem for Sorcerer fans is that the random teleportation can be incredibly dangerous. Not knowing where they'll end up can lead a player into deadly situations without being prepared. Recently, an unlucky Diablo 4 player respawned in an unexpected and inconvenient location, which led to unfortunate consequences. Essentially, The Oculus could cause such problems for Sorcerers regularly. This means that the weapon could actively put players in danger in exchange for merely providing the Teleport Enhancement for free. It's hard to argue that the negatives don't outweigh the positives.

To be fair, some Redditors have been pointing out that the stat increases for the weapon aren't known yet, and these stats could possibly make The Oculus useful despite the downsides. Still, it's difficult to imagine stats that could make it worthwhile to constantly be risking random teleports. For now, many players seem to feel they're better off using one of the early game staffs in Diablo 4 than this new, unique weapon.

The Diablo 4 development team is finally offering players some information about when they can expect to see competitive play in the game. The latest installment in the series has only been out for a little over a month, but it's already developed a large and passionate fan base. Diablo 4 offers hours of content through the campaign and an endgame that's still developing and being expanded on.

Of course, players are still eager for more and wondering what will be coming next. For its part, Blizzard has been regularly communicating with gamers, keeping them up to date on the latest updates and plans for the future. The dev team has already revealed Diablo 4's Malignant Heart types for Season 4, and there's also a sense of the changes that will be coming even later. Now, the team is starting to preview another future addition that fans have been asking for.

Diablo 4 Season 4 Release Date and Time

During a recent roundtable, Joseph Piepiora, an associate game director for Diablo 4, responded to questions about the addition of true competitive play to the game. It's true that the game is largely built around PvE and player cooperation, but competition has been a part of the series since Diablo 2 and the dev team even had a funny response when a fan asked for an option to turn off PvP in Diabo 4. As such, players have been asking when a more competitive mode, similar to the Ladder in Diablo 2, would make its way into the game and Blizzard has now revealed that it will be coming in Season 4.

According to Piepiora, a competitive play system is definitely coming but it won't be rolled out for the first season or even the next. The reason given for this delay is that the team wants to be sure that the system is done correctly and, given how complex it can be, this will take time. So, players have another cool feature to buy D4 Gold look forward to, but they shouldn't get too excited for it just yet.