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<p>On <strong>August 15</strong>, Blizzard <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/blizzard-suspends-player-trading-due-to-gold-item-dupe-exploit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">disabled player trading</a>, because they found players abusing a gold and item duplication, exploit. With the <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-patch-1-1-2-is-now-live-worldwide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">release of Patch 1.1.2</a>, the trading functionality was still under review. However, a while ago, <strong>trading has been re-enabled</strong>.</p>



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Trading Re-Enabled in Diablo 4


<p>In case you didn&#8217;t already spot it, there&#8217;s a new Whisper bounty in town! </p>



<p>It seems the recent patch 2.0.4 brought more with it than was advertised. Players have been noticing the Pit showing up as a Whisper bounty, rewarding 5 Grim Favors! This puts pretty much all of the endgame activities on the bounty list, so always keep an eye out for what&#8217;s marked red. Whisper caches were also buffed recently, awarding many more base materials, so they&#8217;re even more worthwhile. Not to mention you can<a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/level-1-to-60-in-10-seconds-with-some-preparation/"> level alts in 10 seconds</a> if you hold on to enough of them! </p>



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The Pit Joins Whisper Bounties!


<p>The Diablo youtube channel posted a long soundtrack of ambient music from the game titled &#8220;Rot and Ruin&#8221;. The video goes through Nahantu, the Dark Citadel and more, in a sort of demonic nature documentary sort of way, with some very spooky music in the background, just in time for Halloween! </p>



<p>You can check out the full 1 hour 21 minute version below, but here&#8217;s a snippet (although the full video is a lot more relaxed than the start of the clip):</p>



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<p>And here&#8217;s the full version:</p>



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Emanations of Sanctuary: Rot and Ruin Ambiental Soundtrack


<p>Diablo IV Patch 2.0.4b is live, focusing on stability improvements for a smoother gameplay experience.</p>



<p>Blizzard has rolled out Patch 2.0.4b, with the primary focus on improving client stability and eliminating the <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/blizzard-to-address-ongoing-bsod-issues-with-client-side-patch/">ongoing BSOD and other issues impacting game performance</a>, promising a smoother experience across the board.</p>



<p>Blizzard will continue to monitor player feedback and server logs to ensure the best possible experience.</p>



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Patch 2.0.4b Brings Stability Improvements


<p>There are many topics discussed in the D4 community, some related to bugs, some to tuning, and a whole lot related to quality of life improvements. One in particular keeps coming up over and over and over. </p>



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<p>This particular change has been a topic for far longer than just Vessel of Hatred and Season 6, but it&#8217;s become much more frequent since then. Nightmare Sigils have changed since the expansion, and so have Tree of Whispers bounties. The latter also keep getting their rewards buffed, and so they&#8217;re getting more and more valuable. </p>



<p>And so the No.1 request from the community is some kind of UI marker so that we know which Nightmare Dungeon has an active Whisper bounty easier! There are plenty of suggestions on how to do it too:</p>



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<p>There are many, MANY more posts like the above, and they keep popping up basically every single day. As Whispers become more and more valuable, especially with the recent additions of Rawhide and Iron Scraps, players want to do more and more. Combining them with Nightmare Dungeon runs is especially worthwhile because of the masterworking materials. </p>



<p>There are some very constructive suggestions from the community as well. They show Blizzard exactly what could and should be done, even with the UI:</p>



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<p><br> Would you want some of these changes implemented? How would you do it?<br></p>


The Most Asked for Quality of Life Feature in Diablo 4 Right now


<p>Blizzard recently responded to <a href="https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4/t/game-crashes-on-first-mob-pull-in-pit/203363/353">player concerns</a> over persistent Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues in Diablo IV.</p>



<p>After a detailed player analysis suggested these crashes might stem from game code issues, Pezradar confirmed that Blizzard is rolling out updates to address stability as individual fixes are completed.</p>



<p>He acknowledged other lingering bugs, assuring players that more client patches are underway, with update 2.0.4b in development to tackle additional issues.</p>



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Blizzard to Address Ongoing BSOD Issues with Client-Side Patch


<p>It seems patch 2.0.4 from a few days ago has been causing a lot of grief for console co-op players. </p>



<p>Since Tuesday&#8217;s patch, many players have been reporting being completely unable to play. As soon as the second local player joins the game, it crashes. As you&#8217;d expect, players tried everything to fix the issue, including re-installing the game, but nothing worked. </p>



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<p>There are many, many more threads like these over the past few days, so it seems the problem is affecting pretty much all local co-op players. </p>



<p>This only adds to the already existing issues for local co-op, some of which have been in place for almost 2 seasons now! The Infernal Hordes bug has been around since the start of Season 5. Meanwhile, the expansion raid, Dark Citadel, is not actually bugged, but simply does not support the mode. Players need to split up for the raid, which is not possible in co-op the mode since both players need to be on the same screen. </p>



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Local Co-Op Players Unable to Play After Recent Big Patch


<p>Blizzard have added a new patch which addresses some crashing issues players have been having recently. It&#8217;s out already on PC and arrives tomorrow for console players. </p>



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New Diablo 4 Season 6 Stability Patch 2.0.4a: October 30th


<p>The mid-season update is getting closer and one topic is on everyone&#8217;s minds: what&#8217;s going to happen with class balance around the Spiritborn&#8217;s power?</p>



<p>It&#8217;s more and more looking like there won&#8217;t be any significant Spiritborn nerfs. But with the class being so much stronger than the rest, something has to be done. The question was posed by <a href="https://x.com/CooperAdams_">Cooper Adams</a> on X, and Global Director of Community Adam Fletcher responded!</p>



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<p><br>While we assumed there would be a campfire for the big patch, and now it&#8217;s looking like it will discuss some buffs coming to the other classes! Nothing is for certain as the tweet was pretty vague, but it seems likely. The extreme outlier build(s) for Spiritborn might get nerfed down to non-3 minute Pit 150 clear standards. However, it&#8217;s very unlikely the class as a whole grabs a giant nerf. And so the only outcome seems big buffs for the rest! </p>



<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see, but not too much longer. Season 6 has been live for almost a month, so the mid-season update should be along within the next few weeks. </p>


Mid-Season 6 Update Campfire Coming, Class Balance Will be Discussed


<p>In Patch 2.0.4, players venturing into <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/kurast-undercity-guide/">Kurast Undercity</a> are in for a rewarding surprise! The exclusive Portal Prankster, known for its bonus loot chests, now aligns with players&#8217; active Bargains, allowing for even better loot control!</p>



<p>Players who take down the Portal Prankster, a special type of goblin unique to Kurast Undercity, can now enjoy improved loot control, as this new patch lets them influence the bonus chest reward with their active Bargain!</p>



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Diablo IV Patch 2.0.4: Huge Loot Change for Portal Prankster Runs!


<p>We have some more extreme dedication and a whole lot more maxing out of game systems today! </p>



<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Phandrel/">Phandrel</a> has been doing a LOT of pit runs on their Spiritborn. It all started with a relatively normal move to max out all the Glyphs needed for the four builds they were playing. After getting those 12 to level 100, well, as <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Phandrel/">Phandrel</a> puts it &#8220;it just snowballed from there&#8221;. </p>



<p>The end result is pretty impressive, with all 22 Glyphs maxed out! </p>



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<p>With Spiritborn running such high tier Pits it&#8217;s definitely much easier for them to get so many Glyphs up so high. And considering <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Phandrel/">Phandrel</a> only managed to get to Paragon level 269 (which <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/level-284-is-the-midpoint-diablo-4-paragon-experience-required-chart/">isn&#8217;t even the midpoint to 300</a>) after doing all that, well, it seems there&#8217;s a lot more Spiritborn out there that have all their Glyphs maxed out if they&#8217;re doing the Pit! </p>


Trading Re-Enabled in Diablo 4

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