{"id":231547,"date":"2024-06-12T19:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/diablo-ivs-new-pets-cause-big-problems-for-necromancers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:15","slug":"diablo-ivs-new-pets-cause-big-problems-for-necromancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/diablo-ivs-new-pets-cause-big-problems-for-necromancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo IV&#8217;s new pets cause big problems for Necromancers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KQ4L4BHE584Y1717560281759-900x506.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Diablo IV\u2019s most recent title update, which launched earlier this week, introduced pets to Blizzard\u2019s blockbuster, loot-filled dungeon crawler. But while fans have been happy to see the return of animal companions \u2014 seen in every numbered release of the franchise going back 30 years \u2014 they and Blizzard are now reckoning with the fact they can break the current game for certain character builds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Diablo YouTuber Seroc Ifkre points out, Diablo IV players of the Necromancer class are discovering some unintended consequences for those playing that class, whose abilities and powers depend on whether they have or do not have minions serving them. That\u2019s because pets count as minions, and if they do not have others joining them, certain abilities, offensive and defensive, lose effect.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Diablo 4 : PSA NEW Cosmetic Pet is A Minion!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Lninp3QUqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To some, it might all sound a little esoteric but it\u2019s a real enough problem that Blizzard community manager Adam Fletcher confirmed, on a social media post to X, that Blizzard is aware of the issue and is working up a fix.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pet items will be fixed in an upcoming patch. Not intended. They gotta fight to be a companion. Looking cute doesn\u2019t count \ud83e\udd72<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Fletcher (@PezRadar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PezRadar\/status\/1800210766085472310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can also imagine that for someone who has put a long time into their character (Diablo IV launched in June 2023) this is a rather frustrating outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pets were introduced in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/diablo4\/23964909\/diablo-iv-patch-notes\">the latest update 1.4.2 this week<\/a>. Three of them are available to players who order <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/diablo-iv-vessel-of-hatred-expansion-incoming-release-date-pre-order-info-and-everything-else-we-know-so-far\/\">the Vessel of Hatred expansion<\/a> that was announced this weekend at <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/xbox-summer-game-fest-showcase-announcements-trailers\/\">the Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>. But one is already available and free to claim to all players, which is how this problem was discovered.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Diablo IV | Vessel of Hatred | Official Release Date Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mtM0WpHEjWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Diablo IV is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/diablo-4-iv-pet-bug-necromancer-minions-fix-vessel-of-hatred\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Diablo IV\u2019s most recent title update, which launched earlier this week, introduced pets to Blizzard\u2019s blockbuster, loot-filled dungeon crawler. 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