Major Fixes & Season of Witchcraft Updates
Blizzard Entertainment has rolled out Diablo 4 Update 2.1.2, addressing key issues across the base game, Season of Witchcraft, and Vessel of Hatred expansion. Since its launch in 2023, Diablo 4 has constantly provided new content, and this latest patch fine-tunes gameplay, fixes bugs, and enhances the player experience.
Season of Witchcraft: Major Fixes & Enhancements
The Season of Witchcraft, which kicked off in January, receives a host of fixes in particular to the Season Journey and Headhunt Zones. Major changes this season include-
- A new Nightmare Dungeon Affix guarantees a Forgotten Altar Spawn for the rest of the season.
- The Scalding Raven, your beloved companion from the Season of Witchcraft, can now be petted.
- The Decay Augmentation tooltip was updated to clarify that it's only for Witch Powers and doesn't affect all effects.
Boss & Gameplay Fixes
Some of the other major changes made are to the various references to bosses and core gameplay:
- Bloodhorn (Forgotten Remains Dungeon)-Fixed an issue that, when going to the second phase, caused the boss to be unkillable.
- Echo of Lilith-Behavior adjusted to prevent repeated use of Death from Above when staggered immediately after landing.
- Infernal Hordes & Aether Objective Fixes-Corrected an issue where Aether Rewards were not properly calculated in Season Journey objectives.
The Druid’s Lacerate skill, movement restriction present in patch 2.1.1, was reverted in community feedback.
Bug Fixes and Quality-of-Life Improvements
Some very old issues regarding gameplay, UI, and mechanics have been addressed:
Vessel of Hatred's Expansion
- There was a bug in Portable Anvils that prohibited stored objects from being interacted with.
General Gameplay Adjustments
- The Hex of Whispers was bugged where, in Roothold encounters, it was actually removing active Ritual effects.
- Counter progress in Harvest Whispers was also bugged that would not display correctly.
- There was a bug with Exposed Roots not spawning during Shepard bounties.
- Another bug allowed enemies to spawn within towns adjacent to active Headhunt Zones.
Item and Equipment Fixes
Unique items Fractured Winterglass, Malefic Crescent, and Arreat's Bearing are now correctly scaling with Greater Affixes.
- Ring of Mendeln now correctly scales after boosting it due to any and all damage bonuses.
- A bug was identified where Druid's Wolves did not apply Fortify with the Ferocious Wolf Pack upgrade.
User Interface and Experience Improvements
- The Party Finder UI would no longer indicate that one can join activities like Pit or Undercity of Kurast incorrectly.
- Various UI fixes, including Modify Items in the Wardrobe, Minion Damage bonuses, and errors in entering Character Names.
Developer's Notes & Future Improvements
Blizzard's response to player feedback always remains at the forefront of priorities. Lacerate, the Druid's movement restriction rollback, and fixes for objectives within Season of Witchcraft underscore ongoing refinements in the service of better overall gameplay going into the future. Future updates and enhancements to Lacerate and other gameplay aspects are currently under consideration.
- Download the Update & Be on Lookout for More
Diablo 4 players can download Patch 2.1.2 and see these fixes in action. Based on continued player engagement and feedback now, more changes and improvements will be done in the future.
