Unofficial Patch Notes – 6th July 2022 Update
PC Client update size: 35MB —— In-game update size: 450MB
UPDATE: Link to official patch notes: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo-immortal/23826542/diablo-immortal-s-first-post-launch-content-update#Bug
So, Diablo Immortal has been out for over a month, and we now finally have the first major update to the game. Blizzard did announce that there was due to be a patch around the end of the first season of the Battlepass, and players were evicted from the game this morning for this to happen.
Surprisingly, at the time of writing this, no-one has seen any indication that there are actual patch notes for people to read and digest. As people logged into the game after the servers came back up, World chat was scrolling with questions and confused players, desperate to find out what was new and whether they should even bother to continue to grind this game!
It is for this reason, I’m making my own. I’ve been to the Diablo Immortal Discord server, which had little to no information and I’ve been helped by many players within the “Diamond Gates” server and I’ll do my best to list all of these wonderful contributors.
Let’s Get Updated! – Diablo Immortal Patch Notes [6th July 2022] [Unofficial and Likely Misleading!]
Key Features and Gameplay Improvements
- Added persistent server time clock to bottom-left of the user interface (PC) – Was already there, but previously had to tap the area. This must have been too challenging for some people :/
- Can now type the letter “k” into chat without being told it’s bad language – lol, k?
- Performance for players on Windows 7 machines seemed to have improved – Although “Gladys”, who reported this, did suggest it might have been because there weren’t many people logged in yet after the servers reinitialised. I feel bad for those still on Win 7. 😮
- The initial opening sequence for the Codex has been shortened – That’s right, prepare to jump when the opening book whooshes at you now.
- PC players who use controllers can enjoy a new “intelligent attack” system – Apparently, this prevents unwanted movement while performing attacks, from what I understand.
Additional Content
- Elder Rifts now have something called “Demon Spires” which, when destroyed, increase the ER rewards – Not seen this yet! Thanks to “Destra” for this info.
- The long awaited Cow Level has been introduced – This can be found…. nowhere, it’s all nasty lies from a NASTY LIAR!
Bug Fixes
- You can now attack properly after using a channelled ability – Wow, it took over a month to fix this game-destroying bug? thanks to “Bomber” for this.
- Apparently the Escape button now works properly – According to player: “Redknapp”, you can now press escape and it may actually bring up the main menu. Good work Blizzard.
Cosmetic Changes
- Added developer logos to splash screen – Why advertise yourselves? This isn’t going all that well!
New Bugs!
- Channelling: As a Wizard, If you hold down movement keys while channelling, your beam gets locked in place – OMFG, you just fixed one bug! Well done, Blizzard, this is some professional sh1t! check out “Microwave’s” evidence! https://imgur.com/a/oLPLz5T
- Employing custom cursors seem to have been blocked – I use custom cursors so I can see mine during heavy gameplay but no matter how hard I try, the game seems to load original cursors from some hidden depth… not impressed Blizzard.
NOTE: Please let me know of any other additions, fixes or new bugs, et cetera, as I’ll add them here.
Conclusion
It’s a bit early to conclude anything as the full extent of this patch is unclear… as I’ve yet to see any patch notes, but it does seem to be fairly surface-level at the moment. I would apologise for the mocking tone but some of these updates are far from what bored players are eager to see, which is way more content and lessening of restrictions and monetisation for free to play (F2P) players.
I’m personally not seeing 450 megabytes of updates here so I’m going to go play and find some!
I’ve even been on the official Diablo Immortal Discord and not really seen much on there either, apart from what players are submitting. Though there is the following pinned message from PezRadar (Blizzard):
