Diablo 4 beta players got to experience all five launch classes thanks to a pair of beta weekends from sida's blog

While monster slaying feels good as ever and environment design is Diablo 2-level top notch, there was Diablo 4 Gold one aspect of the Diablo 4 beta that felt far better than I was expecting, and better than anything out of the past three games as well.

The story.

I did not expect to be as hooked as I was on the central story of Diablo 4 until I played this beta. The intro has two major cutscenes, one that opens the game and summons Lilith, Daughter of Hatred, and a second that shows her corrupting power.

While both were good, the second one was when things really turned the corner for me, as Lilith appears to a local church and inspires its patrons to beat their own priest to death with nearby objects, including metal crosses. Its wild, and comes after a story beat where you’ve just saved a town, only to have the drug you, cart your body to a nearby barn and prepare it to be sacrificed to Lilith.

Diablo 4 beta players got to experience all five launch classes thanks to a pair of beta weekends, the second of which is about to wrap up just a few hours after I’m writing this.

Outside of some technical issues, I’d certainly say you could consider the Diablo 4 beta a success, which at least on the surface makes it seem like a worthy franchise sequel, and not about to stumble into any sort of Auction House-level mess at launch.

I have, however, heard about some balancing complaints between the classes. While everyone seems to be enjoying the high DPS of Rogue and Sorcerer, and the skele-friends of Necromancer, there seems to be a general consensus that the two melee classes, Barbarian and Druid, are underpowered compared to the others which are more range-focused.

It is true that in many situations, you can be fighting the exact same boss which may feel like cake on Rogue or Sorcerer and a nightmare with Barb or Druid. In a few of my latest Druid fights I’ve found myself running out of potions and simply fleeing as I wait to spam my wolf attack cooldown and have them fight the boss on my behalf. Barbarians, without pet friends, are even more out of luck. Blizzard has even acknowledged the cheap Diablo IV Gold disparity at low levels, and has suggested at least a Barbarian buff is coming for launch.