The Treasure Goblin just isn’t meant to instill concern within the hearts and minds of Diablo 4 gamers. It’s, in any case, an enemy that spits out loot and can’t assault. And but, gamers throughout Sanctuary have a newfound concern of the unassuming demon after it killed a raft of high-level Hardcore characters.
Let’s begin with Diablo 4 participant Killthuzad. Icy-Veins reported this Hardcore character unexpectedly died to a Treasure Goblin whereas working a tier 37 Nightmare Dungeon. Surprised into silence, Killthuzad has no choice however to return to the character creation display screen. They finally stand up from their gaming chair and put their head of their fingers.
What occurred right here? Killthuzad had the Loss of life Pulse affix enabled. This implies “killing a monster releases a lethal lightning pulse after a brief delay”. Watch the clip fastidiously and also you’ll see the Loss of life Pulse emit from the lifeless Treasure Goblin, killing the character in a single hit.
Let’s not overlook, in Diablo 4, when a Hardcore character dies it’s misplaced without end. IGN has reported on a number of cases of high-level Hardcore characters dying attributable to a disconnect and even whereas in a loading display screen. Now, Treasure Goblins are getting in on the act.
Killthuzad just isn’t alone. Some gamers imagine the Treasure Goblin Loss of life Pulse is doing far more harm than it ought to, a lot in order that they reckon it is bugged. Diablo 4 participant “faraddox” took to the Blizzard discussion board to report his character demise as a bug, complaining concerning the lack of their Hardcore stage 60 Druid whereas in a tier 9 Nightmare Dungeon with the Loss of life Pulse affix enabled.
“I had greater than sufficient harm reductions and armor to tank something, all earlier explosions from Loss of life Pulse affix induced nearly no hurt,” faraddox stated. “In final room of this part I noticed Goblin, there have been no different monsters close by (one monster left for activity, no different marks on minimap). I had full life and fortify since I did not take any harm combating Goblin. As quickly as he died, my Druid died too.”
Faraddox stated Diablo 4’s Corridor of Fallen Heroes, which paperwork misplaced Hardcore characters, states they have been slain by an “unknown killer”.
One other participant, referred to as Chillout, stated they misplaced their stage 76 Necromancer after a Treasure Goblin died whereas working a tier 26 Nightmare Dungeon. “I’m an informal participant and dropping 86 hours to such a bug is admittedly unhealthy” they stated.
“All I did was kill the Goblin. It says I killed myself. So… I’ve some questions for Blizzard.”
MythiZena recorded the surprising second they misplaced their stage 97 Druid to a Loss of life Pulse from a Treasure Goblin. “I can’t imagine how a lot harm that did,” MythiZena says within the clip. “Is {that a} bug? That’s acquired to be a bug, proper? I’m so confused proper now. It’s simply the Loss of life Pulse. All I did was kill the Goblin. It says I killed myself. So… I’ve some questions for Blizzard.”
There are a number of studies on-line from gamers who suffered the identical destiny. Blizzard has issued quite a few patches since Diablo 4 got here out. Maybe the subsequent hotfix will power the Treasure Goblins to settle down a bit.
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