Joe Shely

While Diablo V will continue to feature some DEX (moment-to-moment execution) mechanics, on balance the game will be an INT/STR game (planning and investment). We are designing to the core tenet of ARPGs that any challenge can be overcome with the right build.

Can someone remind me—what is the correct number of times to click the Chat Gem?

Thanks to all the folks who came to see my talk for new and aspiring developers at #GDC2025! If you missed it or weren't able to attend but still want to find out about the simple gameplay framework I discussed, it's now available on the GDC Vault.
gdcvault.com/play/1035058/G…

I'm excited to share that I'll be speaking at @Official_GDC next week as part of the Game Career Seminar for new and aspiring developers! Join me in exploring a simple framework for thinking about gameplay and your audience #GDC2025 schedule.gdconf.com/session/game-c…

With the launch of #DiabloIV Season 4 we've made exciting gameplay updates, added the Pit, evolved Helltide, and reworked many aspects of loot in the game, including fixing many conditional item affixes (sometimes referred to as "Damage on Tuesdays").