Summary
Season of the Malignant is in full swing forDiablo 4, and its players believe that Blizzard could further improve upon the Renown grind by buffing side quest rewards. Though players can elect toskip the campaign inDiablo 4, the same luxury isn’t extended to its side quests, as each new Season necessitates a new grind for Renown. Following some feedback from the community, Blizzard made a maximum of two Renown bars carry over from the Eternal Realm, with seasonal characters still needing to revisit all five Regions inDiablo 4to shore up on the important rewards and perks provided through the Renown system.
While a grand total of 20 Paragon points and 10 Skill points is nothing to scoff at, theside quests inDiablo 4offer extremely barren rewards. Their sole importance in the gameplay loop is to provide Renown points for each completed quest, which makes someDiablo 4players feel as if Blizzard isn’t utilizing the concept to its full potential.
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Though the current situation in the community remains tense following the poor reception toDiablo 4’s Patch 1.1, it hasn’t stopped people from submitting valuable feedback to the developers. One of the aspects of the game that many players believe could use some improvement is its side quests, and NycAlex put together a thread on theDiablo 4subreddit to further discuss the topic.
As pointed out by NycAlex, completing side quests is a nice break from the mindless grind of Dungeons andStrongholds inDiablo 4. However, the rewards for doing so usually aren’t worth the effort. A few herbs, one or two Veiled Crystals, some chipped gems, and barely any experience points can hardly qualify as exciting quest rewards. Allowing characters to earn gems that scale with level, or to unlock unique elixir recipes would certainly make the grind feel worthwhile, and as a result, players would likely feel a desire to engage with the content beyond its requirement for raising Renown.
Theseasonal storytelling inDiablo 4has manifested in the form of a unique questline for Season of the Malignant, but it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if Blizzard had plans to introduce more permanent side quests to the game in the near future. Players are hoping that armor and weapon crafting will be implemented inDiablo 4at some point, and adding side quests that give players unique designs or recipes would definitely be a good solution.
Diablo 4is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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