History VideoGame / DiabloIV

''Diablo IV'' is the newest entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, revealed at [=BlizzCon=] 2019. It was released on June 6, 2023 for the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS. Five classes have been announced: The Barbarian, returning from ''II'' and ''III'', the Sorcerer/Sorceress returning from ''I'' and ''II'', the Druid, returning after being absent from ''III'', the Rogue from ''I'', and the Necromancer from ''II'' and ''III''.

* BloodMagic: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the seal to the door to Lilith's summoning chamber is activated by the injured Symon and the two normal treasure hunters giving [[ImpaledPalm blood from their hands]], and the gate that Lilith emerges from is a membrane formed out of the blood from their exsanguinated bodies. This becomes a central theme as you chase Lilith through Sanctuary as many of the seals and passage ways can only be opened with blood given willingly.

** When the player first meets Lorath, it's with his FaceFramedInShadow and carrying a deer to make him look more ominous. As he approaches, Lorath says "If you're going to come into my home and rifle through my things..." while tense music is playing. However, right after that, Lorath puts the deer down, with his face illuminated by the fireplace and the music fading out. He finishes his thought as "then at least join me for supper. I'm bloody hungry."

* RedOniBlueOni: Prava and Elias are the exact opposites of themselves:

* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler:Just as Diablo 1 ended with Aiden becoming a hooded wanderer in possession of Diablo's soul stone, Dibalo 4 ends with Neyrelle donning a hooded outfit and taking Mephisto's as far away as she can, her fate uncertain.]]

** Despite its residents being mostly cirminals, Backwater in Hawezar is ''not'' this. Its mayor, [[spoiler:Lyndon from ''III'']], tells the Wanderer he'll do whatever it takes to keep the peace.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without context of justification for his presence. The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]

** Iosef. He only uses a club and is able to wipe out the whole village with player's help.

** The Unyielding Flesh quest features many references to ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}''. Featuring a man discovering pleasure from pain and bound by chains hooked into his flesh. The woman who helps him in this is named Yulia (much like the film'd Julia) while Kristina is trying to stop this, much like the film's Kristi.

** The whole Cathedral of Light is based on this concept. They're just regular human (although skilled in a fight), without magic or artifacts and they manage to slay hundreds of demons and be the first human army to invade Hell.

* PetTheDog: Sister Octavia, in comparison to the rest of her CorruptChurch. Most people who are subjected to DemonicPossession are simply killed as it's believed there's nothing they ''can'' do for them and that they are sinners. Octavia tries to actually save the lives of those who are possessed and even feels ''bad'' when she ''can't'' save all of them.

* NoHonorAmongThieves: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the tomb raiders leave one of their number behind without a second thought, and then act like he willingly sacrificed himself for them. One even says that "gold splits better three ways instead of four" and presses on.

** Elias has one in Act 5 when the player reveals they've found the source for his immortality.

** Elias is pale, tall man, with thick black clothes and a lot of accesories, who serves Lilith.
** Prava is black, short woman, with thin white clothes, without any accesories, who serves Inarius.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The max level in the game is Level 100. Levels 1-50 are normal levels [[note]]although getting to level 50 will grant a Paragon point rather than a skill point[[/note]], and levels 51-100 are "Paragon Levels." While getting to level 50 is fairly easy, the amount of XP required to gain a level increases sharply after 50, and skyrockets after level 70. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1467g51/xp_101_what_affects_xp_gain/ To put it in perspective, it takes about 100,000,000 total XP to go from Level 1 to level 70. Going from level 70 to level 100 requires about 400,000,000 XP.]] It is only somewhat mitigated by higher World Tiers giving more XP for monster slaying, with a larger bonus each tier you go up. But you won't be getting any increase for quests or renown, so you will be grinding for a lot longer on the later half then the first half. For a little bit of perspective the XP required for leveling 1-80 is the same amount required to level 80-100.
* ActionSurvivor: Prava somehow manages to survive demon attack and escapes from Hell with help of Donan.

** One added about a month after release is the ability to teleport directly to Nightmare Dungeons, which makes it far easier to chain dungeon runs, when before in order to be time efficient it was best just get a lot of copies of the same one and run it over and over, which many found both boring and mind numbing. It also helps that the was a significant buff to the XP (around 80%) given for running a nightmare dungeon, which makes doing multiple dungeons in a row much more rewarding then it was in the past and the grind from 80-100 feel less of a slog.
** In the event that you somehow die after clearing a Nightmare Dungeon with no revives, the game will let you revive infinitely, anyways, so you won't get kicked out if you still need to loot the place or upgrade glyphs. You will still suffer 10% durability loss, however.

** Whole Cathedral of Light is based on this concept. They're just regular human (although skilled in a fight), without magic or artifacts and they manage to slay hundreds of demons and be the first human army to invade Hell.

* LeakingCanOfEvil: The Soulstones are constantly referred to as this. They are the only method of imprisoning an arch-demon even temporarily, and it is more reliable than simply killing them, as they reform in Hell in short order. However, the demons inevitably get out and corrupt the people carrying them. The denouement shows that [[spoiler: Mephisto]] was barely contained by the Soulstone [[spoiler: he]] was imprisoned in, with it looking like [[spoiler: Neyrelle]] looking like his pawn more than his captor.

** Neyrelle doesn't have magical powers, but she still is a skilled fighter and [[spoiler:seals Mephisto in a soulstine.]]

** Vigo is a normal human with a sword. Still, he helps you defeat the act boss.

** Astaroth also counts as one. He can summon Werewolves and rides Cerebus-esque mount.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The max level in the game is Level 100. Levels 1-50 are normal levels, and levels 51-100 are "Paragon Levels." While getting to level 50 is fairly easy, the amount of XP required to gain a level increases sharply after 50, and skyrockets after level 70. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1467g51/xp_101_what_affects_xp_gain/ To put it in perspective, it takes about 100,000,000 total XP to go from Level 1 to level 70. Going from level 70 to level 100 requires about 400,000,000 XP.]] It is only somewhat mitigated by higher World Tiers giving more XP for monster slaying, with a larger bonus each tier you go up. But you won't be getting any increase for quests or renown, so you will be grinding for a lot longer on the later half then the first half. For a little bit of perspective the XP required for leveling 1-80 is the same amount required to level 80-100.

* OhCrap: The reaction of Symon in the trailer when he realizes they've entered a gate for summoning Lilith.

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** One sidequest is named "No Good Deed", which is a reference to {{Theater/Wicked}}.