Diablo 4 Releases New Update for March 2025

Just after the end of Diablo 4‘s Season 8 Public Test Realm, Blizzard has released the 2.1.4 update for the live game. The latest Diablo 4 update is a small but important one, bringing some bug fixes as well as a couple of interesting additions.

Diablo 4 has already received plenty of patches this year, with Blizzard continuing to maintain its premier action RPG. The game currently follows a seasonal model, with massive content drops every few months to keep players entertained and coming back for more. Diablo 4‘s Season 8 PTR was live between March 11 and March 18, giving players a chance to test all the gameplay changes coming in the next Season. Early responses indicate that Season 8 will make leveling much slower, although this could change based on feedback between now and Season 8’s April 29 release date.

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Blizzard released the latest Diablo 4 patch notes on its website, confirming some interesting changes. Notably, support for Intel XeLL and XeSS Frame Generation is now live for players who meet the Diablo 4 hardware requirements, and resolution scaling will now be enabled in the game’s settings for better performance. Players can still manually disable this if they’d like. The new Intel XeLL and XeSS Frame Generation features can be found in the game’s graphics settings for players who want to test them out.

The rest of the update features some miscellaneous bug fixes, largely focused on Diablo 4‘s Season of Witchcraft update. The Season of Witchcraft still has quite a lot of life left in it, after Blizzard delayed the release of Season 8 until April 29. While the latest update may not be the most significant patch Diablo 4 players have ever seen, it’s better to have the fixes than not.

The future is bright for Diablo 4, with Blizzard seemingly committed to the game for a long time to come. After all, the developer is even still releasing updates for Diablo 3, so it’s fair to believe its sequel will receive a similar level of support. Looking ahead to the near future, Blizzard recently revealed difficulty changes for Diablo 4‘s Season 8, confirming that the plan is for the game to become more difficult going forward amid concerns it’s currently too easy. It’ll be exciting to see what else Season 8 has in store for players when it launches on April 29.

Diablo 4 Update 2.1.4 Patch Notes (March 18)

Game Updates

• Support for Intel XeLL and XeSS Frame Generation has been added. Settings can be found in the graphics menu for players on PC who meet the hardware requirements.
• By default, Diablo IV will now enable resolution scaling for better performance. The scaling method chosen will be based on the user’s hardware configuration.

Bug Fixes

• Season of Witchcraft
  • Fixed an issue where the Scour event could not be completed in certain situations.
  • Fixed an issue where the icons on the minimap for Herb nodes could disappear during the Scour event.
  • Fixed an issue where Treasure Goblins could be hard to hear in Headhunt zones.
  • Fixed an issue where Cocoons could destroy Druid Boulder projectiles.
• Miscellaneous
  • Fixed an issue where Inquisitors could teleport to towns in certain scenarios.
  • Fixed an issue where the ability to rename a loadout could be lost when disabling the Mature Language Filter.
  • Various performance, stability, and visual improvements.

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