“Diablo 3missed the mark for a lot of players sinceDiablo 2PvP was such a core aspect.

Go into these areas under-leveled or underprepared, and youre sure to pay.

Instead, the Shards of Hatred that you cleanse will only be used to unlock cosmetic items.

Diablo IV Rogue concept art

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This leaves a lot of room for balancing issues, something that Blizzard doesnt seem to care about changing.

This could be frustrating for players, especially if any of them accidentally walk into the PvP areas.

“The biggest challenge I see is how they will balance PvP skills and PvE,” Elafros said.

Diablo IV character inventory screen

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“Perhaps it’ll be similar to WoW with different gear sets.”