Runewords Are Coming To Diablo 4 - Vessel of Hatred Exclusive

Diablo IV Posted 2024/08/29 at 2:38 PM by Tharid

Runewords

Runeword Rules

Runewords will only be available in Vessel of Hatred.
Players will only be able to equip two Runewords at a time.

Offering is the new resource system for Runes.
Overflow is when the Offering exceeds the Runeword's trigger.

Runewords will allow players to cast spells from other Classes.

Crafting

Using three of the same Rune will allow you to craft one of another Rune.

Comment by mewhywhyThis expansion is looking more like a revamp of the game that we always wanted D4 to be.

Good @#$%.Comment by Matikiller101Is blizzard going to sell us something they said was going to come out with the game itself? is that a Good-ol'-blizz move? Are we surprised? Are we going to buy it anyways?Comment by sociald1077What ever happened to just getting good drops?

You cant just kill demons and get cool stuff. No you have to kill stuff, wait for a drops with 3 perfect stat drops, temper it (hope for the best), masterwork it (and hope for the best) and now you have to rune word *!@# as well?

I get that people like crafting, but its such a let down to just getting good drops.Comment by liotieIs blizzard going to sell us something they said was going to come out with the game itself? is that a Good-ol'-blizz move? Are we surprised? Are we going to buy it anyways?Comment by decree72they can not turn back time and make D4 better on a d2 level with this. Relict of the past let go of it and bring new mechanicsComment by DarkanenI did not expect Runeword to come back. Its a thing that I loved in D2, but I also know how much it completelly changed the game. Runewords litteraly made most Sets and legendary items useless because how much they are busted.

But I really love what they did there. Now not only Runeword add new power to your legendaries/uniques (does that work on uniques?), but it can also give you an another class power? Thats so great! It does take some inspiration from D2 runewords, because some of those could indeed give you skills from other class.

I can't wait to see what combo we can make with this!Comment by Matikiller101Is blizzard going to sell us something they said was going to come out with the game itself? is that a Good-ol'-blizz move? Are we surprised? Are we going to buy it anyways?Comment by progzHELL YEAH! WE ARE SOOO BACK! Go Blizzard! You have been making the game better every season. Thank you!Comment by Whatdoyouwantlmao those guys talking about runewords back.

They have nothing in common with D2 runewords it's again aspect-like kind of power which won't change item affixes only give you some skills.
It's another d3 trash style system.

When they named D3 Gr - pit(aka d2 lock) has it ceased to be gr cuz of this?

LMAOComment by martin4444Yay. Rune words... that do non cosmetic things... VOH only... I guess pay-to-win is finally in D4 after all.Comment by RazalghullWhat I mean is, they removed a system, very liked by D2 fans, from the base game, they added it later, and put it behind a paywall (xpack), hype the fans with it to buy the new $50 xpackComment by Matikiller101What I mean is, they removed a system, very liked by D2 fans, from the base game, they added it later, and put it behind a paywall (xpack), hype the fans with it to buy the new $50 xpackComment by ThugaluficusAre these people on drugs? These are not runewords. 2 runes being ALL runewords... is not a runeword. I can't wait for people to come down off of their "high" from hearing the words "runeword" and see this for what it is. D4 is literally half-asked systems from D2 and D3. You would think they would improve on systems they ran in games for 10+ years each.