Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion is revamping class skill trees, with its most dramatic change being the removal of passive skills entirely.
As revealed during an official Sanctuary Sitdown on Discord with members of the Diablo 4 development team (via Icy Veins), Blizzard is looking to make it so class skill trees are more about offering customization than raw power spikes. As a result, passive skill nodes are being removed.
Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion is revamping class skill trees, with its most dramatic change being the removal of passive skills entirely.
As revealed during an official Sanctuary Sitdown on Discord with members of the Diablo 4 development team (via Icy Veins), Blizzard is looking to make it so class skill trees are more about offering customization than raw power spikes. As a result, passive skill nodes are being removed.
While passive skills are being removed, it's currently unclear if Key Passives are also being scrapped. Each class currently has four Key Passive abilities to choose from, many of which are build-defining power spikes that determine how each class plays.
Blizzard recently blew the lid off what to expect from Diablo 4's second expansion during a Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight, revealing the new Warlock class that is already live in Diablo 2: Resurrected and will be landing in Diablo 4 with Lord of Hatred. The class is additionally coming to Blizzard's free-to-play mobile spin-off Diablo Immortal this summer.
In addition to the Warlock, Blizzard also shared more information about Lord of Hatred ahead of its launch on April 28, including its new War Plans endgame, Amazons, and how the expansion's Skovos region will be more beautiful than Diablo players are accustomed to (at least until Mephisto shows up).
