Diablo 4 players can’t stand “lazy” design of endgame boss
Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4 has added a bunch of endgame bosses since its launch. However, players still have some gripes with the OG.
Diablo 4 has done a lot of growing since its humble launch in June of 2023. The game is in its third season and it has seen numerous iterative improvements to fill the content void.
One of the most popular changes was the addition of multiple endgame bosses that players could use to target farm unique gear. Of course, Diablo 4 players have had their issues with the associated mechanics but the bosses themselves were received well.
Though for the team at Blizzard, these new bosses have had players comparing and contrasting with the original and still penultimate challenge. Reddit user u/Co-OpHardcoreFordie kicked off a conversation that has seen numerous citizens of Sanctuary slam Uber Lilith.
The primary issue seems to be with Uber Lilith’s ability to one-shot even maxed-out builds with attacks that the original poster described as “death incarnate”. Of course, we’ve seen the hilarious 30-second takedowns but it seems that for ordinary players, the challenge is a little too much.
Other issues include her punishing AOE attacks and the amount of pattern recognition involved in the fight that the player describes as “fundamentally different from everything else in the game”. Other players are equally as frustrated.
“Why make actual mechanics or interesting gimmicks when she can just spam one-shots,” asked one user sardonically. “That’s isn’t challenge, its bad design,” said another player complaining about the lack of telegraphs for her attacks.
“Ultimately, I think they wanted it to be a hard fight but they weren’t able to design a good one so they just made it artificially hard instead,” one player put forward. “I think this game is crying out for challenging content. But, so far, their version of a challenge is getting one shot.”
Blizzard EntertainmentTo be fair, Uber Lilith is Diablo 4’s pinnacle boss but the complaints regarding her encounter have been festering since the launch of the game.
As of yet, Blizzard hasn’t addressed the feedback in patches or one of their many Campfire Chats.
