Diablo 4 has been outgunned by Path of Exile 2 and Last Epoch. Lord of Hatred proves Blizzard wants to catch up.

Diablo 4 will never be Path of Exile 2, and I wouldn't want it to be. All of the major ARPGs bring something different to the table right now, and that variety has kept me cycling between them. Blizzard's offering has fallen gradually further behind its rivals, however, feeling like more of a time-waster each season as core quality-of-life features offered by PoE and Last Epoch fail to appear. Diablo's 30th anniversary spotlight, where Blizzard unveiled more of the overhauls coming with the Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred expansion (alongside the even bigger surprise of new Diablo 2 Resurrected DLC, Reign of the Warlock), shows a marked effort from the developer to catch back up to the pack. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Diablo 4's demon-summoning Warlock is the Witch Doctor alternative I've been hoping for, and we're getting it in D2 Resurrected as wellThe next Diablo 4 class reveal has a date, but it's the promise of something new for D2 Resurrected that has me smilingDiablo 4's new expansion has a release date, but Lord of Hatred feels like the end for Blizzard's divisive ARPG

Feb 14, 2026 - 18:42
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Diablo 4 has been outgunned by Path of Exile 2 and Last Epoch. Lord of Hatred proves Blizzard wants to catch up.
Diablo 4 will never be Path of Exile 2, and I wouldn't want it to be. All of the major ARPGs bring something different to the table right now, and that variety has kept me cycling between them. Blizzard's offering has fallen gradually further behind its rivals, however, feeling like more of a time-waster each season as core quality-of-life features offered by PoE and Last Epoch fail to appear. Diablo's 30th anniversary spotlight, where Blizzard unveiled more of the overhauls coming with the Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred expansion (alongside the even bigger surprise of new Diablo 2 Resurrected DLC, Reign of the Warlock), shows a marked effort from the developer to catch back up to the pack.

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Diablo 4's demon-summoning Warlock is the Witch Doctor alternative I've been hoping for, and we're getting it in D2 Resurrected as well
The next Diablo 4 class reveal has a date, but it's the promise of something new for D2 Resurrected that has me smiling
Diablo 4's new expansion has a release date, but Lord of Hatred feels like the end for Blizzard's divisive ARPG

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