Blizzard Fixes Annoying Leveling Issue in Vessel of Hatred

As I made my way through Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion, following mostly the campaign and some Season of Hatred (Season 6) side content, I ran into a bit of an issue, one that I wrote off as some kind of noob mistake while getting reacquainted with Sanctuary. When it was time to upgrade my potion (every time from level 4 onwards), I was stuck, needing a rare Angel Breath herb. 

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This became quite the annoyance, as I could remember during a previous season in the base game that I always had more than enough resources to upgrade my potions when the time came. 

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Turns out, I wasn't crazy or missed something important, and neither did you. Other players have been running into this issue as well, so much so that Blizzard has acted quickly, fixing this progression hurdle.

In a hotfix update in the early hours of the morning on 10 October 2024, Blizzard announced that Elites and Bosses now have a bigger chance to drop Angel Breath and gave some example values:

• Dungeon Boss level 30-49: Will drop 10 bundled herbs + 2 Angel Breath
• Campaign Bosses level 50-60 will drop 30 bundled herbs + 7 Angel Breath
• All elites in Torment difficult have 10% chance to drop 4 bundled herbs and a 2% chance to drop 4 Angel Breath.

Well done, Blizzard, well done! It was a huge, annoying issue, but I didn't even think of reporting it, wondering if I might have just done something wrong or missed a step while pushing my way to level 60. The developer's speed is definitely admirable, as this wasn't a game-breaking bug at all but rather a balance adjustment.

In case you've missed it, check out the Vessel of Hatred launch message from the Game Direct of Diablo 4, Brent Gibson, below.

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