


Of the 50 hours I spent with Diablo 3 on Switch, about half of them played out in handheld mode. I completed bounties on my way to work and organized my inventory on the way back. So much of Diablo 3 plays best in short bursts, from the 10-minute chase for that next legendary item, to the satisfying flow of a challenge rift.

The 1.1.0 update included a couple of buffs for different skills and Aspects related to the Barbarian class, but those players and Sorcerer mains can look forward to more soon.In fact, I can think of few games better suited for a handheld port. The Barbarian has not been in nearly as bad a spot as the Sorcerer has been and has generally been regarded as one of the stronger classes throughout the game's short lifespan, but because of that, it's been targeted with more than one nerf over the course of several updates. The full chat can be seen and heard below, but for those who didn't watch it before or can't be bothered to sit through the discussion, know that buffs for the Sorcerer and the Barbarian are on the way. Blizzard addressed many of those annoyances this week in a campfire chat livestream that followed the controversy with Blizzard laying out plans to resolve some of those issues in Patch 1.1.1. Nerfs to the sorcerer which is generally regarded as the game's weakest class as well as reduced XP gains in some instances and lower damage for many builds were just some of the plentiful complaints directed at the season and its update. Diablo 4's Season of the Malignant is live as of Thursday, and between that and the big 1.1.0 update that preceded it, players have had ample opportunities to vocalize their frustrations with the game's first season of content.
