The events of D3 are canon, to what degree is uncertain since only Activision-Blizzard seem to be the ones curating what they wish for D4’s relevance BUT Lorath Nahr exists - the same guy that helped Tyrael in adventure mode of D3. Loads of cultists everywhere (I get it that they’re an enemy type and thus must be present in huge waves to offer a threat of badguys for us to beat), and it could give one the inclination to ask what did humanity do in the 50 years since reaper of souls? Nonstop procreation? As a +, no one in sanctuary makes any mention of what undoubtedly was the darkest time in their world’s history like “watching as all of their family and neighbors had their souls reaped” by Malthael many of them are (assumedly) too young to know of it given their parents were nonstop having kids to repopulate the world of sanctuary, but there are elderly npcs present that should have given some color to the world’s history. Sanctuary didn’t have too many humans in it to begin with, but yet there are hundreds of bodies set as mutilated corpses in places like Guulrahn in Act 3. That’s the number blizzard cited in the 2021 BlizzConline Diablo IV “What’s next” video segment. Speaking of the destruction of human life, a bit of canon to review. Acts 1 through 5, all of them, never make you feel as if your actions really accomplished anything positive other than the prevention of outright destruction for all human life in that area of Sanctuary. The time it took to get to that point was jarring for a eudaimonic release of heroism in a rather hopeless world. Games like Diablo, PoE, Gauntlet (their predecessor) all seemed to focus on the simple story telling of “There’s evil, defeat it and make the world right again”, but Diablo 4 does not have that until the very end when you finally defeat Lilith while also doubling down on sealing Mephisto’s soul away in a soulstone. Lorath being a useless drunk in Act 3 or Meshif continuously referring to Lorath as Deckard Cain. The times the tone of gritty, hopeless, evil was broken felt incredibly forced. That theme doesn’t persist all throughout the game, as with all stories there needs to be a mixture of other narrative devices and techniques (such as humor) to break apart the monotony otherwise the tone as a whole would grow stale. From cannibalism to ritual sacrifice, the game has it all and truth be told I was incredibly excited for the explicit nature of the game’s theme. The tone of Diablo 4’s storytelling was incredibly clear since the start: The world is going to be full of cruelty, savagery, degeneracy, blood/gore etc. I just completed the story and have got a lot to say, and I hope someone can comment on if there was anything misrepresented or that I missed in mentioning. Thanks.Ahead is going to be a wall of text with (hopefully) aesthetic partitions and bullet points on the story of Diablo 4 as I experienced it. Anyway, if you are able to offer any advice, I would appreciate it. This is why I am seeking advice this time.) Durahan Mammoth x2 Fenrir Judicial Elf (For the Banshee event) Titan Naiad x2 Lampade Medusa Titan Archbishop Archmage Red Dragon Lilith What I have to decide whether to upgrade or not: 5-Star Kirin 4-Star Kingdom Giant Blademaster Tinuth Royal Guard Time Traveler Titan Archbishop Wilderness Tantorlord x3 (ugh) Mammoth x2 Cyclops x3 Orc General x2 Chaotic Bear x2 Wyvern Chief Minotaur x2 X-mas Turkey ( ) Forest Dryad x3 Lampade x3 Unicorn King Pleiade Naiad x2 Saint Hindin Hell Red Dragon x2 Durahan Lilith x4 Demon King Archdemon x2 Blood Lych x2 Noticeably absent from the list are Aranyani and Seraph. First, what I have already upgraded: 5-Star Hydra Leviathan Banshee 4-Star Bone Dragon Tantorlord x2 (Why? I'm obviously an idiot. The less important goal is to have strong, varied decks for levels that may later be added to the game. The immediate and most important goal is to build a deck that can beat 8-11-3. I have a fairly large number of available upgrade points (>150k in consumables plus 120 pages of other creatures, most of which, of course, are junk) and want to make sure I spend them wisely this time. I am seeking advice on which cards to upgrade.
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