Diablo 4 added 5 new Uniques in Season 3, but the bad news is they're tied to a boss that everyone hates grinding
Jan. 24, 2024The Beast in the Ice is now a premium source of loot
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Diablo 4: Season of the Constructis here and, it’s safe to say, off to a less-stellar start than Season 2, withplayers complaining of some annoying and lackluster seasonal content.The release of several new Unique items has thankfully put some pep in the action RPG’s step, but there’s a catch here too: the new Uniques drop from the Beast in the Ice, one of the least popular bosses in the game.
The newDiablo 4 Uniquesgrant such potent buffs to specific skills that they may well redefine the whole class meta. Here’s an abridged version of the full list, straight from thepatch noteswhich note that “all new Uniques for Season 3 will be available in the Beast in the Ice drop table for Season 3.”
The cool loot is the good news. The Beast in the Ice is the bad news, as our friends atPC Gamerpointed out, because it’s an especially tedious boss to farm. Players have complained about the Beast regularly since its release, from the time it takes to gather the necessary boss materials to the length and difficulty of the fight, which features an unusual amount of attacks that you simply have to avoid.
Blizzard has thankfully boosted the drop rate of the Distilled Fear needed to access the boss, but the Beast is still a drag compared to many other end-game fights. With Season 3 explicitly tying its most-coveted items to the thing,Diablo 4players are going to get mighty familiar with the Beast grind whether they want to or not.
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