Key Takeaways
- Diablo 4 players are divided on the new Baneful Hearts drop rates that are affecting Helltide events.
- Update Patch 1.5.0 adjusted the parameters for earning Baneful Hearts, sparking mixed reactions.
- Community is split over whether the Baneful Hearts tweak made Helltide less rewarding.
The Diablo 4 community is split on the current drop rate of Baneful Hearts, the currency used in the endgame Helltide activity that received significant changes recently. Diablo 4's upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion, which is set to come out on October 8, will feature a new endgame experience called The Dark Citadel.
When Season 5 of Diablo 4 went live on August 6, it was accompanied by the popular dungeon crawler's 1.5.0 patch. In addition to introducing a host of new content, this update addressed a long list of issues and implemented tweaks to many of the game's parameters. Diablo 4's Baneful Hearts currency was affected by the update, with Patch 1.5.0 adjusting the way the special loot could be earned in the game. Nearly a month into Season of the Infernal Hordes, players are still divided on the changes made to Baneful Hearts.
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In one recent discussion on Reddit, a user, Cross2Live, said that Season 4 gave players too many Baneful Hearts, but they added that the current drop rate for the item was also bad. The Baneful Hearts tweaks have supposedly made players more hesitant about using the item during Diablo 4's region-wide Helltide events. Baneful Hearts are used to initiate an Accursed Ritual and summon a Blood Maiden, which is a powerful mini-boss that drops high-quality loot. According to Cross2Live, many players nowadays simply circle around the Accursed Ritual altar and wait for someone else to use their Baneful Hearts so they can collect free items.
Others, however, insisted that the new Baneful Hearts parameters were fine, with one community member even saying that they did not notice the changes made to the item. A user explained that Helltide simply evolved from a main farming activity to a side affair, resulting in fewer monsters being farmed and, in turn, less loot being distributed. Another user, meanwhile, pointed out that players can still collect plenty of Baneful Hearts by doing Helltide events, clearing enemies, and opening chests while under the effects of Diablo 4's Profane Mindcage, an item that simultaneously makes enemies stronger and improves the quality of dropped loot.
Blizzard Entertainment released Patch 1.5.1 for Diablo 4 on August 20, which mostly dealt with bugs and other issues, including one that caused players to lose Baneful Hearts when using Accursed Altars. It also made some tweaks to Diablo 4's new Infernal Hordes mode, as well as delivering a few quality-of-life improvements.
Diablo 4 Baneful Hearts Changes in Patch 1.5.0
The way baneful hearts are earned has been adjusted.
- Chance to get one from a Tortured gift starts at 15% and increases each time you fail to get one. Once you are rewarded with a baneful heart, the chance resets to 15%.
- Hellborne and the Helltide Assassin start with a 1% chance to drop a heart and increase each time you fail to get one. It resets to 1%.
- Helltide Commanders always drop a heart.
- A World Boss spawned in an active Helltide Zone will drop 3 Hearts.
- Local Event chests have a small chance to grant hearts when achieving Mastery.
Threat gain now consistently scales with the health of slain monsters.
Helltide Whispers
- They only spawn in one subzone.
- These Whispers will always add up to equal 10 Grim Favors'.
- Icons have been updated to be consistent with other Whispers.
- Cull Demons now includes Fallen.
- Cull Fallen replaced with Cull Cultists.
Profane Mindcages return in Season of the Infernal Hordes!
- They always drop from Hellborne.
- Can be stacked up to 3 times.
- Only available in the Seasonal Realm.
In World Tiers I & II, the Blood Maiden now requires only two Baneful Hearts to summon.
Tortured Gift chests in World Tiers I & II now require 75 Cinders instead of 100 to open.
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Action RPG
Hack and Slash
Systems
- Top Critic Rating:88/100 Critics Recommend:93%
- Franchise
- Diablo
- Platform(s)
- PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5
- Released
- June 6, 2023
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Multiplayer
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- Engine
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- ESRB
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- How Long To Beat
- 27 Hours
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- X|S Enhanced
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- PS Plus Availability
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- File Size Xbox Series
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- Split Screen Orientation
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- Number of Players
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- Local Co-Op Support
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- Cross Save
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- Cross-Platform Play
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