Joe Shely

Designer @ Blizzard Entertainment on Diablo. Personal Twitter account.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

While Diablo V will continue to feature some DEX (moment-to-moment execution) mechanics, on balance the game will be an INT/STR game (planning and investment). We are designing to the core tenet of ARPGs that any challenge can be overcome with the right build.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

Can someone remind me—what is the correct number of times to click the Chat Gem?

[Diablo @Diablo]

Prepare for the next era. Diablo V has been announced. Visit https://t.co/ghfwvWgb9h to sign up for future updates.

[Diablo @Diablo]

Fear not the darkness, for the Light has arrived.

Play as the Paladin tonight when you pre-purchase the next expansion, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred 🛡️🗡️

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@RodFergusson Few can claim they shaped the course of Diablo. Your place in Sanctuary is cemented in blood... Respect, Rod. May your next journey be as epic.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

Thanks to all the folks who came to see my talk for new and aspiring developers at #GDC2025! If you missed it or weren't able to attend but still want to find out about the simple gameplay framework I discussed, it's now available on the GDC Vault.
https://t.co/b8qjpHprpB

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

I'm excited to share that I'll be speaking at @Official_GDC next week as part of the Game Career Seminar for new and aspiring developers! Join me in exploring a simple framework for thinking about gameplay and your audience #GDC2025 https://t.co/WNzo1Gfc1A

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@PlayLegacyGG @notostudios Congrats!

[Adam Fletcher @PezRadar]

Hey Barbarian friends - Pull up a chair. It's story time.

Bash is still multiplicative and the notes are being updated.

Nothing was changed for this and was actually an attempt from the team to fix a tooltip issue. Fixing this tooltip issue caused a multiplicative scaling issue which we experienced internally but no one else actually saw. We fixed that issue, but it accidentally landed in public notes.

We are updating the notes to reflect this. Bash stays the same (and is still multiplicative).

You may now continue shouting at the minions of hell and not about Bash. 🗣️

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

As part of this update, we absolutely did not add a small hidden buff to player damage on Tuesdays.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

With the launch of #DiabloIV Season 4 we've made exciting gameplay updates, added the Pit, evolved Helltide, and reworked many aspects of loot in the game, including fixing many conditional item affixes (sometimes referred to as "Damage on Tuesdays").

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@ckaleiki @Muffinus I can absolutely picture this dog sitting at @Muffinus’s keyboard with a fake mustache. No one would ever suspect.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@zegghead_ I’m thankful we have so many passionate fans who request improvements like this. Our goal is to keep making the game more fun.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@_DonAdams This problem is missing key information. Do both walls have yellow paint or only the right wall?

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

I want to emphasize that our focus in Season 4 is what we see as the soul of a Diablo game, its systems. We have a host of changes coming to itemization, endgame, and classes for both Eternal and Seasonal players. Stay tuned for more details in the patch notes next week! 2/2

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

I love that many of our players define ARPG to mean exclusively "games in the style of Diablo" (sometimes also referred to as hack 'n slash or dungeon crawlers). 1/2

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@zhubaohi Significantly higher than overworld, but Duriel and Andariel will still be the best places to target farm Uber Unique items.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

In the #DiabloIV Season 4 update, not only is Andariel being added to the boss ladder for another way to hunt Uber Uniques, all other ladder bosses like Lord Zir and Beast in Ice will gain a small chance to drop Uber Unique items.

[Joe Shely @JoeShely]

@Nabster_Gaming @AZJackson85 Adam has a lot of exciting #DiabloIV class updates to share, especially about Dust Devils and Minions!

[Adam Fletcher @PezRadar]

1.3.2 Patch Notes are now available for #DiabloIV. This patch introduces Uber Unique crafting.

1.3.2 will ship next Tuesday Feb 13 on all platforms.

https://t.co/1gfNVMLkrz