Diablo 4 patch 1.53 is available to download on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox consoles. According to the official Diablo 4 1.53 patch notes, the latest update addresses several issues. Apart from this, today’s Diablo 4 update 1.53 also includes stability fixes.
Previously, Diablo 4 patch 1.12 introduced new unique items and legendary aspects. Unfortunately, since the last patch 1.21, players are experiencing error codes and bugs. Today’s D4 update 1.53 will address a few of these issues.
Check out the details below.
D4 Update 1.53 PatchNotes
GAME UPDATE
- The sale price of Boss summoning materials has been increased. Examples:
- Blackened Femur, Gurgling Head, and Trembling Hand sell price increased from 20,000 Gold to 50,000.
- Stygian Stone sale price increased from 70,000 Gold to 150,000.
- Tempering manual drop rates have been improved to be more consistent.
- Elixirs’ general drop rate has been reduced.
- Tempered affixes on items now have an icon associated to the Tempering category, instead of the same icon for all Tempered affixes.
BUG FIXES
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader didn’t function properly when interacting with collapsible menus.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where boss summoning materials could be lost if transferred to a newly created character.
- Fixed an issue where the Tortured Gift of Amulets in Helltide didn’t grant as many items as intended.
- Fixed an issue where a Helltide ambush from a Threat Level increase could spawn within the Iron Wolves encampment.
- Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in place if the World Tier statue was interacted with while using a Town Portal.
- Fixed an issue where the Bold Chieftain’s Aspect did not grant cooldown reduction for Druid’s Debilitating Roar or Blood Howl.
- Fixed an issue where progression in Garan Hold could be blocked if Keeper Xor’lim was killed too quickly.
- Fixed an issue where progression in Sunken Library could be blocked if the Head Librarian spawned behind a locked door.
- Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck behind certain Tortured Gift chests.
- Fixed an issue where the tempering affix to increase the duration of the Damage Reduction granted by Reap also increased the cooldown for how often Reap could form a corpse.
- Fixed an issue where the Tempering affix for increasing Corpse Tendrils’ Crowd Control Duration instead caused the skill to take longer to pull in enemies.
- Fixed an issue where Bone Prisons created by Yen’s Blessing would persist indefinitely.
- Fixed an issue where Firebolts going near but not through Firewall would still split into 3 when using Flameweaver.
- Fixed an issue where Venous Mote altars could sometimes not be interacted with to complete the Whisper.
- Fixed an issue where changing mount armor could reset your Spur count.
- Fixed an issue where some of the Drowned Sea Hag’s attacks were harder to see in dark environments.
- Fixed an issue where the following Aspects were not dealing as much damage as intended:
- Dust Devil’s Aspect
- Aspect of Surprise
- Trickster’s Aspect
- Aspect of Artful Initiative
- Vengeful Aspect
- Aspect of the Arrow Storms
- Fixed an issue where Stormbane’s Wrath could teleport to the player during its cast in a Nightmare Dungeon, instantly killing the player.
User Interface and User Experience
- Fixed an issue where the Tempered title was used for 2 different title rewards. A new title, Frenzied, has been added as the reward for completing Tier 59 of the Battle Pass.
- Fixed an issue where the bottom of the Journal could not be interacted with if too many quests were active at the same time.
- Fixed an issue where the Exceptional Gloves appearance got renamed to Superior Gloves.
- Fixed an issue where the toggle for comparing stats would reset after logging out.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the Pit Obelisk also opened the inventory.
- Fixed an issue where the icon for an available potion upgrade was only visible when near an Alchemist.
- Fixed an issue where the Gauntlet Score screen could malfunction if you scored lower and didn’t rank up.
- Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Weapon Expertise icons were all using the same image.
- Fixed an issue where score updates on the Leaderboard could take longer than intended.
- Fixed an issue where when completing a Gauntlet dungeon, only the achieved rank would be displayed and would not include an earned Seal.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the impact sound effects for Hellborne Disciple meteors while fighting the Blood Maiden were louder than intended.
- Fixed an issue where multi-colored lights would display in front of a Druid’s head when transforming.(Ack! One too many forest mushrooms.)
- Fixed an issue where audio could stop playing for a variety reasons.
- Fixed an issue where Interactable objects in Helltide could disappear and then reappear after Helltide ended.
- Various performance, stability, visual, and UI improvements.
The following changes were added previously.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where the Poison Nova from Andariel’s Visage was dealing damage around the player, even though the visual effect was around enemies.
- Fixed an issue where the Poison Nova from Andariel’s Visage was dealing less damage than intended.
- Fixed an issue where salvaging an item that had been Masterworked only once would not refund masterworking materials.
- Fixed an issue where Rapid Fire did not always fire the right amount of projectiles when both Scoundrel’s Kiss and the Repeating Aspect were equipped.
- Fixed an issue where Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop was not granting the correct damage bonus at full stacks as intended.
- Fixed an issue where Holy Bolt Elixirs were leading to backend server crashes. These have been re-enabled after this hotfix.
Download free Diablo 4 version 1.53 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
