Diablo 4 update 3.0.2 release date, time, patch notes as Lord of Hatred makes big changes

Diablo 4 developer Blizzard has announced plans to release a new update this week, this time focusing on the recently released Lord of Hatred expansion. Diablo 4 update 3.02 has a May 13 release date on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The update will go live at 6pm BST UK time, so make sure you download and install if you want to continue playing online. As you can see from the patch notes further down the page, the primary focus is Lord of Hatred, with changes made to the new Paladin and Warlock character classes.

Fans of the new character classes will be pleased to hear that the update includes various fixes for the Paladin and Warlock.

This includes a fix for an issue with the Aspect of Glynn’s Anvil and where consuming Judgement did not increase Holy Nova damage for the Virtuous Charge Skill Variant.

The Warlock has even more fixes, including fix for the Aspect of the Orange Herald, the duration of Terror Swarm, and the Tortured Wretch Unstoppable upgrade.

Elsewhere, Blizzard has added a unique drop sound to Set Charms, which should make them easier to notice.

Likewise, Set Charms now use a distinct minimap icon to improve visibility.

There are also a variety of improvements to the visuals, audio, user-interface and overall environment.

Game Updates

Talisman

• Set Charms now play a Unique drop sound to make them easier to notice.

• Set Charms now use a distinct minimap icon to improve visibility.

• Updated the tooltip for the Rogue's Nilfur's Narrow Eye Talisman 3-Piece Set Bonus to clarify that receiving all its bonuses is contingent upon Vengeance being active.

Druid

• Storm Shephard's 5-Piece Set Bonus now stacks with the damage bonus from the 2-Piece Set Bonus instead of overriding it.

• Storm Shephard's 2-Piece Set Bonuss now increases the damage of all Storm Skill damage while the buff is active instead of only the Storm Skill that consumed the Spirit.

• Storm Shephard's 2-Piece Set Bonus maximum bonus has been reduced from 75% to 40% to compensate for granting all Storm Skill damage instead of only the triggering Storm Skill.

• Mark of the Old Wolf now includes Damage over Time Multiplier bonuses for its direct damage bonus.

• Mark of the Old Wolf's Poisoning damage bonus is now multiplicative instead of additive.

Miscellaneous

• Echo of Mephisto and Echoing Hatred have been added to the Party Finder.

• Various loading screen tips have been added to give further information on new features.

• The tooltip for the Chromatic Tuning Prism has been updated to be clearer that it can target a single Resistance.

• A new ability to Teleport to an active War Plan has been added. If there is no active War Plan, the player will teleport to Temis. Otherwise, it will teleport the player to the active objective.

War Plans

• Fixed an issue where Infernal Hordes encounters in War Plans could repeatedly respawn the Varshan boss within a single wave.

• Fixed an issue where Nemesis Boss Lairs could fail to trigger during certain War Plan activities.

• Fixed an issue where Nemesis Boss Lairs could be infinitely farmed in certain scenarios.

• Fixed an issue where party members could be removed from a party after failing an Undercity run and teleporting to town.

• Fixed an issue where War Plan activity icons and objectives could appear inconsistently on the World Map and tracker.

• Fixed an issue where some War Plans could grant unintended rewards or materials.

• Fixed an issue where the Endless Swarm modification in Undercity could cause additional enemies to add time to the run.

• Fixed an issue where War Plan campaign states were evaluated inconsistently for party members at different progression points.

• Fixed an issue where Monster Power increase in Infernal Hordes from War Plans wouldn't persist if the player died and was revived.

• Fixed an issue where progress for a Horadric Hunter node could reset when logging out.

• Fixed an issue where Fearless Conviction stacks were reset when teleporting out of a dungeon.

• Fixed an issue where Choron's Pedestal did not spawn in The Pit if only one player in the party had the Heart of Stone War Plan modifier active.

• Fixed an issue where Hell's Prize did not properly affect Bloodseeker loot drops if the player also had Bound by Blood.

• Fixed an issue where the War Plan tracker icon for Undercity did not match the map icon.

• Fixed an issue where Varshan’s Vengeance chests did not drop their intended unique items.

• Fixed an issue where Belial's Lair of Runes rune pool was reducing the drop chance of non-legendary runes below Torment 6.

• Fixed an issue where items could unintentionally affect War Plans selections.

Gameplay

Warlock

• Fixed an issue where the +Sigil Duration % affix didn't affect Warlock Sigils consistently.

• Fixed an issue where Bombardment’s Telekinesis upgrade did not behave as expected; tooltip clarity has been improved.

• Fixed an issue where the Tortured Wretch Unstoppable upgrade lasted for a shorter duration than intended.

• Fixed an issue where Sigil‑modified skills did not correctly apply their effects after Tempering.

• Fixed an issue where the Aspect of the Orange Herald did not affect Cooldown Skills with Charges.

• Fixed an issue where Sigil of Subversion movement speed upgrades did not grant their full bonus.

• Fixed an issue where Apocalypse Annihilation stacks were not retained during server transitions.

• Fixed an issue where Warlock resource generation stats displayed values from other classes.

• Fixed an issue where the duration of Terror Swarm would be reduced when Spirit Wolves were summoned by the Ceh rune.

• Fixed an issue with Aspect of Malevolence being weaker when on Amulets.

• Fixed an issue where Sigil of Summons Hellwyrm would not regurgitate Blazing Scream's Lesser Demon Skulls.

• Fixed an issue where Soul Shard demons did not count towards the Fathomless Legendary Paragon node.

• Fixed an issue where the Duelist Aspect would not grant its bonus with some combinations of One-Handed Weapons and Offhands.

• Fixed an issue where the Mutilation Aspect did not function properly with the Evisceration Fragment.

Spiritborn

• Fixed an issue where Rushing Claws' Evolving Claws Variant was not properly striking an additional time if you had 4 or more charges.

• Fixed an issue where Rezoka’s Rage 5‑piece bonus counted additional Ferocity stacks beyond its intended amount.

• Fixed an issue where casting Jaguar skills within Mystic Circle did not refresh the duration of Ferocity.

• Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Pestilence did not extend Pestilent Swarms duration as intended.

• Fixed an issue where Vortex with the Insect Swarm upgrade did not benefit from effects that increase Poison duration.

• Fixed an issue where Payback upgrades that increased its area still caused the Spiritborn to move into melee range.

• Fixed an issue where Armored Hide's Trampled Under Foot Skill Variant could occasionally deal far higher damage than intended.

Paladin

• Fixed an issue where Argent Veil did not grant Do or Die stacks when casting Zealot skills through Evade while in Arbiter form.

• Fixed an issue where afterimages created by the Sermon of Steel and Empyrean Edge Skill Variants could become invisible when using a full charm set.

• Fixed an issue where Aspect of Glynn’s Anvil did not properly increase Damage Reduction per Resolve stack.

• Fixed an issue where consuming Judgement did not increase Holy Nova damage for the Virtuous Charge Skill Variant.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where the Aspect of the Orange Herald did not affect Cooldown Skills with Charges.

• Fixed an issue where the Lac rune word did not function with Challenging Shout and the new Skill Variants.

• Fixed an issue where certain Elite enemies could spawn snakes indefinitely when spawning with a specific set of affixes.

• Fixed an issue where Tormented Echo of Urivar had higher Monster Power than intended.

Undercity of Kurast

• Fixed an issue where completing Kurast Undercity with certain Tribute and Attunement conditions did not complete associated Season Journey objectives.

• Fixed an issue where accessing Kurast Undercity from Temis did not count for Whisper completion.

• Fixed an issue where a Tribute Chest displayed it requiring a Tribute of Radiance when it instead required a Tribute of Armaments.

• Fixed an issue where the portal to the final floor of the Undercity could appear before reaching maximum Attunement.

• Fixed an issue where Undercity Time Objectives did not grant bonus time when completed by summoned or cloned allies such as Shadow Clone.

• Fixed an issue where failing the Undercity and teleporting to town could remove a player from their party.

• Fixed an issue where certain Undercity bonus objectives failed to complete when using Mythic Tributes at maximum Attunement.

• Fixed an issue where the Ancestral Tribute of Armaments would not drop selected items from the Bargain.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where Spiritborn characters could not open Collection of Mysteries caches.

• Fixed an issue where completing Grim Haven wouldn't complete the associated Whisper.

• Fixed an issue where the associated Whisper for Mount Hefaetrus could not be completed.

• Fixed an issue on Warlock where using the effect of Cage of Madness and Demonform could result in a missing head and armor (Try not to lose your head!)

• Fixed an issue where Warlock players couldn't change their appearance in certain scenarios.

• Fixed an issue where Mercenary rapport rewards at certain ranks could not be claimed.

• Fixed an issue where the Illustrious Endeavor achievement still required Tree of Whispers objectives.

• Fixed an issue where the Illustrious Endeavor achievement did not correctly mark completed Lair Boss objectives.

• Fixed an issue where monsters obtained through Fishing could not be targeted by projectile skills.

• Fixed an issue where the minimap was inaccurate in some dungeons.

• Fixed an issue where Challenging Shout had incorrect audio when used by other classes via the Lac rune.

• Fixed an issue where staggering Ludea in the Cosmic Archives Stronghold right before defeating her would block Stronghold completion.

• Fixed an issue where completing the intro quest for Fishing on an Eternal Character blocked Seasonal characters from completing it.

• Fixed multiple instances of invisible walls in Temis.

• Fixed an issue where monsters could spawn and exist in Temis.

• Fixed an issue where the new affix for Weapon Damage on Druid Totems never appeared.

• Various visual, audio, UI, and environmental improvements.