10 Updates To Video Games That Completely Broke Everything
8. 1.10 Update Made The Game Too Difficult - Diablo II
Diablo II's 1.10 update was released more than three years after the game first hit shelves, and in an attempt to shake things up just as the player base was beginning to dwindle, the patch introduced major systemic changes to the core gameplay.
The overarching issue was that 1.10 made Diablo II significantly more challenging, buffing enemy health, nerfing player abilities, and also reducing the quality of the drops from higher-tier enemies.
But it was already getting tougher to find other players to group with online before 1.10 was released, and making the game harder at this point only turned players off faster.
That's not to forget that 1.10 also invalidated a lot of players' existing character builds. Though many fans hoped 1.10 would reinvigorate the core experience, it ultimately did quite the opposite.