@JoeShely

Designer @ Blizzard Entertainment on Diablo. Personal Twitter account.

Joined December 2013
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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.
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Can someone remind me—what is the correct number of times to click the Chat Gem?
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Joe Shely retweeted
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@DiabloSep 12
Prepare for the next era. Diablo V has been announced. Visit Diablo5.Blizzard.com to sign up for future updates.
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Joe Shely retweeted
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@Diablo12 Dec 2025
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 🛡️🗡️
The Paladin stands amongst the demons, his sword shining. The demons look up at him, ready to attack. Text: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred.

ALT The Paladin stands amongst the demons, his sword shining. The demons look up at him, ready to attack. Text: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred.

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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. gdcvault.com/play/1035058/Ga…

Game Career Seminar: STR, DEX and INT: A Genre-Spanning Way to Think About Gameplay

Join Joe Shely as he presents a simple framework for classifying games based on the way players interact with them. This framework uses the well-known RPG shorthand for character attributes Strength,...

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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 schedule.gdconf.com/session/…
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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. 🗣️
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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").
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As part of this update, we absolutely did not add a small hidden buff to player damage on Tuesdays.
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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
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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
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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.
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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. news.blizzard.com/en-us/diab…
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Just a friendly PSA from the #Diablo4 team here Hang onto unused Uber Uniques. The team has some plans for something in a future patch which we will share soon, but figured this heads up was warranted for those that may have some Uber Uniques they aren't utiliziing. us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4…
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Later this evening we will be updating #DiabloIV with a client patch on all platforms. This patch will be addressing some feedback we have been hearing on the Seneschal Construct, Vaults & Arcane Tremors and the Echo of Malphus. Patch notes are linked below. news.blizzard.com/en-us/diab… Separately we have another patch planned for late next week, but we are aiming to have those notes available for players a few days prior for players to check out. Thanks again everyone for the feedback. We will send out a note when this patch tonight is available for download.
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It's cool to see players diving into #DiabloIV Season 3! We can't wait to launch Trials later in the Season. We're carefully reviewing feedback, especially from folks who have played many hours already, and we've agreed on several things that can be improved. More details soon
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Happy holidays from the Diablo Team! Just don't try to put any festive hats on Duriel. We tried already and it did not go well.
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@Diablo20 Dec 2023
Duriel is feeling the holiday spirit 🎁 To help all those looking for that special piece of gear, Duriel Uber Unique drop rates are being doubled through January 8th. More on this and other updates in today's hotfix: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4…
An image of Uber Duriel posing against a gaseous green cavernous background.

ALT An image of Uber Duriel posing against a gaseous green cavernous background.

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You probably know you can emote 'Hello' to pups #DiabloIV towns to pet them, but you might not know you can also say hello to cats to get them to stretch. If you score a critical greeting, the cat will even roll over on its back for belly rubs.
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This hotfix has rolled out to all players in #DiabloIV. Notes are here with updates to drop totals for Living Steel and other fixes. Thanks again to all the players for the feedback! us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4…

HOTFIX 3 - November 13, 2023 - 1.2.2

THIS HOTFIX HAS ROLLED OUT TO ALL PLAYERS. Game Updates The acquisition rate of Living Steel has been adjusted Living Steel Chest in World Tier 3: Increased from 1 to 2. There is an additional chance...

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Adam Fletcher
@PezRadar14 Nov 2023
The team is prepping a hotfix for #DiabloIV this week that will address some feedback regarding difficulty around collecting Living Steel and Living Steel chests disappearing in Helltides. This hotfix will also help out with those on progression blockers in the season journey.
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Few #DiabloIV things: Team is planning a hotfix tomorrow with temp fixes for Potent Bloods being lost in Blood Fountains. Separately, a fix for those who have had some Season Journey progression locks Team is still looking into reports of cinder drop rates decreasing over time.
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