Diablo 4 Patch Backfires, Turning Gear Into Immortality and Upending the Meta

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A patch intended to fix a damage-reduction bug in Diablo 4’s Glynn’s Anvil ends up massively boosting damage reduction by stacking Resolve across all gear, effectively making players almost immortal and triggering a new, game-wide meta that is being showcased by players and YouTubers; Blizzard has not yet commented, and the balance issue could prompt further fixes.
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