<s>
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Sebastian	O
Stepien	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
grounded	O
"	O
story	O
than	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
attributes	O
:	O
Angelic	O
,	O
Demonic	O
,	O
and	O
Ancestral	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Barbarian	O
,	O
which	O
appears	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
weapons	O
while	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sorceress	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
elemental	O
mage-type	O
character	O
wielding	O
fire	O
,	O
ice	O
,	O
and	O
lightning	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Druid	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	O
,	O
can	O
shapeshift	O
between	O
human	O
,	O
werewolf	O
,	O
and	O
werebear	O
forms	O
,	O
and	O
possesses	O
earthen	O
,	O
fire	O
and	O
storm	O
magics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Necromancer	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
utilizes	O
dark	O
magic	O
for	O
summoning	O
and	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
traverse	O
through	O
five	O
regions	O
within	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
world	O
of	O
Sanctuary	O
:	O
Scosglen	O
,	O
Fractured	O
Peaks	O
,	O
Dry	O
Steppes	O
,	O
Hawezar	O
,	O
and	O
Kehjistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
about	O
Diablo	B-Application
IVs	I-Application
atmosphere	O
,	O
ex-game	O
director	O
Luis	O
Barriga	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
want	O
users	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
're	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
city.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
world	O
of	O
Sanctuary	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
30	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
at	O
Blizzcon	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
IVs	I-Application
game	O
director	O
was	O
Luis	O
Barriga	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Legion	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
artistic	O
direction	O
tried	O
to	O
achieve	O
an	O
aesthetic	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
darkness	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	O
and	O
the	O
hand-painted	O
feel	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
medieval	O
fine	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
drew	O
on	O
past	O
editions	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
to	O
design	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
interim	O
co-lead	O
Jen	O
Oneal	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
citing	O
high	O
employee	O
turnover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
further	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
monetized	O
by	O
selling	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
and	O
its	O
season	O
pass	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
selling	O
item	O
upgrades	O
like	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
Immortal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
evidence	O
for	O
an	O
imminent	O
announcement	O
in	O
a	O
description	O
for	O
a	O
Diablo	B-Application
artbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
announcement	O
,	O
Blizzcon	O
2019	O
virtual	O
ticket	O
holders	O
received	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
in-game	O
cosmetic	O
wings	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
wings	O
of	O
Lilith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
beta	O
have	O
reported	O
issues	O
with	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
Nvidia	O
RTX	B-Device
3080	I-Device
Ti	I-Device
graphics	O
card	O
with	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
poorly	O
with	O
frequent	O
overheating	O
and	O
crashing	O
.	O
</s>
