Final Verdict: A Step Forward for Diablo 4 Items Endgame- But Not the Final Form
Blizzard’s work in Season 9 shows they’re serious about revitalizing Nightmare Dungeons. Escalation chains bring intensity and spectacle, and positive affixes add genuine replay value and rewards. But there’s still room to grow:
More affix balancing
Affix selection or rerolling tools
Scaling rewards based on difficulty or performance
Dungeon duration tuning for casual viability
Until then, Nightmare Dungeons aren’t quite the must-play backbone of the game- but they’re no longer just an XP chore either.
They’re finally fun, risky, and cheap D4 materials sometimes brutal, and that’s exactly what Diablo’s endgame has needed.