The notoriously difficult Abattoir of Zir endgame event begins at the same time, the Nerf took place
Diablo 4’s developers inadvertently nerfed nearly every single player, just in time for a difficult endgame event to begin.
Once a character reaches level 50, players can level up Paragon Glyphs to unlock significant bonuses, preparing them for endgame content later on. The issue with the system is that, as Diablo 4 global community development director Adam Fletcher explains below, Paragon Glyphs obtained prior to the 1.2.3 update displayed incorrect levels for everyone.
In other words, players have not been adequately rewarded for their Paragon Glyph XP accumulation. Some Paragon Glyph XP appears to have been reset for some players, with Fletcher inviting them to either re-level the XP back to where they were or simply wait for the next Diablo 4 update to dole out the XP that was lost.
However, as of right now, a follow-up tweet from Fletcher claims that this issue should have been resolved for PC players. PlayStation and Xbox players are still in the dark, with a fix expected soon, but in the meantime, Blizzard has disabled cross-platform play for all Diablo 4 players.
This faulty system is a major issue because a new endgame event for Diablo 4 was released on December 5th. The Abattoir of Zir event debuted as part of Season 2: Season of Blood, and it’s said to be so difficult that one community member claimed last month that the endgame event is literally unbeatable.
You can probably imagine how entering an “unbeatable” endgame event in Diablo 4 with some of your ability XP depleted will go. Endgame Diablo 4 players may have a difficult time tackling the Abattoir of Zir event on PS and Xbox systems unless they manage to re-level the XP that was not properly credited to them.