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It's not enough to slay thousands of monsters simply for the fun of it. What if all that bloodshed was to show off how much better you are at it than the rest of them? After years of asking for it, Diablo 4 players are finally getting leaderboards—and a new mode to go with them—in its next update.

Blizzard calls it The Tower and it's coming in a patch on January 12 as a beta mode that promises to improve over time. It's basically a multi-level dungeon where you slay monsters for a high score, leveraging both speed and power to clear your way to a final boss. Diablo 3 players will recognize this format as an updated version of Greater Rifts, a super endgame mode for players who are pretty much done perfecting their builds.

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Blizzard made a smart decision to run the leaderboard rankings for two week periods instead of for the entire three-month season. That way, if some absurdly broken exploit happens it will be siloed to one set of ranks before it's fixed. It's being very transparent about The Tower not being considered finished, so I expect some wonky stuff to pop up as players dive in. And with the expansion coming in April, there will surely be plenty more to test when the second new class arrives too.

The Tower and the leaderboards will go live on January 12 along with a patch that fixes some bugs that have been minor annoyances for players in the last few weeks.

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Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years. He regularly spends time playing and reporting on games like Diablo 4, Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 14. While his specialty is in action RPGs and MMOs, he's driven to cover all sorts of games whether they're broken, beautiful, or bizarre.

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