More than a few Diablo 4 fans aren't happy about the latest unique weapon for sorcerers, The Oculus wand. The new installment in the action RPG series from Blizzard is full of enemies to defeat and loot to acquire. Since it launched in June, Diablo 4 players have dived into the world of Sanctuary to fight Lilith and build the most powerful characters they can.
Building great characters necessarily involves finding solid gear to improve stats, and unique weapons are some of the best gear one could hope to find. Some fans are always on the hunt for the best unique weapons in Diablo 4 to enhance their play style and make them more deadly to the denizens of Hell. Of course, they can't all be winners, and some unique weapons just aren't worth the effort of finding them.
Players that favor the sorcerer are realizing this fact and voicing their frustration. It seems that a new, unique sorcerer weapon, The Oculus, just isn't very useful, and gamers have begun complaining about it on Reddit. This wand is one of six new unique weapons added in a recent Diablo 4 update, but it's apparently not the best of the batch. In fact, quite a few players in the community are asking why it was added to the game at all.
The Oculus, when equipped, gives a Sorcerer the effect of the Teleport Enhancement for free. In addition, when a player evades with the Teleport Enhancement while The Oculus is equipped, they are taken to a random location. The consensus among Sorcerer players appears to be that this weapon is not very useful and even detrimental.
The main problem for Sorcerer fans is that the random teleportation can be incredibly dangerous. Not knowing where they'll end up can lead a player into deadly situations without being prepared. Recently, an unlucky Diablo 4 player respawned in an unexpected and inconvenient location, which led to unfortunate consequences. Essentially, The Oculus could cause such problems for Sorcerers regularly. This means that the weapon could actively put players in danger in exchange for merely providing the Teleport Enhancement for free. It's hard to argue that the negatives don't outweigh the positives.
To be fair, some Redditors have been pointing out that the stat increases for the weapon aren't known yet, and these stats could possibly make The Oculus useful despite the downsides. Still, it's difficult to imagine stats that could make it worthwhile to constantly be risking random teleports. For now, many players seem to feel they're better off using one of the early game staffs in Diablo 4 than this new, unique weapon.
Diablo 4 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
