Diablo 4 players find homebrew fix to a huge season 15 annoyance, but you’ll need a good friend
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The Fragments of Malevolence are among the most elusive drops in Diablo 4 season 15, but once you acquire a certain variety – Hatred, Terror, or Annihilation – that’s the maximum you can possess of that type simultaneously. Blizzard appears to have purposively crafted this particular seasonal drop to avoid stacking, indicating that you can only maintain one fragment of each type in your inventory at any given moment. This may appear to be a rather specialized dilemma relevant solely to endgame players within the uppermost Torment levels, and it is, yet for those gamers it represents a significant problem precisely because fragments are so infrequent. Imagine having to forsake one of the game’s rarest drops simply because you already possess one in your inventory, and you’ll grasp why endgame enthusiasts have advocated for a DIY solution and discovered one.
As elaborated in a recent clip from prominent Diablo creator Rob2628, there exists a relatively straightforward – albeit laborious – workaround you can employ if you truly desire duplicate fragments in your inventory. As Rob2628 highlights, you’ll require at least one friend who has advanced sufficiently in Diablo 4 to access Torment tier 10 where you can gather Fragments of Malevolence from Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal.
Once you’ve successfully bribed your companion with pizza delivery – ideally the premium kind from your local Italian establishment rather than some fast-food fare – you’ll need to invite them to your group once you’ve got your duplicate fragment ready to drop. Subsequently, have them stay close to the fragment while you switch to another character that doesn’t already possess that particular fragment in its inventory, and then have your friend extend an invite to your alternative character in the server with the duplicate, allowing you to collect it.
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In Rob2628’s own words, your companion essentially is “holding the instance” to ensure that the duplicate item doesn’t vanish when you log off with your primary character, which makes it crucial that they reject the prompt to return to their own realm.
