Dealing trillions of damage in Diablo 4 isn't a problem worth worrying about as long as 'there's something that makes it meaningful', game director says: 'I know a lot of it is from fear'

Big damage numbers and Diablo 4 are practically synonymous at this point. That's the nature of a game where the goal is to multiply your numbers up high enough that nothing can stop you.

Other action RPGs tend to keep things constrained to millions or billions of damage, oftentimes not even showing the damage you deal. Diablo 4, however, is known for players proudly filling their screen with numbers so big you can barely see the monsters.

Players have asked Blizzard to squish things...