Kurast Undercity runs in Vessel of Hatred feel like someone hit fast-forward and snapped the dial off. You load in, you blink, and the screen's already full of sparks and bodies. The best part is how the mode now rewards pace instead of punishing it: when a Treasure Goblin shows up, that little message about the Prankster's stash waiting in the boss lair is basically the game saying, "Don't stop, don't click, keep sprinting." If you're chasing upgrades, it's the same mindset you bring when you're hunting Diablo 4 Items—stay focused, skip the distractions, and grab the real payoff when it matters.

Damage That Doesn't Apologize

Then you notice the numbers, and it's almost funny. Hits are popping from the hundreds of millions up past a billion like it's normal, because right now it is. Spiritborn slam builds are built to stack the kind of multipliers that don't leave room for "pretty good" damage. Vulnerable gets rolled in, Overpower lines up, and elites just vanish mid-animation. You'll see something like a Shockweaver start to move and then—gone. It's not tactical in the old-school sense. It's more like you're speed-running a power fantasy and the mobs never got the memo.

Attunement Is the Actual Objective

The UI quietly tells you what the real game is: Attunement. Rank 1, Rank 2, keep it climbing. If you treat the Undercity like a normal dungeon and clear everything, you're wasting time and probably getting worse rewards. What works is hunting the right targets, the ones that push the rank faster, even if it means leaving a pile of trash mobs behind you. That's where the tension lives. You're watching the timer, watching your resources, and making quick calls like, "Do I burn a cooldown here or save it for the next pack that actually counts."

When the Screen Turns Into Noise

Of course it gets messy. Between Celestial Strife buffs, stealth procs, lightning streaks, and damage text, you're not really "seeing" your character half the time. A lot of players end up piloting by minimap and muscle memory—cooldowns, positioning, the sound of a proc, the feel of the rotation. Loot pings in the log start to matter more than the visuals, because that's your proof the run wasn't just chaos for chaos' sake. It's weirdly satisfying, even when it's a visual blur.

Keeping the Grind Fun

After a few of these runs, you start to get why people are hooked: it's short, intense, and it pays out in a way that feels earned. You go in with a plan, you improvise when the room spawns badly, and you cash out at the boss like the mode intended. And when you're trying to keep that loop going—maybe you're missing a key piece, maybe you just don't have time to farm all night—it's nice knowing services like U4GM exist for players who want a quicker path to gear and currency without turning the game into a second job.