The launch last month of Diablo IV was a hit for Blizzard, especially in terms of revenue. If at least two expansions are planned in the future, the studio has obviously planned a system of seasons to keep players busy, including the premiere was expected between mid and late July. It was presented by the developers during a live stream dedicated to the license set, also introducing novelties for Diablo Immortalswhich you can review at the end of the article.
There season of mischief will therefore be launched on July 20 and will confront us with a new threat hovering over Sanctuary following the events of the main plot, giving this content its name. This corruption called malfeasance therefore attacks all kinds of creatures, even demons, which will result in side gameplay by more powerful versions of enemies already crossed. By eliminating them, we will obtain a evil heart can be placed in equipment slots classified according to three colors, offering us no less than 32 new powers. These will be of four different types, one for each color and a last ignoring it (more rare), so it can be added anywhere. At the end of evil tunnelsit will be possible tosummon enemies with evil hearts of specific colors, in order to target the loot.
All these new features will also be free.only the rewards of the Premium Battle Pass being locked behind a purchase. The basic one will only offer 27 levels, the other 63 therefore requiring checkout, but containing only cosmetic elements. On the other hand, we will pass on the fact that the “accelerated” version of the option Premiumused to unlock 20 levels without doing anything, the only way to get a emote… The progress of the season can be followed via THE Seasonal tripcomprising 7 chapters with a list of objectives to achieve.
SEASON FEATURES
- A TERRIFYING THREAT Looms – A new aspect of Lilith’s Corruption has spread throughout Sanctuary and created malevolent mindless monsters that roam a territory overwhelmed by this contagious turmoil and slaughter indiscriminately. You are the only one who can brave and harness the power of this evil corruption to reveal the source of evil and put an end to it.
- NEW QUEST – Sanctuary is corrupted, overwhelmed by a contagious storm that has created abominations roaming free. Who can be responsible for this new wave of corruption? Team up with Cormond, a former priest at the Cathedral of Light, to find the source of evil and stop its spread at all costs.
- NEW POWER – Defeat these powerful corrupted enemies to tame their evil hearts. With over 30 new evil powers to wield, the power of evil is at your fingertips.
- NEW BOSS FIGHT – Scour the evil tunnels in search of the Catalyst of Corruption. Challenge Varshan the Consumed and uncover the secrets of evil.
- NEW EQUIPMENT – With six unique new items to discover and seven new legendary aspects to obtain throughout the seasonal journey, there are powerful options to harvest for every class.
GET FREE REWARDS
Unlock rewards by progressing through Seasonal Journey Chapters and Free Seasonal Battle Pass Tiers. Available to all Season Realm characters.
- SEASONAL JOURNEY – Complete Seasonal Journey Chapters to earn rewards, including new Legendary Aspects, a Mastery Title, and a Scroll of Amnesia that provides a free reset of the Skill Tree and Paragon Board. You will also get favor for the battle pass.
- SEASONAL BLESSINGS – Use Smoldering Ashes earned in the Battle Pass to upgrade all your Season Characters with experience bonuses, better chances of obtaining rare materials by scrapping items, and more.
- SEASONAL TITLE – Show off as the only thing more terrifying than evil with the title “Nightmare Monster.”
- WEAPON AND CLOTHING TRANSMOGRIFICATIONS – Collect a weapon transmog for each of Diablo’s five classes as well as artisan clothing designed to be mixed with other armor sets and create a unique look for your character.
ALWAYS MORE THANKS TO PREMIUM
Earn 90 levels and unlock premium rewards like Clairvoyant Armor Sets, Mounts and Mount Armor, Platinum Coins and more.
- COLD IRON ARMOR – This armor was forged for the one and only purpose of resisting the evil spreading across the land.
- PROTECTED MUSTANG FRAME – Expand your stables with two versions of the new Protected Mustang mount.
- COLD IRON MOUNT ARMOR – Adorn your new Stallions in mount armor inspired by the malevolence overwhelming Sanctuary.
- WEAPON SKINS, MOUNT TROPHIES, EMOTES, PLATINUM COINS AND MORE – Explore a whole range of ornaments obtainable with the premium battle pass. Collect a weapon transmog for each of the 19 weapon types. 2 emotes for each class allow you to threaten your enemies or find some time to play with evil heart cages. 2 stelae to die with class. Adorn your horse with five new mount trophies.
- “ON THE WAR PATH!” EMOTE – ACCELERATED BATTLE PASS – Show everyone you are waiting for battle by abruptly lowering your banner to signal to your enemies that the fight can begin. This emote is only included in the Accelerated Battle Pass.
New legendary and unique equipment will be available from July 18 following an updateallowing them to be retrieved in the eternal kingdombefore discovering the contents of the Seasonal Kingdom Two days after. And this is no doubt where the system risks losing newcomers not accustomed to this bad habit of hack’n slash as Diablo III And Path of Exile. It will not be possible to discover this new narrative frame with our current characters. A FAQ on the next page explains all this, but just know thatit will be necessary to create a seasonal character, which once the season of mischief completed will be transferred to the eternal kingdomwhile the evil hearts will disappear, as well as the infested sockets. Immediately, it makes you want to invest your time a little less. This process will then repeat each season. Yes, it creates artificial playing time and retention, especially since the seasonal novelties do not seem to be numerous.
And if you wonder what’s the point of having finished the scenario with a character not usable during the season, know that you will have to have completed it beforehand to access the seasonal content. And following the July 18th update, by logging in with the one with the most advanced progress, it will ripple across the whole account (or with all of them if you haven’t explored the same way), this which will unlock the bonuses of Altars of Lilith for all characters, will remove fog and more, benefiting the created seasonal character. A welcome change so you don’t have to redo everything. It is therefore advisable to be up to date before the Season 1 in order to make the most of it without wasting time, but everything will remain doable then rest assured.
By the way, a 1.04 patch is available on all platforms, of which you can find the changelog here. Diablo IV is sold from €58.73 on Amazon.
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