Diablo 4 Season 1 will launch July 20, Blizzard revealed in a brand new livestream that additionally included a bunch of recent particulars in regards to the upcoming content material replace.
Titled Season of the Malignant, the brand new seasonal content material will carry with it a brand-new quest line that includes “new faces and new enemies, new powers, the primary Season Journey, and the primary Battle Move.” It takes place after the occasions of the primary marketing campaign and introduces a brand new character in Cormand, an ex-priest from the Cathedral of Gentle who’s attempting to cease the unfold of the Malignant.
Season of the Malignant includes a “harmful new menace” within the type of Malignant Monsters spreading all through Sanctuary. Any elite monster will be capable to spawn as a Malignant Monster with further powers. Malignant Monsters might be defeated by drawing out their corruption and trapping their Malignant Hearts, which may then be inserted into rings and amulets.
A brand new menace is corrupting Sanctuary ?#DiabloIV Season of the Malignant is coming July twentieth.
Will you be prepared? pic.twitter.com/bJYo5f1xyB
— Diablo (@Diablo) July 6, 2023
To battle the creatures, Blizzard says Season of the Malignant will embody new builds which might be “stupidly highly effective” because of the brand new Malignant powers. Blizzard additionally hinted as a brand new boss monster, new legendary objects, new distinctive objects, and extra. The brand new objects will not be season unique, Blizzard says, and can seem within the Everlasting Realm too.
Gamers will be capable to soar into seasonal realms and begin a brand new character from Stage 1, although some options will solely be accessible after beating the primary marketing campaign. The brand new “Season Journey” will happen over seven chapters, with every chapter that includes a number of goals that may be accomplished for rewards like Favor, which can be utilized to open up rewards within the Diablo 4 battle go. In keeping with Blizzard, the battle go features a free tier the place everybody can earn seasonal boosts with a view to speed up progress. The paid tier additionally consists of unique cosmetics.
Blizzard has beforehand confirmed that Diablo 4 will proceed evolving and increasing “for years to come back.” This consists of two confirmed expansions in addition to a sturdy roadmap. The Season of the Malignant patch will drop on July 18, with new objects and stability adjustments accessible on Everlasting Realm from that point.
Diablo 4 launched final month to crucial acclaim, with our reviewer writing, “Diablo 4 is a shocking sequel with close to good endgame and development design that makes it completely excruciating to place down.”
For extra, preserve a watch out on our ever-evolving map of Sanctuary, which can show you how to get by means of Diablo 4’s myriad quest.
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