After the first season criticized by the players, Blizzard took advantage of Gamescom in Cologne to announce the arrival of the second season of Diablo IV. The date is set for October 17, 2023.
Its first season is hard to say. Diablo IV was applauded by the community. On the contrary, it is the fault of the avalanche of nerves and their changes. He literally broke some classes like Barbarian or Mage.
the beginning of August 2023, Blizzard released patch 1.1.1 To fix a large number of issues reported by players. The previously mentioned classes have been restored as the studio tries to change some of the stats and systems that have been criticized by the community. Immediately after, studio deployed patch 1.1.2 To fix bugs in the interface as well as various bugs in quests, dungeons and events. A complicated first season. You would understand that Blizzard inevitably expected at the start of D4’s next season. On the occasion of the Gamescom opening conference held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the studio announced the first details of the game. blood season, The new season of Diablo 4.
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Season of Blood is coming soon to Diablo IV
“Following their lord’s orders, an army of newly transformed and hungry vampires invaded Sanctuary. The sinister purpose of the vampires remains a mystery, but their bloodlust has angered the public. You must learn to hunt these predators, your fate depends on it”, It sums up Blizzard.
According to the studio, this new season will clearly introduce something new. new scripted questlinebut also new vampire powers, 5 additional endgame bosses and certain unique or ultra-unique items. Of course, developers will also benefit from it. add some community requested improvements like :
- More efficient inventory management for gemstones
- Sample points, potion charges, obol skill upgrades, and skill points now carry over to the new season if you earned them with a character from the Eternal Realm or the previous Seasonal Realm
- changes to critical damage, basic resistances, and some status effects such as Vulnerable and Overwhelmed
Blizzard will reveal more details about this new season of Diablo IV soon. The release date for PC and consoles is scheduled for October 17, 2023.
