Diablo 4 Announcement Season 2
Diablo IV - Season of Blood
Diablo 4 Finally coming off the BETA. Season 2 Announced. Players sentiment is great again
Blizzard Entertainment has released new information on the future of Diablo IV at “Gamescom: Opening Night Live”.
During this annual gaming convention, the game developers announced the second season of Diablo 4 - Season of Blood, announced that there are at least 2 more Updates before Season 2 and that the game will receive major content update starting with Season 3 such as Leaderboard, Stash Filter, Armory/Loadout and more.
Starting on October 17 with Season of Blood, Diablo 4 seems to finally come off the BETA, with Resistances fixed, Gems removed from Inventory, Renown and other Seasonal Carry-overs updated, Bucket Damage Stats changes and more.
Season of Blood will introduce new Questline and Vampiric Powers, 5 additional endgame bosses with the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop, and more.
At mistermenplays.com you can find all the information available gathered in this nicely written blog post:
Inventory Update
Gems no longer take up Inventory space to provide more efficient management and enhance the quality-of-life for players.
Stash can be searched and filtered.
Seasonal Carry-overs Updated
Paragon Points, Skill Points, Potion Charges, and Obol capacity upgrades will now carry over into a new Season once achieved with an Eternal or previous Seasonal Realm character.
Renown, Altars of Lilith and Map discovery.
Stats Changes
Changes to the functionality of status effects such as Vulnerable, Overpower, Critical Strike Damage and also Elemental Resistances.
The updates above and the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop will be available in both Seasonal and Eternal Realms.
Watch my Youtube Video below to see some Diablo 4 - Season of Blood Gameplay and check out the new Seasonal NPC Erys, the vampire hunter that will be voiced by actress and producer Gemma Chan.
More details about Season of the Blood will be shared as we approach its release date.
The Future of Diablo IV
At this annual gaming convention Gamescom, Diablo 4 developers discussed the future of the game. Some of the main key points and updates to follow in the near future are:
Blizzard is working on the “One Click Paragon Board Respec“ requested by the community.
Loot filters are in the works.
The overlay map might be coming back to the game after huge player feedback.
Unique item drop rates will be increased across the board.
Armory and Loadout Systems are in the works.
No further announcements for future expansions. Maintaining focus on Season 2 at the moment.
The question if Blood Knight will be coming to D4 has been answered with a strong “No“ as both Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4 are unique in their own ways.
Further Class Balance changes coming with the upcoming Season.
Nerfing something in the future will not be as impactful as in the past.
Seasonal and Eternal realms will be kept relevant so all types of players will be satisfied with future content.
New Endgame content to be added soon starting with the 5 bosses in Season 2, and Leaderboards in Season 3.
Looks like Diablo 4 is finally coming off the BETA.
I'm happy to say that the game is going in a positive direction.
Want to learn more about Diablo 4? Check out:
⬜ Diablo 4 Home Page (opens in new tab)
⬜ Diablo 4 Patch Notes (opens in new tab)
