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Diablo 4developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment revealed in a recent livestream that it plans to implement several quality-of-life changes in the game’s seventh season. The current season ofDiablo 4, Season of Hatred Rising, was released in October alongside the popular action RPG’s first expansion,Vessel of Hatred.
Ahead of the launch ofDiablo 4’s version 2.1 PTR, Blizzard showed off upcoming features and changes in a November 21 Campfire Chat. Members of the development team teased the Armory, a system that should makesaving and swapping loadouts inDiablo 4easier, as well as plenty of tweaks to classes. Blizzard Entertainment highlighted other changes, including to mechanics that are tied to late-game activities.
In the latest Campfire Chat, Blizzard noted that one quality-of-life change that will arrive in Season 7 affectsDiablo 4’s Paragon Board, which allows players to customize their builds even after reaching the game’s level cap. All Paragon experience earned in a season will be added to a player’s Eternal Realm progress starting next season,Diablo 4lead live game designer Colin Finer explained. This Paragon experience migration mechanic should give people the chance to obtain Eternal Realm rewards without having to worry about seasonal grinds, according to the dev team.
The drop rate for Ancestral Legendary items will also be substantially increased across all tiers ofDiablo 4’s new Torment difficulty systemin the future. The higher drop rate should level up game activities while not stripping Ancestral Legendary items of their prestigious status. Additionally, an Ancestral Legendary is guaranteed to roll at the top end of its Legendary Aspect’s rank starting in Season 7. Other quality-of-life changes include a reworked system for unique power rolls, a Gem Fragment converter that can create Legendary items, and updates on class quests.
Diablo 4’s next PTR, the separate client where PC players can try out upcoming features and changes, is set to run between December 3 and December 10. Blizzard said that the patch notes for the 2.1 PTR will become available on November 27. The company droppedDiablo 4’s 2.0.5 update, which delivered a long list of tweaks and bug fixes, on November 19.
No official release date forDiablo 4’s next season has been provided, but Blizzard previously announced two expansions for its long-running MMORPGWorld of Warcraft,MidnightandThe Last Titan. The former, which will finally introduce a player housing system, is set to be released in summer 2025, according to arecently unveiled roadmap.
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