Diablo 4 is going to receive its first Season content pack soon, with plenty of additions to the game that will keep players interested.
Most ARPGs offer plenty of content when launching, but inevitably the player base will finish all of it and be left wanting more. This is why most developers opt for a seasonal system of launching content patches to keep players coming back for more. And Diablo 4 is no different, with Season of the Malignant getting ready to launch on July 20. Here are some of the shiny new features you can expect.
New Questline and Powers
The focus of this season will be a new threat to Sanctuary in the form of a malignant corruption that is overtaking innocent people all around the world. It will be up to you to figure out what is causing this corruption and put a stop to it. A new NPC named Cormond will be there to help and offer insight into how you can stop the spread of the Malignant.
New Malignant Elites will start appearing ingame, and taking them down will reward you with Malignant Hearts. These hearts can be slotted inside your items in order to activate 30 new Malignant Powers. They can also be combined together like gems to create even stronger variants. Details about these powers are still kept under wraps so we’ll have to wait and see what they’re all about.
New dungeons called Malignant Tunnels will also pop up all over Sanctuary, with a new boss waiting for you at the end called Varshan the Consumed. Defeating him will further your path of discovering the Malignancy’s secrets and who created it. Six new Unique items will also appear in the game and seven new Legendary aspects that will further enhance classes.
Battle Pass
A Battle Pass will also be launched this Season. By finishing chapters of this season, players can unlock these new rewards:
- new Legendary Aspects
- a Mastery Title that will give you bragging rights
- a Scroll of Amnesia which can be used to give you a free Skill Tree and Paragon Board reset
- a new material called Smoldering Ashes which can upgrade your seasonal characters with increased XP gains and better odds of finding rarer materials when salvaging
- new clothing and weapon transmogs for people who want to look their best when taking down demons
What about my old progress?
A big question for most players was the renown system and how it will work in this new Season. This is due to the fact that traveling all around the map to unlock those Lilith Altars didn’t sound like a fun time. Luckily, parts of the map that you’ve already explored will stay that way, alongside all the Altars of Lilith. So if you played enough since the launch of the game, your Season character will start with some of the Renown upgrades like extra potion slots and skill points.
