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Reminder: check out our news post from earlier today with datamined information from the latest PTR Patch, as well as its official patch notes.
Season 2 Ending and Season 3 Starting in April
Today was quite a busy day for Diablo 3, a new PTR patch was datamined and pushed to the testing servers, and they revealed the planned dates for the ending of Season 2, and the beginning of Season 3. The current Season ends on April 5th, and Season 3 is expected to begin at April 10th.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The time draws near, nephalem. New heroes have come and gone, Conquests have been conquered, Greater Rift levels have been crushed, and Leaderboards have been filled to the brim.If you haven't experienced the end of Season, there's a lot to know about what happens to your gear, progress, and characters. Don't fret! We're here to give you a full overview of what to expect and fill you in on the details of when the current Season will end and the next one will begin.Table of Contents:
The Season Rollover:
Seasonal players know there has been no shortage of gold, gear, or Paragon levels to grind. So what happens to all that hard earned progress when a Season ends? In short, you get to keep just about all of it. Here's a list of all the rewards from this Season you can expect your non-Seasonal heroes to enjoy:Note that all heroes, rewards, and progress will convert to the appropriate non-Seasonal game mode. Any items, gold, Paragon experience, Achievements, Artisan levels or recipes, Stash space, and Blood Shards earned on Normal Seasonal heroes with transfer to your Normal non-Seasonal heroes when the season is over. Similarly, anything you’ve earned on Hardcore Seasonal heroes will transfer to your Hardcore non-Season heroes instead.
- Heroes
- Seasonal heroes will be converted to either non-Seasonal Normal or Hardcore mode heroes, as appropriate. There's no need to delete any characters to make room for them; your Seasonal heroes will continue to use the same slot they currently occupy in your roster after the rollover.
- Gold
- Any gold you earn during the Season will transfer to your non-Seasonal heroes.
- Paragon Experience
- The total amount of Paragon experience earned is the amount that rolls over, not your raw total amount of Paragon levels gained.
- For example, if your Seasonal heroes reached Paragon 300, but your current non-Seasonal heroes are already Paragon 400, your new non-Seasonal Paragon level will still be less than Paragon 700 since higher Paragon levels take more experience to earn.
- Blood Shards
- Similar to gold, any Blood Shards you have available at the end of the Season will transfer to your non-Seasonal heroes.
- If your non-Seasonal heroes are currently at the Blood Shard cap, any Blood Shards you earn once the Season ends will temporarily ignore the cap. You can spend these at your leisure; however, note that you cannot pick up any additional Blood Shards untill you are below the current cap.
- Items
- Items that are currently equipped on a hero or that hero's inventory will stay on that hero as it moves to a non-Seasonal game mode.
- Items that are in your Seasonal stash will be sent through the in-game mail system to your non-Seasonal heroes. These items can be claimed by any non-Seasonal hero for up to 30 days from the time you first log in after the Season ends. To access these items, enter a game and hit the Mail icon located in the lower-left corner of your screen to open up your inbox.
- Artisan Progress and Recipes
- If your Seasonal Artisans are a higher level than your non-Seasonal Artisans at the end of the Season, their level will transfer to your non-Seasonal Artisans.
- Any recipes you have on your Seasonal Artisans that are not available to your non-Seasonal Artisans will be transferred as well.
- Shared Stash
- Any Shared Stash slots or tabs you purchase during a Season that are not currently available to your non-Seasonal heroes will be transferred accordingly.
- Achievements
- Any Achievements or Achievement progress made during the Season is automatically applied to your non-Seasonal Achievement profile. This happens in real time and does not require the Season to end first. Your Achievement point total is also updated appropriately throughout the Season.
- Season 2 Rewards
- All players who reach level 70 on a hero in Season 1 will unlock exclusive Boots and Pants transmogrification appearances. These appearances will unlock immediately upon hitting level 70 on a Seasonal hero, and will be available on Seasonal and non-Seasonal heroes alike (even before the Season concludes). To access your new appearances, simply visit Miriam the Mystic and open the Transmogrification tab.
- In addition, unique banner rewards will be available for those who go the extra mile and earn a few Achievements! Similar to the transmogrification rewards, these banner rewards will be available to all your characters immediately upon unlocking them. You'll receive the following based on the number of Achievement points you've netted:
- 100: Banner Shape
- 200: Banner Pattern
- 300: Banner Accent
- 400: Banner Sigil
Season 2 Conquests:
Unlike other rewards, Conquests do not roll over at the end of the Season (because they aren’t available to non-Seasonal heroes). This also means that your non-Seasonal Achievement point total will not be affected by any Conquests you earn during a Season. Worry not; your mighty deeds will still be chronicled in the Records page of your profile for you to view at any time!
Season 2 Leaderboards:
Once the Season ends, all Seasonal Leaderboards will be wiped and you will be unable to attain new Leaderboard ranks until the next Season begins. The results of the previous Season’s Leaderboards will remain available for viewing in-game. Once the new Season begins, a handy drop-down menu will allow you swap between the current and previous Season records. Don't forget that you can also view current and past Leaderboards right here on our website.
The non-Seasonal Greater Rift Leaderboard will be unaffected by the end of Season and you’ll still be able to compete on them with your non-Seasonal heroes (including those who have just rolled over). These Leaderboards will be reset at a later date; we’ll have more information available as the end of the Era draws nearer!
Season 2 End & Season 3 Start Dates:
There will be a short period of time between when a Season ends and the next begins. During this time, you’ll be able to sort through your rollover rewards and review your progress on the Leaderboards. It’s a great time to reflect on the accomplishments you’ve made and enjoy the culmination of your pre and post-Season loot hunts! Season 2 will be ending at the following dates and times for each region:Season 3 will be starting shortly after at the following dates and times for each region:
- North America: Sunday, April 5 @ 9:00 p.m. PDT
- Europe: Sunday, April 5 @ 9:00 p.m. CEST
- Asia: Sunday, April 5 @ 9:00 p.m. KST
For time zone assistance, click here. We look forward to seeing you in Season 3!
- North America: Friday, April 10 @ 6:00 p.m. PDT
- Europe: Friday, April 10 @ 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Asia: Friday, April 10 @ 6:00 p.m. KST
Ready for the Rollover?
How have you fared during Season 2? What was the highest Greater Rift you reached? Did you complete any Conquests? Any other exciting accomplishments to share? Let us know in the comments and prepare yourself — Season 3 is just around the corner!
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i'm excited for season 3!
Tiny bit of a happy face. Kinda just waiting on patch 2.2 and that means its out in like 3 weeks
Now we need 2.2 drop info for consoles!!
great news
FML, I'm not even close to being done theorycrafting 2.1.2. builds, I was expecting at least another 2 months >.<
If they keep up that pace S3 will be a nightmare with so many different classes, sets and items
Didnt season 2 just start??
nobody cares about consoles! want to play diablo properly? get pc!
Whatttt season 3 already? the season 2 only have 1 month and 2 week ..... how the hell they can restart a season already.
this is so stupid, it must be a april fool blizzard joke.
1. Seasons are optional.
2. Diablo is purely a time investment game - if you don't have the time, you're never going to compete anyway. don't be delusional.
3. They finally got seasons right. See Path of Exile's success.
Well it's enough time for a season imo. The problem is not that seasons are too short to find an ancient furnace, but that you absolutely need to find it to compete with other players. And I guess we won't have trials removed in this patch. A shame, it's the only change I actually hoped for.
If only they removed the damn trials, that would be the best patch EVER!
Blizzard, please, please, PLEASE, listen to the feedback, the trials are really bad for the game. Me and thousands of other players just can't stand the boredom and stupidity of the whole trial system.
There are much better ways to deal with this. Just allow users to open as high greater rifts as they've already cleared. Problem solved!!
No more painful and stupid trials, no more looking for geared Demon Hunters and begging for higher keys, no more gearing our own DH to make those damn high level keys. Phew.
got some free time again. should i have a crack at season 2 or wait for season 3? what's the most appealing things about s2 compared to s1?
Sooooo excited!
And i agree with the complain about trial... soooo boring and frustrating ir you are not a dh... like "hey! 10 waves! wtf GR 36?"
WOOOOOOT cant wait so excited for this new season. After playing the ptr for countless hours I cam to the conclusion this is going to be my favorite season so far. cant wait!
contradict yourself much ?
Even if the season is 6 or 8 months long you may never see a ancient furnace. It took me 609 non season and 400ish season paragon levels before i got my first ever furnace.
Short seasons is something the majority want. It's something blizzard wants. What is my proof ? The fact that the season is ending in April
Great news! My budd and I abstained from Season 2 because it came off as a bit of a glorified PTR where devs could gather more feedback on the new stuff and such (felt too short to be worth the commitment). We do have especially good expectations for Season 3 though, with all the extra time and feedback that went towards it.
Go D3 team!
I play season just for the reward, but i'm glad they are quite short so i don't have too wait too much for exclusive items to drop in normal mode :3
what if they extended the season and you still didn't get the item you wanted?
what if you did get it, but other players didn't get what they wanted?
could just keep extending the season until diablo 4 launches
Find it funny.
Season 1 ends and a lot of people complain it's too long.
Season 2 ends and a lot of people complain it's too short.
I'm wondering which it's going to be in season 3.
Regardless, depending on what is in the next season (gear-wise), then I might actually play a season this time around.
Annnnd this is is why I cant get back in d3. I play wow as a main game but sometimes a change of pace is nice. But I barely get started and then a new season rolls in. Why are seasons so short? And don't give me "seasons are optional", any semi-serious gamer will always want to get into the latest stuff, and 2 months like this is just too short.
Blizzard, remember your d2 days, seasons were much longer, maybe too long, but still enjoyable. This pace is not. I remember at blizzcon when you offered the signed one year gameplay and offered d3 for free so we would'nt have to choose. Well, these seasons lenght are doing exactly that. Making me choose not to play a game that I would love to play but making it not worth it.