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Season 4 Preview
Tyvalir posted a preview on the upcoming Season 4, going over all the changes and new features. Read it below.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Patch 2.3.0 is headed your way soon, loaded with cool new features for Diablo III. Among all the excitement over what’s ahead for the game, we’ve seen many players ask important questions about what they should expect in Season 4, which we’ll be addressing in the following guide. As before, those who play in Season 4 will have access to Season-exclusive Legendary items, cosmetic rewards and transmogrification effects. We’ll highlight these below, plus the GLOOOORIOUS new Season Journey interface. Ready or not, it’s time to see what’s in store for you in Season 4!
Table of Contents:
- Season Journey Interface
- New Legendary Items
- New Conquests and Achievements
- New Cosmetic Rewards
Season Journey Interface
Your journey through Sanctuary is unique, nephalem. In order to better celebrate your accomplishments, as well as guide newcomers through Sanctuary and help players compare their progress from one Season to the next, we’ve added the Season Journey. This helpful tool is easily found on the main menu screen in Patch 2.3.0 when a Seasonal hero is selected, and helps you track and plan your Season progress easily. Upon opening the interface, you’ll find the game’s challenges categorized into Chapters and Tiers separated by degrees of difficulty.
Chapters include challenges designed to be within reach of most players, and should you finish all of them in Season 4, you’ll be awarded a brand new cosmetic pet and portrait. Meanwhile, Tiers represent a true test of your mettle, and grant you exclusive portrait frames upon completion, perfect for showcasing your Seasonal accomplishments.
New Legendary Items
Season 4 also brings exciting new Season-exclusive Legendary items for you to enjoy. These include the Legendary Gem, Bane of the Stricken, along with class-specific items like Dishonored Legacy and Sacred Harness. We won’t spoil the surprise of finding them all, but we’ve included a few of these below, including the purr-fectly crafted new Witch Doctor mojo Henri's Perquisition.
New Conquests and Achievements
Conquests have returned in Season 4, and include a mix of challenges both updated and new. Among these are On A Good Day / I Can’t Stop and Boss Mode / Worlds Apart, both of which now reflect the brand-new Torment X difficulty. We’ve also upped the ante on Divinity / Lionhearted, which are achieved when you reach solo Greater Rift 60. Finally, for the true theorycrafters among you, we’ve added the intriguing new challenge The Thrill / Superhuman, which requires you to reach Greater Rift 40 without benefiting from Class Set item bonuses. As with Conquests in past Seasons, you’ll be able to see how well you completed these epic feats compared with other players on the Leaderboards.
If you’ve somehow managed to chew through these and find yourself hungry for even more challenges, we’ve also added several Achievements requiring you to complete certain objectives when facing bosses. Can you kill The Savage Behemoth and The Undying One within 5 seconds of each other in the Realm of Turmoil? Now, you’ll be able to prove it!
New Cosmetic Rewards
For those who missed out on the Conqueror’s transmogrification set from past Seasons, you’ll have a shot at obtaining a few pieces once more. The head and shoulder parts from this set will be available in Season 4 to those who reach level 70 with at least one Seasonal hero.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When does Season 4 start? A: Season 4 begins August 28 at 5 p.m. PDT in North America, 5 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5 p.m. KST in Asia. Q: How long will Season 4 last? A: While we don’t have a specific timeframe to share for Season 4, we anticipate that it will be at least three months long. Q: When are the Leaderboards being wiped for Season 3? A: Leaderboards will be cleared once the Season comes to a close. Though the leaderboards are eventually cleared, they will be preserved both in-game and here on our website if you wish to review your Season 3 accomplishments. Q: When are the non-Seasonal Leaderboards being wiped? A: Non-Seasonal Leaderboards are tied to what we call “Eras.” We currently anticipate the next wipe to coincide with the transition to Season 4, although this may not be the case for future Seasons. Q: Will Seasons be coming to console? A: Some features on console are best designed for that platform, and the same is true for the PC version of the game. A large part of the fun of Seasons is the entire community rerolling heroes together at the same time. Because the offline and disconnected nature of console does not support this style of play, we do not currently have plans to implement Seasons on console.
Are You Ready?
There’s so much to look forward to in Season 4, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve. With brand new Set items and Kanai’s Cube to shake up the game, this may be our best Season yet! Have you already picked the build you’ll be using in Season 4, or are you planning to see what you can achieve using an old favorite? How far will you go in your Season Journey, and how much power will you wield by the time the Season ends? Share your plans below—and best of luck in the new Season!
Lightning Natalya 2.3 Build
Philosophios has made a video on what a Natalya's Rain of Vengeance DH will look like in Patch 2.3. He goes over the big gameplay changes from this Lightning DH to the old Fire or Cold ones, while talking about the skill and item build, and the Kanai's Cube power choices.
Great source of information for those planning on rolling a DH on Season 4 and clearing GR 60+!
Helltooth Caster Updates
The Helltooth setup for Witch Doctor has received some significant changes on the latest PTR build. MHM uploaded a video where he goes over the changes to the skills, Suwong Diviner, Grin Reaper and other aspects of the build. Check it out!
I think the intent is more like giving players who missed the set one last chance of getting it. Specially with how much Patch 2.3 and Season 4 are to be compared to the first few Seasons (some claim this is the first true, varied Season).
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'd probably prefer to see the dedication be rewarded and keep the transmog exclusive, and would love to get the first few pieces of a new transmog set.
Can't wait for the golden wings for those who missed preorder
sure, you like to make every player happy. that is okay.
but having timed exclusive rewards, some players get them while they are achievable (very long periods of time even!) and some players won't. that is what the timed thingy is all about.. offering them up again just devalues the loyal players during the first seasons.
i couldn't care less, since the transmog set isn't sexy since they introduced it. but some players may feel not so good about it.
They were not seasonal rewards, so don't expect them to return.
There's also a transmog for diablo 3 if you reach player lvl 12 in heroes of the storm :
Diablo III players who reach Player Level 12 in Heroes of the Storm will receive a new Heroes-themed Portrait Border and Pennant in Diablo III.
Then they need to get over it? It's not like it's hard to hit level 70 or anything. Anyone who feels elitist or good because they have something that nobody else can get simply because they played a seasonal character for an hour needs to rethink their life and how they view other people. If it was an actual achievement and fairly hard to obtain with a lot of real work involved that wasn't just a mindless time investment I would agree with you, but that is not the case.
dude, dont be hipocrit, everybody wanna feel unique and thats the way we can feel like that
Agreed, I wish they would actually release more of this armor set.
Its also almost Season 4 and they still don't know how long this season will last. I would think they would have figured the time line within these first 3 seasons. Other wise they might as well have just waited to actually start Seasons. I don't think its far for those that actually like to climb leader boards with out actually knowing how much time they have.
Guys, think - it's a business. Of course they'll recycle things for babies. $ is $. It's no different from any other title. Just logged into latest PTR for Heroes and Kharazim (the monk) can only be unlocked by real money, not gold. No way to test (even on PTR) unless you want to go 'try mode' which of course is utterly useless. Nothing wrong with paying the bills, but I'm just saying - not sure what you guys are expecting. Recurring freebies = more players = more 'sales' = more $$.