Diablo 4 Seasonal Content Causes Controversy: Is There Still A Need For Seasonal Updates?

Some time ago, in order to retain the current player base, Diablo 4 released the game’s development roadmap for 2025, showing some changes that will happen in the game in the next few months, such as the introduction of new seasons and new IP Collaboration. According to the roadmap, the developer expects to launch D4’s first IP collaboration from April to July this year. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that players do not have much hope for these cross-border collaborations promised by the developer, because the previous collaborations with Overwatch 2 and StarCraft 2 released by the developer only launched some related skins. However, to the surprise of all players, Diablo 4 developer has just announced that this dark-themed game will have its first IP collaboration with Berserk series of comics with the same dark fantasy style. This is also the first collaboration between this series of games and other fields besides games. In this case, players’ expectations for this IP collaboration have reached the highest point. So this guide will introduce you to the possibility and possible impact of this cooperation based on some of the information currently leaked and published, so that you can prepare for it. About Berserk To thoroughly understand the content of D4’s first IP cooperation, you must know the specific information of the cooperation object. Berserk is a work created by the late cartoonist Kentaro Miura that pioneered a new field of comics. It tells the story of a mercenary named Guts surviving in a dark fantasy world full of punishment. Although this pioneering cartoonist died in 2021, Berserk series of comics has been continued by his friend Kouji Mori and Miura’s assistants and students, which also laid the foundation for this comic to influence the large output of many games of the same style during that time, such as Dark Souls and Elden Ring developed by From Software. Over the years, Berserk has launched two anime adaptations, a trilogy of animated films, three video games, a spin-off novel, a collectible card game, and has collaborated with highly popular games such as Dragon’s Dogma, all of which have made the protagonist Guts in the comics highly recognizable around the world. In view of this, many players feel that Diablo 4’s first external IP cooperation with Berserk, who has a similar style, is a very wise choice, because Sanctuary may have earth-shaking changes with the addition of this brave warrior. Not only that, some loyal fans of the original comics also said that it is rare to see such a unified style of IP cooperation in one work. Also Read: Diablo 4 Season 8 May Borrow A Battle Pass From A Popular Game About This IP Cooperation Since the Diablo 4 developer only released a video on its social platform, some specific contents of this collaboration have not been fully announced. But this does not prevent players, including me, from finding some clues: there is a Brand of Sacrifice-marked Barbarian, carrying the very iconic Berserker Armor and Dragon Slayer sword from Berserk. After the release of this animation video, all D4 players began to look forward to it, because before this, when cooperating with World of Warcraft from the same developer, it simply placed images of bosses and characters from Diablo IV directly into sets and accessories in the in-game store, without any regard for suitability. Even in Nintendo Switch version of the same series Diablo 3, it only cooperated with Cucco pet from Legend of Zelda to a certain extent. So D4’s IP cooperation with Berserk this time will very likely change some very important items in the build and gameplay actions in the game, giving players more builds possibilities and creating more ways to explore and farm Diablo 4 Gold. However, some players are wondering if the game will introduce some characters from Berserk than targets to challenge, and get more Berserk-themed items in this encounter. But from my point of view, it is unlikely, because the main villain God Hand in the comics did not experience a real battle in the game. In addition, the icons of iOS and Android platforms appeared at the end of this animation video, so many players are also speculating that D4’s IP cooperation will be still brought free-to-play Diablo Immortal, which is also a very popular one in Diablo series. Hopefully, the two games will bring different types of cooperation to players to varying degrees, so as to surprise all players. It is expected that this crossover event with Berserk will be launched as part of a series of updates in Diablo 4 Season 8 Belial’s Return, and the most exciting one for players may be the return of Ultimate boss Belial. We look forward to the latest season of Diablo 4 on April 29th to bring players a lot of new content to save the dwindling number of players. Wish you a happy game!

In the 2025 roadmap announced by Diablo 4 a few days ago, besides some frustrating seasonal power updates, the only thing that can interest players is two IP collaborate. These two IP collaborations will take place in Season 8 and Season 10. At least in PTR, players have found no menus about other works, so this has also aroused discussion among players. Which two works will these two new IP collaborate be? Diablo IP Collaboration History It is normal for players to be surprised that Diablo 4 requires new IP collaborate. Because in Diablo series, developers have always kept the series pure, and there is almost no history of introducing elements from other works. But Diablo series is not completely without cooperation with other IPs, but most of these cooperations are limited to cooperation with different works of the same company, such as: World Of WarCraft x Diablo Diablo 4 launched a cross-border linkage with World of WarCraft in 2024. Players can get the Invincible Mount Bundle, as well as Lich King, Kael’Thas, and Garrosh transmogrification, but you can’t use gold to get these new appearances, and you need to use Platinum. In addition, Diablo Immortal also launched a cooperation project with the world of Azeroth. Diablo Immortal Seasonal Themes & Events Although players may not pay much attention to Diablo Immortal, Diablo Immortal always tries to make changes in the dark and cold tone. Overwatch 2 x Diablo The background of Overwatch and Diablo is completely different. Its game background is the near future with advanced technology. There are many exquisite skins in Overwatch, and these skins basically represent different background stories or even different games. Overwatch 2 added several Diablo-themed skins to the game: Demon Hunter Sombra Barbarian Zarya Inarius Pharah But this is only a one-sided collaboration, and Diablo 4 has not added any Overwatch-related appearances or even decorations. Learn More: These Tips Found In Diablo 4 Season 8 PTR May Help You Upgrade Quickly In The Official Version Who Will Be The Two IPs? As mentioned earlier, Diablo 4 pays great attention to keeping the game pure, and cooperation with new IPs will inevitably have some impact on the game worldview. Game developers claim that IP collaborate will not destroy the immersion of the game, and these two IPs will belong to the dark fantasy category like Diablo 4. Based on this condition, we can guess which works the following two mysterious IPs will be. Dark Souls / Elden Ring These two works may be the first guess of most players, at least I think so. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are from the same production company, and after years of development, they have accumulated an enormous fan base. And the backgrounds of these two works are also dark and profound, almost perfectly meeting the linkage requirements of Diablo 4. Elden Ring is Game of the Year for 2022, but if it is an IP collaboration, Dark Souls should be a better choice, because there are many classic game elements in Dark Souls that are very suitable for IP collaborate. Diablo 4 can release some armor appearances, or replace the treasure chests in the event with treasure chest monsters, or temporarily replace Diablo 4 Gold in the player’s backpack with souls. Demon’s Souls At least in terms of name, Demon’s Souls is closer to Diablo 4 than Dark Souls. Demon’s Souls, as a predecessor of Dark Souls in a sense, also has very classic elements. But because of its high difficulty, the fan base of this work is far less than that of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, but this is still a very likely choice. Castlevania Castlevania is one of the most classic game series in the history of games. Almost every dungeon in the game has been inspired by this game. Castlevania’s main boss is Count Dracula, and Diablo 4 has many bosses and monsters made with vampire elements. If Diablo 4 cooperates with Castlevania, Lord Zir may change his appearance and name for a short time and reappear. But Vampire Powers has been gone for too long, so the probability of cooperation with Castlevania is not that high. The Witcher The Witcher often cooperates with other IPs. From the background of The Witcher, Geralt often teleports to other worlds to kill some monsters. The world background of The Witcher is far less desperate than Diablo 4, but there are some similarities. However, most players should not refuse to have a transmogrified Geralt’s appearance, or play a Gwent card game with the background of Diablo 4? Bloodborne Bloodborne is another game full of chaos and despair, and the monsters in it are even more twisted than those in Diablo 4. But to be honest, the background of Bloodborne is set in Victorian era, which is quite different from the era of Diablo 4, so there are some possibilities for Bloodborne and Diablo 4 to collaborate, but not much. The Way Of IP Collaborate These collaborations will most likely only add some appearances to the game, such as clothing appearances or mount appearances, and the gameplay will not change much. Otherwise, if the developers of Diablo 4 really have such ideas, why not add it to the game as a new mechanism earlier? If the developers of Diablo 4 are really creative, maybe they will add some small in-game activities or a temporary task, so that players can get gold and some limited appearances after completing the task. IP collaborate will not be officially launched until June, and players will have to wait for a while to get detailed news. Which work do you think Diablo 4 will collaborate with?

Some time ago, Diablo 4 Season 7 was officially announced, with the theme of Season of Witchcraft. A lot of new game content has been added, such as Witchcraft Powers, which pays tribute to Witch Doctor class in D3, and new gear, etc., which will make players curious and look forward to this new season. However, since many new contents in this season have been modified by the developers, many players are not clear about the specific details, which may be detrimental to the thorough exploration of D4S7. So in order to avoid this situation, this guide will list the most important features and changes to the gameplay in Diablo 4 Season 7 for you, so that you can start exploring at will when you enter the new season. 1. New Seasonal Powers The first thing I have to introduce is the theme of this new season, which is also Witchcraft Powers that can change the gameplay the most. They are unique passive activation skills with various effects. You can unlock these powers at new altars in the improved Tree of Whispers in Season 7, each of which corresponds to a different Witchcraft ability tree. In addition, you also need to complete whisper bounties and defeat new Headrotten enemies to obtain the exclusive seasonal currency - Restless Rot, in order to gain the favor of Coven to fully unlock the very powerful seasonal power. Among all Witchcraft Powers, the most powerful are Lost Powers, which you need to unlock at Forgotten Altars. You can put one or two of them in your build to enhance your character’s damage ability or defense ability. I believe that with the powerful help of this Witchcraft Powers, some correct builds may allow you to complete many game contents very smoothly and easily, even endgame, so that you can get Diablo 4 Gold and other loot from it very easily. 2. Class Changes It is worth mentioning in Season 7 that Spiritborn class, the darling of the previous DLC, has been weakened here in order to achieve harmony and balance among the classes in the entire game. This may be a little annoying for players who like to use this class to explore most of the game content, but from the perspective of overall game balance and build diversity, it is beneficial for players to make more new builds with different abilities based on the current stage of improvements to adapt to all explorations. As for other Classes in the base game, first of all, Druid’s Shred has received a buff to increase poison damage, and other skills have also added a lot of functions that can perfectly synergize with poison damage effects, making this elemental damage another possibility in this Class build that focuses on physical damage. Necromancer’s Blood Mist and Blood Wave have also received some powerful buffs, and the latter has a Unique that can be cleverly matched. Although Sorcerer’s performance in D4’s testing of this new season was not satisfactory, it has received some very important passive enhancements and some changes to the recast action function in the official season, which is very worth a try. Rogue also received some new functions from Death Traps and Caltrops; Barbarian’s Hammer of Ancients, Whirlwind, and Iron Maelstrom have all received some degree of enhancement. 3. Paragon Board Paragon Board has already undergone a major overhaul last season, and it has changed again in Season 7. First of all, as some players have already experienced, you can share the experience of Paragon Board between all characters. Secondly, all experience on Paragon Board can be transferred to Eternal Realm, and the upper limit has been increased from 200 to 300. At the same time, many of the nodes have been redesigned or enhanced. This means that your exploration in the endgame stage may produce a lot of new builds to adapt to this new mechanism. In addition, the developers have added Armory so that you can switch between different builds at will, including skills, gear and Paragon Points. This change is something that D4 players have wanted for many years, because it will prevent players from spending a lot of time and Diablo 4 Gold to rebuild or change their builds when facing battles of different difficulties. 4. Tree Of Whispers As just mentioned, Tree of Whispers plays a new role in Season 7 - not only can you exchange Favors here for Caches that can provide you with high-value D4 Items, you will also get new seasonal powers from here. In addition, the newly added Headrotten enemies to the game also come from here, so Tree of Whispers may be the center of this season. It is worth mentioning that the reward system in the previous Tree has also been enhanced. Your chances of getting Ancestral Collections from it have been greatly improved, which may reduce your pressure to grind and farm these high-value items in those very difficult bosses, making you more willing to explore the rest of the game content. 5. New Dungeons And Enemies In Season of Witchcraft, you will see that Sanctuary is full of new enemies. For example, Heads near the Tree of Whispers are gone, replaced by Headrotten enemies. In addition, a new seasonal dungeon called Rootholds has been added to the game, which you can enter through Whisper Wood Sigils obtained from Whisper Caches and Silent Chests. Although each new season will provide you with some new enemies and dungeons to keep you fresh in the game, it is different in S7. The rewards and game experiences they provide you are not available in previous seasons, which may subvert your stereotype of this game that can only be played for grinding. 6. New Gear As with all seasonal updates of Diablo 4, the developers will add new Legendary Aspects and Uniques to Classes in the game to increase the diversity of build types and maintain the balance between all classes. In addition, Runewords, which were newly added in the last season, have also received some fresh blood. However, what is emphasized here is not them, but a new gem - Occult Gems, which can increase your basic armor value by 160 points and increase resistance to all elemental damage by 8%. Besides this benefit, it also has additional synergistic benefits to your new Witchcraft Powers when you place it in a jewel slot in your build, such as increased damage capabilities of the power, increased effectiveness against hexed enemies, and enhancements to attributes in the build. The above are the specific features in Diablo 4 Season 7 that have significant changes to the overall gameplay and game experience. I hope that with the help of these changes and new features, you can better explore this new Season of Witchcraft and get a different gaming experience from it. By the way, if your game progress is slow due to lack of gold or items in the new season, you can try to participate in the giveaway channel in iGMeet Discord, where game product giveaways are held from time to time, which will make your exploration smoother. I wish you a happy game!

As Diablo 2 Resurrected's fourth season is well underway and the anticipation for Diablo 4's first season builds up, players are eager to know when Season 4 will conclude and when Season 5 will begin. This article aims to shed light on the upcoming Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.8 ladder reset, providing insights and predictions for the start and end dates of both seasons. Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Reset Schedule Blizzard's decision to advance the launch of Season 4 in Diablo 2 Resurrected to May 4 allowed players to enjoy new game mechanics and level up characters while they await Diablo 4's release. However, with the passage of time, some advanced players might find the current season lacking excitement. As the focus remains on Diablo 4 development, expectations for substantial content in the 2.8 patch for D2R are tempered. Nonetheless, the community eagerly awaits news about the next ladder reset. To better understand the potential dates for the upcoming Season 5, let's review the schedule of past ladder resets and season releases: D2R Patch 2.4 PTR Ladder Start & End Time: March 2nd - 9th March, 2022 D2R 2.4 Release Date: April 14th, 2022 D2R Season 1 Start Date: April 28th D2R 2.5 PTR Start & End Time: August 25th - September 19th, 2022 D2R 2.5 Release Date: September 22nd, 2022 D2R Season 2 Start Date & Season 1 End Date: October 6th, 2022 D2R 2.6 PTR Start & End Time: January 24th - January 31st, 2023 D2R Season 3 Start Date & Season 2 End Date: February 16th, 2023 D2R 2.7 Patch Release Date: May 2nd, 2023 D2R Season 4 Start Date & Season 3 End Date: May 4th, 2023 D2R Season 5 Start Date & Season 4 End Date Players are eager to know when the 2.8 ladder reset will occur in Diablo 2 Resurrected. Based on various factors, it is predicted that D2R Season 5 will likely start at the end of August or early September, with Season 4 concluding around the same time. The following reasons support this prediction: Continuation of the 4-Month Cycle: After Blizzard moved forward the release of D2R Season 4, resulting in a duration of less than 3 months for Season 3, it is expected that the 4-month cycle for seasons will be maintained. Diablo 4 Season 1 Schedule: Diablo 4's first season is set to begin on July 20th and will last for 3 months. This allows developers to allocate more resources to prepare for D2R Season 5, making the end of August and early September a suitable timeframe for the ladder reset. Previous Start Dates: Past season start dates have consistently been on Thursdays. Therefore, it is speculated that the specific schedule for D2R Season 5 will likely be August 31st (Thursday) or September 7th (Thursday). D2R 2.8 Patch Release Date Considering the projected start time for Season 5, it is predicted that the 2.8 patch will be released on August 29th or September 5th, two days before the ladder reset. The absence of an early PTR release is expected, given the likelihood of limited exciting content in the 2.8 patch, although the dedicated D2R player community remains hopeful. With Season 4 in full swing and excitement building for Diablo 4, players eagerly anticipate the start of Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 5 and the 2.8 patch. Based on past patterns and considerations such as Diablo 4's schedule, predictions point to late August or early September for the next ladder reset. While specific details are yet to be officially announced, the Diablo 2 Resurrected community remains enthusiastic about what lies ahead in their favorite action RPG.