While the focus of the most recent developer livestream was on Diablo IV, Blizzard's other Diablo game, the free-to-play Diablo Immortal, will be receiving a new, vampire-themed class on July 13.The wait is over and Diablo 3 Season 19 is here.

A major patch from last week brought big changes to Diablo IV's endgame grind, alongside significant balance changes for each class.

Players can, for example, use Smoldering Ash to increase the amount of XP earned or increase the amount of time that elixir effects last.ĭiablo IV will receive a new patch later today that will make it so Unique items can drop from Helltide chests. By completing objectives as part of the Season Journey, players will progress the battle pass and will unlock both cosmetics rewards as well as a currency called Smoldering Ash that is used to purchase upgrades that only work for that season. Players will only be able to progress the game's seasonal battle pass by creating and playing a new seasonal character.

Players will need to have completed the campaign on either an Eternal Realm character or on a seasonal character to unlock the seasonal questline and begin engaging with the new seasonal Malignant mechanics.īlizzard additionally clarified how Diablo IV's seasons will work. Season 1 will additionally introduce a seasonal questline that Blizzard has described as a 'side story' to Diablo IV's main storyline. Blizzard said players will want a combination of all Caged Heart color types, which will create new ways for players to customize their builds. A rarer version of a Caged Heart will be eligible to be socketed into any of the three color sockets. These powers come in Caged Hearts of three different colors and will need to be placed in gear with a matching color socket in order to be used. There are a total of 32 new Malignant powers players will be able to choose from. Now Playing: Diablo IV | Season of the Malignant | Announce Trailer By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

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