Diablo 4\u2019s expansions won\u2019t punish players for skipping seasons Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4 developers have assured users they won\u2019t be punished for playing the expansions yet skipping the seasonal stories. The first paid expansion for Diablo 4 \u2013 Vessel of Hatred \u2013 won\u2019t arrive until sometime in late 2024. Most notably, the DLC will mark the return of Mephisto; it\u2019s also possible the adventure will take place in the Kurast location from Diablo 2. But by the time wanderers embark on this particular adventure, Diablo 4 will have gone through several seasons of content. The first and second seasons alone have ushered in a whole host of changes, as well as explored new narratives within Sanctuary. What about D4 users interested in the Vessel of Hatred despite ignoring the seasonal updates? According to Blizzard developers, they\u2019ll have nothing to worry about when the time comes. Diablo 4\u2019s expansions and seasonal stories won\u2019t be connected In an interview with GamesRadar, Quest Designer Nathan Scott clarified whether or not D4\u2019s seasonal content will tie into expansions such as Vessel of Hatred. The simple answer is that they won\u2019t have any connection at all. Scott told the publication Blizzard aims to ensure that each season works independently of the others. If a player skipped, say, Season 2, they won\u2019t have any problem jumping into Season 3. Thus far, the thinking is that seasons and expansions will similarly avoid talking to each other. \u201cSo far, the philosophy has been to approach each season separately. One thing we feel strongly about is, if you miss a season, it\u2019s okay\u2026 we don\u2019t want you to feel like you\u2019re missing out on important story chunks,\u201d the developer explained. Scott continued, \u201cSo it\u2019s unlikely we do any related things later down the line. But that being said, we\u2019re always looking at ways to make seasons feel unique and a good experience.\u201d At the time of writing, Diablo 4 developers have yet to lay out specific plans for future expansions. Though Vessel of Hatred is a known quantity, details such as an official release date and the content coming to it remain shrouded in mystery. But that much should change in the not-too-distant future since the DLC\u2019s slated for a late 2024 rollout. When it does arrive, at least players won\u2019t have to worry about missing pertinent information if they steer clear of the seasonal updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 4\u2019s expansions won\u2019t punish players for skipping seasons Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4 developers have assured users they won\u2019t be punished for playing the expansions yet skipping the seasonal stories. The first paid expansion for Diablo 4 \u2013 Vessel of Hatred \u2013 won\u2019t arrive until sometime in late 2024. Most notably, the DLC will mark the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}