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Diablo 4has brought good news for players with the confirmation that the Public Test Realm will return for Season 5.Diablo 4’s first test server took place in preparation for Season 4 and made radical changes before the launch of the current season of Blizzard’s action RPG.
Diablo 4’sfourth season began on May 14 and was aptly named “Loot Reborn.” To overhaul the player experience,Diablo 4made many tweaks, such as reducing the pool of available Affixes and improving the drop rate of Legendary items. Another new Season 4 featureintroduced the Masteworking system toDiablo 4players, allowing them to take their characters' power to even greater heights. Season 4 certainly meant a complete 180 forDiablo 4, but the devs are already thinking about the game’s next steps.
Following the success ofDiablo 4’s Season 4 test server, Blizzard’s action RPG will get a new PTR for Season 5. A new Campfire Chat has been confirmed for June 21, in which the development team will discuss what players can expect from this new Public Test Realm. Although no date has been confirmed, Blizzard explained that the PTR forDiablo 4Season 5 would take place after the release of the mid-season update. But the devs backtracked and preferred to postpone the upcoming PTR to avoid clashing withDiablo 4Season 4.
Diablo 4 Confirms Season 5 Public Test Realm and Mid-Season Update
The news announced by Blizzard goes further, and along with the announcement ofDiablo 4’s Season 5PTR, the devs have confirmed the arrival of the mid-season update. According to the devs, the patch notes for the mid-season update will be released on June 14, withDiablo 4receiving the content of Patch 1.4.3 next week. Mid-season updates are often an important time forDiablo 4players, as they come with major balances for the game’s classes and other changes.
If the current moment forDiablo 4is exciting, the coming months hold even more hype for the community. With the official announcement ofDiablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, it has been confirmed that the long-awaited DLC will drop on October 8. Vessel of Hatred will introduce the new Nahantu region, but despite the change of scenery, players can expect the same dark and brutal atmosphere as inDiablo 4. Another new addition toDiablo 4will be the new Spiritborn class, a powerful warrior who inhabits the Nahanhtu jungle.
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Diablo® IV is the ultimate action RPG experience with endless evil to slaughter, countless abilities to master, nightmarish dungeons, and legendary loot. Embark on the campaign solo or with friends, meeting memorable characters through beautifully dark settings and a gripping story, or explore an expansive end game and shared world where players can meet in towns to trade, team up to battle world bosses, or descend into PVP zones to test their skills against other players – no lobbies necessary – with cross-play, cross-progression, and couch co-op on Xbox.This is only the beginning for Diablo® IV, with new events, stories, seasons, rewards, and more looming on the horizon.
