Diablo 4 season 1 revealed: Season of the Malignant
destructoid.comAs part of the Diablo Developer Update for July, Blizzard has revealed the details for Diablo 4 season 1, titled Season of the Malignant. The first ever season will include an all new storyline as well as new features and systems to improve character power. An update with balance changes and new items will release on July 18, but the actual season will go live on July 20.
You will have to create a new character to experience the seasonal content, which has become pretty standard for the action-RPG genre. At the end of the season, your character can be transferred to the Eternal Realm. In other words, it will remain playable even after the release of future seasons.
Those that have no desire to play the new season can still play their existing character. However, while existing characters can experience balance changes from the patch, they will not have access to the season-specific content. New players will be able to jump right into the new season, but they will have to complete the campaign to unlock the seasonal content.
The theme of season 1 picks up where the campaign ended. Corruption is spreading in the hearts of creatures throughout Sanctuary. A new malignance is turning them into bloodthirsty fiends determined to destroy everything.
A new character, Cormond, seeks your help in fighting back against the new threat. As a former priest of the Cathedral of Light, he thinks he has found the source of the corruption.
With your help, he believes he can turn the malignance against itself. This quest line will start in Kyovashad and be available right from level one in the new season.
A unique system is also being added to Diablo 4. Throughout Sanctuary, every elite monster can spawn as a malignant variant. Defeating a
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