Diablo 4 season 2 will let you farm for specific Unique and Uber Unique items
Blizzard tonight announced that Diablo 4's second season, named Season Of Blood, will begin on the 17th of October. Given that the first season is uninteresting, I'm not super fussed about that. What does sound good is quality-of-life changes coming alongside the new season. For starters, your inventory will no longer become clogged with six billion gems. Season Of Blood will also let you pick specific Unique and Uber Unique items to farm bosses for, which is most welcome given how vital Uniques can be for builds. Here, watch the trailer.
"At the behest of their dark master, a newly turned army of ravenous vampires has set their sights on Sanctuary," Blizzard's announcement blog post says. "The master's sinister plot remains a shrouded mystery but their pursuit for the blood of innocents has caused an uproar. You must learn to hunt the hunter—your fate depends on it."
What that actually means is a new questline, new Vampiric Powers in some form, and five new "endgame" bosses who are a mix of new and returning baddies. Blizzard also say we'll have "the ability to target specific Unique and Uber Unique items as a drop". Given that my various wizards all have rubbish underlevelled rolls on their pivotal Uniques, that'll be nice. Maybe I'll even get to see an Uber Unique.
In a very petty way, the quality-of-life updates are what most instantly excited me. Gems will no longer take up inventory space, which is quite welcome considering they seem to take up half of mine at all times. I know I should stop picking them all up, and yet. We'll also be able to search and filter the Stash, which I welcome for similar reasons.
Blizzard also mention "Changes to the functionality of status effects such as Vulnerable, Overpower, Critical
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