Diablo Immortal Season 2 patch notes and Battle Pass details published
Blizzard has released the Diablo Immortal Season 2 patch notes and detailed its new Battle Pass.
Season 2 begins today at 3am server time and runs until the same time on August 4.
The game’s first post-launch content update includes a number of balance changes and bug fixes, which we’ve republished below.
It also includes a new Helliquary raid boss, Vitaath the Shivering Death, and the Hungering Moon weekend event, which will take place from July 15-18.
Season 2’s free Bloodsworn Battle Pass includes 40 ranks-worth of challenges and rewards including Legendary Gems, Crests and Hilts.
There are also two paid versions of the Season 2 Battle Pass players can upgrade to: the Empowered Battle Pass and Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass.
“The Empowered Battle Pass includes all rank rewards from the free Battle Pass but also unlocks an Empowered track that provides additional rewards at each rank,” according to Blizzard.
“Plus, you’ll receive the fearsome Bloodsworn Weapon cosmetic, unlocked at rank one, and the thorn-covered Bloodsworn Armor cosmetic, unlocked at rank 40.
“Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass: Gives you access to all rank rewards and cosmetics from the Empowered Battle Pass.
“Plus, the Bloodsworn Avatar Frame, Bloodsworn Portal cosmetic, and a ten-rank boost, all provided immediately after upgrading.”
Blizzard president Mike Ybarra defended Diablo Immortal’s heavily criticised use of microtransactions in a Los Angeles Times interview this week.
“When we think about monetization, at the very highest level it was, ‘how do we give a free Diablo experience to hundreds of millions of people, where they can literally do 99.5% of everything in the game?’” he said.
“The monetization comes in at the end game,” Ybarra added. “The
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