Diablo IV Season of Blood gameplay footage released ahead of launch

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Diablo IV’s Season of Blood starts on October 17th, and Blizzard has released gameplay footage before the new season begins. The trailer shows some of the new enemies players will face off against, as well as abilities that will be accessible in the new season. It has quite a bit of blood and gore, which should be expected with a name like Season of Blood.

The theme of Diablo IV’s Season of Blood is vampires, with Sanctuary having been overrun by the bloodsucking lot and their followers. Players will partner with the vampire hunter, Erys, to try and take out the vampires. The vampires are intent on gathering blood to raise the Vampire Lord. To help in this fight players will gain access to vampire powers of their own, with 3 pacts available for armours that tap into blood magic. The seasonal event is the Blood Harvest where players can take on vampire hordes in two local events, and seven dungeon events. New gear will also be available as part of the Season of Blood. Five new end game bosses will also be available to face off against, with some being previous enemies while others are new.

Alongside the new season, there will be an update for Diablo IV. This includes renown rewards carrying over across seasons, elemental resistance systems getting updated as well as strikes being more effective. Gems will no longer count as inventory and instead be materials, meaning inventories will not get overburdened by gems anymore. Inventory search will also make finding things easier.

In our Diablo IV review, Gareth wrote, “Diablo IV is almost shockingly refined, with an absorbing story and addictive gameplay. The shift to always online and connected play might turn some away, and the level scaling can make combat a little same-y, but