You'll Be Getting A New Best Friend When Diablo 4 Season 3 Starts

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The next Season of is starting soon and is finally introducing pets to the game, in a way. The Season of the Construct will call upon the Traveler to journey beneath the desert sand in Kehjistan, an area from which nothing good ever comes. Hidden behind traps and dangerous monstrosities are impressive rewards as the legacy of Zoltun Kulle's evil genius is discovered deep within the new dungeons called Vaults.

Season of the Construct is 's third season beginning on January 23 at 10 AM PST, adding a limited-time storyline to the game with unique new game mechanics that take on a more robotic approach this time. Previously, developers tweaked things so that players who have completed the main campaign of 's base game will no longer have to repeat it each Season but can jump right into the new action with a new Seasonal Realm character. Season of the Construct brings the story of Constructs, elemental forces, and several quality-of-life updates.

While playing through the new Seasonal Questline of 's Season of the Construct, players will get their own Seneschal Companion, who will tag along for the rest of the Season. This little steampunk friend will aid in battles and cannot die, and it will scale 1:1 with the player character in level, so at no point will it become out leveled. It has its own skill tree that is the main power quest in this Season, as players will be able to keep improving and modifying their little friend along the way.

The Seneschal Construct companion will happily tag along into the dangerous depths of the Vaults and more. As long as they are not actively in combat, characters can give the Seneschal friend all the love and pets they want, which is a positive direction for the game. Previously, was criticized for having adorable dogs in town that would roll on their backs wanting attention, and yet the main character could do nothing but look on.

While battling through the Vaults and other places in Sanctuary, special Governing and Tuning Stones will