The long-awaited expansionVessel of Hatred‘ for ‘Diablo IV’ will be launched worldwide, promising an intense new campaign, new areas to explore, multiple rewards and updates to the game system of one of the most successful franchises today. These modifications promise Systemic changes to leveling, difficulty levels, legend system, and more. For example, new types of equipment, designed to deal more damage to both angels and demons.
What to expect from the Vessel of Hatred campaign in Diablo IV
Available from October 8, 2024, ‘Vessel of Hatred’ is the first expansion for ‘Diablo IV’ and introduces both the new Nahantu region and the long-awaited Spiritualist class. In this new chapter of the story, you will have to find the whereabouts of Neyrelle, who suffers the consequences of her actions for having decided to imprison the demon Mephisto in the greater soul stone and now seeks a way to destroy it to put an end to its corruption. once and for all.
The additional content will take place some time after the main adventure, and members of the development team have indicated that the religious order seen in the original campaign has all but collapsed. In their place, the Burnt Knights have begun to emerge, led by Yvar, who have returned from Hell to pursue Lorath and Neyrelle for causing the death of the angel Inarius.
Learn more about the progression updates coming to #DiabloIV on October 8.
⚔️Character Level Adjustments
🔥 Paragon Point Increases
💀 Torment Difficulty Updates
⚡ Glyph Upgrade Changes
Watch the breakdown here: https://t.co/o7rx1FWm0Spic.twitter.com/DMOMaflSvr
— Diablo (@Diablo) October 2, 2024
A mission against the clock
Thus, the players will once again find themselves in the middle of a great conflict, for which they are not necessarily responsible, but from which they cannot escape. Blizzard has already anticipated that the new adventure will be a real race against time in search of the young womanwhich is slowly being corrupted by Mephisto. If players do not complete their mission in time and become lost in the jungles of Nahantu, they will be responsible for the terrible fate that awaits them.
To access this campaign, players must purchase ‘Vessel of Hatred’. However, this will not be mandatory for everyone, as anyone who wishes can use the “Skip campaign” option when creating a new character, facilitating immediate access to the general content of the update. On the other hand, those who play ‘Diablo IV’ for the first time and have not completed the campaign must complete the prologue of the main game in order to unlock the new adventure.
It must also be taken into account that Character level from level 51 will be reduced to level 50 at the beginning of this update. To shed some light on what’s coming to the base game and what’s exclusive to ‘Vessel of Hatred’, we’ve created a list of the specific content for both:
Base game content available to all players:
New maximum level: 60; New difficulty system; New maximum legend level: 300; Changes to the legend system; Change of quality of objects; 2 new character slots; New skills and passives for all classes; New group finder feature; New seasonal content and new seasonal rewards (season journal, battle pass, reputation panel).
Vessel of Hatred expansion for those who purchase:
Nahantu region, including dungeons, forts, side quests, new legion events, and Nahantu monster families; Spiritualist class; Vessel of Hatred Campaign; Renown of the Nahantu region; Rune words; Mercenaries; Kurast Infracity; Trade with specific resources.
As an incentive, the entertainment house ensures that between October 8 and November 8, players will be able to unlock a series of exclusive rewards. Everyone who completes the Dark Citadel will earn a Nahantu Cat Mount along with their weekly reward stash. Between October 8 and November 5, there will also be Twitch drops with cosmetic items each week.
“From the announcement of Vessel of Hatred at BlizzCon 2023 to its release almost a year later, the journey has been extraordinary. We’ve spent countless hours designing this new installment of Diablo IV and we can’t wait to get into the action with you next week. This feat would not have been possible without your help and comments. The spiritualist and multiple adventures await you in the deep jungles of Teganze. Good luck and we hope you survive in Nahantu,” celebrates the team responsible for the video game on its blog.
In advance download
In any case, those who are eager to discover all the new content will have to wait a little longer. This is because, for now, it is only possible to download it in advance on its target platforms: Xbox, PlayStation and PC on Battle.net (Steam users will be able to download the update after launch).