
Kotaku has reached out to Blizzard for information on character slots. This might not be much of an issue right now during the early days of Diablo IV, but it does make us wonder what’ll happen when these seasons start to add up. One possible complication: there are only 10 character slots in the game. It seems you can play through the campaign with a Seasonal character if you want to, but you won’t start accessing the actual seasonal content until you’ve put Lilith away at least once. As the video advises, you should complete the campaign with any character in the Eternal Realm once before rolling up a Seasonal character. As in normal play, you’ll get a choice of hardcore (permadeath) and whether or not you want to skip the campaign. Non-seasonal characters exist in the “Eternal Realm,” while the escapades of seasonal characters take place in the appropriately named “Seasonal Realm.” As Blizzard notes, come the end of the season, your seasonal character will migrate over to the Eternal Realm, where you can continue to play them to your heart’s content.Īlso seen in the quick rundown are some gameplay options.

In a quick video, Blizzard has explained just how the seasonal structure of Diablo IV and the new characters you make for each season will work.Īs mentioned in the video, you’ll need to make new characters to tackle each new season (your existing ones will remain untouched and perfectly playable in the main game).

For now, this is what we know about Diablo IV’s first season: Season of the Malignant. Those monetized features haven’t been without controversy, and time will tell whether or not they truly enrich the Diablo experience. The latest in the ongoing series of legendary action-RPG games, Diablo IV is an always-online game with many of the features we expect from modern live-service games, like battle passes and a cosmetics shop.
