Loot Reborn, a fourth season of Diablo IV that will bring numerous improvements to the live-service action RPG, including a largely reworked itemization system and a revised Helltide event, will officially begin on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. PT, Blizzard Entertainment has announced. Blizzard shared the news in a lengthy post today that details everything that players should find in Season 4, including some of the new “Awoken Demigod” cosmetics, obtainable via the latest Premium Battle Pass.
Loot Reborn features include:
- New Masterworking and Tempering systems
- Codex of Power and General item updates
- Greater Affixes (1.5x more powerful than normal affixes)
- Streamlined Gem system
- New Helltide systems, including Threat Levels, Hell-Marked, and Accursed Ritual
- Pit of Artificers, a new time-limited endgame activity
- Andariel added to boss ladder
- New Iron Wolves quest
- Battle Pass with 90 Reward Tiers (28 Free Tiers, 62 Premium Tiers)
A look at some of the new cosmetics:
Blizzard on some of its item updates for S4:
We reduced the number of affixes on items (down to 3 on Legendary items, 2 on Rare items) and made these affixes more effective. Instead of seeing an affix that relies on conditional values (+10% damage on non-injured Elites), you’ll see affixes such as base increases to your Movement Speed, Max life, or single ranks of a Core Skill. Dropped Items are now simpler to evaluate, and we’ve moved their complexity and customization to our new crafting systems, Tempering and Masterworking, which we will describe in more detail below. We’ve also increased the overall values of these affixes, so they should feel more powerful!