Learn everything about Vessel of Hate before it launches.

Long-awaited expansionVessel of Hate‘ for Diablo IV will launch worldwide, promising a new intense campaign, new areas to explore, numerous rewards and game system updates for one of the most successful franchises to date. These modifications promise System changes in leveling, difficulty levels, legend system and much more.. For example, new types of equipment designed to deal more damage to both angels and demons.

What can you expect from the Vessel of Hate campaign in Diablo IV?

Available October 8, 2024, Vessel of Hate is the first expansion for Diablo IV, introducing both the new Nahantu region and the long-awaited Spiritualist class. In this new chapter of the story, you will discover the whereabouts of Neyrel, who is suffering the consequences of her actions for choosing to imprison the demon Mephisto in a large soul stone, and now seeks a way to destroy him in order to end his corruption once and for all.

The additional content will take place some time after the main adventure, and members of the development team noted that the religious order presented in the original campaign had all but collapsed. In their place, the Burnt Knights began to appear, led by Ivar, who returned from hell to pursue Lorath and Neyrelle for causing the death of the angel Inarius.

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Time mission

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 already foresaw that the new adventure would be a real race against time in search of a young womanwho is slowly corrupted by Mephisto. If players fail to complete their mission on time and become lost in the Nahantu Jungle, they will be responsible for the terrible fate that awaits them.

To access this campaign, players must purchase the Vessel of Hate. However, this will not be mandatory for everyone, as anyone will be able to use the “Skip Campaign” option when creating a new character, making it easier to immediately access the general content of the update. On the other hand, those playing Diablo IV for the first time and have not completed the campaign must complete the main game’s prologue to unlock the new adventure.

It must also be taken into account that Character level 51 will be downgraded to level 50 at the start of this update.. To shed some light on what’s in the base game and what’s exclusive to Vessel of Hate, we’ve compiled a list of specific content for both games:

Basic game content available to all players:

New maximum level: 60; New difficulty system; New maximum legend level: 300; Changes to the legend system; Change in the quality of objects; 2 new character slots; New skills and passives for all classes; New group search function; New seasonal content and new seasonal rewards (seasonal magazine, battle pass, reputation bar).

“Vessel of Hate” DLC for those who purchase:

Nahantu region, including dungeons, forts, side quests, new legion events and Nahantu monster families; the spiritualist class; Campaign “Vessel of Hate”; Glory to the Nahantu region; Runic words; Mercenaries; Kurast Infracity; Trade specific resources.

As an incentive, the entertainment house is ensuring that from October 8 to November 8, players will be able to unlock a series of exclusive rewards. Everyone who completes the Dark Citadel will receive the Nahanta mount, along with a weekly cache of rewards. From October 8th to November 5th, cosmetic items will also be released on Twitch every week.

“From Vessel of Hatred’s announcement at BlizzCon 2023 to its release nearly a year later, the journey has been extraordinary. We’ve spent countless hours developing this new installment of Diablo IV, and we can’t wait to get started with you next week. This feat would not have been possible without your help and comments. In the deep jungle of Teganze, spiritualistic and numerous adventures await you. Good luck and we hope you survive Nahantu,” the team behind the video game notes in a blog post.

Pre-download

In any case, those eager to discover all the new content will have to wait a little longer. This is because at the moment it can only be downloaded in advance on the target platforms: Xbox, PlayStation and PC on Battle.net (Steam users will be able to download the update after launch).