Diablo IV Group Interview Unveils New Information - Future of Diablo III, Leaderboards, Seasons

Diablo IV Posted 2023/04/05 at 2:10 PM by Wowhead

Key Takeaways

Leaderboards connected to competitive activities will be added post-launch.

Additional clan features are planned post-launch.

More predictable Season cadence is a goal for Diablo IV.

Season Journey includes "power-based rewards" and "is not monetized".

More cosmetic types are coming after launch.

Diablo III Seasons will be repeated starting with Season 30.

Blizzard wants to "reduce the overall scaling multipliers and damage numbers in combat" in Diablo IV.

Uses beyond salvaging for Normal and Magic items are being explored.

Server infrastructure being ready for launch has top priority.

Diablo IV's UI "will not dramatically change ".

Combat in Diablo IV is intentionally paced in between Diablo II and Diablo III.

Renown and Altars of Lilith in SeasonsWill the Renown system and Altars of Lilith reset with every Season?Secret Cow Level in Diablo IVWill there be a Secret Cow Level?LeaderboardsWhat will leaderboards look like in Diablo IV?Maybe we could get leaderboards similar to the Conquests in Diablo III which focus on a challenge specifically made for competition.GamblingAt BlizzCon 2019, you said that the best gear will be available through gambling, is that still the case?Clan ActivitiesAre there going to be clan-specific activities in the future, like organizing a clan World Boss raid?Season CadenceThe last Seasons of Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo III started within a week of each other. Are you looking at maybe widening that gap between Season launches for the different Diablo games?Season Journey RewardsIn a prior Quarterly Update you talked about the Season Journey having unique rewards attached to it. Does this only include cosmetics or also gear, like "Haedrig's Gift" in Diablo III?CosmeticsWhat cosmetics can we expect?Future of Diablo IIIWill Diablo III continue to have new Season themes or will they start repeating after Season 28?Damage Multipliers on GearAre we going to see big multipliers on Uniques in Diablo IV, similar to Diablo III?Uses for Differing Item RaritiesIn regards to item rarities on an endgame character, will every item rarity have a purpose in Diablo IV besides salvaging them for crafting materials or will we run around with only Legendaries equipped?Developing Diablo IVHow hard was it for you to meet the expectations of the DIablo player base while also doing what you wanted to do?Focus Until Launch of Diablo IVAfter receiving feedback from the Diablo IV Beta, do you have a specific focus on what you want to change before launch?UI ImprovementsWill the UI be updated with additional quality-of-life features before release?Future Endgame ContentAre there any planned endgame activities that you haven't revealed yet?Inventory Gem TabCan you please add a Gem tab to the inventory?Combat PacingWill the combat pace of Diablo IV increase over the course of its Seasons?

Comment by dotaffsWill the Renown system and Altars of Lilith reset with every Season?

Joe Shely explained that Seasons in Diablo IV use a similar philosophy to Diablo III in terms of providing a fresh start with an equal footing for everyone. Some systems will be tied to your account and in some cases they will carry over between Seasons.Comment by tyr2009Monster density was crap in Act 1. I doubt seasons add anything to it to make it faster so the comment seems off point.Comment by Mickh73The UI is horrendous in this game, atleast give us the ability to customize it like the "edit mode" function added to WoW recently.
I do not want to play D4 with a mobile style UI when the game has been in development for nearly 10 years. Diablo deserves much better.Comment by Nocular"Not enough time" says everything. Appreciate his honesty.Comment by grayshirtidk if it's considered UI but not having a tab map overlay and not being able to get force move to work with mousewheel up/down definitely didn't feel great.

The mousewheel force move thing is completely personal pref (no idea why it can't be an option) but the no map overlay is just.... bizarre for a modern arpg.Comment by talosbaneI wonder what "post-launch" means.
A month? Six months? One year?Comment by hakweaAt launch, Diablo IV will have a gritty and grounded world. A cow level, wings, or pets take away from that groundedness. As they go down the line things will loosen up.Comment by GigabearI just keep reading these to see if druid werebear is getting a panda/pandaren skin. I may be waiting for quite a while I suspect.Comment by LedarenI just keep reading these to see if druid werebear is getting a panda/pandaren skin. I may be waiting for quite a while I suspect.Comment by Flanell"Starting with Season 30 previous Seasons will be repeated. There will be "a mix and match of previous cosmetics and features that made up previous Seasons". "

Good, then I can finally get old missed rewards.Comment by FeigrIt would be nice to get a bit more clarification on what is and isn't part of the seasons system in regards to endgame content, for those of use who do not want to engage with the seasons and instead just focus on the same character(s) all the time.

If there are new systems or features introduced in a season, will those then come into the proper game afterwards for example?Comment by harulezThe only thing I want them to change with this game is the UI (just redo the entire thing at this point, for PC) and add WASD movement.

I love everything else about this game, sure there could be some more skill choices and build diversity but I'm sure they are going to add that over seasons and such.Comment by DLChaosWill the Renown system and Altars of Lilith reset with every Season?

Joe Shely explained that Seasons in Diablo IV use a similar philosophy to Diablo III in terms of providing a fresh start with an equal footing for everyone. Some systems will be tied to your account and in some cases they will carry over between Seasons.