Diablo players better get their class choices finalised today, because Diablo 4 Season 1, Season of the Malignant, is live.
Blizzard Entertainment revealed Season of the Malignant on July 6, with the new season expected to lead us through a well-crafted story documenting how a new form of Lilith’s corruption takes over the land of the sanctuary. Bearing in mind the new evil force that’s been introduced into the game, players will expect to be given some new ammunition to slay the malignant monsters of this game world.
Anyway, this article is going to look at this upcoming season of Diablo 4, counting down to the start time for the refreshed action.
Diablo 4 Season 1 start time
Diablo 4 Season 1 started on July 20, 2023. Regardless of your region, every Diablo 4 player should have gained access to Season of the Malignant at the same time.
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Diablo 4 Season 1 launched at 10 am PDT, 12 pm CT, 1 pm ET and 6 pm BST.
Diablo 4 Season 1 patch notes
The Diablo 4 season 1 patch notes are quite comprehensive, so we recommend you take a look at them via the official Diablo website.
There you’ll get a complete breakdown of the adjustments to gameplay, as well as bug fixes for quests, dungeons, user interface, and the other miscellaneous components of the game.
Diablo 4 Season 1 - Download size
We got all the details you need to know regarding the Diablo 4 Season 1 patch download size right here. In short, you'll need approximately 9GB of storage to get the update up and running.
Diablo 4 Season 1 – new questline
With the Sanctuary in a state of corruption, it’s upon you to take a stand as a player in order to restore the peace.
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+ 2Your character will partner with Cormond – a former priest of the Cathedral of Light – to discover the root source of the evil and prevent the spread of the Malignant at all costs.
What else to expect in Diablo 4 Season 1
Players have been given more powers to add to their arsenal as there are over 30 new Malignant Powers to wield. What’s even better is the fact that there’s a new boss battle included in the storyline, which pits your character against the catalyst of corruption - Varshan the Consumed.
click to enlarge + 2One thing that players will have to get used to is the decision by Blizzard to implement character resets, which prevent players from using the character who saved Sanctuary during the main campaign in this season or the upcoming ones.
Instead, players will be tasked with creating a new hero to win the battle of good versus evil. What this means is that players will have to select the ‘Seasonal Realm’ during character creation as opposed to the main ‘Eternal Realm’.
Luckily enough, Blizzard have given players a decent trade-off for this by allowing seasonal characters to begin their journeys with a mount, meaning they won’t have to make an arduous trek at the start of the campaign.
We have more content for you to enjoy and fully get your grind going during Diablo 4's Season of the Malignant,