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It may have come out last year but if you’re anything like me, you’re probably still playing Diablo 4 – and it’s about to get even better.
Developer Blizzard has been constantly building on the action-RPG over the last 18 months or so, and it’s next PTR (Public Test Realm) will open up a lot of fun stuff for players across Sanctuary.
The server, which will launch next month, will add Season 7 content, including some surprising new seasonal Witch powers which sound like they have the potential to break the game a little in the best of ways.
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Diablo 4 is getting some big changes with its next PTR
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Diablo 4 PTR 2.1 Start Date The PTR will run from December 3 – 10. As with previous PTRs for Diablo 4, you’ll need to be playing on PC, specifically via Battle.net.
Thankfully, you can access it if you’re playing through Xbox Game Pass, too, and you’ll be able to copy your current character through to the PTR to use for testing.
It’s also worth noting that Path of Exile 2 hits early access on December 6, making it a bumper week for ARPG fans.
Diablo 4 PTR 2.1 Early Patch Notes
The new Witch Powers could make big changes to endgame builds
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In terms of what’s coming in the new PTR, Blizzard has said we’ll get full patch notes on November 27.
In the same blog, however, the Diablo 4 team revealed an awful lot that’s coming to the game.
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Season 7 content Season 7 of Diablo 4 will be all about witchcraft, with new seasonal powers like the ones we saw in the game’s first two seasons last year.
These new options for buildcrafting come in multiple flavors, as per Blizzard. Eldritch is all about destruction and shapeshifting, while Psyche can create visions and wield ‘defensive powers’.
Growth and Decay will heal and harm, boosting Life or Resource while also creating ‘horrific diseases’ – lovely.
Blizzard’s blog has the full rundown of the powers, so buildcrafters can get an idea of which ones they want to aim for.
New bosses Expect new versions of the grotesque Headrotten bosses to tackle throughout your PTR adventure, with the Stolen Head that some of them drop exchangeable for Occult Gems at the Tree of Whispers.
Speaking of which, vendors around the Tree of Whispers are now easier to visit because they’re all closer to each
Balancing Changes, New Runes and new Uniques Ah, so long Spiritborn dominance. The new class added in Vessel of Hatred has been overpowered since it debuted, but Blizzard will be nerfing it.
On the plus side, new Runes are arriving, as well as new gear for all classes – Spiritborn included. You can test many of these, and the new Witchcraft powers, by visiting the PTR Boost NPC in Kyovashad.
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