Blizzard has now revealed when Season 22 in Diablo 3 will end. There is already information on what the next update 2.7.0 will look like. And it brings significant changes to the gameplay.
What’s new? For weeks, there was speculation about when Season 22, which started in November 2020, would end. Typically, a season in Diablo 3 lasts about 3 months. That would mean it should have ended on February 20. However, Season 22 will last over four months in total.
Blizzard communicated the end date for March 28 at 5:00 PM German time.
The End of Season 22 – When Does Season 23 Start?
This is what Blizzard says: In a blue post from Community Manager FilthieRich, the end of S22 has been communicated. It states that, in addition to the official end date, the “Double Goblin Event” will also run until the end of S22. So if you are still playing with your seasonal character, you will encounter two goblins where only one should appear.
When Does Season 23 Start? The team from Diablo 3 wants to release a preview for the upcoming Season 23 “soon”. Only in that preview will they announce the start date of Season 23. Keep in mind that there is usually a one to two-week break between the end of one season and the start of a new season.
In recent years, it has been seen in Diablo 3 that this time between seasons has been extended to two weeks for major updates. This way there is enough time for the fine-tuning of the patch. So if Season 22 ends on Sunday, March 28, a possible start date would be Friday, April 9. But that is speculation for now. You will hear about it on MeinMMO as soon as the start of the new season is officially announced.
What’s Next in Diablo 3 with Patch 2.7.0?
What has been announced: We already know that with Patch 2.7.0, the biggest changes in years are coming to Diablo 3. The team has revamped the companions, who can now wear much more armor in the new update. The good thing is that you can equip them with many legendary bonuses that will also count for you.
So if you have always run in your Greater Rifts with the amulet “Flavor of Time“, you can now conveniently equip that to a companion who activates this bonus for you. You will then have room for another amulet with an additional bonus.
Blizzard also changed the abilities of the companions. One significant change is the ability to save you from death. Many players used such an ability passively while pushing Greater Rifts. In the new update, you can then delegate this ability to a companion.
Testing Results: In the last two weeks, players have been able to test the changes on the PTR. Blizzard received important feedback and had to adjust a few things to bring more balance to the patch. For instance, adjustments were made for the Necromancer because he was practically invulnerable with the Army of the Dead.
Additionally, they intervened in the Firebird set of wizards, which had an unforeseen overlap with the Tal Rasha set.
For the Demon Hunter, they modified the new Horror set so that projectiles can penetrate a maximum of 3 targets.
How these changes will ultimately play out on the live servers remains to be seen. It’s clear that Diablo 3 will become more appealing to solo players with Patch 2.7.0.
