During the BlizzCon, there was a lot of news about Diablo 4. For its currently ongoing Season 2, Blizzard announced a winter event: the Midwinter Pest. Now there is the first information about the cosmetic rewards.
What news has there been so far at BlizzCon?
- WoW announces new expansion “The War Within” at BlizzCon
- World of Warcraft announces 3 new expansions, reveals the next mega plot
- Blizzard announces 1st expansion for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred brings new class
- WoW Classic brings “Cataclysm” as the next expansion
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was on site for us at BlizzCon. Here he talks about his first experiences:
The Midwinter Pest and more: What’s new in Diablo 4 Season 2?
During the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard announced some innovations for Diablo 4’s currently ongoing second season.
The Midwinter Pest is coming
On December 12, the Christmas event “Midwinter Pest” will start and last until January 2, 2024. As part of the event, the zone “Shattered Peaks” will be transformed into a “Winter Terrorland”, the counterpart of the regular Winter Wonderland.
On X.com (formerly Twitter), the first participation rewards have now been presented:
Data miners have discovered the cosmetic items shown in the tweet as well as others before BlizzCon. The translations are not official.
Possible names of the cosmetic rewards:
- Midwinter Beacon (Focus) / Mittwinter Fokus (Focus)
- Midwinter Catapult (Crossbow) / Mittwinter Katapult (Crossbow)
- Midwinter Dirk (Dagger) / Mittwinter Dolch (Knife)
- Midwinter Tomahawk (Axe) / Mittwinter Tomahawk (Axe)
- Midwinter Quartestaff (Staff) / Mittwinter Kampfstab (Staff)
- Midwinter Talwaar (Sword) / Mittwinter Talwar (Sword)
- Midwinter Blight Mount Trophy (Trophy) / Mittwinterpest Trophy
These new currencies may be part of the event.
- Blighted Fragment / Verpestetes Fragment
- Lost Heirloom / Verlorenes Erbstück
- Re-Cloaked Trophy / Neu getarnte Trophäe
- Midwinter Proof / Mittwinternachweis
These loot boxes could drop:
- Midwinter Nightmare Spoils (Common) / Mittwinter Albtraum Ausbeute (gewöhnlich)
- Midwinter Purse (Magic) / Mittwinterbeutel (magisch)
- Midwinter Spoils (Rare) / Mittwinterausbeute (selten)
- Greater Midwinter Spoils (Legendary) / Größere Mittwinterausbeute (legendär)
New Class Rings & Challenges
In addition to the winter event, there will be a new ring for each class in Season 2. Their functions are expected to be based on the corrupted powers from Season 1.
In Season 1, you could collect so-called wicked hearts. With them, you could equip your characters with four different buffs:
- Devilish Heart: Attack Strength
- Brutal Heart: Defense Strength
- Cunning Heart: Versatility
- Anger-Filled Heart: Super Strength
The new update for Diablo 4, which will be rolled out next week, is expected to change the Occultist. Additionally, it will ensure that players get a better overview of the attachment options for enchanted items.
On December 5, Blizzard will launch a new limited-time endgame event in Diablo 4: The Abattoir of Zir. The event is for characters at level 100 who have already faced the toughest challenges by then.
As soon as there is more information about Season 2, you will read it with us. Lastly, Blizzard also shared information about the first expansion for Diablo 4. Additionally, the Blizzard expert from Twitch commented on: This is how the Blizzard expert from Twitch comments on the BlizzCon news about WoW and Diablo 4
