The players have already invested several hours in Diablo 4. Many are dedicating themselves to the endgame, but the path to get there is quite long for everyone. Now fans fear: they have to do everything again, as the progress is set to reset in Season 1.
What do the players have to do right now?
- After finishing the campaign, the big endgame of Diablo 4 with many contents comes.
- However, to be truly efficient there, the entire map should be explored beforehand. This means: collecting all Lilith statues and bringing the reputation in each region to level 5.
- Players don’t want to do this again, but they probably have to soon. However, they are also suggesting solutions.
This bothers the players: The reputation grind unlocks important things like additional skill and paragon points. The best builds in the tier list all require that you have all of these points.
However, the grind takes many hours and stretches over several days, depending on free time. Because you only gain reputation through quests, the initial completion of dungeons, exploration, and Lilith statues.
All of this is quite exciting when doing it for the first time, but afterwards it becomes rather tedious. Some players already noticed this, when they started their second characters: The map has to be explored anew with each character.
According to the latest information, all progress from the reputation will be reset for Season 1. Season 1 starts mid to late July, which is quite soon. Already now, some players say: if they have to do the whole reputation grind again, they will stop.
With our interactive map for Diablo 4 you can find all important locations directly and unlock statues more easily. In the video, we show you some alternatives to Diablo 4 – in case you need some variety between the seasons:
Season 1 almost deletes all progress – But that’s not the problem
What do I lose? Basically, you will lose all progress for reputation in the various regions as well as exploration, at least according to the latest information. This means you will have to unlock the following things again:
- the explored map and all waypoints
- bonuses from reputation like skill points and paragon points
- the powers in the codex of power
The bonuses from the Lilith statues are supposed to remain, so you don’t have to search for all of them again, just like the campaign skip, so you can jump straight into the endgame. The developers confirmed this in a lengthy stream before release (via YouTube). You must have completed the campaign at least once at some point to access the seasonal content. Everything else, you will have to collect again.
By the way, you can only unlock the season pass with seasonal characters or on the season realm:
How could Blizzard solve this? According to many players, the repeated grinding is not really the problem. In seasons, it’s all about getting as far as possible as quickly as possible. Repetition is certainly part of that.
Only the current system has been too tedious. It would be nicer if the reputation could be gained through all tasks or special seasonal tasks. That way, you wouldn’t have to redo all the quests you already know.
We asked Blizzard if there are already new plans for progress in the seasons. However, an answer is still pending.
Diablo 4 is actually very well received and delights players. Blizzard has been working to fix issues and smooth out rough spots since release. Changes can still occur regarding the season.
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