Blizzard has extended the testing phase for the new Season 27 in Diablo 3. This means: you will have to wait a little longer for the launch. MeinMMO reveals when you can expect the release.
When is the release of Season 27? After not much is happening in the ranking of Season 26 anymore, many fans are now waiting for Season 27. However, Blizzard has announced that the PTR test will be extended. It will now end on August 8.
There is no concrete release date for Season 27 yet, but since the seasons always start on a Friday, possible dates are:
- Friday, August 12
- or Friday, August 19
The same dates are also suspected by Diablo expert jessirocks in his YouTube video.
Originally, the PTR was supposed to end on July 28, meaning the season was to start at the end of July or early August. However, due to the delay, Season 26 will now last 5 months, significantly longer than previous seasons.
By the way, the beta of Diablo 4 has also been found in the client, but it is currently only for internal testing. You can see the trailer for Diablo 4 here:
Release of Season 27 delayed – New talents are too strong
This is why the season was postponed: Even though no concrete reason was given, the new season theme is likely the cause. In Season 27, all classes can receive new bonuses, which in their current state are far too strong.
Many of the new talents cause enemies to be either instantly killed or take massive damage. This currently results in 4-player teams melting through the Greater Rifts. The leaderboards are full of teams at the highest level 150 with under 2 minutes.
Even the solo leaderboards are filled with successful runs at level 150 across nearly all classes, as jessirocks demonstrates in the video. The talents likely need to be adjusted or completely replaced before Season 27 can go live.
What’s in Season 27? The theme of the season will be a special dust with which you can “awaken” your items – a similar system to Diablo Immortal. From level 70, you can farm this dust.
If you awaken an item with this, its stats will be re-rolled and it will gain an additional talent from the list of new talents – which are currently too strong. The talents enhance one of your abilities each, and the builds usually revolve around the corresponding skill.
If you have already played Season 26 extensively and need alternatives until the next season arrives, we have a list of alternatives for you:
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