Whoa, hang on a second—so Blizzard just pops up with this curveball about Diablo 4? Yeah, they’re almost ready to gab about the next season—mind you, that’s not so wild by itself, but the timing, man, it’s kinda unexpected. It’s like they’re tossing us the info way before most folks would even think to ask.
So okay, we’ve got Season 8: Belial’s Return still hanging around, not even close to wrapping up. Yet here comes Blizzard, saying they’re about to start bugging players for feedback for what’s cooking up next. Season 9, believe it or not! They’ve got this whole PTR thing — Public Test Realm if you’re like me and had to look it up — about to roll out with patch 2.3.0, and they’re eager beavers to spill the beans on it.
Oh, and if you’re keeping track (I barely can!), remember how patch 2.2.0 and PTR did their thing for Season 8? This new patch 2.3.0 is set to launch with Season 9, similar vibe but new tweaks.
Anyway, sidetrack alert, but they’ve got this Campfire Chat coming up—like, literally where they’ll chat around a virtual campfire, maybe. I mean, cool image, right? It’s happening on Thursday, May 22 at 11 am PT. That’s 2 pm ET for the coast folks, and 7 pm UK. Look, I saw it somewhere, but I can’t say for sure. But yeah, they’re gonna preview the whole PTR shebang. Gotta be on PC to test, so sorry, console folks. No dice this time.
And here’s the twist: besides big patchy changes, they’re dropping news on this Dungeon Escalation thing. I dunno what that is, but bet your boots it sounds intense. You can catch all this action live on Diablo’s super official channels — yeah, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, you name it. Can’t miss it, right? Or, well, maybe you can.
Thinking about it, Diablo 4 seasons run long—longer than what you see in other games. But this Season 8? Seems like it’ll be shorter. I caught a glimpse of Diablo 4’s roadmap, you know, a plan thingy showing Season 9 popping up from July to September. Interesting bit: they’re not saying when Season 8 packs up. Keeps us guessing?
Now, remember that Reliquaries battle pass hoo-ha? I still don’t get why they called it that, but it’s a thing from Season 8. Anyway, it lists days left, and all signs point to a July 1 kickoff for Season 9. No idea why, but feels like we’re racing against the calendar here.
Maybe it’s ’cause Season 8’s getting some flak. People seem kinda peeved (and I’m just an observer with popcorn). Blizzard might be playing distraction tactics, shifting focus so we eyeball the shiny new PTR instead. Who can blame them?
