Auch wenn Diablo 4 mittlerweile veröffentlicht wurde, so haben die Entwickler von Blizzard den beliebten Vorgänger des Spiels aber nicht komplett vergessen. Aus diesem Grund soll Diablo 3 mit Saison 29 wohl auch noch eine letzte größere Saison erhalten, bevor der Fokus der Entwickler komplett auf Saison 4 gelegt wird. Diese kommende Saison kann ab dem 15. August 2023 wohl auf dem PTR von Diablo 3 getestet werden.

Laut einer Ankündigung der Entwickler läuft Saison 29 unter dem Namen „Visions of Enmity“. Das Saisonthema sorgt dabei dann dafür, dass Spieler nach dem Töten von Gegnern gelegentlich „Diabolical Fissures“ erzeugen. Diese Portale führen in sonderbare Zwischenwelten, wo mächtige Gegner und noch mächtigere Belohnungen auf die Spieler warten. Spieler dürfen in diesen Portalen wohl mit neuen Affixen für die Monster und teilweise recht verrückte Zusammenstellungen von Gegnern rechnen.

Der Patch rund um Saison 29 beinhaltet neben dem Saisonthema auch noch einige weitere Neuerungen, die eng mit Saison 29 verbunden sind. Dazu gehört erst einmal der neue Modus „Solo Self Found“. Dieser mit eigenen Ranglisten ausgestattete neue Modus ist auf komplette Solo-Spieler ausgelegt, weshalb das Gruppenspiel auch nicht erlaubt sein wird. Zusätzlich dazu führt das Update ein Limit von 800 Paragon-Punkten pro Charakter ein. Diese Anpassung wird durchgeführt, um die Stärke von Helden wieder mehr auf das Können der Spieler und die Ausrüstung zu verlagern.

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Solo Self Found:

Demon slayers seeking to up the intensity of their journey through Sanctuary can try out the new Solo Self Found mode. In this mode, you’ll have only yourself to rely on to overcome the hordes from Hell. That’s right, it’s a single player experience. If you’d like to up the ante even more, a Hardcore version of this mode is available.

We decided to bring Solo Self Found to Diablo III after years of players requesting an officially supported single player mode. Without the experience bonus from being in a Party, or other players to protect your back as you carve through demonic legions, this mode will temper you. To celebrate the accomplishments of those brave enough to roll a character in this mode, we have also created specific Leaderboards for Solo Self Found. These Leaderboards function like those for other modes.

To create a character in Solo Self Found, select the Solo Hero option in the character creation screen. You’ll still be able to play the Campaign and Adventure Mode just as you would in other modes, but only the Private Game option will be available to use. Challenge Rifts can be completed with a Party while the mode is seasonal. Solo Self Found is a solitary journey, so you will be unable to start this mode while in a Party or access Multiplayer aspects of Diablo III, such as trading. Rebirthing is available for Solo Self Found.

The Season 29 Visions of Enmity theme and the other components of Patch 2.7.6 were designed with Solo Self Found in mind. We urge you to test it out and give us feedback about your experience.

Season 29: Visions of Enmity

The nefarious machinations of the Burning Hells have permeated every corner of Sanctuary, warping reality in the process. This disturbance has given way to Visions of Enmity, pocket dimensions that are accessed by stepping through Diabolical Fissures.

Nephalem Level 1 or higher have a chance at encountering a Diabolical Fissure by slaying demons in the open world. Should your smiting of hellspawn trigger a Fissure, press onward and into a Vision of Enmity—what horrors await on the other side are unknown, but these instances are rich in rewards. The Visions are quite unstable and have the potential to produce additional Fissures after enemies are dispatched inside—keep an eye out for these opportunities to maximize your chance of earning useful gear.

Paragon Ceiling

We are introducing changes to Paragon Points to work in tandem with Solo Self Found and the Season 29 theme. You can only assign a total of 800 Paragon Points to your character. Previously, you were only able to assign a total of 50 Paragon Points to each attribute within the Core, Defense, Offense, and Utility categories, but now you can assign up to 200 in each attribute. Each category can only have 200 Paragon Points placed into them.

Developer’s Note: We understand that Paragon was king in terms of character power. With the change this Season, we wanted to shift that power from Main Stat grinding to gameplay knowledge and gear hunting. We chose 800 as our initial starting point and would appreciate your feedback on this cap. There are a few changes within the Paragon system to keep in mind:

Movement Speed: We changed Movement Speed to 0.125% per point because the old value would have provided players with 100% Movement Speed, which was too much. Players now have the option to place points into this stat, allowing them to surpass 25% Movement Speed from item bonuses.

Area Damage: Area Damage should perform the same, if not a bit better, and with substantial improvements to performance.

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