The patch notes for Diablo 4 Season 1 have been released a couple of days before the full seasonal release planned on July 20. That means we get a peak at much of the content we can expect to grind for the next few months, and I have all the patch notes listed for you here so you can get prepared.
Diablo 4 Season 1 Patch Notes 1.1 Listed
As the first major update given to Diablo 4 since the initial launch, thesenotes from Blizzardare beefy and they are split into various sections, such as fresh items or any necessary balance changes. Everything in the July 18 patch notes for Season 1 can be found below.
New Unique items and Legendary Aspects
New Unique items and Legendary Aspects have been discovered in Sanctuary. Use them to enhance your characters in the Eternal or Seasonal Realm. These Unique items can be obtained from World Tier IV, and the Legendary Aspects can be obtained from any World Tier.
6 Unique Items
Necromancer
7 New Legendary Aspects
Accessibility
Challenges
Cooperative Play
Helltide and the Fields of Hatred
Items and Aspects
Quests and Events
User interface and User Experience
Miscellaneous
Loading Screen Updates
We’ve added more dynamic loading screens with the release of Season of the Malignant. This includes adding more assets to the loading screen, such as your player character.
Gameplay Updates
World Tier
Level scaling inside dungeons and most overworld territories has been adjusted in World Tiers III and IV. Monsters will begin to trail behind the player in Level after a certain point (up to a maximum of 5 Levels behind). This change does not affect World Bosses, Legion Events, Fields of Hatred, Helltide, or Nightmare Dungeons.
World Tier III Example:
World Tier IV Example:
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Experience
Balance Updates for Classes in Diablo 4 Season 1
Book of the Dead
Spirit Boon
Enchantments
Legendary Aspects
Specialization
General Balance Diablo 4 Season 1
Item Affixes
We’re increasing the availability of the Affixes below to make them easier to include in different builds.
That’s all there is to the notes for now, but be prepared for more changes as tuning is needed or hotfixes are needed on July 20 in the Season of the Malignant.
To ensure your Season 1 characters are ready in Diablo 4, make sure to check out ourguide on all the Altar of Lilith locationsin Sanctuary.
Daniel Wenerowicz
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