July 6 Developer Update Livestream: Everything We Learned

This is a breakdown of the Developer Update Livestream for Diablo 4 (D4) aired on July 6, 2023. Read on to see information on Season 1's release date, the Season 1 Battle Pass, and more!

July Developer Update Livestream Date and Time

Livestream Aired on July 6, 2023 (US)

The July Developer Update Livestream aired on July 6, 2023 and featured extensive information regarding Season 1: Season of the Malignant, it's Battle Pass, and overall mechanics.

Livestream Schedule

Where to Watch the Developer Update

Official Youtube and Twitch Accounts

Hosted by The Diablo 4 Development Team

The livestream was hosted by Adam Fletcher and featured several lead developers from the Diablo 4 team. The stream started with Diablo Immortal news and information regarding the newest class (Blood Knight).

After the announcement of Diablo Immortal, it was shortly followed by the news updates for Diablo 4, Season 1 (Season of the Malignant), Season Journey, Season Blessing, and Battle Pass Rewards.

July Developer Update Announcements

Season 1 Release Date

Season of the Malignant Starts July 20, 2023

The first season of Diablo 4 (D4), the Season of the Maglinant, releases on July 20, 2023. This update features new seasonal mechanics, questlines, balance patches, quality of life updates, as well as access to the Seasonal Battle Pass and Seasonal Journey.

Season 1 Release Date and Everything We Know

Season 1 Battle Pass

Available Battle Passes

With Season 1 update comes access to the Seasonal Battle Pass! This is accessible to everyone but has additional rewards waiting for those who will avail the Premium Battle Pass. The Seasonal Battle Pass is set to last for the entire Season which spans in a total of 12 weeks!

Battle Pass Guide: Release Date and Rewards

Seasonal Journey

The Seasonal Journey is a feature composed of several chapters with certain challenges and objectives that reward players after completing them. This comes with the Seasonal Battle Pass and is accessible to everyone for free.

Get various rewards from new Legendary Aspects to Seasonal Titles by completing chapters in the Seasonal Journey!

Diablo 4 Season Journey

Battle Pass Rewards

The most exciting part of the Seasonal Battle Pass are the exclusive rewards that come with it. Progress through the seasonal contents to get Favors which are tokens that will grant you Battle Pass Rewards. These rewards vary from Seasonal Cosmetics, Mounts, and Seasonal Blessings.

Patch 1.0.4

Fixed multiple issues regarding Subdue Glyph, Elixir of Expertise, Aspects, Cursed Scrolls, and some Bug Fixes for Barbarian Skills, Rogue Skills, and Necromancer Skills.

They were also able to fix issues regarding some of the dungeon quest preventing you for progressing further, enemy spawning, and the Death Pulse Affix on Treasure Goblins for Nightmare Dungeons.

Uniques Added to Tortured Chests (Helltides)

It has been announced in the 1.0.4 Patch Gameplay Adjustments that Unique Items can now drop from Tortured Chests during the Helltide event.

List of Unique Items

What Carries Over to Seasonal Characters?

Players will be able to skip the campaign after finishing the main story with at least one character. Additionally, mounts are confirmed to be permanently unlocked for every character that you create after completing the Mount: Donan's Favor Priority Quest once.

Stats and Bonuses from Altars of Lilith will be carried over along with the World Map Discovery and Renown Bonuses, removing the fog for all your Seasonal Characters.

To carry over your progress to existing and new characters, you must first log in to Diablo 4 from July 18 onwards using your character with the most progression. This will automatically transfer over to any character you have in your account.

What Carries Over to Seasons?

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