Ugh, okay, so here’s the scoop on Diablo 4 — another Twitch drop thing happening on June 27. Yeah, they’re rolling out a new item to celebrate some broadcast. Noticed this because I got distracted by the mention of free stuff, I guess. (Isn’t everyone distracted by freebies?) Anyway — oh wait, where was I?
Yes, so Diablo 4 Season 8. This started way back on April 29, and people were buzzing about Belial from Diablo 3 making a comeback. It’s like encountering an old friend at a party who’s somehow a boss now. Alongside Belial, there’s Urivar and that Harbinger of Hatred dude. I remember folks having all sorts of strong opinions on the battle pass shakeup too, since it brought new ways to grab rewards. Really shook things up — literally and metaphorically, or maybe just literally. Who knows.
Now, about the Twitch drop, which caught my eye — Blizzard’s handing out this Lacuni’s Pupil staff for Sorcerers on, yes, June 27. If you aren’t zoned out already, you need to hook up your Battle.net and Twitch accounts, then just—you guessed it—watch 30 minutes of some Diablo 4 streams with those enabled drops. Easiest thing for freebies these days, I suppose. And nope, you don’t need the Vessel of Hatred expansion to snag it, so no excuses.
Moving on — or wait, did I miss something? Oh yeah, the upcoming chat! Developers will chat on June 27 at 11 AM PT (write that down, or don’t, your choice). This one’s all about Season 9, Sins of the Horadrim, with streams on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. They’ll yak about a new questline and something called Horadric Spellcraft (I initially read that as Spell-crap—yikes). Plus, there’s Escalating Nightmares—sounds intense, right? It’s gonna connect three Nightmare Dungeons. If you’ve got questions, you can pester the devs during the stream. Go ahead, live your best life.
Now, Season 9—it hits between July and September as per the roadmap from Blizzard (weren’t you keeping up with that?). The roadmap also teased features like a reputation board and keyboard and mouse support on consoles. Oh, and more in-game pets to follow you around. Some leak in early June hinted at three new pets joining the fray, but who knows what’s legit these days.
Alright, I think that wraps it up. Got sidetracked a few times, but hey, who doesn’t?
