Since the release of the latest game in Diablo series in June 2023, Diablo 4 has undergone multiple season updates, but these updates have disappointed many players because of their mechanics and gameplay flaws, so many players are eager for developers to launch new DLC to improve the status quo and bring Diablo 4 back to the top.
Considering these reasons, the developers finally launched the latest and first paid expansion of the game, Vessel of Hatred, under much anticipation. This DLC was released on October 6, 2024, in sync with Season 6, but disappointingly, this DLC did not bring more new content to surprise players. It was just a supplement to the content of Season 6, which was far from enough.
Is this expansion really a precursor to the announcement of the fall of D4? Will the developers really not take further action to change players’ views? In fact, a recent interview with Diablo General Manager Rod Fergusson also answered these questions.
Delay Of New Expansion And Reasons
Rod Fergusson said that Diablo 4 is preparing to launch a new expansion, but it will be released in 2026. Although the release time of the new DLC is later than we expected, we finally know that good news is coming and they have not given up the expansion plan of D4.
This news actually comes from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier’s recent interview with Rod Fergusson at Las Vice DICE summit. Regarding the development route of Diablo series, Rod Fergusson said that players will see the release of a new expansion in 2026.
But to be honest, this news is indeed disappointing. After all, Diablo 4 developers have claimed that they will make annual expansions for the game. And the blank in 2025 really makes this declaration a joke.
However, it may not be a bad thing to let players wait for a while. The failure of Vessel of Hatred DLC does show that the annual expansion of the game is an aggressive move. Because after the enthusiasm for the launch of the new DLC, many players think that this expansion update does not bring any practical changes. The developers did not expand the depth of the game story, nor did they build more content on top of the basic game.
Therefore, it is completely reasonable to give developers more time to pay attention to player feedback and work on preparing for the development of the next expansion. Of course, this does not mean that you will stagnate or even have nothing to do in 2025. You can still find new ways to farm Diablo 4 Gold and tips for optimizing character builds to help you make a splash in the new expansion released later.
The New Roadmap Of Diablo 4
Although we learned from Jason Schreier’s report that Diablo 4 expansion will not be updated until 2026, the developer also stated that Diablo 4, as a live service game, is developing a 2025 roadmap. Although the developer did not give a specific time for the launch of Diablo 4’s new content, it said that there will be new plans to be released in 2025, which undoubtedly brings new expectations to players.
From the interview with Rod Fergusson, although we don’t know the specific time of Diablo 4 roadmap plan and the specific content of the next expansion, we can launch what will happen after Diablo 4 Season 8 based on the current Battle Pass date of Season of Witchcraft, and the new route is likely to give a rough plan for Diablo 4 Season 8 or even Season 9.
In general, although the specific information of Diablo 4 expansion has not been released, the developer has only given the latest release date, and has not given the exact content and theme of Diablo 4, which has disappointed a large number of players.
But this does not mean the fall of D4. On the contrary, the new route is to give the follow-up plan of Diablo 4, and secondly, it allows developers to have time to listen to and adopt more opinions and feedback from players, so that they can invest more energy and time in the new expansion plan, so that Diablo 4 can return to its peak. Please stay tuned!
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