Diablo III: Seasonal Journey. Season 5 Achievements and Conquests

The Season Journey is a list of achievements conveniently organized into chapters that guides the player when starting the game with nothing, from scratch - and rewards him for progress. This is a relatively new feature that provides an alternative to storming the Greater Rifts, and is aimed at the player's personal advancement.

The most important innovation now is the ability to get an additional chest tab for completing the penultimate chapter of the campaign, "Conqueror". A very tasty option for players who have accumulated a lot of things, and, of course, we have a lot of questions about this. Community Manager Nevalistis answers:

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“Now that we get it in season, will it also open out of season?”
Nevalistis: Yes! The chest tab will be open immediately for seasonal and non-seasonal characters, as well as hardcore (heroic) and non-hardcore characters. (Note - Immediately. Everywhere.)
You don't have to wait until the end of the season.

“is it possible to get two chest tabs in season 5 if you complete the chapter “The Conqueror” on a hike on both soft and hardcore?”
Nevalistis: Only one additional chest tab can be opened per season, up to a total of 10.

Since I saw this was asked somewhere else, and it's related - if you don't open the chest tab in season 5, it won't stop you from opening all ten tabs while participating in future seasons. However, you can still only open one chest tab per season.

“After I open the seasonal tab, can I remove all seasonal characters, and keep the tab out of season?”
Nevalistis: Yes! You will keep your progress in the Season Journey even if you later delete your Seasonal characters.

“I have to assume that this (note - opening an additional tab) is account-wide - I have separate accounts for hardcore and softcore.”
Nevalistis: Yes. Progress in a Seasonal Journey is tracked for the account as a whole.

“How is it that I already have 1 additional chest tab, and even before the season started? I haven't played on the test server so don't know.
Nevalistis: Since the launch of patch 2.4.0, everyone, regardless of participation in the season, can immediately purchase a new tab for 500 thousand gold :)

Of course, different people have different opinions on exactly how these new chest tabs should be made available, or awarded as achievements in the game. Blizzard is monitoring feedback:

We want to ensure that players can get more chest space. We use the seasonal hike as a way for players to get this location. It provides a reason to participate in the season, especially if you haven't thought about it before. So, starting with Season 5, and in future seasons, players will be able to get additional tabs in the chest by completing the Conqueror stage in the Season Journey; The 6th tab of the chest can also be immediately purchased with gold by all players.

I want everyone to know that we will be keeping a close eye on discussions on this topic and we are keeping your doubts in mind. In the end, we're happy to have found a way that we can provide additional tabs as an option for a large portion of our players.

Another new gift for seasonal heroes is Hedrig's Gift. When you reach a certain goal at the beginning of the Season Journey, you will receive powerful set items for level 70 heroes as a gift from the blacksmith. This is a bag, like for completing Tyrael's tasks - but it comes to the in-game mail (if there is anything in the mailbox, its icon appears in the lower left corner, next to the chat).

The contents of Hedrig's Gift depend on the class of the hero who unlocked it. It will also vary from season to season. Now it will be:

• Barbarian: Might of the Earth set.
• Crusader: Summoner's Thorns Set.
• Demon Hunter: Shadow Robe Set.
• Monk: The Outfit of the Monkey King.
• Sorcerer: Jade Reaper's Robes set.
• Wizard: Firebird Attire set.

Next, the usual cosmetic rewards await us: a pet, transmogrification into the conqueror's armor, and portrait frames. The current pet is a wicker man, in the theme of a new area in the game - Grey Island. Also, all decorative pets have become useful - starting with this patch 2.4, they can pick up gold for the hero. Very convenient: this is clearly a reason to get at least one.

All portrait frames:

A general overview of the changes in the hike compared to last season:

With the introduction of new sets and the reworking of old ones, with the advent of fresh legendary properties of things, and the ability to upgrade them with a new recipe in the Kanai cube, the power of the players has clearly grown. Therefore, the season 5 journey reflects this: the requirements are raised by 5-10 levels of the great portal; for some trials - one or two difficulty levels (instead of Torment 6, for example - Torment 7).

Removed counters for extracting properties to Kanai's Cube, which was a hot item that season. The current gameplay innovations are class dungeons, they also appeared in the campaign. But not excessive: only one task for the normal passage, and one for the master. There are more quests to quickly kill bosses.

Let's watch it all together! What exactly is there:

Chapter I

• From scratch
  Complete 5 errands. While in Adventure Mode, use the Quest Gate Map to see what quests are available to you.
• A new beginning
  Complete a Nephalem Rift walkthrough. While in a city in adventure mode, click on the Nephalem Obelisk to start.
• Insert Gem
  Insert a gem into an item. Gems and socketed items can be obtained starting at level 15.
• Iron heart
  Help the blacksmith reach level 5. The blacksmith crafts weapons and armor, and dismantles items for materials.
• I love jewelry
  Help a jeweler reach level 5. The jeweler crafts gems and jewelry, and removes gems from sockets.
• Jack of all trades
  Help the fortune teller reach level 5. The fortune-teller can replace an object's undesirable property with another. She is also able to change the appearance of items through transmogrification.
• Corpse on the throne
  Kill the Skeleton King.
• Before automatism
  Kill Magda.
• Dissolute youth
  Reach level 35. If the opponents seem too weak to you, increase the difficulty level, while you will get more experience. The difficulty level can be changed in the game settings.

Chapter II

• The very basics
  Craft an item with a blacksmith.
• VETERAN
  Complete a Nephalem Rift on Hard difficulty or above.
• Best friends
  Fully equip one of your companions.
• Meaning of life
  Help the blacksmith reach level 10. As the level increases, the blacksmith will be able to learn the blueprints for crafting weapons and armor of a higher level.
• It's just a hobby
  Help a jeweler reach level 10. As the level increases, the Jeweler will be able to learn sketches for working with gems of a higher level.
• Cause you deserve it
  Help the fortune teller reach level 10. As the level increases, the fortuneteller will be able to enchant more items and use new types of transmogrification.
• The Incredible Adventures of Kanai
  Find Kanai's cube. He is found in the Ruins of Sécheron in Act III. The Kanai Cube is a powerful artifact that allows you to extract legendary properties and turn rare items into legendary ones.
• Hero of Sanctuary
  Reach level 60.
• Khom yum yum
  Kill Khom with a hero of level 60 or higher on Hard difficulty or above.
• Who said snow is cold?
  Kill Izual with a hero of level 60 or higher on Hard difficulty or above.

Chapter III

• New wardrobe
  Transmog an item at the fortune teller.
• A rock
  Craft a Jewel of Regal quality or higher with a Jeweler. If you insert an emerald into a weapon, then it will deal increased damage on a critical hit, strengthening your hero.
• Forged with Conscience
  Help the blacksmith reach level 12. To do this, you need the breath of death, which can be obtained by killing rare and elite monsters of level 61 and above.
• Pebble to Pebble
  Help a jeweler reach level 12. To do this, you need the breath of death, which can be obtained by killing rare and elite monsters of level 61 and above.
• What we have to do, we work with
  Help the fortune teller reach level 12. At level 11, she can enchant rings, and at level 12, she can enchant helmets and leg armor.
• Higher and higher
  Reach level 70. Free Skill Assignment allows you to arrange the icons on the skill bar the way you want. You can enable free assignment of skills in the settings in the "Game" tab. Reward: Gift of Hedrig. Gives you two pieces of kit for your class - a helmet and gloves.
  Another reward - parts of the conqueror's armor, to change the appearance. Available from the fortuneteller. In season 5, it's pants and boots.
• Hey Kadala!
  Spend Blood Shards at Kadala. You have a 10% chance to drop a legendary item from her.
• Ei-nane Arana-ne
  Defeat Queen Arana with a level 70 hero on Master difficulty or above.
• Came, saw and burned
  Kill Urzael with a level 70 hero on Master difficulty or above.

Chapter IV

Reward: a stone frame of the portrait and a pet - a wicker man.

• Charming Enchantment
  Replace an item's property with a fortune teller's enchantment. Enchantment helps you get rid of an unwanted property on an item that you are otherwise happy with.
• Key decisions
  Kill Odig the Keykeeper at level 70 on Torment I difficulty or above. The Odig of the Keykeeper can be found in Act I in the Blighted Fields.
• A set of keys
  Kill Sokar the Keykeeper at level 70 on Torment I difficulty or above. Sokar the Keykeeper can be found in Act II in the Dalgur Oasis.
• Keys under control
  Kill Za'rit the Keykeeper at level 70 on Torment I difficulty or above. Za'rit the Keykeeper can be found in Act III in Stonefort.
• The key to success
  Kill Nekarat the Keykeeper at level 70 on Torment I difficulty or above. Nekarat the Keeper of the Key can be found in Act IV on Level 2 of the Gardens of Hope.
• Mercy
  Kill Zoltun Kull with a level 70 hero on Torment II difficulty or above. Reward: Gift of Hedrig. Gives you two pieces of kit for your class - shoulder pads and boots. For the monks, instead of boots - the amulet "Brilliant Sunwuko".
• see you
  Kill an Assault Beast with a level 70 hero on Torment IV difficulty or above.
• Great expectations
  Reach the level 20 Greater Rift alone. Greater Portal Stone can be obtained by killing a Portal Guardian in a Nephalem Rift. Reward: Gift of Hedrig. Gives you two pieces of kit for your class - pants and chest armor. Crusaders instead of armor - bracers "Shackles of the Summoner". The sorcerer is given an additional part - the sphere "Eye of the fiery bird".
• Full set of services
  Complete any set dungeon. With the 6-piece class set bonus, search Leoric's Castle for a tome of set dungeons. He will tell you how to get into the dungeon of your set. Note.- for this achievement, it is enough to complete only one of several special conditions of the dungeon (in addition to the main ones - meet the time and kill the required number of monsters).
  Also on our forum there is a special topic "Complete Dungeons", in which you can learn more about what it is in general, how to get into each dungeon, and watch a video explaining their passage.
• With the world on a string
  Fully equip legendary items that are at least level 70.

Killer

Reward: wooden frame portrait.

• Kingdom of Remorse
  Kill the Lich King and the Dread Witch with a level 70 hero on Torment I difficulty or above. The Infernal Device to enter the Realm of Remorse can be obtained by killing Odig Keeper of the Key of Remorse in the Foul Fields.
• Realm of Rot
  Kill a Dread Executioner and an Unholy Defiler with a level 70 hero on Torment I difficulty or above. The Infernal Device to enter the Realm of Rot can be obtained by killing Sokar Keeper of the Key of Rot in the Dalgur Oasis.
• Realm of Dread
  Kill a Brutal Beast and an Undying Hero with level 70 on Torment I difficulty or above. The Infernal Device to enter the Realm of Dread can be obtained by killing Za'rit the Dread Key Keeper in Stone Fort.
• They are great!
  Reach the level 30 Greater Rift alone. On Normal to Master difficulty levels, the Greater Portal Stone has a 50% chance to drop.
• My sword is the law
  Kill Rakanoth with a level 70 hero on Torment VII difficulty or above.
• Don't care!
  Kill Adria with a level 70 hero on Torment VII difficulty or above.
• Let's break down the walls!
  Complete a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment VII difficulty or above within 7 minutes.
• Cut without borders
  Level up one legendary gem to level 25. At level 25, an additional gem modifier is unlocked.
• Full outfit
  Fully equip one of your companions with legendary items that require level 70 to equip. With the help of Kanai's cube, you can upgrade a rare item to a legendary one.

Defender

Reward: bronze frame portrait.

• enlightened mind
  Complete any set dungeon.
• Bug from the car
  Kill the Soul of Evil with a level 70 hero on Torment VI difficulty or above. The Infernal Device to enter the Realm of Fear can be obtained by killing Nekarat the Guardian of the Key of Fear in the 2nd level of the Gardens of Hope.
• A long way
  Reach the level 40 Greater Rift alone. On difficulty levels Torment I to Torment VI, the Greater Portal Stone has a 55-100% chance to drop.
• And nobody told me!
  Kill Cydea with a level 70 hero on Torment IX difficulty or above.
• Keep the hook to yourself
  Kill the Butcher with a level 70 hero on Torment IX difficulty or above.
• Some kind of elite
  Complete a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment IX difficulty or above within 6 minutes.
• Jewelry collection
  Level up three Legendary Gems to level 35.

Destroyer

Reward: silver frame portrait.

• new peak
  Reach the level 50 Greater Rift alone. On difficulty levels Torment VII through Torment X, you can get an additional Greater Portal Stone.
• Portal Master
  Complete a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment X difficulty within 5 minutes.
• Enough!
  Kill Azmodan with a level 70 hero on Torment X difficulty.
• Run away
  Kill Belial with level 70 on Torment X difficulty.
• stone fever
  Level up three Legendary Gems to level 45.
• Easy!
  Complete one conquest in the current season. Conquests are not easy achievements for which there are special rating tables. The list of seasonal conquests can be viewed in the "Achievements" menu (Y key) or in the "Ranking Table" menu (Shift + L).

Conqueror

Reward: golden portrait frame, additional chest tab.

• Surprise me!
  Kill Diablo in under 90 seconds with a level 70 hero on Torment X difficulty.
• Money is not an issue
  Kill Greed on Torment X difficulty. Sometimes greedy goblins outside of Nephalem portals open portals to the Treasury - the realm of Greed.
• Higher, higher and higher
  Reach the level 60 Greater Rift alone.
• Save the world in 4 minutes
  Complete a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment X difficulty within 4 minutes.
• Perfect Gem
  Level up three Legendary Gems to level 55.
• I always win
  Complete two Conquests in the current season.

The keeper

Reward: Fiery portrait frame.

• The best of heroes
  Reach level 70 on Heroic Difficulty.
• Fast but dead
  Kill Malthael with a level 70 hero in under 45 seconds on Torment X difficulty.
• Keeper of Sanctuary
  Complete a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment X difficulty within 3 minutes.
• We can't be stopped
  Reach the level 70 Greater Rift alone.
• Dream Gems
  Level up three Legendary Gems to level 65.
• Clear victory
  Complete three Conquests in the current season.

Seasonal conquests

• Sprinter
  Complete Acts I-V at max level in less than 1 hour.
• racing
  Complete Acts I-V at max level in less than 1 hour on Heroic Difficulty.
• money-grubbing
  Gather 50,000,000 gold coins outside the Treasury and Private Quarters.
• Possessor
  Collect 50,000,000 Gold Coins outside the Treasury and Private Rooms on Heroic Difficulty.
• Excitement
  Reach the level 45 Greater Rift solo without any set items on you. Note.- this is a tightening of the requirements compared to last season, when you had to go through the portal without class sets. Now same - at all without all kits.
• Superman
  Reach level 45 Greater Rift solo on Heroic Difficulty without any set items equipped.
• War years
  Reach the level 55 Greater Rift alone with bonuses from six class sets.
• Dynasty
  Reach the Greater Rift at level 55 on Heroic Difficulty solo with bonuses from the six class sets listed below.
• Lords of the Universe
  Complete 8 set dungeons.
• Kit Masters
  Complete 8 set dungeons on Heroic difficulty.

That's all. Have a good trip!

P.S. The picture at the beginning is based on the "Army of Light" fan art drawn by Athena-Erocith.

Games Diablo 3 the developers have released a new add-on again. It has a new mode of "green portals" or " set dungeons". There are 24 of them in the game.

Set Dungeons Diablo 3 designed to improve the skills of a player of a certain class, as well as to receive rewards:

• "Patterns for the Flag" you will receive upon completion of the passage of each labyrinth.
• The "Class Flag" will become a gift when you complete all the dungeons available to your chosen class.
• "Wings of the Initiate" - subject to the passage of all dungeons by all classes.
• Wings of the Master when you clear the dungeons on Master difficulty.

In order for the dungeon to be listed as completed, you need to complete two special tasks, and one common goal, which is the same for everyone: destroy all enemy creatures without taking lethal damage. The uniqueness of the other two tasks depends on your armor.

If you are not satisfied with the positions of the enemies, you can simply leave the dungeon and re-enter - next time everything will be different.

One of the difficulties for the player when completing the set dungeons is finding the entrance to them.

The game provides hints for finding dungeons.

You can find them along the way:

Act 1 "Leoretic's Castle", in his library in the king's quarters. There you will find a piece of paper, it will correspond to the set of armor that you are using. Your armor is six pieces, but it's enough to be in the Ring of Royal Splendor. If you don't need hints, you can skip this.

Set Dungeons inDiablo 3 location and walkthrough

For Wizards:

Entrance for "Ghost of Zunimassa"

• "The Ghost of Zunimassa" Act 3, the entrance to the dungeons at the bowels of Mount Arreat.
• The basis for the passage is the skill "Embrace of Death".
• "Jade Reaper". Act 4, entrance - in front of the Gardens of Hope in the Hall of Light.
• The main skills are "Harvest of Souls", apply to large groups of monsters, and the rest provided for in the task.
• "Hell's Tooth Bandage". Act 1, entrance to the tomb of the king. Use the "Wall of Death", "Step of the Spirit" (so that the enemies freeze and you can destroy them)
• "The Spirit of Arakhir". Act 2, entrance to the Dalgur oasis. Be sure to acquire immunity from poisons, as well as the Evil Eye, Corpse Spiders and Piranhas.

For Barbarians:

Entrance for "Mights of the Earth"

• "Wrath of the Wastes". Act 5, in the location "Pandemonia Fortress" on the first level. Look near the entrance to the fortress. Gather a group of monsters, use the skill "Stomp", "Jagged wounds". Finish off with the Whirlwind skill.
• "Immortal King" Act 3, look for a bridge in the "Ruins of Secheron", near it is the entrance to the ruins, where the dungeon is on the right. To pass, use Whirlwind, then Threat Shout and Berserker Fury. When the rage becomes one hundred units, activate the same skills again.
• "Might of the Earth" Act 2. The location is called "Kalldey". Near the emperor's palace is the entrance to the dungeon. To pass you need to be fast and have a good reaction. The Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac, Whirlwind and Blood of the Warrior Bul-Kathos will help.
• "Recor". Act 5. Look for "Overgrown Ruins". There is also a dungeon. Attack monsters with Stomp, be quick with Sprint, War Cry, Berserker Rage.

For the Crusaders:

• Armor of Akkan Act 3, located in the Armory. In addition to the skill provided in the task, use Whirlwind.
• "Roland: Legacy" Act 2, on the western path of the road to Alcarn. Use "Wide Swing" to kill all the monsters.
• "Looking for the Light". In Act 2, look at the end of the Flooded Passage for a drain near the entrance to the Aqueduct Bowels.
• "Thorns of the Summoner" Act 1, near the Tristram Road. Consecration and studded iron skin are suitable for passing.

For Demon Hunter:

Tasks for the dungeon "Marauder"

• "The Essence of Vice". Act 2, entrance near Wailing Winds Plateau. In addition to the skills provided in the task, use Yang's Recurve Bow plus Ashen Tunic.
• "Marauder". Act 3, entrance to the massacre fields.
• Take the Manticore and the Bombardier's Backpack with you to the dungeon.
• "Natalie's Revenge" Act 1, go to Wortham and look for a chapel in the Basement. Look for help in the skills "Downpour of Vengeance" + "Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac".
• "Shadow Mantle". Act 5, look for the entrance on the third level of the Pandemonium Fortress. Tip: destroy everyone at once, trying not to miss the opponents.

For Monk:

• "Inna's Mantra". Act 2, entrance to Caldea through a flooded passage. Call on the help of insects, and put on "Ice Boots".
• "Robe of a Thousand Storms" Act 1, entrance at the Ruins of Tristram location. When using Crown of Sunwuko, throw monsters into the crowd and run away - it does a lot of damage.
• Sunwuko. Act 4, entrance to the Peak of Heaven. It's not worth destroying everyone here - you can gain the required number of skills by killing the elite.
• "Ulyana". Act 5, location "Camp of the Survivors" - entrance to the complete Diablo 3 dungeons near the Zakarum Cathedral
• While using Illyana's Spirit, use skills such as Explosive Touch as well.

For the Enchantress:

• "Delsir". Act 3, the entrance to the dungeon will open after using the "Teleport" in the "Cloudy Walls" location. Gather a group of monsters, use "Time Slower" three times, and use the "Force Wave" skill to deflect projectiles.
• "Decoration of the fiery bird". Act 2, search for Zoltun Kull's archives in Endless Sands. Collect 50 monsters, use the meteorite, then "Teleport". To complete the second task - use a weapon with low damage.
• "Element, Tal Rasha." Act 1, entrance on the Starotristramskaya road. We destroy the elite with the “Meteor” skill, the remaining 90 - with “Tal Rashi's Mask of Wisdom”
• "Secrets of Vyra". Act 3, entrance near the Rakis bridge, where the Sturm Beast's lair is. Use Vyr's Sightless Skull after killing 300 enemies. You must be wearing the archon uniform.

This is how you complete set dungeons in Diablo 3.

Towards the unknown

Nephalem Rifts are areas of another reality, where a randomly generated territory is inhabited by the most unpredictable combinations of opponents. In the portals you may come across, allowing you to enhance the skills of your characters so much that no one can resist you. After defeating enough monsters, you will be able to fight the Portal Guardian, a unique boss with a random set of terrifying skills that guards amazing treasures. You can get into the portals in adventure mode - for this you just need to use the Nephalem obelisk in any city. A special menu will appear on the screen, which will allow you to open either a Nephalem or a greater portal. You can open Nephalem Rifts as much as you want, but to get into the Greater Rift, you need a special key (obtained by defeating the Nephalem Portal Guardian).

Great Portals

Opening a Nephalem Portal

If you defeat a Nephalem Rift Guardian, he will drop a Greater Portal Key (or two or three at a time on higher difficulty levels). With this key, while at the Nephalem Obelisk, you will be able to open a great portal and select its level. At first, you will only have access to a few levels of the Greater Rifts, but once you pass them, you will be able to progress to higher levels. When playing cooperatively, your companions will need to use their own Greater Portal Keys to join you. Greater Portal Guardians enter combat when you've defeated enough common monsters. However, this is where the similarities between great and Nephalem portals end.

• In the great portals, the number of difficulty levels is unlimited, and each is more difficult than the previous one. To reach the next level, you need to summon and destroy the guardian of the portal within a certain time.
• In the great portal, until it is completed, you cannot change skills or equipment.
• If you miss the deadline, you will still be able to continue clearing the portal, but you will not be able to advance to the next level or upgrade legendary gems.
• Your record for the difficulty level and speed of passing the great portals is located in .
• Monsters in Greater Rifts (except Guardians) do not drop loot, so your only job is to kill as many of them as quickly as possible.
• Guardians in Greater Rifts can drop Legendary Gems.
• You will not be able to teleport to players in the Greater Rift if you have not yet unlocked the Greater Rift with a Key in Multiplayer.
• If you clear the Greater Rift much faster than required, you will be able to enter the portal several levels higher at once.

Urshi

Developing Legendary Gems in Greater Rifts

Ursha's Ancient Nephalem Spirit appears when you kill the Greater Rift Guardian within the time limit. It gives Glorious Warriors the ability to upgrade Legendary gems.

In high-level Great Rifts, you will have more attempts to upgrade legendary-quality gems. In addition, at the Nephalem Obelisk, you will be able to open an improved Greater Rift for a certain amount of gold and get an additional attempt to upgrade the legendary gem if you successfully complete it. Not all of Ursha's attempts to improve your Legendary Jewel are necessarily successful, so you may have to go through a lot of Greater Rifts before you achieve the desired result.

Legendary Gems

If you find a legendary gem and select it, you will see a number below its name indicating its value. Each time you summon Urshi (when you complete a Greater Rift within the allotted time), it gives you an opportunity to increase the gem's value. And the higher the value, the more additional qualities a gem acquires if it is inserted into a frame.

Diablo III: designer's work. Set Dungeons

Senior Game Designer Alex Salman talks about how the idea of ​​set dungeons came about, how the work went, and what to expect from them in the game.

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Update 2.4.0, which marked the start of Season 5, brought one of the most interesting innovations to Diablo III at the moment - set dungeons. These unchanging dungeons will test your skills, each geared towards a class-specific set to match your playstyle. You might find this a bit (maybe a lot) harder than entering a Nephalem portal or completing a quest.

What goals did the developers set for themselves when creating these difficult tests? Today we'll talk about how the idea of ​​set dungeons was born, how the work went, and what to expect from them in the game.

What are set dungeons?

Senior game designer Alex Salman, who is leading the development of this aspect of the game, said that the gameplay in the set dungeons will be significantly different from the usual. “This is an opportunity to evaluate your skills. Merilo, in its own way, - said Alex. - There's always something to do in a game like Diablo, so challenges that are more measurable and "passable" stand out. This is something new".

“In a game like Diablo, there’s always something to do, so having something that’s more measurable and ‘beatable’ is different.

In the Shadow Mantles dungeon.

So why add a new element to the game that is so different from the existing ones? Some players want to complete specific tasks with clear conditions. Just like seasonal quests, set dungeons provide players with goals that can be achieved. To collect a complete set of items, you need to make an effort, but such achievements have not yet been noted in any way. Therefore, complete dungeons will be the logical conclusion of a series of tests.

In addition, set dungeons are another competitive element of the game, although here the progress of the players will not be recorded in the same detail as in the leaderboards. Completed dungeons have a limited time limit, so players can always try to beat their own record or compare with friends to see who's been the most successful.

We intentionally didn't introduce leaderboards for set dungeons for a number of reasons. In particular, it would seriously slow down the development process. In addition, this way we can avoid a situation where the players who look at the results presented in the table lose the desire to continue to fight for their positions. So we've decided to limit competition between friends or within clans to make new dungeons more accessible. Competing with the best players in the world is an almost impossible task, but breaking the records of your friends is a completely different matter.

Where did the idea of ​​set dungeons come from?

One of Alex's presentation slides.

What was presented in the preliminary version of the project is now almost completely embodied in the game. This is the final milestone for players who have collected full sets of items. Delsir's Masterpiece is the first set with which a special dungeon was designed. It made a huge impression on the whole team. The developers wanted to create even more difficult tests, which could only be overcome at the limit of possibilities. It remained to solve some technical issues, but in general the team was ready to implement a new idea in the game.

Sequential development: design subtleties

There was no need to change the original idea. “I thought about it for a very long time,” says Alex, explaining that the idea was successful from the very beginning. But even with the implementation of a successful idea, unforeseen difficulties often arise.

The hardest part was adapting set dungeons to multiplayer. It was originally planned that these would be trials only for a single passage. But still, the network game is an important element of Diablo III, so such restrictions seemed unacceptable to the developers.

In Diablo, it should always be possible to play with friends, no matter what you want to do in the game at the moment.

During the development process, designers not only think about how good a particular feature is in itself, but also compare their options in the PC and console versions of the game. When we looked at the set dungeons from the point of view of a player using the console, we sometimes encountered a situation where players had to make unequal efforts when passing together: someone, imposingly lounging on the couch, was distracted and read messages on a smartphone, and someone I tried my best to overcome the challenge. Situations like this ruin the fun of the game, so we had to come up with a solution.

“At first I thought that nothing would work out, but my colleagues were able to help me realize this idea,” Alex admits. Together, the developers solved many technically complex issues, for example, made it possible to simultaneously complete several dungeons and worked out interface features for such cases.

Of course, this approach raised certain questions among both developers and players. Does co-op mean that set dungeons need to be cleared this way? By no means! Players will be able to clear each of the dungeons the way they like best. Someone likes to figure things out on their own, rely on their own strengths and enjoy personal successes and achievements. Others do not shun the help of friends. In the end, each player will make a choice for himself - depending on his favorite style of play.

Advantages and disadvantages: different kits, different stories

As is often the case, it was not without its pitfalls. Some of the kits and challenges were pretty easy to come up with, while others were a bit of a puzzle. There are many reasons for that.

For example, just at the time when Alex was working on the concept of set dungeons, work was actively going on to change the Summoner's Thorns set. This was done by the senior technical designer of the game, Wyatt Cheng, who came to the aid of Alex. He helped determine what challenges players should be faced with and tie them in with the features and style of the new set properties.

Breaking Through the Summoner's Thorns Dungeon!

On the other hand, the dungeons for the barbarian sets turned out as if by themselves. One of the best examples of this idea was the Wrath of the Wastes dungeon, but not at all because it is considered difficult. Its tests perfectly reflect the features of the kit, which is what the developers were trying to achieve. In this dungeon, you need to skillfully use controls and the Whirlwind skill to avoid enemy attacks and deal damage. So players will get a lot of new experiences and enjoy a special style of play. The developers tried to follow a similar approach when creating other dungeons.

While the development process wasn't as smooth in all cases, we didn't want to make too many changes to the game. For example, some tasks in co-op become too easy, and we would like to fix this, but on the other hand, it is necessary to limit the range of elements that will undergo changes after the appearance in the game. We are trying to avoid changes that would make players feel like their progress and achievements are less meaningful.

Getting Into the Line: PTR Testing

While testing new features on the PTR, Alex read player feedback daily. “I was more interested in the various offers, but I also looked at the general feedback and found out what the players liked and what they didn’t,” Alex said, noting that he was very pleased with the reaction of the players. - “In general, I was counting on just such reviews. The new content interested the players and became a worthy challenge.”

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Several players, notably Quin69 and Deadset, have been extensively testing and sharing feedback with us.

Troubleshooting work was also very important to us. Set dungeons proved to be a huge innovation, and we developed them in record time. In such cases, the probability of possible malfunctions inevitably increases. Testing the PTR has been extremely helpful to us and we really appreciate your help and feedback!

Final word: good luck to everyone!

We hope that set dungeons will be a truly interesting challenge for Diablo III players. Some people may not like them, and that's okay. A variety of content designed for players with different interests will be useful for the game in the long run. In the end, everyone will find something to their taste in Diablo III. Set dungeons should be challenging, don't expect to fight monsters and collect loot like you normally would. Are the tests too difficult? Perhaps for some it is. Know that you are not alone! Even our designers have a hard time.

“The irony is that I myself can’t pass the tests in some dungeons, so you don’t have to ask me for advice!” Alex said with a laugh. However, he still has some recommendations. “First of all, you need to look around. You shouldn't go all the way. Each dungeon has a different playstyle, so be sure to take into account all the conditions in combat.” Attention to detail is very important, especially if you want to complete the dungeons for all sets.

And if you do succeed, by all means congratulate yourself on your success! This is a real feat. “If you see these magnificent green wings on someone’s hero, you can immediately fall at his feet, because this player is a real master ... And it doesn’t matter if he passed the tests alone or not.”

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💡 What are set dungeons?
This is a new event added to Diablo III in patch 2.4.0, also referred to as "green portals". It is intended to hone the skills of playing certain sets for each of the classes.

💡 Along with the dungeons, a list of achievements has also been added to the game, for opening which the Nephalem will be rewarded with various improvements:

• for completing each dungeon - Pattern for the Flag.
• for all set dungeons of the same class - Class flag
• for all dungeons completed by all classes - Wings of Devotion
• for all dungeons completed by each class on the master - Wings of the Master

To access Set Dungeons, a nephalem must have all the bonuses from the set for 6 items

it is not necessary to collect all 6 things - you can use the Ring of Royal Opulence

A clue to the location of the entrance to the Dungeon can be found in the new location - Leoric's Library in Leoric's Castle.