Vessel of Hatred: Difference between revisions

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the first Expansion Pack for Diablo 4 and has a '''release date of 8 October 2024.''' This is a paid for expansion that expands the Diablo 4 storyline.  It was announced at Blizzcon on 3rd October 2023.

 

Blizzard have released quite a lot of information about different aspects of the expansion, confirming some of the datamined information.<ref name="datamine">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-loh-expansion-at-blizzcon-2023-or-not Vessel of Hatred Datamined - Gazerrick]</ref> That doesn't mean that all that has been ripped from the game files will appear in Vessel of Hatred.

At the end of Diablo 4, the Wanderer (you) and the young scholar Neyrelle, arrive at the Cathedral of Hatred to capture [[Lilith]] in a Soulstone that Donan, a member of the Horadrim, has created.  However, Neyrelle, believing Mephisto to be the greater threat, captures his essence instead.  Before Lilith arrives Neyrelle leaves the Cathedral through a red portal and at some point returns to the Horadric Vault ([https://diablo4.purediablo.com/map/#id=6bf97aad-02d5-49ce-b601-f3ec36b80733 Map]) in the Mistral Woods where she pens a goodbye letter to Lorath (the last remaining Horadrim) explaining her departure and intention to take care of the Mephisto problem herself.  Meanwhile, the Wanderer is left to defeat Lilith, reducing her to ash, presumably never to be seen again.   

Our journey in Vessel of Hatred will take us to the southern coast of the western isles, south of Gea Kul ([https://diablo4.purediablo.com/map/#id=0462897b-5adc-4bd1-ad6e-af4ace8e9f2f Map]) and Zarbinzet ([https://diablo4.purediablo.com/map/#id=71d5c5d9-5bdd-44e3-a8a7-016a1ff72de0 Map]).  We will begin the adventure at River Gate in [[Nahantu]], previously closed off from the rest of Sanctuary for the last several decades, and from Lilith’s influence.  However, Kurast and its docks, last visited in Diablo 2, will serve as the central hub.  Travincal and its subterranean areas will also play their part.

'''The [[Spiritborn]]''' is the new class that will be added in the expansion for Diablo 4. <ref name="class">[https://www.purediablo.com/spiritborn-class-revealed-pets-are-here Spiritborn announced]</ref> Spiritborn are native to the jungles of Nahantu, where Vessel of Hatred takes place, and they are said to be deeply rooted in the elements of nature and the spiritual realm.

In October 2023 Diablo 4 game files were datamined <ref name="datamine">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-loh-expansion-at-blizzcon-2023-or-not Vessel of Hatred Datamined - Gazerrick]</ref> and mention of the Spiritborn was first discovered along with details that the class taps into two resources. Vigor and Alliegance fuel physical vitality and endurance and, through their spirit connection to nature, call upon spirits of nature to aid them. This part has yet to be confirmed.

As there is no break between Season 5 and Season 6 which will start when Vessel of Hatred launches, players should note that they must complete the Vessel of Hatred campaign to unlock the "Skip Campaign" feature for any subsequent characters.<ref>[https://x.com/PezRadar/status/1824086261105037782 Players must complete campaign]</ref>

You can recruit Mercenaries who will fight alongside you and level up as you progress.  The only image released so far shows 4 mercenaries to choose from but we don't know if more are yet to be revealed. These four look like a Rogue, Paladin, Barbarian and some kind of spell caster.