Diablo 4

At Gamescom 2023, Blizzard announced Season 2 for Diablo 4, Season of Blood, is arriving October 17.

I might  be unusual for this, but there are games I play to simply unwind and vent.

Diablo 4 released June 6, 2023, and Season 1 started a whopping 45 days later.

I have played a mountain of video games, especially role playing games like the Baldur's Gate series -- the old-school, isometric style of gameplay where the map is static and combat is turn based.

A lot of the focus on Diablo 4 patch 1.1.1 have been on the class changes, mainly for Sorcerer and Barbarian.

Big changes are coming to Diablo 4 when patch 1.1.1 is now live.

The westernmost region of Kehjistan in Diablo 4 is home to three distinct Strongholds: Alcarnus, the Altar of Ruin, and Omath's Redoubt, all dangerous ruins in the sands.

The Strongholds within the Dry Steppes in Diablo 4 are particularly challenging, overrun with cannibals, bandits, and Diablo's ever-present demonic hordes.

I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4 and, man, if you'd told me around 25 years ago that the two biggest games of 2023 would be a Baldur's Gate game and a Diablo game, I probably would have actually believe you -- which isn't something that could be said of most series.

In Diablo 4, the Strongholds in the northern region of Scosglen are perilous and teeming with powerful enemies.  There are three Strongholds in Scosglen, and each presents its own unique challenges and objectives.