Diablo 4

While previous Diablo games have typically had a single expansion a year or two after the initial launch of the game, Diablo 4 promises annual expansions, the first of which is Vessel of Hatred.

Diablo 4's first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, was due to launch today, October 7, at 4pm pacific alongside Season 6, but Adam Fletcher (otherwise known as PezRadar, Diablo's Global Director of Community) says the launch is delayed due to a "small technical issue." Frankly, it wouldn't be a Diablo 4 launch without some kind of technical problem, but we seem to be in for a fairly long downtime tonight.

Long-time Diablo fans probably remember Runewords from Diablo 2, in which you collected Runes to socket into your gear and combine to create Runewords, which were similar to affixes on Diablo 4 Legendary gear.

The next Diablo 4 expansion is Vessel of Hatred, where we'll journey to Torajan Jungles (known to the locals as Nahantu) chasing after Neyrelle in a continuation of the game's story.

Since Diablo 4 launched, players have been asking for some sort of group finder or lobby feature that they could use to form groups with.

One of the key new features coming in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is the new Mercenary system.

Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred brings us the mysterious new zone Nahantu, a strange land filled with new creatures and eerie architecture.

Vessel of Hatred the newest expansion for Diablo 4 has added a new gaming mode for players called the Kurast Undercity.

Spiritborn, the new Diablo 4 class introduced in the Vessel of Hatred expansion, are a hybrid class that combines martial ability with supernatural powers, offering players a variety of ways to fight and deal with enemies in throughout Sanctuary.

Though the Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred expansion is coming out on October 7, the expansion isn't the only thing hitting the game next week: the latest patch also includes many improvements to the base game everyone can enjoy.