Diablo 4 PTR 3.3.0 Release Date and Patch Notes

Diablo 4 PTR 3.3.0 begins on October 27th at 10am PT, and will run until November 3rd 10am PT. This gives players a chance to test upcoming changes and features coming in the next season. There are significant changes and additions to the War Plans system, making them more customizable for players.

Blizzard has also mentioned that there will be some features carrying forward into Season 16 from Season of Hell's Legacy, however they will not be available in the PTR. There will be an update next week about which features will be continuing into the new season.

This article will cover all the changes coming to Diablo 4, and what you need to know.

War Plans are updating to a new meta progression system that allows you to increase the likelihood of getting the content and rewards from your War Plans that matter the most to you. This allows you to tailor your War Plans more closely with both your goals, and your playstyle. Players will also be able to choose their preferred rewards on their War Plans, which will increase the likelihood of them appearing.

You can assign up to 3 points into any type of reward node for better chances, these rewards are:

• Armor
• Weapons
• Jewelry
• Obducite
• Salvage
• Gems
• Gold
• Activity Keys
• Horadric Cube Materials
• Talisman Items

When you turn in completed War Plans, you’ll be rewarded with a new currency, Marks of Wisdom. Instead of spending gold, you’ll use Marks of Wisdom to change nodes in both your War Plans Tactics tree and the individual Activity trees.

This change is available for both Seasonal and Eternal content.

New in Season 16, a Seasoned-theme War Plans tree called "Tyrael's Boons" allows you to tailor your War Plans rewards and activities for that season. There will be season-specific choices like gaining for Seasonal Reputation, or currency, or more generalized perks.

You can earn up to 132 points, which is enough to choose up to 4 of 6 of the available selections within four available paths. The four paths are as follows:

• Curious Addition: Modifies the Purveyor of Curiosities to increase chances for a second item, and offer either new item types or improve the chances for higher-quality items. You can also select an options to make the Purveyor far more expensive, but increase the likelihood of getting Ancestrals.
• Merchant of Mystery: Adds a new merchant at Torment difficulty selling caches for Forgotten Souls. Invest points to increase the chances of Ancestral Caches. Select a path to buy caches with Runes or Gems or increase the amount and quality of Ancestral Caches on offer.
• Scent of Gold: Increase the amount of gold and experience you get. One path also increases the number of Horadric Cube materials and Gem Fragments you find, and the other improves monster drops of Gold and Gems. You can also increase your chances of finding a Legendary.
• Trash for Treasure: Transmuting costs at the Alchemist are reduced, and you can choose to invest in a better chance for Forgotten Souls. The first path gives more Obducite and Scrolls of Restoration, and the other gives monsters a chance to drop more Obducite and Salvage. At the end, salvaging Ancestral Items gives a chance to grant a Scroll of Restoration. It also opens a new Horadric Cube recipe, Greater Temper, which upgrades the Tempered Affix on an item to a Greater Affix for the cost of 30 Scrolls of Restoration and 1,000 Obducite.

Horadric Items are being introduced. These are Legendary items that create a direct synergy between your equipped items, and your Talisman set bonuses. Horadric affixes modify a specific Talisman set, with varying effects. Jewelry items with Horadric affixes increase your set bonus count by 1, for the specific Talisman set. Unlike Seal of the Diamond Mind, you only need to have 1 charm equipped to enjoy the 2-piece set bonus with a corresponding Horadric jewelry item. This will allow you to activate a larger bonus, with fewer charms, freeing up slots for multiple set bonuses or new charm combinations. Armor and Weapons with Horadric affixes add new effects that activate if you have at least a two-set bonus from a defined Talisman set. These include perks like skill rank bonuses, bonus damage or improved defensive capabilities.

The Corrupted Reaper from Season 14 returns, but this time with friends.

The Fractured Reaper will fight alongside the Corrupted Reaper. You'll have to fight two eldritch powerhouses that are working together synergistically. The loot will be epic, but you will have to work for it.

Here are the steps to join the PTR:

• Open the Blizzard Battle.net App and select Diablo IV from your Games list.
• In the selector above the Play button, there is a game version drop down menu.
  • Select the Public Test Realm option
• Click Install to Install the PTR client. This becomes a Play button when ready.
• Click Play to log in to the PTR, and select any of the available Test Servers.
• Create a new test character.
  • Note: Create a Seasonal Character for any testing related to the Seasonal themes.
• Enter the game and test the 3.3.0 PTR!

If you’re a PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate user, you’ll be able to access the PTR through the same flow as other Battle Net users. Access the Battle.net client through the Xbox App, then continue to access the PTR through Battle.net.