Diablo Will Get Harder Next Season With Both A Difficulty Increase And XP Gain Decrease

Progression in Diablo 4 will slow down and become more challenging in Season 8, according to Blizzard, citing player feedback as the reason behind the change.

In a recent Campfire Chat livestream going over the changes coming to Diablo 4 next season, Blizzard revealed a number of statistics around the currently ongoing Season 7, namely how quickly players can complete it. On average, it took players only around nine hours to reach max level in Season 7, half the time it took players to reach the same point in Season 6. Additionally, Blizzard found that 50% of players are reaching the game's max difficulty of Torment 4 within 15 hours of hitting level 60, much faster than was the case in Season 6.

According to Diablo 4 design director Colin Finer, there are a few different reasons for the unintentional increased pace of Season 7. Part of it is the new Season 7 powers that give players even more ways to tear through armies of demons. The new seasonal content, Headhunts, are also quite lucrative in the amount of XP and items they reward, as is the seasonal journey.