Diablo 4 Season 16 Will Let Players Steer War Plans Toward Their Priorities

Diablo 4 Season 16 will give players more control over the activities and rewards they see in War Plans. The endgame system, introduced with the Lord of Hatred expansion, is gaining a progression page called War Plan Tactics.

Completing War Plan activities earns points for activity and reward nodes. On the Season 16 public test realm, players can allocate up to 12 points across the page, with most nodes offering 3 ranks. Spending 3 points in each of four nodes, for example, would use the full test-build allocation.

Activity and reward choices

Activity nodes can take up to 3 points each. Their ranks increase the chance of the selected activity appearing in a War Plan by 25%, 50%, or 75%. Choices include The Pit, Undercity, Nightmare Dungeons, Lair Bosses, Infernal Hordes, and Helltide.

Putting at least 1 point into Helltide or Nightmare Dungeons also opens a choice to favor Greater Helltide or Escalation Dungeons, respectively.

Reward nodes can also take up to 3 points each, raising the chance of their rewards appearing when players complete War Plan activities by 50%, 100%, or 150%, depending on rank. Options include Armor, Weapons, Jewelry, Obducite, Salvage, Gems, Gold, Activity Keys, Horadric Cube Materials, and Talisman Items. Both types of node improve the odds of a preferred result rather than guaranteeing it.

Turning in completed War Plans also awards Marks of Wisdom, which players can spend to change activity trees and the Tactics page. War Plan Tactics will be available in both Seasonal and Eternal content. The point cap and rank bonuses described above come from the test build and may change before Season 16 goes live.

The 3.3.0 PTR began on October 27 and is scheduled to run through November 3 at 10 a.m. PT, or 1 p.m. ET. A testing NPC lets players quickly reach maximum character level and Paragon rank, and provides Gold, crafting materials, and equipment.

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Diablo IV

Developed by Blizzard Entertainment

Endless demons to slaughter. Deep customization through Talents, Skill Points, Runes, and Legendary loot. Randomized dungeons contained in a dynamic open world. Survive and conquer darkness—or succumb to the shadows.

• Genre Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
• Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
• Perspective Bird view / Isometric
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
• Release June 6, 2023
• Publisher Blizzard Entertainment
• Age Rating
• Time to Beat

  Main

  15.5h

  Main + Extras

  40.5h

  Completionist

  47.3h

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