The gaming world is getting an overdose of Diablo IV rumours and misinformation almost daily. YouTube experts are predicting things from their basement laboratories and players are freaking out after listening to them. I hope you’re not in that herd. Today in this guide, I’m going to answer one of the most asked, anticipated, and googled questions about Diablo IV– Will Diablo IV have Crossplay or Cross-Platform Play? The answer is shocking.

But before we talk about that we will discuss some other important updates about the game which are confirmed by the developers themself in various interviews. Like the length of the campaigns and level caps or the new paragon board system. So, here we go!

Campaign Length and Level Cap

In an interview with Gamespot after Diablo 4 was shown at the Bethesda and Xbox showcase, the game's director, Joe Shelley, said that the campaign would take about 35 hours and that players should be around level 45 by then.

Once you reach that point, you'll be able to do things like enter nightmare dungeons and use a new bounty system called the "Tree of Whispers," which Blizzard says offers world objectives and bounties that change all the time. Getting these done will give you rare materials and legendary D4 items for your characters.

Shelley says in the interview that you can access whispers, nightmare dungeons, and other endgame features that we are still working on. We really wanted to give you a lot of different things to do, and world tiers let you move up so that the world's difficulty stays in line with your character's level.

There are also supposed to be more than 140 dungeons, dozens of side quests, and even powerful bosses from around the world. I've always liked games with world bosses, so this is very exciting to me. However, I'm not going to get too excited until we can play it and learn more about it.

Paragon Broad System

The Paragon system is worth talking about. The paragon board is coming back from Diablo 3, and you'll be able to use it at level 50. The exact rate of progress on the paragon board is not known, but you should get one paragon point for every quarter of the XP bar that you fill up. This means that a full level gives you about four paragon points, so you can unlock this at level 50 and have 50 more levels to go before you reach level 100. This means that at level 100, you'll get about 200 paragon points.

You can use this to improve buffs to your character's stats and other skills. Also, some people think that you might not be able to keep upgrading this paragon board. This means that you will only be able to spend a certain number of points on your character, but we'll have to wait and see if this is true.

Then we can talk about the platforms and the release.

Because at the recent Xbox and Bethesda showcase, the platforms and release year were confirmed. It will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox one, Xbox series X and S, and PC. It was first announced at BlizzCon in 2019, but the release date is now set for 2023. We don't know the exact date yet, but we'll let you know more as time goes on.

Classes

Let's talk about the classes and the new Necromancer.

The Barbarian, the Sorceress, the Druid, and the Rogue were already known to be classes in Diablo IV. But a really cool fifth character, the Necromancer, was just shown to the public. This is really cool because it's a character that used to be DLC or an expansion, and now it's back with new undead mechanics.

You'll also be able to use something called the "book of the dead," which is a brand-new ability. You can fight with aggressive skeleton warriors, sword and board defenders who attack quickly, or reapers who use scythes.

With skeletal mages, you can cast a lot of spells by giving them shadow cold and sacrificial magic. You can also use health-stealing blood golems, charging iron golems, and tanking bone golems. You can also sacrifice your minions to absorb their power.

The focus of Diablo 4 is on going back to the dark, and adding the Necromancer to the launch lineup helps keep that tone.

Character Creation and Customisation

Let's talk about making a character since you'll be able to change how your character looks. This includes your character's gender and face, including the hairstyle, beard, eyebrows, and facial hair.

You can also add jewellery, makeup, and body markings like tattoos or body paint. You can also change the colour of your character's eyes, hair, facial hair, and body marks.

Some of these different parts will be class-specific to help make each class's history unique, but many of them will be shared between classes to give you a lot of options and choices.

Will Diablo 4 have Crossplay?

Blizzard said in a press release that Diablo 4 players will be able to play on any platform they want, no matter where they are from or what they prefer. The next game in the series will also not be locked to a specific region, so friends can play with each other without restrictions.

Even though Diablo 3 was one of the best-selling PC games of 2012, the Ultimate Evil Edition for PS4 and Xbox One gave the game a huge boost in popularity. It was the first console game Blizzard made in the modern era of the company. Setting the stage for OverWatch, Diablo 2 has been brought back to life, and now Diablo 4 will follow.

Diablo 3's gameplay worked well on consoles, so players should expect Diablo 4 to be just as good. The sequel goes back to what made Diablo so popular in the first place, while also including the parts of Diablo 3 that most people liked.

But this doesn't mean that Diablo 4 is just the best parts of the other games in the series put together. It gives Diablo an open world and a level of customization that is both exciting for players and challenging for the developers. Blizzard says that all Diablo 4 players in all platforms and regions will be able to enjoy all of this and more in 2023.

Diablo 4 is not limited to one region like its predecessor was. Players from both America and Europe can work together to fight the forces of Hell. Diablo 4 will also work on more than one platform, so a player on an Xbox can play against a friend on a PC. A move that shows how Blizzard feels about its Battle.net service and the games it hosts.

Blizzard held a closed beta for Diablo earlier this year that focused on the end game. When the open beta starts in early 2023, Diablo fans will be able to try it out for themselves.

The full content of the open beta is still unknown, but if Diablo 3 is any indication, all five Diablo 4 classes should be playable in a limited time and a half before the game's official release.