How does the new season change the power level?

[Lanius]

So as far as I know the new cap is gonna be 1360 without considering the artifact.

Now I'm wondering, will my gear get autimatically to the new power level cap or do I need to farm all over again.

For example, if I am power level 1260 now, when the new season comes, will I get to 1360 right away or will I remain at 1260 and I'll need to farm everything back?

I really hope It's not the latter option because It takes ages to farm powerful and pinnacle gear. Resetting that would be just a joke.

[Earth]

It is the latter option, but the number doesn't go as high. If I remember right it should go to 1310.

[Lanius]

Originally posted by Earth:

It is the latter option, but the number doesn't go as high. If I remember right it should go to 1310.

So that means all the work you do is useless as It's gonna be resetted?

That makes no sense, why would they do that? It takes quite some effort to get there.
This has to be the only joke of a game that works like this.

[Earth]

Originally posted by Lanius:

Originally posted by Earth:

It is the latter option, but the number doesn't go as high. If I remember right it should go to 1310.

So that means all the work you do is useless as It's gonna be resetted?

That makes no sense, why would they do that? It takes quite some effort to get there.
This has to be the only joke of a game that works like this.

No. You only have to redo some power leveling and pinnacle leveling. It's so that new activities will still be challenging and to promote people using new gear. Reaching the new powerful cap after a season passes is very easy, when a new full DLC like beyond light comes out it adds over 100 levels.

[Lanius]

Originally posted by Earth:

Originally posted by Lanius:

So that means all the work you do is useless as It's gonna be resetted?

That makes no sense, why would they do that? It takes quite some effort to get there.
This has to be the only joke of a game that works like this.

No. You only have to redo some power leveling and pinnacle leveling. It's so that new activities will still be challenging and to promote people using new gear. Reaching the new powerful cap after a season passes is very easy, when a new full DLC like beyond light comes out it adds over 100 levels.

That's not easy for me. I've been playing for some weeks now and I reached 1250. Getting to 1260 takes plenty of weeks considering you can only do like 5 challenges per character that award you pinnacles every week. That levelling takes a lot.

[RYZEN]

You dont need to farm anything back if thats what I think you mean. You can get a higher gear drop and infuse it with your current 1260 stuff.

Every season has a new power cap to grind for. Bringing your current gear to the next power cap is the main reason to play d2 at all. What else is there to do in this game. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Earth]

Originally posted by Lanius:

Originally posted by Earth:

No. You only have to redo some power leveling and pinnacle leveling. It's so that new activities will still be challenging and to promote people using new gear. Reaching the new powerful cap after a season passes is very easy, when a new full DLC like beyond light comes out it adds over 100 levels.

That's not easy for me. I've been playing for some weeks now and I reached 1250. Getting to 1260 takes plenty of weeks considering you can only do like 5 challenges per character that award you pinnacles every week. That levelling takes a lot.

The raid contains 4 pinnacle drops, Crow gives you one, the strike playlist has 2, gambit has 1, crucible has 1, plus the repeatable ones from Survival, and the ones in trials, you get one from Hawthorne if you are in a clan now and then, and there are a few I'm forgetting I'm sure. Powerful drops can be obtained literally anywhere but also have tons of set sources.

[Lanius]

Originally posted by Earth:

Originally posted by Lanius:

That's not easy for me. I've been playing for some weeks now and I reached 1250. Getting to 1260 takes plenty of weeks considering you can only do like 5 challenges per character that award you pinnacles every week. That levelling takes a lot.

The raid contains 4 pinnacle drops, Crow gives you one, the strike playlist has 2, gambit has 1, crucible has 1, plus the repeatable ones from Survival, and the ones in trials, you get one from Hawthorne if you are in a clan now and then, and there are a few I'm forgetting I'm sure. Powerful drops can be obtained literally anywhere but also have tons of set sources.

I should have mentioned I currently own only forsaken so the only pinnacles I figured I can get is gambit, crucible, those 2 in strikes and prophecy dungeon.
Didn't know the clan awarded that too, I've been in one for a couple days though, I'll look into it.

[Earth]

Originally posted by Lanius:

Originally posted by Earth:

The raid contains 4 pinnacle drops, Crow gives you one, the strike playlist has 2, gambit has 1, crucible has 1, plus the repeatable ones from Survival, and the ones in trials, you get one from Hawthorne if you are in a clan now and then, and there are a few I'm forgetting I'm sure. Powerful drops can be obtained literally anywhere but also have tons of set sources.

I should have mentioned I currently own only forsaken so the only pinnacles I figured I can get is gambit, crucible, those 2 in strikes and prophecy dungeon.
Didn't know the clan awarded that too, I've been in one for a couple days though, I'll look into it.

It's for getting the weekly clan XP meter filled. So that means you can get 1 from her, 2 from strikes, 1 from gambit, many from PVP if you are willing to play trials or survival, and 4 from prophecy. Plus any potential new ones next season.

[Lanius]

Originally posted by Earth:

Originally posted by Lanius:

I should have mentioned I currently own only forsaken so the only pinnacles I figured I can get is gambit, crucible, those 2 in strikes and prophecy dungeon.
Didn't know the clan awarded that too, I've been in one for a couple days though, I'll look into it.

It's for getting the weekly clan XP meter filled. So that means you can get 1 from her, 2 from strikes, 1 from gambit, many from PVP if you are willing to play trials or survival, and 4 from prophecy. Plus any potential new ones next season.

4 from Prohecy? As far as I know there's only one challenge that awards one pinnacle.

[Earth]

Originally posted by Lanius:

Originally posted by Earth:

It's for getting the weekly clan XP meter filled. So that means you can get 1 from her, 2 from strikes, 1 from gambit, many from PVP if you are willing to play trials or survival, and 4 from prophecy. Plus any potential new ones next season.

4 from Prohecy? As far as I know there's only one challenge that awards one pinnacle.

It may just be the boss. I don't have the best memory.

[fwwm]

Originally posted by Earth:

Originally posted by Lanius:

4 from Prohecy? As far as I know there's only one challenge that awards one pinnacle.

It may just be the boss. I don't have the best memory.

I think each encounter gives a poweful, then a pinnacle from the boss, someone correct me if I'm wrong

[😎Astran😾]

So - what's the point of leveling a character now if all the gear is getting obsolete in two weeks? Just to get rid off of the boring solo campaign missions?

[Skeleton]

Originally posted by Astran:

So - what's the point of leveling a character now if all the gear is getting obsolete in two weeks? Just to get rid off of the boring solo campaign missions?

Because if you don't level now, you'll be even further behind. The road from 1260 to 1310 is shorter than the road from 1200 to 1310.

[Lanius]

Originally posted by siteliner:

Originally posted by Astran:

So - what's the point of leveling a character now if all the gear is getting obsolete in two weeks? Just to get rid off of the boring solo campaign missions?

You continue with your current gear level which is most likely around 1250. New artifact starts with 0. You continue from there and can upgrade/infuse the current weapons you like if they are not too old. Don´t have to do it all the time or even use completly new weapons. That´s the cycle, every season.

If you wouldn´t level you would drag behind. With 1200 you have to powergrind up to 1300 or with pinnacles up to 1310. No fast grind like like this season from 1050 to 1200 for the next few ones maybe with the next expansion or the devs even change it.

Blue gear cannot be infused, same as max 1260 gear (soon sunsetted, season of the dawn stuff) if you meant that.

I'll rephrase the question for that guy: Why would I put effort in getting to 1260 if in a couple weeks I can get to 1300 with random drops/powerful gear?

[fwwm]

Originally posted by Lanius:

Originally posted by siteliner:

You continue with your current gear level which is most likely around 1250. New artifact starts with 0. You continue from there and can upgrade/infuse the current weapons you like if they are not too old. Don´t have to do it all the time or even use completly new weapons. That´s the cycle, every season.

If you wouldn´t level you would drag behind. With 1200 you have to powergrind up to 1300 or with pinnacles up to 1310. No fast grind like like this season from 1050 to 1200 for the next few ones maybe with the next expansion or the devs even change it.

Blue gear cannot be infused, same as max 1260 gear (soon sunsetted, season of the dawn stuff) if you meant that.

I'll rephrase the question for that guy: Why would I put effort in getting to 1260 if in a couple weeks I can get to 1300 with random drops/powerful gear?

if you are at 1250 now and are starting to look at the pinnacle grind to get to 1260, I would say at this point of the season with less than 2 weeks left, there is little point in trying to get to 1260.