Delete new character on new season?

[Luxxx]

With all the changes coming to season 6 will i have to make a new character? Ik max level will be 60 and ik alot of gear stats will be changed and I seen a post idk if it's true but they were claiming you'd have to make a new character every season I'm new to the game hot it a week ago

[Six of Saturn]

Yes, at the end of Season 5 your toon will be transferred to the Eternal Realm with all their items. You will have to make a new toon for season 6. But they will not be deleted.

[Amarth]

Seasons are optional but if you don't make a new character every season you'll be missing out the (mediocre) seasonal content. All characters do eventually end up eternal, nothing to worry about.

[Luxxx]

Originally posted by Amarth:

Seasons are optional but if you don't make a new character every season you'll be missing out the (mediocre) seasonal content. All characters do eventually end up eternal, nothing to worry about.

sorry i dont follow. my character is seasonal character in season 6 will i be able to play them?

[Dravic]

Originally posted by Luxxx:

Originally posted by Amarth:

Seasons are optional but if you don't make a new character every season you'll be missing out the (mediocre) seasonal content. All characters do eventually end up eternal, nothing to worry about.

sorry i dont follow. my character is seasonal character in season 6 will i be able to play them?

No, seasonal characters are transfered to Eternal Realms which is a graveyard for old characters. You can continue playing your character there.

That's why you should ALWAYS make the NEW characters on seasonal realm. They go back to Eternal eventually anyway.

So if you want to engage in Season 6 (Season of Hatred), fight Realmwalkers and check out the portals to Hell they will drop (this is a summary we found during Public Test Realm of patch 2.0) - then you will need to make a new seasonal character after season 6 goes live on October 8th.

[DeadSlash]

Originally posted by Luxxx:

Originally posted by Amarth:

Seasons are optional but if you don't make a new character every season you'll be missing out the (mediocre) seasonal content. All characters do eventually end up eternal, nothing to worry about.

sorry i dont follow. my character is seasonal character in season 6 will i be able to play them?

The seasons are separate, once 5 finishes, they are converted into the eternal realm. 6 will start from scratch, you have to make a new character for season 6. Your season 5 character isn't lost, you can play it on the non-seasonal eternal real, but not in season 6.

[IchigoMait]

Since diablo 2, when a season ends, your seasonal characters become non seasonal characters, same with stash.
You only delete characters if you don't want them or want to make room for a new character.

Seasonal (season characters/stash) and Eternal realm (non season characters/stash).

In diablo 3 you have the choice of converting your non season character into a seasonal character, so you don't have to waste time in character creation, also stack the hours played on that character. (you don't get loot to go with, only the weekly challenge has the option to be redeemed in non season or season, once per week)

[😎Astran😾]

You can play on Eternal realm with the same character forever

You'll get the same gameplay as seasonal sans battle passes which can be completed by a throw-away character in a week.

[Amarth]

TBH the seasonal content is pretty lame so you can totally skip out on it and you wont be missing much...

[Dravic]

Originally posted by Amarth:

TBH the seasonal content is pretty lame so you can totally skip out on it and you wont be missing much...

I disagree on so many levels with what you said.

Seasonal content adds nice lore tidbits, because there's always a questline. And on top of that you get at least SOME mechanics on the seasonal realm that do not exist on Eternal.

I liked leveling in Hell Breaches in Season 5 for example. Not on Eternal - AT ALL.

There are also bonuses from the *FREE* battle pass track - Smoldering Ashes - and they improve gameplay quite significantly.