Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred

Vessel of Hatred is the first story expansion for the action RPG Diablo IV, released in 2023. It was created by the American studio Blizzard Entertainment, just like the "base game".

Plot

The story in Vessel of Hatred begins shortly after the events of the finale of Diablo IV. It focuses on the character of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, who together with Diablo and Baal forms the Unholy Trinity.

The expansion takes us to a new region – Nahantu. It is located near the city of Kurast, where we fought Mephisto in Diablo II. This is an area covered with dense jungles, featuring numerous waterfalls and unique buildings, evoking associations with Aztec architecture (like terraced pyramids serving as temples).

Spiritborn and other news

The Vessel of Hatred expansion offers new ways of playing the game, which are primarily provided by the previously unavailable character class - Spiritborn. He is a kind of shaman who can harness the power of four jungle beasts in the form of a jaguar, gorilla, eagle, and centipede. We can complete the entire game when playing as a Spiritborn character.

Except for the new class, Vessel of Hatred add-on does not deviate too much from what base Diablo IV offers. The game mainly involves performing main and side quests, during which we face hordes of monsters. As a reward, we receive experience points, an appropriate number of which translates into experience levels, providing increasingly powerful skills.

Game Pass

The Vessel of Hatred add-on is not included in the PC/Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Subscribers can buy it at a discount and enjoy its content, even if they do not own the "base game", which is included in the subscription.

Technical aspects

Vessel of Hatred is a non-standalone expansion, which means that in order to run it we must have the base version of Diablo IV.

Last updated on 09 June 2024