We’re approaching a new phase of life for Diablo 3 and don’t quite know what the future holds. Estimate a one week PTR, as that “less rich” theme will hopefully mean less moving parts to try out. It’s safe to anticipate another PTR, as Season 29 will have a unique theme that will potentially require testing.

PTR dates have marked the initial “last call” for the current season in the past. This covers our presumed Season 28 end date and leads us to the Augestimate.

The length estimate is new the start and end days have been fixed onto a Friday/Sunday cycle since Season 12. It became the longest season in D3‘s history with a run time of 25 weeks and 2 days, comparable to Diablo 2 Legacy‘s ladder seasons.īased on Season 27, let’s assume D3 maintenance mode seasons will kick off 26 weeks apart, with a Friday start and a Sunday end. The season started on Augand ended on February 19, 2023. Season 27’s length may have already set us up for success here. If we maintain a similar expectation for Diablo 3, we must look at the start and (projected) end dates for Season 28. Previously, we based future season start and end dates on past season lengths, but we’ve expected Diablo 3 to go into maintenance mode after the upcoming release of Diablo 4. So when does Season 29 start? Our guess is Friday, August 24, 2023. Specifically, we will have a unique (although “less rich than Season 28”) theme for Diablo 3 Season 29, and past themes will be revisited starting in Season 30. In a Diablo 4 PR event, the Blizzard team included a delightful tidbit regarding future Diablo 3 seasons.

Diablo 3 ladder seasons