Right now’s the perfect moment to get set for Diablo 4’s Season 11, thanks to the Compass to Carnage event running until December 2. You’ll notice “legacy gear” being talked about a lot – and here’s the deal: once an item gets tagged as legacy, you can’t tinker with it anymore. No upgrades, no re-rolls, nothing. So whatever drops, that’s locked in. The upside is that compasses are dropping much more often from Helltides, world bosses, and even deep in the Pits. Great time to farm. While you’re smashing through Infernal Hordes, the “Chaos Begets Chaos” effect is cranked up, which means extra chaos waves. More waves equal more ether and higher piles of upgrade mats. If you want those early upgrades ready on day one, grabbing some Diablo 4 gold can make things way smoother.

If you’ve been hovering around Paragon 300, it’s a no-brainer to park yourself in the Infernal Hordes right now. Mother’s Blessing is active and it’s giving 35% extra exp plus 50% more gold. That boost cuts down the grind massively and makes it way less of a slog. A lot of folks use this window to test farming routes and fine-tune builds. Sites like MMOEXP usually have fresh guides and tier lists ready for the current and upcoming season, which works great if you like mapping out your game plan in advance.

For players who get a kick out of perfecting every detail, tools like Mobileytics have quietly made life easier. Their latest changes keep skill trees inline, so you don’t need to bounce between pages to check abilities. Click, read, done. It’s simple, but when you’re deep in theorycrafting, those seconds add up. You can scroll through aspects, uniques, and build tweaks without losing your place. It’s the kind of change you don’t really notice until you use it – and then you don’t want to go back.

Once Season 11 finally goes live, teaming up is easily one of the best moves you can make. The Diablo 4 official Discord is full of players looking to form four-person squads to plow through new content together. Runs are faster, loot gets shared, and pushing through tricky fights feels more like a blast than a grind. Old hands will tell you: rolling into a new season solo is fine, but doing it with a squad? That’s where the real fun kicks in.

Just remember, each season starts fresh on the Seasonal Realm. You’ll roll a new character to mess with the latest mechanics, while your old heroes stay safe on the Eternal Realm. At the season’s end, your seasonal character – plus their gear, gold, and mats – moves over to Eternal. But here’s the catch: anything left in your seasonal stash when it ends is gone for good.

Smart players clear it out beforehand to save themselves the headache. And if you want to hit the ground running, loading up on Diablo 4 Items for sale before launch can give you a solid edge in those early levels.