Diablo 4 Season 11 is changing more than just bosses and crafting. It is also changing how progression and Renown work, and players are not quite sure how to feel about it.
Blizzard confirmed that Renown will now only remain permanent in the Eternal Realm, while the Seasonal Realm moves to a new Season Rank system for rewards like Skill Points and Paragon Points.
That might sound fine on paper, until you realize what it could mean for things like Altars of Lilith, map fog, and other exploration bonuses that players once unlocked permanently.
Altars of Lilith Lose Their Power
The biggest change, and one raising the most eyebrows, is to the Altars of Lilith. These little statues used to grant permanent stat bonuses across all characters. Now, they only offer small rewards like:
- Gold
- Obols
- Gem fragments
- A certain amount of experience
No more permanent stats, and no word yet on if you will need to rediscover every Altar each season. Given the fact they only reward a bit of XP and extra stuff, does this mean you have to seek them out each season to get your experience? Or do they just stay unlocked if you had them unlocked, and you will just not have the bonus stats from them anymore.
Right now, players are stuck wondering if Blizzard just made exploration feel… pointless.
Community Reaction: “Feels Like a Step Back”
The change has left a lot of players confused. After months of updates making early-game grind smoother, this feels like Blizzard is walking backward.
Altars of Lilith were one of Diablo 4’s few “do it once, and it’s done” systems, and now it is unclear if we will be back to checking every corner of the map each season. Either way, it feels like it renders exploration more and more useless, despite the game being an open-world. If you do not have any valuable reason anymore to go seek out Altars, why are they even there?
As one player wrote on Reddit:
“They finally made Renown painless, and now they are un-fixing it again.”
If nothing else, Season 11’s progression rework proves one thing: even in Sanctuary, nothing stays permanent.
