You can earn Diablo 4’s premium currency in the battle pass, but not enough to buy the next one

The stakes are high at the launch of the first season of Diablo 4. Unlike the old style of Diablo seasons, Season of the Malignant will feature a more traditional battle pass, new content, new items, and the kind of content you’d expect. from Call of Duty, Fortnite, etc.

well maybe not that a lot of content, but this is still a season and battle pass style that modern gamers are familiar with from all other mainline live service games. That comes with expectations, of course, and the ability to earn premium currency as part of the battle pass is one of those rewards many have been hoping to see.

In the case of Call of Duty, another Activision Blizzard game, by finishing all levels of the battle pass, players earn enough premium currency to buy the next one. Considering how much Diablo 4 monetization was inspired by Call of Duty, I’d expect the same thing to happen here as well.

Unfortunately, that will not be the case. Blizzard has confirmed in a Forbes interview that the season 1 battle pass includes some platinum, the game’s paid currency, but not enough to buy the next one.

This is interesting, as the Season of the Malignant Battle Pass will be the first opportunity for players to earn Platinum anywhere other than by purchasing it.

That said, Diablo 4 isn’t the first game to include some of its premium currency in the battle pass, but not enough to pay for the next one. Fortnite, for example, does the same thing, but it could be argued that the Fortnite battle pass offers more value for money.

In fact, Blizzard is aware that the content for Season of the Malignant may seem a bit sparse, as it was created alongside the game. Future seasons will be more interesting in that regard, but we’ll obviously need to see them for ourselves before we can judge that claim.

Season of the Malignant begins on July 20 and will last for 12 weeks. Blizzard believes that there is more than enough time for even casual players to finish the battle pass. While everyone will need to start a new character to experience the seasonal content, there are things you can do today to start the season off with a huge power boost.