by JR Cook - 9 years ago     show comments

As you are likely well aware by now, Season 2 is available for preview and play on the Patch 2.1.2 Test Realm right now. Along with the fully functioning test also comes the ability to preview next season’s Conquests and get some practice in on executing them as quickly as possible for when the real deal goes down on live.

So, what are the new Conquests? Here’s a picture preview of each taken directly from the PTR moments ago:

As you can see, some of the ideas from the Season 1 Conquests came back, but in reimagined form, with only Divinity/Lionhearted being the true returner. It’s simply scaled up to Greater Rift 35 due to the rebalancing of Greater Rifts for Patch 2.1.2 after you reach Greater Rift 25.

If you were planning on getting a leg (not a Legendary) up on the competition by plotting out strategies for these during the PTR testing, you’ll be able to also gain some karma by helping the developers with your focused feedback. Community Representative Nevalistis added the following to her Focused Feedback thread:

Just a quick note that the Focused Feedback list has been updated to include the following request for testing:

• New Seasonal Conquests
• Season 2 Conquests have been added
  • Divinity/Lionhearted
    • Reach Greater Rift Level 35 in Seasonal/Hardcore Seasonal.
  • Avarice/Avaritia
    • Complete a 50,000,000 gold streak while outside of The Vault and The Inner Sanctum in Seasonal/Hardcore Seasonal
  • Boss Mode/Worlds Apart
    • Kill the following bosses at max level on Torment VI within 20 minutes of the start of the game in Seasonal/Hardcore Seasonal:
      • Skeleton King
      • Queen Aranea
      • The Butcher
      • Maghda
      • Zoltun Kulle
      • Belial
      • Ghom
      • Siegebreaker Assault Beast
      • Cydaea
      • Azmodan
      • Iskatu
      • Rakanoth
      • Izual
      • Diablo
      • Urzael
      • Adria
      • Malthael
  • Speed Demon/Need For Speed
    • Complete a Nephalem Rift at max level on Torment VI within 2 minutes in Seasonal/Hardcore Seasonal.
  • Language/Deadly Language
    • Complete the following Lore Book achievements in Seasonal/Hardcore Seasonal
      • Khanduras Corrupted
      • Legends of the Fall
      • Khanduras Expert
      • Tristram Biologist
      • Denizens of the Desert
      • The Sands of Time
      • Caldeum Historian
      • Caldeum Ecologist
      • For Those About to Die
      • Ale Drinkers and Hellraisers
      • Bastion’s Professor
      • Bastion’s Keep Preservationist
      • Soldiers of Heaven
      • Heaven Can’t Wait
      • Heaven’s Chronicler
      • Heaven’s Zoologist
      • City of Death
      • The West Marches On
      • Pandemonium Tour Guide
      • Westmarch Cryptozoologist

Please let us know if you’ve attempted any of the above Conquests, and if so, let us know how you did. How difficult were they to complete? Did you experience any issues completing them? Did you experience any bugs when attempting to complete them? Did you enjoy the challenge?

Thank you, as always, for your dedication and constructive feedback!

So, now that you’re well informed on what you have to do, who’s going to team up with Neinball and I to knock these out next season? We still have to finish our Speed Racer for Season 1, which has been a constant grind/struggle, but a fun one. Conquests have really added a nice spin on promoting different styles of gameplay throughout different parts of the season. Do you actively chase them or mostly just worry about climbing the Leaderboard or do you simply enjoy the fresh start?