Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred and season 6 start at 4 p.m. PDT on Monday, Oct. 7, according to a Blizzard blog post. Here’s when that is in your time zone: In terms of when you can preload the expansion, that is currently available for all players, both via Battle.net and on console.

Vessel of Hatred is a reason to return to Sanctuary. Perhaps you never needed one; if you're a seasonal slayer who spent the past 16 months gleefully extinguishing helltides, then the first Diablo 4 expansion is best viewed simply enough as more of something you already love.

As part of what seems like a more annualized release schedule of expansions this time around, Diablo 4 has released its first, Vessel of Hatred, along with a new