More info can be found here as it details Blizzard’s monetization plans: īasically, a battle/season pass is a accumalative tier bar system that requires players to either spend money or gain some type of points in order to unlock a tier within a battle pass. Many of the rewards embody the seasonal theme, helping players show off their participation in that Season.' In contrast, the Premium Tier rewards are focused on aesthetics, providing a huge value in the form of cosmetics and Premium Currency. The Free Tiers of the pass will provide gameplay boosts to all players-things which make the journey of leveling up a fresh seasonal character faster and more streamlined. There will be a single track of rewards with Free Tiers that are unlocked just by playing the game and leveling, and Premium Tiers which provide no in-game power or advantage over other players.

The Battle Pass recognizes players’ dedication, with greater rewards unlocking as you play more throughout the Season.

'Seasons will add all-new gameplay, quests, challenges, meta changes, and quality-of-life improvements. The free tier pass offers in-game advantages and/or boosts, but they can only be obtained by playing the game, and spending money won’t change/affect how fast you obtain the free tier pass rewards. The premium season pass will only reward cosmetics, it won’t offer any in-game advantages to players. Was there a specific point in any specific video or something that details what all of this actually entails? I wasn’t able to find a clear answer. All I am looking for is a detailed answer, should one actually exist at this point. That being said (and read this part very carefully if you’re wanting to verbally scathe me instead of providing any useful information to my inquiry), I legitimately do not understand what this means, and I make no claims to understand what any of this means - I just want clarification. When I see words like “accelerated” and “premium” and “tier skips”, I get the feeling that if you spend more money on this version of the game, you are being given advantages over other players that have nothing to do with cosmetics. Some sources I found claim the “seasonal pass” is simply to acquire a cosmetic set of items.

However, what is all this other stuff? The language used sounds like you’re buying a seasonal pass, but I don’t understand what the pass is for. I get the “cosmetic” term used, naturally. “Accelerated Seasonal Battle Pass Unlock in Diablo IV-includes a Premium Seasonal Battle Pass Unlock plus 20 Tier Skips and a cosmetic” I am having a difficult time understanding what this means:

Diablo 3 season 20 tier list