Season 4 midcycle update delays Unvaulted Passes to Season 5
Blizzard moves Unvaulted Passes from the Season 4 midcycle update to the start of Season 5 for additional testing. The September 4 article also outlined Team Drives and BlizzCon programming.
The short version
- Unvaulted Passes delayed until Season 5
- Team Drives window was September 4–6
- BlizzCon ran September 12–13
- This article is a dated announcement, not a live event notice
RankUp's take
Unvaulted Passes did not arrive with the Season 4 midcycle update as originally planned. Game Director Aaron Keller says the feature was moved to the start of Season 5 to allow more testing.
The same article described a September 4–6 Team Drives window and the September 12–13 BlizzCon schedule. Those dates have now passed; this is an archive of the announcement, not a claim that those events are currently running.
For a ranked player, the main continuing takeaway is the changed pass release schedule. Cosmetic and event announcements should not be mistaken for balance changes. Consult the Season 5 announcement and final release notes for what is available next.
What this means for you
No hero balance changes are announced here; the relevant change is the Unvaulted Passes schedule.
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