Alright, let’s talk about switching things up in Diablo 4 Season 4, specifically changing your character class. I went through this myself just the other day.
So, I was playing my Sorcerer, deep into Season 4, got some decent gear, you know how it goes. But then I saw some crazy Barbarian builds popping off with the new tempering and masterworking stuff. Looked super fun, way more smashing than my icy casting. I thought, “Okay, time to switch, let’s become a Barb.”
My first instinct was to look around the menus with my Sorcerer loaded up. Checked the wardrobe, the inventory, even the game settings. I was hunting for some button, some option, maybe an NPC in town that would let me respec my entire class. Spent a good chunk of time clicking around, feeling a bit silly.
Turns out, you just… can’t. Yeah, that was the big realization. Diablo 4 doesn’t have a feature to change the class of a character you’ve already made and leveled. Once a Sorcerer, always that specific Sorcerer. Same for Barb, Necro, Druid, Rogue. Your character’s class is locked in stone the moment you create them.
So, what did I actually do to “change” my class experience?
The Real Process: Starting Fresh
It’s simple, really, just not what I initially hoped for. Here’s the step-by-step of what I actually did:
- I logged out of my Sorcerer.
- Went back to the main character selection screen.
- Hit the ‘Create New Character’ button.
- Selected the ‘Seasonal Realm’ since I wanted to play Season 4 content.
- Then, I picked the class I wanted to try: Barbarian.
- Customized the look a bit, gave him a name.
- Clicked ‘Start Game’.
And bam, there I was, back in Kyovashad, Level 1, ready to start the grind all over again as a Barbarian. It’s not a “class change” for your existing character, it’s literally making a new one.
So yeah, if you want to play a different class in Season 4, you gotta roll a new character. All your progress, gear, levels on your old character stay with that character. The good news is some things like renown rewards (skill points, potion capacity once unlocked) and altar of lilith stats carry over account-wide, which helps a bit. But the core journey? You start it again. That’s just how it works.
