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· The core objectives for Season 13 can be broadly divided into two categories. First, the progression path after clearing the story, which many players will experience. Second, the endgame content to enjoy after entering Torment difficulty.
· After clearing the story, you'll progress through difficulties from Normal to Penitent, leveling up, and then enter Torment difficulty to fully enjoy the endgame. It's effective to tackle these two stages separately.

· After clearing the story and reaching your late 40s to 50s, you should prepare to enter the Torment endgame. The main objectives to focus on at this point are as follows:
· Reach Level 70: Upon reaching level 70, the 'Paragon' system is unlocked, allowing you to gain additional skill trees and stats.
· Clear Capstone Dungeons: Follow the seasonal quests to clear Capstone Dungeons. This increases your seasonal rank, and clearing the Penitent difficulty Capstone Dungeon is key to unlocking the 'Abyss' content.
· Clear Abyss Tier 10: Clearing Abyss Tier 10 unlocks Torment difficulty. Therefore, tackling the Capstone Dungeon and clearing Abyss Tier 10 are essential steps to entering Torment.
· Note: The Penitent difficulty Capstone Dungeon can be cleared more easily if you attempt it at level 60 or higher.

· Before entering Torment difficulty, it's important to have a decent gear setup. Aim to reach level 70 while focusing on the following:
· Target Item Power 850: Upon reaching level 70, item power will be fixed at 850. Based on this item power, you should prioritize replacing gear to strengthen your character's basic stats.
· Importance of Weapon Enhancement: Weapons are key pieces that significantly boost your character's combat power. Prioritizing weapon enhancement will make gameplay much smoother.
· Leveling Methods: It's efficient to level up in areas like 'Operation Plan', 'Secret Legion', or Abyss Dungeon Tiers 7-9.
· Utilize Experience Boosts: Equipping all three 'Advanced Skill' set Charms increases experience gain by 50%. This significantly speeds up leveling, so it's highly recommended to utilize it.

· Once you enter Torment difficulty, the 'Operation Plan' content becomes the core of the endgame. Operation Plan helps you achieve various goals, such as build research and collecting ideal gear.
· Importance of Operation Plan: Through Operation Plan, you can challenge various activities and grow your character. Choose and proceed with activities you prefer, such as Secret Legion, Nightmare Dungeons, or the Abyss.
· Utilizing Skill Trees: When progressing through Operation Plan, it's important to utilize skill trees efficiently. 'Abyssal City' and 'Nightmare Dungeons' in particular offer advantageous rewards for skill tree growth.
· Target Item Power 900: In Torment difficulty, the drop rate for gear with item power 900 increases. Steadily acquire gear with item power 900 by consistently engaging in Operation Plan. However, since the drop rate for item power 900 gear is low, increasing the Torment tier is recommended for obtaining rare items.

· Obtaining Legendary items and their powers is crucial during endgame progression. Here are efficient ways to acquire and utilize them.
· Acquiring Legendary Items: It's difficult to acquire Legendary items and their powers (Aspects) intensively in specific locations. It's more efficient to farm broadly across various Operation Plan activities.
· Importance of Crafting System: The Horadric Cube and gear enhancement systems are essential for endgame progression. Specifically, the functions to add properties to Magic items to upgrade them to Rare, or to enhance Normal items to Unique, can be very useful.
· Early Crafting Limitations: However, crafting materials may be scarce in early Torment (Tiers 1-6), so it's advisable to actively utilize the crafting system later when you have sufficient materials.
· Item Power 850 Baseline: Aim to equip all slots except weapons with item power 850 as a starting point, and then gradually replace them with better gear.

· Each dungeon and activity plays a unique role in the endgame.
· Abyss Dungeons: Optimized for increasing your Glyph level.
· Nightmare Dungeons: Useful for collecting various crafting materials.
· Abyss Boss Fights: A primary activity for gear collection.
· Helltide: Effective for obtaining consumables and opening chests for gear recovery when gear farming is difficult early on.
· Abyssal City: Very useful in the long run as you can acquire a large number of Mythic items from the beginning of the season.

· Diablo 4 Season 13 offers an intuitive gameplay experience rather than complex game design. By consistently progressing with Operation Plan as the focus, you'll naturally feel your character getting stronger.
· Before Torment: Aim to reach level 70, clear Capstone Dungeons, and clear Abyss Tier 10 while gearing up.
· After Torment: Gear up with an item power 850 baseline, and complete your build using Legendary powers and tempering. Then, further strengthen your character through various activities like Abyss Dungeons, Nightmare Dungeons, and Helltides, focusing on Operation Plan.
· Key Takeaway: It's important to choose a build that suits you and consistently engage in Operation Plan to grow your character. Additionally, actively utilizing crafting systems like the Horadric Cube allows for more efficient play.