Darkening Tristram and how to start

#1 - Jan. 1, 2018, 9:22 p.m.

Do you have to collect the seven (7) cultist papers? Because my wife and I created a level 1 seasonal character and went into adventure mode on normal difficulty level and no symbol by the Old Ruins. Nor was there a portal when we went there? Then we tried it separately as single players and same thing...Its 4a.m. here and going to bed so any and all help is appreciated.

Nevalistis

Community Manager

#36 - Jan. 2, 2018, 2:20 a.m.

01/01/2018 07:10 AMPosted by MissCheetah
Correction! As has been pointed out to me below - The few hours delay was only for the first year. This year and other years the Cultists will be there first for Jan 1-3. Portal opens after that so probably the 4th.

Saw the confusion pop up and wanted to hop in to reaffirm this! Apologies for not reiterating this information in the blog; we'll get that updated as soon as the rest of us are back in office.

Again, just to be clear: only the pre-cursor event (roaming cultists in Adventure Mode) is currently available. The portal to Old Tristram will open on January 4th.

Nevalistis

Community Manager

#110 - Jan. 3, 2018, 5:55 a.m.

01/02/2018 01:45 PMPosted by Blackarrows
One of the posts needs to be corrected, either this one is wrong or the blog post is.
The portal will either open on the 3rd at 4:00 pm pst or the 4th as stated here.

So, they're technically both right. I had the 4th in my head because the start time is programmed in UTC (midnight on the 4th). That means it actually begins on the 3rd in PST as a byproduct. Trust the post times in the blog at this point, as they were updated early today and triple-checked for accuracy!

Apologies for the confusion; this is why I rarely post from home without my usual access to resources. :) I just wanted to make sure folks knew we were aware of the miscommunication and that we would be fixing it.