There you have it - you are fully able to skip Act 1 in Diablo 4, but you will need to complete it before getting access to Act 4. The enemies in Sanctuary scale with your current level too, so you won’t face a harder challenge in any specific region of the map. So no matter if you want to first see Lorath in Dry Steppes, talk to Donan in Scoslgen, or go in order and find Neyrelle and Vigo in Fractured Peaks, your Diablo 4 experience will not change. This is important because you can’t get a mount until Act 4. I can confirm, however,that this won’t change the story or your experience in any way, though regardless of where you start, you will go on the same quests, get the same ending, and still eventually have to complete all three Acts before moving onto Act 4. The simple answer to this question is yes, you are able to completely bypass Act 1 in Diablo 4 and head straight for either Scosglen or Dry Steppes to start Act 2 or 3. The Gidbinn on the ground after taking out the Unique Flayer.Skip Act 1 and go straight to Act 3 in Diablo 4 Prava plays a major role in Act 1. Ormus is the final person you have to speak with to complete the quest. He'll send you to Asheara next who will let you hire an Iron Wolf for free and tell you to go speak to Ormus one more time who will give you a Rare ring for completing the quest. Once you've obtained The Gidbinn return to town and speak with Ormus. Something worth noting too is that the Gidbinn altar is always nearby the Flayer Dungeon which is part of Act 3 Quest 2: Khalim's Will. As you can see it has its own unique marking that appears when you get in the general area of it. You can easily locate the Gidbinn altar by looking at your map, in the screenshot below I circle what the Gidbinn altar looks like on the map. A unique Flayer will spawn that drops the Gidbinn when you defeat it. For this quest all you need to do is head over to the Gidbinn altar in the Flayer Jungle and inspect it. which you unlock normally through a side quest near the beginning of Act 4. The Blade of the Old Religion quest begins when you enter the Flayer Jungle or shortly after completing Act 3 Quest 1: The Golden Bird. Here’s a breakdown of what carries over and what doesn’t in Diablo 4 Season 1.

Reward: Free Iron Wolf (Merc Hire) and a Rare ring from Ormus Quest Goal: Obtain The Gidbinn and return it to Ormus Act 3 Quest 2: Blade of the Old Religion - Diablo 2

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