Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Update

Blizzard is adding a wealth of new features with Diablo III: Reaper of Souls..

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BlizzCon has officially come to a close and over the course of the weekend there were a hefty amount of reveals for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. The base game was met with critical acclaim, but the games flaws soon became apparent to all that those that played the game. The auction house, the itemization, the difficulty, the loot grind--it all felt half-baked to many gamers.

Blizzard aims to change those sentiments with Reaper of Souls. For starters, it was announced that the much loathed auction house would finally meet its demise on March 18th, 2014. Since the announcement of the auction house's closure Blizzard had been relatively mum about how exactly Reaper of Souls plans to expand Diablo. The silence ended this weekend as Blizzard laid out their plans for the expansion:

  • Act V, the Crusader class, leveling to 70, and "Loot 2.0" (as revealed before this weekend)
  • Adventure Mode (a new sandbox option)
  • Bounties (randomized objective system)
  • Nephalem Rifts (fancy name for loot runs)
  • Infinite Paragon Progression
  • "The Mystic" (Enchanting NPC)

These options aim to add more variety to what many feel is a stale end game. Existing players will get the most out of the expansion as most of the added content is meant for max level adventurers. Blizzard has also made it exceedingly clear that this expansion is meant to bring back the darker style and loot drop addiction that previous Diablo installments were so famous for.

Will the announcements this weekend be enough to get you to jump back into the world of Sanctuary? Let us know in the comments below!

Ian Nowakowski

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The changes definitely sold me on it.
# Nov 10 2013 at 6:11 PM Rating: Good
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Definitely looking forward to jumping in finally! I was holding off initially, but they've pretty much sold me with the changes they're making.
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# Nov 10 2013 at 11:10 AM Rating: Excellent
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I'm excited to hop in!
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# Nov 10 2013 at 11:55 AM Rating: Decent
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Same here dude! Walked away and looking forward to coming back :)
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# Nov 10 2013 at 1:18 PM Rating: Excellent
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I may finally buy the game. Loved Diablo II but was unimpressed in my trial play of D3.
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# Nov 10 2013 at 2:14 PM Rating: Decent
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I always enjoyed the gameplay. Always fluid and fun to play. The problem lies with itemization and the auction house for me. I found myself browsing the auction house and only grinding for gold to spend in the auction house. Once properly geared there was no reason left to play, there was no loot grind. The game was effectively killed (at least for me) by these elements.
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