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OS Neutral Diablo 3 Expansion - Reaper of Souls announced

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Diablo 3 Expansion - Reaper of Souls announced

Main website - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/
Opening Cinematic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb7QJwQ58T0
Gameplay Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGp5dkJdi0w

So far the release date for this is sometime 2014.

And here is most of the things we know about this expansion:
(I didn't write this, someone else did on the official forums)

DIABLO 3 - REAPER OF SOULS

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Release Date:

2014

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Important Characters:

Malthael, the Archangel of Wisdom

- Seemingly the main antagonist.
- 'Grim Reaper'-like figure. Can drain life and so on.
- Angelic wings of bone, dark and grim appearance. Wielding sling blades.

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Story:

Malthael wants to end the eternal conflict by destroying all demons. The Black Soulstone is meanwhile hidden somewhere on Sanctuary by Tyrael and the Horadrim. But as we see in the opening cinematic, Malthael steals it, nearly killing Tyrael in the process. As such, Malthael has the Prime Evil's soul in his grip.

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New Act:

Act V

Confirmed Areas in Act V:
- Westmarch.
- Pandemonium Fortress.

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New class:

Crusader

- A mid-range class with shields, flails, and heavy armour.
- Very paladin-esque.

Class Resource:
- Wrath.

Main Stat:
- Strength.

Known abilities:
- Shield Bash.
- Fist of the Heavens.
- Sweep Attack.
- Blessed Shield.
- Blessed Hammer.
- Shield Flare.
- Falling Sword.
- Law of Valour.
- Slash.
- Judgement.
- Heaven's Fury.
- Punish.
- Justice.
- Scourge.

Known runes:
- Fist of the Heavens - Tempest of the Heavens.
- Fist of the Heavens - Well of Retribution (Lightning AoE).
- Fist of the Heavens - Lightning Rod.
- Fist of the Heavens - Reverberation.
- Scourge - Bound Fate.
- Scourge - Razor's Edge.

Known passive abilities:
- Indestructible.
- Finery.
- Wrathful.
- Heavenly Strength.
- Long Arm of the Law.
- Wrecking Ball.
- Holy Cause.
- Stand Your Ground.
- Against All Odds.
- Vigilant.

Screenshots:
http://diablo.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/press-02.jpg
http://diablo.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/press-03.jpg
http://diablo.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/press-08.jpg
http://diablo.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/press-11.jpg

Gameplay Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PsgUzcAAuUQ

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New Level-Cap:

Level 70

- More skills.
- More runes.

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New Monsters:

Confirmed so far:

Seraph.
Summoner of the Dead.
Executioner.
Death Maiden.

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New Items:

Confirmed new items:

Jawbreaker - Fist Weapon
Link: http://diablo3.judgehype.com/screenshots/gamescom2013/conference/28.jpg

God Butcher - Flail
Link: http://i.imgur.com/oEQHyc6.png

Serpent's Sparker - Wand
Link: http://s14.directupload.net/images/130821/dzop83qu.jpg

Confirmed changed items:

Puzzle Ring - Ring
Link: http://www.joystiq.com/screenshots/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls/848510/#!slide=848514

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Loot 2.0:

'Smart Drops' System:

- Items drop less frequently.
- When they do, they have a real purpose instead of being screen-clutter.
- Rare (yellow) and Legendary (orange) items can roll as a 'Smart Drop'.
- Smart Drop rolls mean that their stats are adjusted for the class your are currently playing.

Creafting Reagents:
- Common (white) items will now be used as a crafting reagent.

Transmogrify Appearances:
- Magical (blue) items will now be used for transmogrification looks.

Other:
- More meaningful legendary drops.
- Legendaries will be build-changers.
- Legendaries will drop across all difficulty-levels, with appropriate ilvls.
- Many looted items will be exclusively BoA.

Video interview on Loot 2.0 from Gamescom:
http://au.gamespot.com/events/gamescom-2013/loot-20-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-6413370/

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Paragon 2.0:

- Paragon levels are now account-wide.
- They no longer have a level cap.
- They reward points which you can invest in account-wide bonus statistics.

Point Allocation:
http://diablo3.judgehype.com/screenshots/gamescom2013/conference/29.jpg

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New Artisan:

Mystic

- Transmogrification (change item looks).
- Enchanting (re-roll a rare legendary affix).

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New Endgame Options:

Currently Confirmed New Modes:

Loot Runs
- This is a new feature with randomized 15-20 minute dungeons to mix up the endgame a bit.

Nephalem Trials
- (Speculation) Could this be an endless dungeon?

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Other notable features:

Design focus:
- More focus on endgame variety.
- Improved loot.
- Character customization.
- A darker game; assets, story, etc. More evil.

Fixes:
- Transitions between external and internal locations are now seamless.
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Well, the presented areas look dark (at last). They actually look very dark, remind me more of Diablo 1. That's good.

Other than that, it seems that my prayers are fulfilled: Paladin is back.
And the end-game dungeons look like the expansion might be able to hold people longer after all.
 
Looks awesome. I personally never got around very far in my Diablo 3 CE, but I'll have a new Haswell rig soon, so I look forward to making up for lost time :D
 
DrDomVonDoom said:
Actually if I remember correctly, the fans were crying because the Paladin wasn't included in D3, this was prolly a demand thing.
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Well, fans cried even more for necromancer but the decision was taken by the fact that there are already 2 classes using intelligence, 2 classes using dexterity but only 1 class using strength. Crusader will fill that gap and will become the second class using strength.

Of course that leaves everything open for the second expansion.
 
Cool. I played through on a few characters when the game came out, and did some multiplayer with my brother. But my hand hurt so much from the clicking, that I had to back off.

Maybe I'll pick up the expansion and play it through with the new class.
 
Excited for it, but not sure If I'll buy just yet. While Diablo 3 is a great, it isn't without it's issues.

Most of the things based on what I've been reading have been resolved in the Expansion though, which is great.

But It's still only one act & one class.. Hopefully It turns out good, and hoping It's not expensive either :p
 
Yamcha said:
Excited for it, but not sure If I'll buy just yet. While Diablo 3 is a great, it isn't without it's issues.

Most of the things based on what I've been reading have been resolved in the Expansion though, which is great.

But It's still only one act & one class.. Hopefully It turns out good, and hoping It's not expensive either :p
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Yes, they seem to address most major issues with this expansion. Loot efficiency, auction house necessity, demand for a darker scenery, things to do after finishing the story. Despite the fact that these things should be at the game already, this expansion might worth the trouble.
 
I'll pick it up as I want to see what the story is like. They did kind of ruin the Lore in D3 with some useless characters.
This might be fun, if only for a single play through.
 
I was one of the ones who got hacked back last August when Blizzard got hacked. I've been locked out of my account since. Nothing on Blizzards contact site worked for getting ahold of a person (Everything requires a password reset and since someone changed the name associated with my account I coudln't do that) and, even worse, when you try and hit the contact or email buttons you get a little circle with a slash through it when you mouse over!

They wouldn't even answer the endless string of messages from users with similar problems on their facebook pages.

Thats a big "***** you" in my book to the customer.

It wasn't until recently where they updated the phone number you get when you google them. Before it was some number that just endlessly looped without you getting to a person.

Diablo 3 expansion? No thanks. Blizzard is a trash company anymore. Its pretty sad when you have to buy a keychain to keep your account from getting hacked.
 
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