Diablo 3 Expansion: Reaper of Souls Officially Announced

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Published: August 21, 2013Posted in: Featured, PC NewsTags: blizzard, diablo 3 expansion, Gamescom

Blizzard has officially announced the Diablo 3 expansion, Reaper of souls at Gamescom. Along with the announcement were two trailers, so let’s take a look at a breakdown of what we can expect.

Breakdown

New Environments including Pandemonium Fortress in Act V
Level Cap raised to lvl 70
New monsters
New Class the Crusador
Upgraded Paragon System is now account wide. There is no lvl limit and you can place paragon stat points the way you want.
The main boss that looks like the Grimm Reaper is called Malthael.
Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials modes
The mystic crafter is added back in. She can change the way you look and enchant items.

Gameplay Teaser:

Opening Cinematic:

Malthael, the fallen Archangel of Wisdom, returns as the Angel of Death in Diablo III’s first expansion set: Reaper of Souls. Having seized the powerful Black Soulstone for his own nefarious purposes, it now falls to players to track down Malthael and stop him before he unleashes irreversible havoc on the world. Fortunately, a new hero is ready to join the cause and bring Malthael to justice.

Diablo III’s Paragon progression system is also being majorly upgraded for the expansion, adding even more end-game character advancement and replayability. Two new game modes—Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials—are being added as well, providing fun and rewarding challenges for players to tackle when they’re not busy saving the world.

Brad

Posted August 21, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Wait, so, the expansion is only 1 act? No inscription or is that then enchanting items? Looks awesome but I’ve been SO disappointed with D3 that im not sure i want to shell out 40 bucks for 1 more act… i could just easily watch play-throughs so i can see the story. and i want Leah back!!! >:(

Edit:
Blizzard has put a bad taste in my mouth since SC2 to be honest. The whole 3 part thing is annoying and is expensive, HotS was a let down, story-wise and gameplay wise, and incredibly short, not worth 40 dollars in my opinion. D3 was fun but too much like WoW, the customability is gone and there is NO end game besides item grinding. Not to mention RMAH completely destroyed the in-game economy. You can definitely tell that they have been focusing most on WoW and kind of let D3 and sc2 fall to the sides a little. MoP has has been a great expansion
Unless they make some MAJOR revamps to D3 with this expansion, it too, will be a let down.
Ill still buy Sc2: into the void (or w/e this next one is called) just because I’m more emotionally invested in that game story than any other blizzard game. Fenix is alive, damn it!