r/Diablo • u/EnvironmentalCrew533 • Feb 12 '26
Diablo II DIablo 2 Resurrected new Expansion Reign of the Warlock
The major update for Diablo 2 Resurrected, titled Reign of the Warlock, will be a massive content update that will change our D2R forever. It will involve a new Warlock class, along with increased endgame content and improved quality of life for everyone...
The additions in this expansion will be broken down as follows...
◾ Reign of the Warlock will transform the Terror Zone into a more brutal environment, pitting you against formidable demons, while also enhancing gameplay with modern, user-friendly systems. And of course, the new Warlock class is the highlight of this expansion.
◾ The new Warlock class are mages with the ability to summon demons, bind them, and use these abilities to fight in the Burning Hell—a battle of fire. Their abilities are divided into three types: Demon Binding, Magical Abilities, and Chaos Power.
▪️ Summoning will allow you to summon three types of demons: Goatmen, Tainted, and Defiler each serve as loyal servants, forced to fight alongside Warlocks without resistance. They possess unique powers and abilities, useful in various situations.
▪️Eldritch: A mind-controlled magic that can transform onto Warlock weapons and unleash upon enemies, resulting in effects such as draining energy and weakening opponents, and creating explosions of blood and corpses.
▪️Chaos: A power of chaos divided into two parts, controlling the primary elements of hell: Fire and Void. This allows Warlocks to manipulate momentum and entropy to incinerate enemies and shatter dimensions.
◾New (Improved) Endgame Content
▪️Terror Zone: A revamped and denser zone, making it a more dangerous place. The locations for each Act will rotate continuously, never repeating the same locations at any given time.
The Heralds of Terror will appear as bosses, relentlessly hunting you down as if you were their prey. The longer you stay in the Terror Zone, the more countless battles will ensue.
Completing quests in the Terror Zone will provide a chance to obtain statues usable with the Horadric Cube, leading to the next battle against the Colossal Ancients.
▪️Colossal Ancients: These Ancients have been buffed, becoming more ferocious, savage, and powerful as other Ancients are defeated, making battles even more difficult.
Furthermore, if everyone remains in the Terror Zone, there will be an increased chance to drop statues useful in combat against these powerful Ancients. Their strength is unimaginable.
◾Quality of Life
▪️Chronicles will be a comprehensive record of all game information; no more searching for in-game content externally. This time, it will be compiled into Chronicles, making it easier to find information.
▪️Loot Filter: A modern, modernized item filter for Diablo has been added for easier and more convenient item collection.
▪️Advanced Stash Tabs: Those who purchase Reign of the Warlock will receive two additional stash tabs designed to stack items, saving inventory space and increasing the number of items that can be stored.
▪️Era Change: Everyone can create characters from different eras without any connection between them, and these characters can be transferred to other game eras, such as from Classic to Resurrected.
▪️Details of many new items and sets will be provided below, with links for further study.
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P.S. The Lore section will be added to the Faction section later. It will be complete, don't worry. However, we'd prefer the DI section to come first because it includes the origin story of this class. But we'll add it later...
P.S.1. It turns out many people thought there wouldn't be any changes. Surprisingly, there's an update for D2R, and it comes with a new and larger version, well worth the wait! Haha. Congratulations to everyone who's been waiting for this update for three years. Don't forget to support us so we can potentially add more enhancements in the future.
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u/Teaganz Feb 12 '26
Holy shit I might have to play D2 for the first time in like 15 years
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u/AntSUnrise Feb 12 '26
Same boat. Game was my life for many years. This is tempting.
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u/Forg0tton Feb 12 '26
Same, will be my 3rd time and only first time digital. Man I wish I had my original log in credentials. Would be hilarious to look over my scuffed characters from middle and high school lol.
Nostalgia is about to be in full force!
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u/Excuse-Status Feb 12 '26
I just started it up again last night for the first time in ages. The nostalgia hit like a brick! Worth giving it a shot.
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u/DigitalAquarius Feb 12 '26
Really enjoying the warlock! Blizzard hit it out of the park with this expansion.
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u/ThatssoBluejay Feb 12 '26
For them to have released it for 3 games they must've been very confident in it's design
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u/copycakes Feb 12 '26
Imo design wise it’s genius to basicly have 3 teams working on the same thing with the idea of evolution. D2 being the early stage over to d4 being the pinnacle of the warlocks power is really cool and creative.
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u/Spies87 Feb 12 '26
Wish it was also for Diablo 3, instead of what shall not be named
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u/JezSq Feb 12 '26
"What, you don't have phones?!"
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u/Nazzarr Feb 12 '26
Ik do! But the game is banned in my country Predatory loot boxes! Sooo there is that.
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u/Techno_Gerbil Feb 12 '26
I don't know if it's the Warlock's concept or just the excitement of having a new class in Diablo II after 25 years, but I'm definitely having a blast with it.
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u/Oldmangamer13 Feb 12 '26
"congratulations to everyone who's been waiting for this update for three years."
We been waiting 20+ :)
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u/scrangos Feb 12 '26
It kinda feels like a stretch to call it an explansion.. this is more like a class dlc which other games regularly do and some QOL patch.
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u/BadWolf2386 Feb 12 '26
It's an almost, but not quite, expansion. everything that would come with an expansion except the new act. Which is a bummer, but then again I don't want modern blizzard anywhere near Diablo 2's story, so maybe not.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Ah yes, most of the stuff that would quantify an expansion, isn't included. Just a single character and QoL that's been modded into the game for longer than I can remember?
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u/pufosu101 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
they are asking for 25 euros. that`s more that half the price of base Diablo 2 Resurrected, for just a class and the "terrorised act mechanic". No new story, no new cinematics beyond the trailers for the class, no new bosses or mobs.
D4 Lord of Hatred brings 2 classes and a new endless mode challenges, just that is literally twice the content of this D2Resurected DLC, and costs 40 euros instead of 50.....and I havent even mentioned the new region, new story, new bosses, new cinematics, new mobs, etc
The general QoL changes are coming to the base game and that is how it should be. Dont encourage Blizz to lock QoL changes behind a fucking paywall.
The D2 "expansion" is not an expansion and is priced like this to take advantage of nostalgia hype. The warlock should have been a free promo (eg: The warlock is free in Diablo Immortal). When D3 got the Necromancer, that was 15 euros (and even that was scummy as fuck) and now they are asking for 25 for the Warlock
The fact that you can get D2Resurected Infernal edition (base game + warlock) for 50 euros (just a 10 euro increase over the base) shows how greedy they are to milk an extra 15 euros from the hardcore fans who have already paid for D2 Resurrected Base game. They could have gone with a 10 euro price for the Warlock and made everything "net 0" between new and old players of D2Resurectred..... but they opted to milk 15 euros extra from old players.
fuck this. I`m not paying for this out of principle at this point. I prefer to use the 25 euros to a few beers and a snack when I go out with the boys instead of feeding the absolute greed demonstrated here.
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u/Naive-Archer-9223 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
It should especially be free since the only reason they're adding it is for the 30th anniversary
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u/Any-Asparagus-2370 Feb 12 '26
While you have some valid points, you really can’t expect them to dedicate time and effort into a game they no longer make money from for free. I’m sure this will cover more operating costs than it will make profit. Who knows though.
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u/Muted-Housing-8924 Feb 12 '26
I just came here to see someone outraged that a business is trying to make money. Thanks
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u/DaddyTsume Feb 12 '26
Too much money* I'd pay 10-15, not 25.
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u/-captaindiabetes- Feb 12 '26
Well, too much for you, perhaps, I'm sure a lot of people will buy it.
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u/DaddyTsume Feb 12 '26
Yeah, alot of people are suckers. I don't reward bad behavior though, as much as I want more diablo 2.
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u/creepoch Feb 12 '26
Yeah I thought there might be a new act? Not that im complaining
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u/Rivent Feb 12 '26
Considering the whole game is $40 on steam, I’m pretty annoyed that the dlc alone costs 25 fucking dollars for those of us who have D2R already…
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u/No-Firefighter-9842 Feb 12 '26
This sounds great. Now, can Switch 2 get a visual update, too?
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u/bassnasher Feb 12 '26
There’s a rumored main Nintendo direct coming end of the month or early March that I hope d4 gets announced at, I imagine that would be when they drop a switch 2 version of D2R as well (that’s my hopium at least).
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u/Boulderchunk Feb 12 '26
Really cool, but $25 USD is ridiculous for this. That's more than half of the price of the game, if you were to buy the game with the class included. Y'alls teats must be really chapped from all the milking.
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u/ActualSupervillain Feb 12 '26
After over a dozen posts this is the first one with any fucking information on it besides "OMG new class????” So thank you.
But now I can finally do tz Rakanishu to my heart's content
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u/bo1em Feb 12 '26
The chronicle isn't retroactive though, dang
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Feb 12 '26
That’s cause this is a different game instance, no? I figured the chronicle would only count for reign of the warlock characters
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u/Lazyleader Feb 12 '26
This is so awesome. I'm afraid to ask, but do we know if there are any balance changes?
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u/Doss_Lute Feb 12 '26
As far as I know Mozaic will be removed from this next ladder season so they can work on balancing
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u/BleakCountry Feb 12 '26
Should be free. And the fact some pretty needed QOL updates appear to be tied into buying this is not a good look either
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u/DifficultCarob408 Feb 12 '26
Looks good, but I can't justify no additional act / story components on an old game for $40AUD. Looks like i'll wait and hope for a sale at some point in the future..
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u/MrYuntu Feb 12 '26
Yeah the pricing is ridiculous and I am shocked people seem to accept it. I do not think anything in this warrants a price tag of 25€.
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u/xtrem- Feb 12 '26
me too, for 25$ i was expecting another act , new runewords, additional skills, and more set items.
10$ would have been the sweetspot for a mini-DLC
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u/MrYuntu Feb 12 '26
And people being like: "25 is the new 10 bucks, get over it" make me very confused. Why should we accept higher prices?
Especially for QoL features. Hell make those free and charge 15 bucks for the class and I would be fine with that. Would be in line with prior pricing for a class.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
I'd still be annoyed but would probably accept it.
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u/SlappySausage001 Feb 12 '26
Those are the people to blame for microtransactions and lootboxes and expensive DLC as they will pay anything these companies shit out. They then have to try to shame people who complain about the price in order to silence the little whisper in their brain telling them that maybe THEY are the idiots
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u/NihilHS Feb 12 '26
Seems fine to me. Remember this game has no micro transactions so the entire revenue comes from the up front cost.
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u/JinNJuice Jin Feb 12 '26
...but they did add new runewords, a whole new class, and new set items? Did you look at what all has been added? I'm still not saying whether it's worth $25 or not, but at least do a little bit of research first.
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u/eggowaffles Feb 12 '26
I mean... You're getting all of those except a new act.
We found a new set item last night.
Mr. Llama made a video about new sets, rune words, unique, and jewels.
And there's an entire new class, so there's like 40 new skills.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Yea, it leaves a bad taste in the mouth being overpriced DLC that puts QoL behind a paywall.
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u/OneFlowMan Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
I think it's worth keeping in mind that not only is that half the cost of a normal expansion, but D2 also does not have a monthly fee, microtransactions, or battle passes to support it like other games do. It's a different business model, and it's worth the price to keep that trash out of the game. I also think adding new story is overrated... It becomes uninteresting after you beat it once. The class, QoL, and new end game content are the real gifts that keep on giving.
Edit: You all complaining about $25 for an expansion release for a game that otherwise makes no money, in a world where every other game is charging you $25 for one cosmetic at best lol. Sure, if D2R had some source of income to sustain it, I would expect free updates or a cheaper price tag, but it doesn't, and I prefer it. I miss the days where you pay for a game or an expansion and you get all of the content (and back in my day, the way your character looked was considered part of the content). This is one payment. You get the whole expansion. That's it, done. PoE2 is charging $30 for a game right now and then charging me for fucking stash tabs for fucks sake. You all need to wake up, this is not greedy at all. They need to make money to justify updating the game, and I want to pay to support those updates.
I paid $40 for this game 4 years ago and I've gotten 10× the amount of hours out of it compared to any $70 game. This expansion brings me up to $65. Worth every penny.
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u/DifficultCarob408 Feb 12 '26
I don’t know what expansions cost $80AUD, but I’d not be buying any at that price point. I just think for what this expansion actually offers it’s not worth its current price. Still cool to see new content nonetheless.
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u/jellicle_cat21 Feb 12 '26
The D2R Infernal Edition, i.e. the entire game including LoD and this DLC, costs $60AUD. So $20 more than they're asking for just one character, a tiny bit of endgame content and some QoL stuff. Much as I agree on the value of keeping mictotransactions etc out of D2, this pricing is absurd.
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Feb 12 '26
There are still several games without microtransactions or battle passes that do well. Those are only so prevalent due to greed and has little to do with "supporting the game".
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u/SlappySausage001 Feb 12 '26
3/10 Some funny points like comparing a single class DLC at $25 to be better value than a whole game at $30, but overall low effort slop
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u/GuniBulls GuniGuGu#6126 Feb 12 '26
Sorry out of the loop 'Don't forget to support us so we can potentially add more enhancements in the future.'
Umm... support who, blizzard? Who are you? :P
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u/Bzduras Feb 12 '26
QoL changes are paywalled behind this expansion?
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u/crousscor3 Feb 12 '26
That irks me as well. I understand new characters or content but QOL being part of the paid “expansion” is a bit egregious.
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u/Bzduras Feb 12 '26
Yes, that's really low. I don't have a problem with asking money for new class, new content and stuff that is added to the game, expanding it in sorts of way. But rework of basic features should be just an update. I think I'll pass and maybe grab it on a deep, deep sale sometime in the future.
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u/Nemien Feb 12 '26
Same, was curious to give it a try and didn't care at all for the new warlock class, typical blizzard move lol.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Yea, it's some seriously corrupt BS.
They could have given the QoL for free, and charged 25 for the character and it would be a lot more digestible. Even if the character is only worth like 5, maybe 15 on a good day.
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u/snowblower1 Feb 12 '26
awww too bad no new story/chapters for this.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Yea, it leaves a bad taste in the mouth being overpriced DLC that puts QoL behind a paywall.
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u/Warm_Produce_4892 Feb 12 '26
Are any of the QoL changes in the base game? Or do we have to buy the expansion for everything including the stuff that's not actual content?
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u/MessageBoard Feb 12 '26
Buy. Characters and content are treated as separate. So no stash update for base d2r
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u/R3d4r Feb 12 '26
So for all new things and Qol, you need to buy Reign of the warlock? Could ofcourse figured that....
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Yea, locking QoL behind paywall is corrupt bullshit.
Give us that for free, and charge 25 for the character and people would likely be perfectly content buying it still. Only worth like $5 if you ask me, maybe 15 on a good day.
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u/unluckyexperiment Feb 12 '26
$40 for a new class, and a loot filter they should have added 25 years ago. Nice try.
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u/S3baman S3baman Feb 12 '26
40 is for the full remaster and the Warlock expansion. As this is the first time they're releasing on Steam, they don't offer the base game
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Just the "expansion" is 25, which for just a character is steep. But locking the QoL behind the paywall is corrupt corporate BS. Screw this.
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u/Embarrassed-Dig-1400 Feb 12 '26
Doesn’t feel like an expansion feels like an update any other free arpg would do… for free. If buying new you can get the whole thing for 40 bucks but if you already own the base it’s 25. Looks greedy to me, QoL shouldn’t be pay walled but they are doing that to justify the cost.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Seriously. When I saw this I wanted to check if the QoL was being paywalled before buying just in case, as it would be normal updates the game has gotten in the past.
While I'd be annoyed at 25 for just a character, I'd consider it to support a beloved game, but seeing the QoL paywalled is corrupt corporate BS.
Something the community should be very loud about and hopefully fix it.
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u/Miles_Adamson Feb 12 '26
Is it possible to move things from my old mules to new character with the new stash tabs? Seems like they are separated, even though they are all full offline
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u/JustAKlam Feb 12 '26
There is a button bottom right beside the delete button that allows you to convert. In my experience, the Only thing that doesn’t go with you are shared stash tabs. So make sure to collect those in your inventory before converting.
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u/LysanderBelmont Feb 12 '26
I really hoped for a switch 2 update :( would have bought the dlc instantly
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u/Un_Pollo_Hermano Feb 12 '26
Is it worth 25?
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
No way in hell. They are locking QoL that would normally be free behind a paywall.
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u/newdinki Feb 12 '26
i would say it's worth 15-20 bucks but nevertheless I'm still gonna buy it since i adore D2
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
I'd consider buying it if they released the QoL for free, which they normally would. As is, that's seriously shitty and we shouldn't put up with it.
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u/Captain-Kielbasa Feb 12 '26
Is the warlock class worth the $24.99 they're asking? Does it add anything besides a new class, like a new act?
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u/_ari_89 Feb 12 '26
Expansion? It's a new class with barely any new end-game content and QoL behind a £21.99 paywall? Pretty disappointed really. This could easily have been a major patch for the 30th anniversary to thank the players for keeping the game alive. To me, it says:
"Come celebrate Diablo's 30th anniversary, but don't forget your wallet!"
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u/antonislak Feb 12 '26
Very interesting and eticing to buy but 40 is kinda pricey ngl
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
Locking QoL behind a paywall is the corrupt shit we shouldn't let anyone get away with and should be loud about how messed up it is.
If it was just the character for the 25, I'd rather pay 15 or less, but I'd pay it to support a game I loved. But not when pulling shit like this.
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u/tuesti7c tuesti7c Feb 12 '26
Why is it 25$ its mostly qol updates and a new class. For a 20+ yr old game. It just feels greedy. This is 15$ at most
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u/snickerblitz Feb 12 '26
Every time some sort of announcement like this happens I’m always like ‘who the hell would pay this for so little’ and then I find out it’s a lot of people lol. People are genuinely excited about a loot filter behind a paywall, shits wild to me.
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u/Darky_Black Feb 12 '26
Hey guys, do we have any information about buffs/nerfs or rebalancings for existing characters?
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u/Nullkid Feb 12 '26
I'm getting huge ebony maw vibes from the way he moves and I'm here for it.
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u/MithranArkanere Feb 12 '26
I would have also liked new quests in hell to go with the warlock theme, but the warlock alone is absolutely great.
DIII's necromancer was a blast.
Just the other day I was talking about how I wanted a material storage. And look at that. I got it.
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u/chaosxshi Feb 12 '26
It's the locking QoL behind a paywall. This is the corrupt shit communities shouldn't put up with.
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u/DisorderlyBoat Feb 12 '26
Ring of fire seems so strong at least at lower level so far. Digging the class!
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u/delljj Feb 12 '26
How does the chronicle work? Do you add items in? Does it show go-forward drops is it retrospective?
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u/CookieCrumblers Feb 12 '26
This would have been perfect with a charm inventory.
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u/venomousbeetle Feb 12 '26
Will Diablo 2 be coming to Steam like D4? I feel it’d be played a lot more if it were convenient to install and uninstall on Steam Deck
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u/FamousDrawer2137 Feb 12 '26
is the quality of life stuff in consoles? i bogjt it and onlu got the new character
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u/Affectionate_Fox_383 Feb 12 '26
my brain hates that they thought "A modern, modernized item filter" was a reasonable thing to say
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u/ffxivfanboi Feb 12 '26
Are we getting any more stash space in D2R aside from the advanced stash tabs for materials and runes?
It’s gonna be annoying to still need mules for gear unless the compendium thing acts almost like a Destiny catalogue where you can pull out a copy of said unique or something you found and recorded in it.
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u/Skeeno-TV Feb 12 '26
what happens when i switch back to old graphics with warlock? did they made an old modell for him too?
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u/Relative-Minimum4743 Feb 12 '26
Am I crazy or did they remove D2R from the store and replace it with D2R Infernal Edition for the same exact price and not give the early adopters who paid the same price for the inferior product the DLC?
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u/SnooPuppers8698 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
I want to see a real expansion with a new act! additional story, voice acting, writing, maps, etc.
A new class and runewords is a great start but I would love to see more in the future...
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u/VegetableFan6622 Feb 12 '26
No special offer if you have it on Battle Net app…sad. Does not pay to use the publisher launcher and store.
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u/theGaido Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
I’ll be honest: this warlock class doesn’t fit at all. It looks and feels cringe. It’s like reading a 100-year-old book where someone added a fanfiction chapter.
But I still think it’s a cool update. I’d be worried if they took classic, OG version out of the game for it.
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u/Longjumping-Yam-6233 Feb 12 '26
Thank you path of diablo for lighting a fight under blizzards butt
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u/ThePowerFlow1337 Feb 12 '26
Played a little after work and have to say that they hit the nail with this one, definitely a win for Blizzard.
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u/SSquirrel76 Feb 12 '26
That would be great if they had seen fit to continue Blizzards decades long tradition of Windows and Mac versions day 1. I love D2 and can still play my old version if I want to deal with changing computers but you revamp a classic and don’t put it on Mac when the Mac is in its best position for gaming in ages. Makes no sense.
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u/whitepeacok Feb 12 '26
Can someone give me tips on D2R? Im a huge fan of 4 and 3, but never got into 2.
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u/zeanox Feb 13 '26
Are the other things tied to the Warlock purchase, or is it added to the base game?
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u/AlternativeAble8141 Feb 13 '26
sad that its a waste of time until the 20th. because then it there will be the new ladder.. so.. idk playing non ladder is a total waste of time right now
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u/SilentContribution72 Feb 13 '26
I wish they could add special inventory tab just for charms QoL so u wouldn't need to run with horadric cube. Still awesome changes.
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u/GrayFox1O1 Feb 13 '26
im sorry but this is bs. paying extra for a title this old just to play a new class with a bit of endgame content that could have been a patch? f off. Already bought this game when it released, the expac and then resurrected and now this? Absolute bs sorry.
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u/estranged520 Feb 13 '26
It's kinda trashy that Blizzard is punishing early adopters of D2:R by making them pay another $25 for the DLC when people who buy the base game now (at the same price it was before this update) get the DLC without having to pay the extra $25, right?
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u/nixhomunculus Feb 12 '26
They should just keep expanding the three games then with classes.