When it comes to action RPGs few games stand out as much as Diablo. Diablo 1 was a very unique game with it's eagle view and focus on items. It was so unique in fact, that developers today are still trying to copy it (known as Diablo Clones).
From that period, there have been many expansions to Diablo including a sequel called Diablo 2. Now the time has come for the third game in the series (and the greatest) Diablo 3! This game improves on its predecessors in all aspects of the game.
It includes a new difficulty level known as Inferno that has monsters with a min level cap of 61 (whereas the player cap is 60), has Inferno specific items with unique skins and models, and generally tougher gameplay.
Besides these things, Diablo 3 also has many other global changes to difficulty, such as less potions, less health leech, etc.
One of the main features of Diablo 3 will be the real-money action house where players can purchase anything from gold, to items, to characters for real money. This action was implemented by Blizzard so they could block out external shady sites that players had to go to when buying Gold for money. Note this is optional and there is still a normal auction house for gold.
PvP has also been changed for the better in Diablo 3, with arenas getting Ladders and lots of variations to terrain and maps. This has not been confirmed yet but game modes such as DOTA may be impemented in later updates to the game.
Hardcore mode has returned in this game as well. Players that are killed on this mode are gone forever. This pro only mode features gold-only AH (so you don’t spend real money equipping your character only to have him die in a battle). Also, it has been confirrmed that the arena in Hardcore mode will NOT have permanent death.
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