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Diablo 3's Expansion

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There is no question that Diablo 3 has undergone a metamorphosis since launching in December of 2012. Not long after launch, Game Director Jay Wilson left the project to go work on other Blizzard titles. The Reaper of Souls expansion brought big changes from a lore and story perspective and more, smaller changes have gone into place over the intervening three years to make D3 nearly unrecognizable from what it was when released. Fast forward to today, and we have the recent deployment of the v2.3.0 patch that is the largest to date and one that is packed with a new location, a new season tracker and Kanai’s Cube, a modernized version of Diablo 2’s Horadric Cube. What it all comes down to is that this is the meatiest, game altering patches …show more content…

In addition, bonus bounties will reward two caches, though there is only one bonus per game crafting legendary or set items will require act-specific materials rather than the general ‘forgotten soul’ and low level crafting materials have been removed completely rare mobs and bosses now deal reduced damage a seasonal character tracker has been added new sets have been added for Witch Doctor, Crusader and Monk classes three new difficulty modes have been added: Torment VII-X, each with a Paragon level requirement to participate Of course, there are a number of smaller, yet also important fixes, enhancements, updates and class balance improvements, each of which contributes to the real sense of this patch’s significance to the longevity of Diablo 3. To say that v2.3.0 is a game changer is certainly no overstatement. What it all comes down to is that this patch breathes new life into the game and even more interest in finding that piece of gear that will perfect a character. It's a given that this is precisely what Diablo 3 is: a gear grind with the ever-present carrot on a stick of something that is that much better, that much stronger, that much more powerful. The new area and the promise of cube creations that will fulfill this hope with enough patience is guaranteed to keep fans coming back for more for a long, long

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