Diablo II: Ressuracted will revisit the balance of characters: for the first time in 11 years

By: Vadim Osiyuk | 16.12.2021, 18:51

Not much time has passed since the last patch for Diablo II: Ressuracted, and the developer is already preparing changes for the next one. And they will be quite serious - will affect mercenaries, rating mode and will adjust the balance of the characters.

Blizzard notes that the latest changes in the balance of the characters were reflected in patch 1.13c from March 23, 2010. Eleven years from now, there will be new changes, but no major changes are expected. 

  • Amazon - Melee skills will make you less dependent on the bonuses of other talents. The skills of "Piercing" and "Best Protection" will be strengthened to increase their usefulness. Shooting will be more powerful - to do this, correct the appropriate skills.
  • Assassin - will improve the mechanics of charging skills and final tricks, as well as traps.
  • Barbarian - this class will be easier to fight in a long battle, because they will improve the skills of "Double Throw" and "Master of Metal Weapons". In addition, they will change the bonus system and increase melee combat techniques.
  • Druid - The fiery branch of the Druid's skills will be reviewed to make them stronger. "Arctic wind" can be directed - so far the skill focuses on only one goal. The druid's companions will receive health points, damage and bonuses.
  • Necromancer - developers will shamanize unpopular servants to make them more useful. For example, increase the natural damage to the skeletons of magicians. Bone skills will also improve.
  • Paladin - will increase the effectiveness of combat auras, and the skill "Spikes" will be adjusted so that it continues to cause sufficient damage at high levels.
  • Sorceress - protective ice tricks will give more useful bonuses, and spells of branches of electricity and fire will increase. As with the druid, the Inferno skill will become more controlled.

The changes will affect other aspects of the game:

  • At the beginning of 2022, there is a rating regime with four variations. By participating in such modes, gamers will be able to discover runic words, but they will not work outside the rating battles - this opportunity will appear only after the end of the season.
    • The team has not yet decided on the ideal length of the season, but the option of four months is still being considered.
  • According to developers, gamers often travel with a desert mercenary. So the other three will improve.
  • Khoradrim cube will receive new recipes, additional words from the runes will appear. Insufficiently effective sets of items will be recycled.