Diablo 2 Resurrected - 15 Things You Need To Know Before You Buy

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00:00:04.799one of the most beloved action rpg

00:00:07.120looters of all time diablo 2 is finally

00:00:09.760getting its long-awaited remaster on

00:00:11.599september 23rd diablo ii resurrected is

00:00:14.559developed by vicarious visions and

00:00:16.560blizzard entertainment for xbox series

00:00:18.400xns xbox one ps4 ps5 pc and nintendo

00:00:22.240switch though ostensibly the same game

00:00:24.720there's a bit that's being added on top

00:00:26.800let's take a look at 15 things you

00:00:28.400should know before buying the remaster

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00:00:43.280story

00:00:44.480the story takes place once again in the

00:00:46.320world of sanctuary the prime evil diablo

00:00:48.960was defeated in the first game but

00:00:50.559rumors begin to swell about a dark

00:00:52.320wanderer who roams the landscape and

00:00:54.399brings demons in his wake he's

00:00:56.559accompanied by marius a seemingly

00:00:58.640ordinary person who narrates the tale

00:01:00.239while in prison there are four acts in

00:01:02.239total to go through each with their own

00:01:04.000unique environments and the lord of

00:01:05.439destruction expansion adds a fifth

00:01:08.159classes

00:01:09.520there are seven classes to choose from

00:01:11.680five being from the base game and two

00:01:13.439from the expansion there's the barbarian

00:01:15.520a melee class fighter that can dual

00:01:17.040wield weapons and tank damage the

00:01:19.040necromancer who employs curses and

00:01:20.799poison along with raising monsters and

00:01:22.640golems to fight with the amazon a

00:01:24.799counterpart to the rogues who can use

00:01:26.479bows javelins and spears prioritizing

00:01:29.040evasion over damage resistance the

00:01:31.280sorceress who uses elemental spells like

00:01:33.680fire lightning and ice along with

00:01:35.520teleport for quickly moving around and

00:01:37.520the paladin a shield bearer that

00:01:39.280utilizes various auras to buff allies

00:01:41.680and debuff foes and the assassin who

00:01:43.759uses elemental traps shadow magic and

00:01:46.240claws to fight each class has their own

00:01:48.560unique talents and skills which can be

00:01:50.079customized for different kinds of play

00:01:51.759styles

00:01:53.040gameplay and difficulty modes by now the

00:01:55.759gameplay loop of diablo will be familiar

00:01:57.840to fans it helped popularize the genre

00:02:00.159after all explore kill monsters collect

00:02:02.640loot become stronger repeat there are

00:02:04.880three difficulty levels normal nightmare

00:02:07.200in hell which adds all kinds of unique

00:02:09.440modifiers to make things difficult for

00:02:11.200the player like tougher monsters

00:02:12.800resistant to certain damage types xp

00:02:15.120loss on dying and so on

00:02:17.280but you get better loot in the process

00:02:19.440hardcore mode also returns allowing one

00:02:21.760to test their metal against the forces

00:02:23.520of evil with just one life

00:02:26.239loot and crafting

00:02:28.080loot is divided into several tiers based

00:02:30.319on rarity these are normal magical set

00:02:33.599rare and unique

00:02:35.280normal items are your bog standard

00:02:37.120weapons and armor whose attributes stay

00:02:39.200fixed magical and rare items have

00:02:41.360randomly generated bonuses with the

00:02:43.040former having one or two while the

00:02:44.879latter gets two to six

00:02:46.640set items have certain fixed properties

00:02:48.560that are activated when equipping loot

00:02:50.560that belongs to that set with the higher

00:02:52.800bonus being activated with six items

00:02:55.120equipped uniques offer three to eight

00:02:57.519attributes that are fixed beforehand

00:02:59.599items can also have sockets for gyms

00:03:01.440which add additional bonuses there's

00:03:03.599also crafting via the haradric cube for

00:03:06.159combining items to create a new one or

00:03:08.239three of the same gems to create one gem

00:03:10.159of higher quality though vicarious

00:03:12.239hasn't outlined how loot drops and such

00:03:14.239have changed and resurrected diablo 2

00:03:16.640isn't known for having the same drop

00:03:18.159rates as diablo 3 set items can be very

00:03:20.879rare and it may take time to properly

00:03:22.959min max build

00:03:25.040remastered visuals and cut scenes

00:03:27.519in terms of visuals all the original

00:03:29.360graphics from the characters and

00:03:30.799monsters to items and spells have been

00:03:32.720remastered environments have been

00:03:34.799completely revamped sporting more detail

00:03:36.959and features like fog dynamic lighting

00:03:38.879and so on certain spells like lightning

00:03:41.360and blizzard have also had their vfx

00:03:43.519improved while icons now sport more

00:03:45.599brilliant colors and provide additional

00:03:47.519clarity to an image all of the

00:03:49.519cinematics have also been redone as seen

00:03:51.920in the recently released scenes from act

00:03:53.7601 and 2 looking sharper and more

00:03:55.760realistic

00:03:57.2804k support and mode switching

00:03:59.680other improvements include 4k resolution

00:04:02.159and dolby surround 7.1 support if the

00:04:04.799improved visuals and overall aesthetic

00:04:06.640of resurrected aren't doing it for you

00:04:08.640then there's the option to switch back

00:04:10.159to the legacy graphics complete with the

00:04:12.319black borders on the left and right

00:04:14.000screen this can be done during gameplay

00:04:16.079with the press of a button if you want

00:04:17.440to compare the old and new visuals at a

00:04:19.600glance

00:04:21.120shared stash and automatic gold pickup

00:04:23.520not everything is exactly the same in

00:04:25.520terms of gameplay diablo 2 resurrected

00:04:28.400offers a revamped ui with more detailed

00:04:30.639character sheet comparisons for item

00:04:32.639tool tips and automatic gold pickup

00:04:34.560which can be toggled on or off the stash

00:04:37.120has been expanded significantly and a

00:04:38.960shared stash has also been added with

00:04:40.800three tabs allowing one to transfer

00:04:42.880items between characters more easily

00:04:45.919large font modes and ui scaling

00:04:48.479following the technical alpha a number

00:04:50.479of other quality of life changes have

00:04:52.240been added such as ui scaling on pc

00:04:54.880large font modes and gamma contrast

00:04:57.040settings there are also options for

00:04:59.120positioning the mini map left right or

00:05:01.120center along with having a transparent

00:05:03.280overlay for the map when pressing tab

00:05:05.600expect more improvements following the

00:05:07.280beta

00:05:08.880legacy save support

00:05:10.479if you've already put hundreds of hours

00:05:12.160into diablo 2 and don't want your saves

00:05:14.160to go to waste then there's good news

00:05:16.560producer matthew cyniquist confirmed to

00:05:19.280ign middle east that local single-player

00:05:21.600save files for the original release can

00:05:23.600be used and resurrected without any

00:05:25.440issue

00:05:26.320of course it's a different matter

00:05:27.520entirely with save files that require

00:05:29.680mods

00:05:31.120mod support in that respect there's even

00:05:33.520more good news diablo 2 resurrected will

00:05:36.080support mods designer rob galarani told

00:05:38.800comicbook.com that modding in the

00:05:40.880remaster will be easier in some ways

00:05:43.280since modders don't have to hack the

00:05:45.120game to do certain things that being

00:05:47.280said it also means that certain types of

00:05:49.600mods aren't going to be welcome galarani

00:05:52.080states mods will actually hack the game

00:05:54.639that injects things into the dll those

00:05:57.199aren't really going to be as welcome

00:05:58.800anymore but with the shift over to a

00:06:01.400modernbattle.net and as trying to

00:06:03.360increase security to prevent item duping

00:06:05.360and bots and other things like that

00:06:07.120those types of mods aren't going to be

00:06:08.720as easy to do the bad news is that mods

00:06:11.280which work to the original game can't

00:06:13.120just be directly used in resurrected

00:06:15.520they need to be redesigned and optimized

00:06:17.360for the game so if you're holding off

00:06:19.120median xl's 2.0 release in hopes of

00:06:21.360playing it in the resurrected you'll

00:06:23.039have to wait till the mod author

00:06:24.639actually designs it for the game

00:06:27.840won't replace the original

00:06:29.759but in even more good news diablo 2

00:06:31.759resurrected won't replace the base

00:06:33.520version like warcraft 3 reforge did

00:06:36.000removing features that fans enjoyed

00:06:38.080while also ruining things like mods in

00:06:39.840the process don't like the changes made

00:06:42.160and want to stick with the original want

00:06:44.000to play resurrected but also have access

00:06:46.160to new content with mods like median xl

00:06:48.4002.0 that will thankfully be possible

00:06:52.000open beta

00:06:53.360if you've pre-purchased the gain then

00:06:55.039you might have had early access to the

00:06:56.560beta everyone else can partake in the

00:06:58.560open beta on august 20th at 10 a.m

00:07:00.880pacific standard time

00:07:02.400with preloads available on august 17th

00:07:04.800for xbox and playstation platforms while

00:07:07.280pc players can preload it on august 18th

00:07:10.479while progression carries over from

00:07:12.160early access to the open beta neither

00:07:14.400will carry into the full game and sadly

00:07:16.240the beta isn't available for nintendo

00:07:18.000switch players

00:07:19.280with the first two acts and five classes

00:07:21.120to try out including paladin sorceress

00:07:23.520amazon and barbarian the beta should

00:07:25.680provide a nice extensive look at what's

00:07:27.680coming

00:07:28.880cross progression cross-platform play

00:07:31.280hasn't been confirmed but vicarious

00:07:33.280visions is looking into incorporating

00:07:35.039the same there will be cross-progression

00:07:37.199allowing players to transfer their save

00:07:38.880files across different platforms this

00:07:41.120means all of your story progress quests

00:07:43.599completed characters loot and unlocked

00:07:45.759talents will be accessible though you'll

00:07:47.599need a battle.net account to set it all

00:07:49.759up

00:07:50.720multiplayer

00:07:52.160for multiplayer diablo 2 resurrected

00:07:54.400supports up to 8 players in a single

00:07:56.319game

00:07:57.199and each can have their own mercenary

00:07:59.120along for the ride there will also be

00:08:01.120ladder seasons with more frequent

00:08:02.639restarts though it's currently unlikely

00:08:04.639that they'll launch alongside the game

00:08:06.160instead going live after release

00:08:08.560unfortunately tcp ip support won't be

00:08:11.360included due to potential security risks

00:08:14.160this means you'll have to play through

00:08:15.520the official servers for multiplayer

00:08:18.479pc requirements

00:08:20.319in terms of hardware diablo 2

00:08:22.000resurrected needs an intel core i3 3250

00:08:26.000or amd fx 4350 and nvidia gtx 660 or amd

00:08:31.039radeon hd 7850 and 8 gigabytes of ram at

00:08:34.959the minimum these may change over time

00:08:37.519based on compatibility recommended

00:08:39.839requirements include a core i5 9600k or

00:08:43.360ryzen 5 2600 a gtx 1060 or radeon rx

00:08:47.7605500 xt and 16 gigabytes of ram you'll

00:08:51.200need 30 gigabytes of hard drive space in

00:08:53.360both cases

00:08:54.880and with that we have reached the end of

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