Rise as one of humanity's last defenders - Crusader, Barbarian, Witch Doctor, Demon Hunter, Monk, Wizard, or Necromancer -and level up with devastating powers and legendary loot.The Diablo III: Eternal Collection is an unparalleled action role-playing experience and contains Diablo III, the Reaper of Souls expansion set, and the Necromancer class together in one definitive volume.Commanding the powers of Blood, bone, and armies of undead, the Necromancer joins the fight. Challenge Death itself as Malthael, the Angel of Death, attempts to harness the infernal powers of the Black Soulstone. Signs of the end times draw powerful heroes from all over Sanctuary to rise up and defeat an evil reborn. To make a stand alone single player game that wasn't based on the servers would practically take as much work as making an entirely new title.Diablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old Bones Those who are requesting such a thing don't have a grasp on why Blizzard is going all-online, or how hard it would be to actually craft an 'offline mode.' It's not as simple as cutting the ethernet cord. This revelation is meant to quiet those who think that Blizzard can simply patch the game to have an offline mode if enough people complain. Always-on DRM is not in place for piracy's sake, it's for the good of the auction house. In order to ensure this doesn't happen, EVERYTHING in the game has to take place on Blizzard's servers, as no amount of hacking should be able to produce faux items to sell in the store if everything is stored off-site. Blizzard takes a cut of each transaction, and by doing nothing at all, they have a steady source of revenue from those buying virtual items on the (no longer black) market.īut in order for this to work, there can't be ANY chance of item duping or fake gear or any of the issues that plagued Diablo 2. With it, Blizzard has essentially legalized item farming and selling for real world money, but now it's an official system that goes through them instead of eBay. That's why Blizzard is banking hard on their new Auction House in D3 that's supposed to be a big source of revenue for them.

Many World of Warcraft players will likely leave that game to make the switch to Diablo, a title without a $15 a month fee attached. So is that what's happening with Diablo 3? Does Blizzard really think always-on DRM is keeping them secure from piracy? No, that's not the real reason the system is in place.īlizzard risks cannibalizing itself with Diablo 3.

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