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- Mar 25, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Launches
- Diablo III's first expansion, Reaper of Souls, was set for 25 March 2014[3][4] and released that day on Windows and Mac at $39.99, requiring the base game (console versions later)[1]
- Digital deluxe cost $59.99 and the physical collector's edition $79.99; the PS4 Ultimate Evil Edition had no date yet[4]
- Ars Technica's review called it the redemption of Diablo III after two years of patching[1]
Notable features
- An expansion pack for the action role-playing game Diablo III, revealed at Gamescom 2013[2]
- Blizzard removed the real-money and gold Auction Houses and reworked loot to drop mostly for the player's own class[1]
- Adds the Crusader class, a fifth act centred on the fallen angel Malthael, Adventure mode with bounties and Nephalem Rifts, and player-chosen difficulty tiers[1][4]
- The Crusader specializes in defensive play, large weapons such as the new flails, Crusader shields and holy magic; the level cap rises to 70 from 60, with new skills, runes and passives for every class and a fourth passive slot at level 70[2]
- A new artisan, the Mystic, enchants items by re-rolling one property and offers transmogrification to change their appearance[2]
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- [1]90%arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/two-years-later-reaper-of-souls-is-the-diablo-iii-we-always-wantedarstechnica.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Mar 25, 2014 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…forms: Windows, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 Release Date: March 25, 2014 (console versions to come later…"
- [2]78%Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 100% of score
Wikipedia's Reaper of Souls article describes the Crusader class, Act V, Adventure Mode, the Mystic artisan and says the expansion "raises the level cap to 70 (up from 60)".
- [3]88%Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Release Date: March 25, 2014engadget.com· Published Dec 19, 2013· 0% of score
Engadget reports the release date is "listed as March 25, 2014" on Blizzard's own store page, matching the pin's stored date exactly, in an article published 19 December 2013 announcing the expansion months ahead of launch.
- [4]86%Diablo III Reaper Of Souls Out March 25, 2014gameinformer.com· Published Dec 19, 2013· 0% of score
Game Informer confirms "Diablo III's first expansion has a release date" of March 25, 2014, matching the pin's stored date, in a same-day (19 December 2013) companion announcement piece to Engadget's[3] coverage.
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