Diablo II
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About the game
Diablo 2 is the sequel to the highly popular Diablo (1996). Many players consider it to be a "hack and slash" styled role playing game (RPG).
Blizzard North released Diablo 2 version 1.0 on <date>. Blizzard released the Lord of Destruction expansion pack with version 1.07 on 29 June, 2000. In addition to adding a significant amount of content with the expansion pack, Blizzard also made several game-altering patches (notably 1.09 and 1.10) which added items, changed game balance, modified game mechanics, and brought a new feel with these changes. All of these updates are under their free <Battle.net> on-line gaming service. The current game version is 1.12. Unless mentioned otherwise, all information in the Diablo 2 wiki is for the most recent patch of Diablo 2, Lord of Destruction (D2 LOD).
Game-play
Diablo 2 is an intricate game with many facets. This section acts as a guide for those new to the game, or anyone wanting to learn about portions of the game they are unfamiliar with.
- A Guide to Rushing Loot recovery
- CD ROM emulation guide
- Quests
- Technical Information
- Terms and abbreviations
Classes
Diablo II began with five classes (Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin and Sorceress) and Lord of Destruction added two more (Assassin and Druid). Each class has 3 unique skill trees, each with 10 skills, as well as class-specific items and bonuses. Information about each class and their skills as well as strategy and guides can be found in the following sections:
Tales of past heroes
- Oh Captain! My Captain!, I've become suicidal
- The nOOdists Advance, Exploits of the nOOd Colony
- The Road to Hell-Wolfsong
- BamBam, Hardly-Able, The nekkid throw barb
- Big Bad Bob, Interview with a hungover bowbarian, Big Bad Bob's Bow-wielding Barb
- Candlelight, Candlelight's Challenged Characters
- Casperi, Dughan, the No-Magic-Item Barbarian
- Chiller-Babe, Wild-Babe bows out of active service, Quite a journey
- Emaq123, Killing em with toothpicks
- Grimborn, The Poorman takes on Uber Tristam
- Grimborn, The Homicide Squad Files
- GrlNDgz, Kwikwilyaqa goes home
- Heather, Knight Shadow, Adventures of a Shadow Knight
- Heather, Terror in the Countess Tower
- Kynar, Kynars-passion wielding zeal barb
- MongoJerry, Gunter, the Barbarian Mage, Tales of a barbarian mage
- MongoJerry, Irene, the Infirm, Tales of a sickly punching sorceress
- MongoJerry, Maldar, the Magnificent, Tales of a pacifist hero
- Onderduiker, Guardian Thorn A very prickly missionary: smiting, cursing and converting the unholy hordes of Hell
- Sailboat, Sail's tales
- Sen, SenSitiveSkin
- Tuftears, Secret Diary of John Harcourt
- Yogibaar, Osteophile and Wendy
- Zerathorn, Zer's Stories