After rescuing Anya and learning of this betrayal, the player has to find and kill Nihlathak, who is sheltered between his minions in the Halls of Vaught.īefore gaining access to the Worldstone Keep, the player must defeat The Ancients, which are the three legendary Barbarians – Talic the Defender, Madawc the Guardian and Korlic the Protector – guarding the Worldstone who allow only the worthy to pass. The player soon discovers that one of Harrogath's councilors or Elders, Nihlathak, has made a deal with Baal to spare Harrogath in return for access to the Worldstone Keep. Completing these quests gradually helps the town inhabitants warm to the player and they will provide aid or other services. The player can also rescue the captured Barbarian defenders. The player has to slay Shenk the Overseer who is leading the assault in the Bloody Foothills in order to relieve the siege of Harrogath. Many of the folk in Harrogath do not initially trust the player character (even if they are playing as the Barbarian class). After reaching the summit of Arreat, the player gains access to the Worldstone Keep. There are also ice caverns in the mountains, as well as hellish subterranean pits (reminiscent of Hell in Act IV) for extra monsters and experience. The player starts off at the stronghold of Harrogath. Baal has raised an army and attacked Mount Arreat, whose Barbarian inhabitants are tasked with defending the Worldstone. As shown at the end of Act IV, while two of the Prime Evils of Hell, Diablo and Mephisto, have been defeated and their Soulstones destroyed at the Hellforge, their surviving brother Baal has retrieved his own Soulstone from the narrator Marius. Tyrael opens a portal to Harrogath, a stronghold on Mount Arreat in the northern Barbarian Highlands. The game can now be played at 800圆00 resolution, up from 640x480.Īfter the player successfully ventures into Hell and defeats Diablo in Act IV, upon returning to the Pandemonium Fortress they are met by the Archangel Tyrael with an urgent summon.
They can also be equipped with armor and a weapon, can gain their own experience, when before they leveled up with the player, can be healed by potions, and can be resurrected when killed. Hirelings can now follow the player through all the Acts.An alternate weapon/shield/spell setup that can be switched to via a hotkey in gameplay.An expanded stash for storing items-two times the size of the original stash.Additional unique and set items, including class-specific sets.Class-specific items that can only be used by a certain character, e.g.Charms that can be kept in the inventory and provide passive bonuses.
(There are different Ethereal items which have bonus stats that make them repair durability on their own) However, if equipped by an NPC companion they do not lose durability.