Diablo 2

. WW: March 11, 2016,Mode(s),Diablo II is an developed by and published by in 2000 for,. The game, with its and themes, was conceptualized and designed by and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game. The producers were Matthew Householder and.Building on the success of its predecessor, (1997), Diablo II was one of the most popular games of 2000 and has been cited as one of the. Major factors that contributed to the game's success include its continuation of popular fantasy themes from the previous game and its access to Blizzard's free service,. An expansion to the game, was released in 2001. A sequel, was announced in 2008 and released on May 15, 2012.

Contents.Gameplay Diablo II 's storyline progresses through four chapters or 'Acts'. Each act follows a predetermined path, but the wilderness areas and dungeons between key cities are randomly generated. The player progresses through the story by completing a series of quests within each act, while there are also optional side dungeons for extra monsters and experience. In contrast to the first Diablo, whose levels consisted of descending deeper and deeper into a dungeon and Hell, Diablo II 's environments are much more varied.

Act I is similar to the original Diablo; the Rogue Encampment is a simple palisade fort, with plains and forests making up the wilderness area, and the Monastery resembles the typical medieval fortress. Act II mimics Ancient 's desert and tombs; Lut Gholein resembles a Middle Eastern city and palace during the Crusades. Act III is supposedly based on the jungles; Kurast is inspired by the lost.

8 rows  One of the most popular aspects of Diablo II is the Horadric Cube.It's not only a cool way to. Diablo II is over a decade old and it still remains as one of the most widely played RPGs ever thanks to its sheer amount of variety and replay value. If you have any doubts, check out the freeware demo. Take control of a Barbarian hero and guide him through his first adventure in Act I.

Act IV takes place in Hell and is the shortest, with just three quests compared to the other Acts that have six.The Lord of Destruction expansion adds the fifth chapter Act V which continues the story where Act IV left off. Act V's style is mainly mountainous as the player ascends Mount Arreat, with and icy tunnels and caverns.

Occasional portals can take the player to dungeons in Hell (seen in Act IV) for extra monsters and experience. After reaching the summit of Arreat, the player gains access to the Worldstone Keep (whose architecture may be reminiscent of and other temples).In addition to the acts, there are three sequential difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell; completing the game (four Acts in the original or five Acts in the expansion) on a difficulty setting will open up the next level.

On higher difficulties, monsters are more varied, stronger and may be resistant or immune to an element or physical damage; experience is penalized on dying, and the player's resistances are handicapped. However, better items are rewarded to players as they go through higher difficulties. A character retains all abilities and items between difficulties, and may return to a lower difficulty at any time, albeit it is not possible to re-play the quests that are already completed.Players can create a hardcore character. In normal mode, the player can resurrect their character if killed and resume playing, while a hardcore character has only one life. If killed, the character is and unplayable.

In addition, all items and equipment on that character will be lost unless another friendly character has the 'loot' icon checked. Standard and hardcore characters play on separate online channels; as such a hardcore player can never appear in the same game session as a standard player.Item system Diablo II uses a system of randomly generated equipment similar to the, but more complicated. Weapons and armor are divided into several quality levels: normal, magical, set, rare and unique.

Normal quality items are base items with a fixed set of basic properties, such as attribute requirements, maximum durability, armor rating (on armor), block chance (on shields), damage and attack speed (on weapons). Magical quality items have blue names and one or two randomly selected bonuses, such as bonuses attributes, skills or damage, indicated by a prefix or suffix.

Rare quality items have randomly generated yellow names and 2 to 6 random properties. Unique items have fixed names in gold text, and instead of randomized properties, they have a set of 3 to 8 preselected properties. Green-named set items have fixed names and preselected properties like unique items, and belong to specific named sets of 2 to 6 items. Additional properties known as set bonuses are activated by equipping multiple or all items from the same set. These are themed on individuals, like Civerb's cudgel, shield and amulet each provide individual bonuses which are enhanced if two or more of the items are used to equip a character.

It is unusual to encounter more than one item from a set in a single playthrough of the game, so collectors need to play the game many times to accumulate all items from a set, or purchase them online from other players who possess them but do not need them. Additionally, items can possess sockets, which can be used to upgrade items by adding gems for various bonuses.Diablo II includes an item crafting system. An item known as the Horadric Cube is used to combine two or more items to create a new item. For example, 3 identical lower quality gems can be combined to create a single higher quality gem, and 3 small rejuvenation potions can be combined to create a single, more powerful rejuvenation potion. Character classes. The five character classes in Diablo II as seen during the opening selection animation.

From left to right: the Amazon, Necromancer, Barbarian, Sorceress, and Paladin.Diablo II allows the player to choose between five different character classes: Amazon, Necromancer, Barbarian, Sorceress, and Paladin. Each character has different strengths, weaknesses and sets of skills to choose from, as well as varying beginning attributes. The maximum level that any character can obtain is level 99. The Amazon hails from the islands of the Twin Seas, near the border of the Great Ocean, and her clan is a rival to the Sisters of the Sightless Eye (known as Rogues). The Amazon is akin to the Rogue of Diablo: both primarily use bows, and both make equal use of strength and magic, however the Amazon can also use javelins and spears.

Many of her defensive skills are passive in nature, especially Dodge, Avoid, and Evade. The Amazon is voiced by. The Necromancer is a versatile death-themed spell caster. Necromancers are the priests of the Cult of Rathma from the Eastern jungles.

His Summoning skills allow him to raise skeletons, create golems, and resurrect dead monsters to fight alongside him. The Necromancer possesses powerful poison spells, which rapidly drain life from afflicted monsters. He also has 'Bone' skills, which directly damage enemies, while bypassing most resistances. His Curses also afflict the enemy with debilitating status ailments, sowing confusion and chaos in their ranks. The Necromancer is voiced by. The Barbarian is a powerful melee fighter from the steppes of Mount Arreat. He is an expert at frontline combat, able to absorb great punishment, and is the only class capable of weapons.

His Combat Masteries allow him to specialize in different types of weapons, and also passively increase his resistance, speed, and defense. His Warcries dramatically increase the combat effectiveness of him and his party, as well as afflicting status ailments on enemies. He has a variety of Combat Skills at his command, most of which focus on delivering great force upon a single foe, while some also give him considerable athleticism allowing him to leap over chasms and rivers.

The Barbarian is voiced by. The Sorceress hails from a rebellious coven of female witches who have wrested the secrets of magic use from the male-dominated mage clans of the East.

She can cast ice, lightning and fire spells. Nearly all of these skills are offensive in nature, besieging the enemy with elemental calamity. Her Cold Skills can freeze enemies solid and bypass resistances, but do less damage than lightning or fire. The Sorceress's Teleport spell allows her to instantly travel to a new destination, making her very difficult to hit. The strong point of the Sorceress is her damaging spells and casting speed; her weakness is her relatively low hit points and defense. The Sorceress is voiced by Liana Young. The Paladin is a crusader from the Church of Zakarum, fighting for the glory of the Light.

He is part of the forces that defeated King Leoric's army in the first Diablo, although his Order is eventually corrupted by Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. To reflect his holy nature, the zealous Paladin's combat skills range from fanatical attacks to heavenly thunderbolts. His skills are split into Combat Skills, Defensive Auras, and Offensive Auras.

His auras have a range of abilities, such as increasing damage, resisting magic attacks, or boosting defense. Most auras either affect all party members and allies, or all enemies within the area of effect.

The Paladin is highly proficient in the use of a shield, and is the only character that can use it as a weapon. The Paladin also has specialized skills for eliminating the undead. The Paladin is voiced by.Two additional character classes, the Druid and Assassin, were added in the expansion.

The Druid is a shapeshifter with the ability to transform into a bear or werewolf form, summon various creatures such as ravens and wolves, and attack with nature-based elemental magic like lightning or poisonous vines. The Druid offers a wide versatility of skills and can be built in several different playstyles. The Druid is voiced by Michael Bell. The Assassin is a based class from the Viz-Jaq'taar clan who fights with claw blades and supplements her attacks with the use of shadow magic skills and fire or lightning elemental traps, which remain stationary and affect groups of enemies. The Assassin is voiced by Carrie Gordon.The player can enlist the help of one hireling (computer-controlled ) from a mercenary captain in the town; Rogue Scouts (archers with Amazon abilities), Desert Mercenaries or Town Guards (melee fighters with Paladin auras), Iron Wolves (elemental spellcasters with occasional melee capability), and Barbarians (melee fighters with ), from Acts I, II, III, and V respectively. In the original release of the game, hirelings would not follow the player through different Acts, nor be revived if killed. The expansion allows players to retain their mercenary throughout the entire game as well as equipping them with armor and weapons, plus hirelings gain experience and attributes like the player although their level cannot surpass that of their master character.

Typically players choose a hireling that provides something missing from their character class; for instance the melee-focused Paladin may choose an Iron Wolf for ranged magical support.In (2015), Blizzard's crossover, playable heroes Cassia and Xul represent the Amazon and the Necromancer character classes, respectively.Multiplayer Diablo II can be played multiplayer on a (LAN) or the Blizzard's online service. Unlike the original Diablo, Diablo II was made specifically with online gaming in mind. Several spells (such as auras or war cries) multiply their effectiveness if they are cast within a party, and although dungeons still exist, they were largely replaced by open spaces.Battle.net is divided into 'Open' and 'Closed' realms.

Players may play their single-player characters on open realms; and Battle.net characters on closed realms that are stored on Blizzard's servers, as a measure against, where they must be played at least once every 90 days to avoid expiration. Open games are subject to many abuses as the characters are stored on the players' own hard drives. There has been many cheats over the years on closed realms, however, many of these cheats that were used on the closed realms do not exist or work any longer Hacks, bots, and programs which allow the player to run multiple instances of the game at the same time are not allowed by Blizzard were commonly used but are rarely used anymore. Spambots are no longer a thing and used to (programs which advertise sites selling Diablo II's virtual items for real-world currency) run rampant on the service but not anymore.As the game can be played cooperatively (Players vs. Environment, PvE), groups of players with specific sets of complementary skills can finish some of the game's climactic battles in a matter of seconds, providing strong incentives for party-oriented character builds. Up to eight players can be in one game; they can either unite as a single party, play as individuals, or form multiple opposing parties. Experience gained, monsters' hit points and damage, and the number of items dropped are all increased as more players join a game, though not in a strictly proportional manner.

Players are allowed to duel each other with all damage being reduced in player vs player (PvP). The bounty for a successful kill in PvP is a portion of the gold and the 'ear' of the defeated player (with the previous owner's name and level at the time of the kill).The Ladder System is reset at various intervals by Blizzard to allow for all players to start fresh with new characters on an equal footing. Ladder seasons have lasted from as short as six months to over a year.

When a ladder season ends, all ladder characters are transferred to the non-ladder population. Certain rare items are available only within ladder games, although they can be traded for and exchanged on non-ladder after the season has ended.The game has been patched extensively; the precise number of patches is impossible to determine as Battle.net has the capability of making minor server-side patches to address immediate issues.

As of July 2016, the game is in version 1.14d. Through the patch history, several exploits and issues have been addressed (such as illegal item duplication, though it still exists), as well as major revamps to the game's balance (such as the ability to redo skills and attributes). Not all patches have affected Diablo II directly, as several were designed to address issues in the expansion to the game and had minimal effects on Diablo II. Plot Diablo II takes place after the end of the previous game, Diablo, in the world of Sanctuary.

In Diablo, an unnamed warrior defeated Diablo and attempted to contain the Lord of Terror's essence within his own body. Since then, the hero has become corrupted by the demon's spirit, causing demons to enter the world around him and wreak havoc.A band of adventurers who pass through the Rogue Encampment hear these stories of destruction and attempt to find out the cause of the evil, starting with this corrupted 'Dark Wanderer.' As the story develops, the truth behind this corruption is revealed: the soulstones were originally intended to imprison the Prime Evils after they were banished to the mortal realm by the Lesser Evils. With the corruption of Diablo's soulstone, the demon is able to control the Dark Wanderer and is attempting to free his two brothers Mephisto, and Baal. Baal, united with the mage Tal-Rasha, is imprisoned in a tomb near Lut Gholein. Mephisto is imprisoned in the eastern temple city of Kurast.As the story progresses, cut scenes show the Dark Wanderer's journey as a drifter named Marius follows him.

The player realizes that the Dark Wanderer's mission is to reunite with the other prime evils, Baal and Mephisto. The story is divided up into four acts:Act I – The adventurers rescue Cain, who is imprisoned in Tristram, and then begin following the Dark Wanderer. The Dark Wanderer has one of the lesser evils, Andariel, corrupt the Sisters of the Sightless Eye (Rogues) and take over their Monastery. The adventurers overcome Andariel and then follow the Wanderer east. Act II – While the adventurers search the eastern desert for Tal-Rasha's tomb, the Dark Wanderer gets there first. Marius is tricked into removing Baal's soulstone from Tal-Rasha and the Archangel Tyrael charges Marius with taking the soulstone to Hell to destroy it.

Act III – The Dark Wanderer and Baal look for Mephisto in the Temple of Kurast. Still imprisoned in the dungeon below the temple, Mephisto was able to corrupt the High Council of Zakarum and take over the region. While the adventurers fight their way to the temple, Mephisto is rejoined by his brothers; the three open a portal to Hell, the Dark Wanderer sheds his human form, becomes the demon Diablo, and go through the portal. The adventurers arrive later, defeat Mephisto, who was left guarding the entrance, and take his soulstone. Act IV – The adventurers slay Diablo in Hell and destroy the soulstones of Mephisto and Diablo on the Hellforge, preventing their return.In the epilogue, Marius, speaking in a prison cell, indicates he was too weak to enter Hell, and that he fears the stone's effects on him. He gives the soulstone to his visitor. The visitor reveals himself to be Baal, the last surviving Prime Evil now in possession of his own soulstone.

He then kills Marius and sets the prison cell on fire.The story continues in the expansion where Baal attempts to corrupt the mythical Worldstone on Mount Arreat. Upon returning to the Pandemonium Fortress after defeating Diablo, Tyrael opens a portal to send the adventurers to Arreat.Development.

This section needs expansion. You can help. ( November 2019)Diablo II was announced by Blizzard in 1997, with a planned launch in the first quarter of 1998. According to designer and project lead Erich Schaefer, 'Diablo II never had an official, complete design document. For the most part we just started making up new stuff.' The game was slated to have two years of development work, but it took Blizzard North over three years to finish.

Diablo II, despite having less than one percent of the original code from Diablo and having much of its content and internal coding done from scratch, was seen by the testers as 'more of the same.' The game was meant to be released simultaneously both in North America and internationally. This allowed the marketing and PR department for Blizzard North to focus their efforts in building up excitement in players worldwide for the first week of sales, contributing to the game's success. Main article:The score was composed by and integrates creepy ambience with melodic pieces. The style of the score is. It was recorded in Redwood City, Oakland, and San Mateo, California, from April 1997 to March 2000.Some tracks were created by reusing the tracks from the original game, while others by rearranging tracks that were out-takes.

Other scores are combinations of parts that were created more than a year after the first game's release. A single track usually integrates recorded samples from sound libraries, live recorded instrument interpretation samples specially meant for the game (guitar, flute, oriental percussion), and electronic instruments also, making the tracks difficult for later live interpretations.While the player visits the town, the game recreates the peaceful atmosphere from the first Diablo game, so for that the theme from Act I called 'Rogue' comes back with the same chords of the original piece, reproducing only a part of the original Diablo town theme. For Act II Mustafa Waiz, a percussionist, and Scott Petersen, the game's sound designer, worked on the drum samples. Waiz played on the dumbek, djembe, and finger cymbals which gave Matt Uelmen a base upon which to build tracks around.The town theme from Act II, 'Toru', makes strong statement of departure from the world of Act I while also maintaining a thematic connection to what had come before. It is the first time in the series to be used some radically different elements than the guitars and choral sounds that dominate both the original Diablo and the opening quarter of Diablo II. The foundation of the 'Toru' piece is found in exciting dynamics of a Chinese wind gong. The instrument radically changes color from a steady mysterious drone to a harsh, fearsome noise, that gives exotic feeling and at the same time the pacing of the second town.

In all sequences of Act II with deserts and valleys, Arabic percussion sounds dominate.The composer was impressed by two of the Spectrasonics music libraries, Symphony of Voices and Heart of Asia. He used samples from Heart of Asia in the Harem piece from Act II.

The 'Crypt' track uses a sample from Symphony of Voices; the choral phrase Miserere. Voice samples from Heart of Asia, Heart of Africa, and Symphony of Voices by.The 'Harem' track samples from Heart of Asia the Sanskrit Female 1 samples. Release The game was released in Collector's Edition format, containing bonus, a copy of the Diablo Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper campaign setting, and promotional movies for other Blizzard games. In 2000, the Diablo II: Exclusive Gift Set similarly contained exclusive collector's material and promotional videos, as well as a copy of the official strategy guide. The 2000 released Diablo Gift Pack contained copies of Diablo and Diablo II, but no expansions.

The 2001 Diablo: Battle Chest version contained copies of Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, the official strategy guide, and the original Diablo. Recently however , the Battle Chest edition no longer contains the original Diablo.Support and legacy Blizzard continues to provide limited support for Diablo II, including occasional patches. Although the original CD worked on /98/Me/NT4SP5, the current version downloadable from requires at least /.Around 2008, the announcement of renewed the interest in its predecessor and brought more attention to the many mods available for the game.In 2015 an unofficial for the based handheld became available by and of the original version.On March 11, 2016 Blizzard released the 1.14a Patch, which added support for Windows 7 and newer, a macOS installer and support for OS X 10.10 and 10.11, although there is currently no support for macOS 10.13. Reception Sales On its debut day, Diablo II sold 184,000 units. The game's global sales reached 1 million copies after two weeks, and 2 million after one and a half months. It was awarded a spot in the 2000 edition for being the fastest selling game ever sold, with more than 1 million units sold in the first two weeks of availability.

Its sales during 2000 alone reached 2.75 million globally; 33% of these copies were sold outside the United States, with South Korea making up the largest international market., and have since surpassed Diablo II 's record to become fastest-selling computer games ever at their times of release, according to Blizzard.In the United States, tracked 308,923 sales for Diablo II during the June 25–July 1 period, including sales of its Collector's Edition. This drew revenues of $17.2 million.

Domestic sales reached 790,285 units ($41.05 million) by the end of October 2000, according to PC Data. Another $4.47 million were earned in the region by that date via sales of the Collector's Edition. Diablo II finished 2000 with 970,131 sales in the United States, for a gross of $48.2 million.Diablo II 's success continued in 2001: from February to the first week of November, it totaled sales of 306,422 units in the United States. It was ultimately the country's eighth-best-selling computer title of 2001, with sales of 517,037 units and revenues of $19.3 million.

Its lifetime domestic sales climbed to 1.7 million units, for $67.1 million in revenue, by August 2006. At this time, this led to declare it the United States' second-largest computer game hit released since January 2000. It received a 'Gold' sales award from the (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.Diablo II became a major hit in the German market, and debuted at #1 on Media Control's computer game sales chart for June 2000. Speaking with Havas Interactive's public relations director, 's Udo Hoffman noted that the representative 'had to make an effort on the phone to avoid singing and jubilating' over the game's commercial performance. The Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) presented Diablo II with a 'Gold' award after three weeks of availability, indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

It maintained first place for July and rose to 'Platinum' status (200,000 sales) by the end of the month. The game proceeded to place in Media Control's top 10 through October, peaking at #2 in August, and in the top 30 through December. By the end of 2000, roughly 350,000 units had been sold in the German market. Diablo II continued to chart in January 2001, with a placement of 24th, and its Limited Edition debuted in second place for February. That April, the VUD presented the game with a 'Double-Platinum' certification, for 400,000 sales. This made it one of the region's best-selling computer games ever at that time.As of June 29, 2001, Diablo II has sold 4 million copies worldwide. Copies of Diablo: Battle Chest continue to be sold in retail stores, appearing on the 's top 10 PC games sales list as recently as 2010.

Even more remarkably, the Diablo: Battle Chest was the 19th best selling PC game of 2008 – a full seven years after the game's initial release – and 11 million users still played Diablo II and over Battle.net in 2010. Critical reviews ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScore89%88/100Review scoresPublicationScore8.5/10.086/1008.3/10.0AwardsPublicationAwardFastest Selling Computer Game Ever Sold (2000)Computer Game of the Year (2001)Computer Role Playing Game of the Year (2001)Game of the Year (2001)#16 '50 Best Games of All Time' (2005)#82 'Top 100 Games' (2007)#25 'The 101 Best PC Games Ever' (2005)#11 'The 32 Best PC Games' (2008)#7 'Top Video Games of the Decade' (2009)#6 'Top 10 RPGs of All Time' (2012)Diablo II has a positive reception. The PC version of the game achieves an overall score of 88/100 on and 89% at.

Awarded the game an 86 out of 100, awarded the game an 8.3 out of 10, and awarded the game an 8.5 out of 10.Greg Vederman reviewed the PC version of the game for, rating it five stars out of five, and stated that ' Diablo II is a must-have PC title. That's all there is to it.'

Awards Diablo II earned GameSpot's 2000 runner-up Reader's Choice Award for role-playing game of the year. The game has received the 'Computer Game of the Year', 'Computer Role Playing Game of the Year', and 'Game of the Year' awards from the at the 2001. In August 2016, Diablo II placed 21st on 's The 50 Best Video Games of All Time list. It was placed at No. 8 on Game Informer's 'Top 100 RPGs Of All Time' list. CBS Interactive.

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Free Download Diablo 2 Game: Diablo 2 is a dark, action RPG that is played from an isometric and oblique top-down perspective. Diablo 2 has a single-payer as well as a Multi-player campaign. Diablo 2 is a great and perhaps the best hack-and-slash dungeon roaming game to ever exist. It was developed by Blizzard North and released for both Mac OS and Windows on 29th of June 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment. Visit the link for Hitman Blood Money PC Download.

By April of 2001, Diablo II had turned out to be a standout amongst the most popular online games and dominated the genre for quite some time. The addictive hack-and-slash gameplay of Diablo II and free access to battle.net turned out to be one of the major factors that contributed to Diablo 2’s humongous success. The multi-player campaign can be played via a LAN connection or through battle.net, and this turned out to be the most popular aspect of the game. An expansion pack called Diablo II: Lord of Destruction was released later in 2001.

Diablo 2 Gameplay

• Game: Diablo 2
• Platform: Windows PC
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• Genre: Action/Fighting
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Diablo II puts an overwhelming emphasis on combat and is known for randomly generating monsters, loot drops, and level formats. Most of the online and single-player maps are randomly generated to keep things engaging.

In the single-player mode, the maps are randomly created but the settings are locked from there on, however, in the multi-player mode, the game resets the map each and every time the dungeon is restarted so that you will never play in the same map twice.

Diablo II permits the player to select between five distinctive character classes: Amazon, Barbarian, Sorceress, Necromancer, and Paladin. Each character has diverse strengths and weaknesses and a large array of skills to select from.

The story picks things up right after the events of Diablo (The first game in the series) and lets the player take on the role of a hero, battling beasts while navigating through new dungeons and various lands. The plot line of Diablo II has 4 acts and each act has a set predetermined path with a series of quests, some of which are optional.

Each act ends when the player defeats a boss character and only then can the player proceed to the next act. Battles are conducted in real-time and defeating each villain drops essential loot and levels up your character.

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Diablo II moreover features a number of other highlights that enhance gameplay to a great extent. The player can now hire one of the various computer-controlled mercenaries who prove to be great companions, they follow the player and act as a diversion by taking every enemy you encounter head-on thus giving the player an opportunity to strategize their attack.

The loot-system has been improved and sometimes the player can even find rare, valuable loot or one part of a set that becomes more powerful and effective once the entire set is collected. Every item can be upgraded and customized using gems and sockets and can also be transmuted into various items utilizing the “Horadic Cube”.

Additionally, there are three levels of difficulty in the game: Normal, Nightmare and finally Hell. The player must complete these difficulties in their respective order with a character to unlock the next difficulty, that is, unless a character completes Normal difficulty it cannot play at Nightmare difficulty and likewise a character has to complete Nightmare to unlock Hell difficulty.

Each difficulty is more troublesome to beat than the last but the rewards are that much satisfying. A player can return to a lower difficulty at any time and would still retain all equipment and abilities. The game also allows the player to create a “hardcore character” after beating the normal difficulty, however unlike normal characters, you don’t suffer experience penalties when you die, it is game over when a hardcore character kicks the bucket.

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Diablo 2 System Requirements

Before you can start your Diablo 2 download for your PC, you need to check this system requirements of Diablo II PC Game. So you get the information about which type of PC requirements you need to play Diablo 2 Game. So first take a watch to the below given points and then move for Diablo 2 free download.

Diablo II is a game from 2000, thus essentially every computer would be able to run it without any problems. However here are the recommended requirements:

• CPU: Pentium 4/ Athlon MP or better
• CLOCK SPEED: 1.3GHz
• VIDEO CARD: Nvidia GeForce FX 5500/ Radeon Xpress 1200 series or better
• RAM: 256 MB
• OS: Windows Vista/ XP
• Direct X: DX8
• HDD SPACE: 1 GB

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How To Install Diablo 2 PC Game

Now we are going to move for start talking about how to install Diablo 2 Game on PC. So if you like to check this instruction then read below given a note about this topic otherwise go ahead.

• First of all, you need to visit the download page for Diablo 2 Download.
• After Diablo II download for PC open the download folder.
• Take one disk to burn ISO file.
• After creating iSO file insert it into your system disk drive.
• Open the disk and click on the setup file for the start installation task.
• Click on the button next and then start playing your favorite PC game.

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