Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer
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| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Series | Diablo |
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| Genres | Action role-playing, hack and slash |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer is a downloadable content pack for the action role-playing video game Diablo III. It was announced at BlizzCon 2016.[1] It was digitally released for the PC, Mac, and latest-generation console versions of Diablo III on June 27, 2017.[2] It is included in the retail and digital release Diablo III: Eternal Collection for consoles.[3] The pack adds the Necromancer class to Diablo III.
Necromancer class
The Necromancer class from Diablo II has been brought back and re-worked to integrate with Diablo III. This new class employs a controlled gameplay style centered around spells that utilise blood and bone. Additional weapons and armor have been added, including scythes and phylacteries.[4]
Cosmetics
The pack adds two additional stash tabs and character slots; along with other cosmetic items.
Patch 2.6.0
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer Patch 2.6.0 brings many new features to the game, such as the Necromancer class, Challenge Rifts, new zones and bounties. Challenge Rifts are a game mode which lets players explore new builds which have been created by other players. Each week a new class build and dungeon are featured. The player must finish the Rift faster than the original player to receive a special Horadrim cache.[4]
Development
Prior to the release of Diablo III's first expansion, Reaper of Souls, development on its second expansion, which was in the early stages of development, was cancelled as Blizzard aimed to shift development to a sequel instead of a second expansion.[5]
In 2016, following the cancellation of a new game in development in the Diablo series, a smaller development team was tasked with working on Rise of the Necromancer for Diablo III, aimed at providing those interested in the series with content due to the lack of new Diablo releases approaching announcement or release.[5]
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer was released on June 27, 2017 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One alongside a new package, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, released for consoles that also included the base game and Reaper of Souls.[6] Rise of the Necromancer's content made it to Nintendo Switch in 2018, when the Eternal Collection package was released for the platform.[7]
