The Necromancer had perhaps the smallest dramatic changes, even though minor buffs to Weaken D2R Items, Bone abilities, and Skeleton Mages will be notable.The Rune Words may be on par with the most significant changes to class in regards to meta-shifting.

There are new Rune Words for swords, staves, claws, as well as bows and crossbows, will provide a variety of building options for players to explore. Additionally, there are two new helm Rune Words which will improve mana management and the other strong defensive rune suitable for magic and martial attacks.

Beyond these two areas, and other Horadric Cube recipes for upgrading set pieces, Blizzard has even more other exciting adjustments. Twelve set items have been buffed to varying extents.

Act III now requires players to smash the Compelling Orb in order to access the Durance of Hate rather than to skip the Khalim's Wish quest. Additionally, sixteen alternative zones are now having their monster levels up at 85 for Hell difficulty to encourage players to finish these quests in order to earn rewards.

Suffice to say, Diablo 2: Resurrected's 2.4 patch in its current form will give a totally new experience in comparison to prior Diablo 2 updates. Blizzard obviously wants Diablo 2 fans to come back and enjoy a new experience. Plus, if it proves to be a hit, Blizzard may try even more experimental changes in the future.

The PTR update will be out in January and the full release coming at the time Blizzard will be able to get its ladders up Best place to buy D2R items. Diablo II: Resurrected sells 5 million copies less than seven months since the game's launch. II Resurrected A remastering of Blizzard's classic ARPG.