Diablo II
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Diablo II is a fantasy action Role-playing computer game. The game was created by Blizzard Entertainment. It sold more than 1 million copies in the first two weeks after its release. It has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
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[change] Storyline and quests
The game is divided into 4 acts. Each act is one part of the story. There are up to six quests in each act that must be completed before the player can go to the next act. The last quest is always the one where the player has to beat a boss. The bosses for each act are:
- Act I: Andariel
- Act II: Duriel
- Act III: Mephisto
- Act IV: Diablo
Quests are parts of the story where the player has to complete certain tasks in order to continue on with the game.
[change] Characters Classes
The game has five different types (or classes) of characters to chose from. Each character has a set skill tree, which is listed below.
- Amazon - A bow and javelin using female character. She is good at attacking from a distance.
- Barbarian - A male fighter who is good with all weapons.
- Necromancer - A male magic user who uses the undead as his weapon.
- Paladin - A male holy warrior that uses both magic and weapons in a fight.
- Sorceress - A female magic user who uses the powers of Lightning, Fire and Ice.
[change] Character Skills
The following lists the categories of skills that each character has:
- Amazon
- Bow Skills
- Javelin Skills
- Innate Abilities
- Paladin
- Offensive Auras
- Defensive Auras
- Combat Skills
- Barbarian
- Warcries
- Masteries
- Combat Skills
- Necromancer
- Summoning
- Poison/Bone Skills
- Curses
- Sorceress
- Ice Spells
- Fire Spells
- Lightning Spells
[change] Character Attributes
Each of the character classes has a set of attributes. They are the same for every character class. They are:
- Strength-The higher the number, the more damage the character does to their enemy.
- Defense-The higher the number, the less damage the character takes from their enemy.
- Dexterity-The higher the number, the more accurate the character's attacks are. The character is also less likely to get hit by their enemy if they have a higher dexterity.
- Vitality-The higher the number, the more Hit Points (life) the character has. A character with more vitality can also run for a longer time.
- Energy-The higher the number, the more mana (magic) the character has.
[change] Leveling
To increase a characters level in Diablo II, the player must run the character around killing the monsters that appear in the different areas. Once a monster is defeated, it sometimes drops items or coins. When a monster is killed, it will not come back until the game is saved and started again. Each character has a certain amount of experienece that they needs to gain before they can become the next level. This number depends upon what level the character is. The higher the level, the more experience is needed to level.
Characters gain bonuses when they level:
- Each character gets 5 points each level to increase their attributes. Players usually decide what to increase by what character class they are. Necromancers and Sorceresses tend to get more Energy than Strength and Defense, while Barbarians and Paladins tend to get the opposite.
- Each character gets 1 skill point each level to spend on a particular skill. Many players choose only one part of the skill tree to train in. That is the only one they put their skill points into. Others put their points into more than 1 of the skill trees listed above per character.
[change] Other websites
- Official Site
- The Arreat Summit, official Strategy Guide
- DiabloII.net - Diablo, Hellfire, Diablo II Fansite
