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Diablo II - Overview and Basic Layout

Diablo 2 is a game created for PC by Blizzard. It was released on June 29, 2000. This RPG style game is a click to play style meaning that everything can be done by mouse. Diablo 2 is the second of the Diablo series. This is a continuation of Diablo where the hero from the previous game was corrupted and transformed into Diablo, a great demon lord. The diablo series seems to placed in the early medieval time period, but it is fantasy and hard to tell. Diablo 2 is an older game, but is still popular amongst some people.

Diablo 2 is can seem quite intricate. It has 5 acts with the expansion. Each act has 6 story line quests. withing those quests are your objectives. Act 4 is the only varaint as it has 3 quests instead. At the end of the Act the final quest is to beat a tough boss. The bosses all have thier own way of fighting you from poison, to depleating your mana.

There are 5 original characters

The Amazon

The Amazon is adept at spears, bows, and javelins.

She is an excelent ranged fighter, and can do close combat as well.

There are class specific items for the amazon, they include spears, javelins, and bows. Some types of these items are unusable by another class

Recomended stats to focus on

-Dextarity -Attack Speed/Block Chance/Dodge Chance

-Vitality -Health Points

      

    

     

The Necromancer

The Necromancer is very weak in physical combat.

He prefers to use spells and summon his undead minions, such as skeletons, golems, and resurected enemies.

There are class specific items for the necromancer, they include Heads in jars, and other styles of head trophies.

Recomended stats to focus on

-Energy -Mana Points

-Dextarity -Block Chance/Dodge Chance

      

      

The Barbarian

The Barbarian is adept with axes, swords, and most weapons. 

He can dual wield swords, both two-handed and not, axes, maces, and most other physical weapons. He uses shouts to strengthen himself and party members.

There are class specific items for the barbarian, they include a special type of helmet

Stats to focus on

-Strength -Damage/Defence

-Vitality -Health Points/Stamina

       

     

     

The Paladin  

The Paladin is adept with swords, maces and other blunt weapons.

He can use auras to increase his own power, or that of party members, or he can use auras to harm the enemies. 

The Paladin has the most class specific items.

Stats to focus on

-Vitality -Health Points

                                      -Strength -Damage/Defence

                                      -Dextarity -Attack Speed/Block Chance

              

      

The Sorceress    

The Sorceress like the Necromancer does not do well in physical combat.

She uses magical spells, Fire, Frost, and Electrical magic is at her disposal. She has several defensive spells to use to make up for her lack of armor and health.

There are A few Class specific items for her, they are Orbs, and certain staves.

Stats to focus on

-Energy -Mana Points

-Dextarity -Dodge Chance/Block Chance

     

      

          

Inventory 

This menu shows all the items that you pick up, as well as your weapons armor and other equipment. You will have a limited amout of space before you must return to town and dispose of the items.

     

        

      

     

     

Atributes 

This menu shows all your core stats Strength, Dextarity, Vitality, and Energy. It also shows your current max HP and MP, your average damage, your hit % chance, your defence, and your block/dodge % chance. Every level you obtain, you are given 5 points to spread amongst the 4 prime atributes.

     

 

    

 Skill Tree 

This menu shows the skill tree for your character. every character has an entirely different skill map. Every level you obtain, you are given 1 point to spend toward your skill tree.

   

   

   

   

Trade Menu

Some NPC's will have the trade or trade/repair function in chat menu when you click on them. The  Trade Menu sells items at generally an outrageous price, but it is worth it in some cases as gold becomes very common. the trade/repair function is at blacksmithys. The trade/repair menu is almost identical, except for there is the option to repair your equipment.    

Private Stash 

In somepoint in everytown you go to, you will have a private chest. The Private Stash is a storage unit for rare items and gems, it has room equal to your inventory, unless you play the expansion, then it's double sized. The Private Stash can also be used to store gold, wich you drop when you die. It's Gold Storage limit increases from time to time.

     

   

     

Hireling Purchase Menu

After completeing a certain quest you will be allowed to purchase a hireling. This menu is a simple list of available hirelings and their prominent stats.

        

        

         

Hireling Inventory

Sadly the hireling cannot carry items in an inventory format, but he/she can be give a weapon/shield, Body Armor,and a helmet. It also shows the stats that they have, the same ones from your Atributes menu.

        

      

      

      

      

     

         

-Quest Log -There is a quest log menu. It simply shows your quests.

-Special Menus -There are a few special menus around such as the Horadric Cube.

The Final Bosses

 -Andariel-

She is the Queen of Toxins, Her special abilities are posion nova, and poison blast, and she has a regular attack that deals a mudium amount of damage.

      

        

          

 -Duriel-

He is The Prince of Pain, His special abilities are increased speed, increaded attack speed, knockback, and freeze, and he has a medium damage level but it seems high because of his attack speed and you being frozen.       

       

     

-Mephisto-

He is The Lord of Hatred, His special abilities are poison strike, freezing strike, shocking strike, lightning bolts, lightning nova, and static field, and he has low damage, but uses magic to beef himself up.

       

         

  -Diablo-

He is The Lord of Terror, His special abilities are massive fire nova, knockback, quick run, bone prison, and an electric fire inferno, and his damage is medium-high, but do not get hit by the electric fire inferno it is insanely powerful.

     

      

    

-Baal (EXPANSION) -

He is The Lord of Destruction, His Special Abilities are frost nova, frost blast, fire wave, tentacles, mana drain, and cloning, and his damage is high.

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John Lagrave
Ken Williams
Marian Turner
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Kenneth Williams
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