Diablo 2: Resurrectedis the upcoming remaster of Blizzard’s 2000 action RPGDiablo 2. While the core gameplay will remain unchanged in the remaster, there are many visual, quality of life, and network updates that will be included. Some of these changes may include cut content that never made it into the originalDiablo 2.
Like most games,Diablo 2has plenty of cut content hidden in its files. Over the years, fans have managed to extract much of this content, and even work out how to spawn it. While it’s hard to understand why something was cut in the first place, it’s possible that some of thesefeatures may appear inDiablo 2: Resurrected.
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Monsters and Items
AlthoughDiablo 2had plenty of monsters for players to take on, several more have been discovered among the cut content. The reason for these cuts are unknown, as some of the monsters have all the animations, sounds, and AI they’d need to be implemented throughout the game.
As well as monsters, there were also many items that were cut from the final edition ofDiablo 2. These include unique weapons, herbs, elixirs, and a whole list of item/monster affixes that were cut from the game. These cuts are some of the most likely to make areturn inDiablo 2: Resurrected, particularly in the case of the unique weapons. Finally, there are also four pieces of furniture that were designed for use in Guilds, one of the most substantial features cut fromDiablo 2.
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The Guild System
The Guild system is unique amongDiablo 2’s cut content: Firstly, because of the sheer amount of it still in the files, and secondly because it appeared in press information before the game’s release. This largely indicates that the Guilds system was a last minute cut. The Guild System was intended to add a layer ofprogression toDiablo2’s endgame, with a particular focus on multiplayer gameplay.
Players who had completed the game would then be able to create a Guild, and invite friends to join itthrough Blizzard’s servers. The Guild would be represented by a customizable banner, and would gain levels through its member’s actions. There were also four pieces of furniture that would have been featured in the Guild system:
Of all the features cut fromDiablo 2that might see the light of day in some form withDiablo 2: Resurrected, the Guild System is one of the most likely. WhileDiablo 2mostly followed a traditional singleplayer RPG gameplay arc, theDiabloseries has become progressively more focused on the endgame and multiplayer aspects. This means that the Guild System, or something similar to it, could well make an appearance in the remaster to add depth and amultiplayer focus toDiablo 2: Resurrected’s endgame.
Diablo 2 Resurrectedis currently in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
