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If the ongoing controversy over the strike are impacting Diablo Resurrected's progress, Gallerani said it does impact team morale. However, there was nothing he could add that hadn't already been "out out in the media." The team members on Development Team are currently focused on helping their colleagues and colleagues through "all of this."
Concerning Diablo Resurrected's next chapter, it's looking like it'll depend on the game's most loyal players to decide what comes next. "It's really about the player feedback, it's all about getting on the PTR and telling us what you love," Cederquist said.
For those looking for more details on the forthcoming balance changes can watch livestreams featuring Gallerani and Diablo's content creator MrLlamaSC on December 16 , for more information on patch 2.4.
For those who do get into the beta, players will gain access to a new character class in the Necromancer, which makes its return from earlier games. In Buy D2R Ladder Items the same way, it's focused on casting bone-centric skills and resurrecting dead adversaries as minions. You can check out the trailer above to get an idea of what Necromancers can do.