Diablo II: Lord of Destruction



Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is the official expansion pack for Diablo II. Although an expansion, most people feel that Lord of Destruction is a must have when playing the game since the additions expand the game to be just that much more open ended than the first one.

Story
The story continues where Diablo II ended. Two of the three Prime Evils, Mephisto and Diablo, have been defeated and their Soulstones have been destroyed, preventing their return. However, the narrator Marius was tricked into surrendering the last Soulstone to a false Archangel Tyrael which was revealed to be Baal, the third brother and last remaining Prime Evil. Marius was subsequently murdered.

Baal is leading an invasion against the northern barbarian lands. His first attack, against the city of Sescheron, capital city of the Barbarian homelands, leads to the stage where Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is set: Harrogath. Situated at the base of Mount Arreat, it is home to the humans who are sworn protectors of the mountain. Baal is currently besieging the city and destroying any settlements along the way towards the mountain's summit.

Baal, the Lord of Destruction, is seeking the Worldstone, a massive crystal of great energies, built to prevent the High Heavens and Burning Hells from consuming the mortal realm completely into their respective folds. It is the source of all the Soulstones and their powers, so Baal wishes to obtain it, corrupt it and complete his brothers' plan to conquer the mortal realm and use it as a staging area to besiege the Heavens in the endless war between the two.

Differences from Diablo II

 * 1 Additional Act that continues the plot with 6 Quests.
 * 1 Additional Mercenary available in Act V.
 * Mecenaries can leave the act they were purchased in and are able to equip certain weapons and armor.
 * Hardcore Mode.
 * Maximum resolution of 800x600, default is still 640x480.

Items

 * Charms
 * Runes and Runewords
 * Jewels
 * Elite Items
 * Ethereal Items
 * Increased stash space.
 * Alternate main hand/off hand weapon slots for quick swapping and additional "storage" space.
 * Class specific items.
 * New unique and set items.