There was a period in the world of games when anything that Blizzard made available slowed down traffic. It was common for weeks to be taken off of work and the business generally would freeze until it was time to take a look at what it was that the D2R Items Blizzard team had come up with.

Although that's not the case much anymore, and a lot of that renowned Blizzard team has left in the business for good reasons, Diablo is a franchise that has significance. Through its long story as a series this is the only fourth mainline entry. Diablo 2 Resurrected can be a game that causes the industry to slow down and pay attention Blizzard again, this time with the right motives.

Although some may be dismayed by the idea of having Diablo 2 Resurrected followers, like they or not their helpful companions have become a standard part of the action game's combat. I inquired with Blizzard what its plans are for the aides of Diablo 2 Resurrected, and while they didn't elaborate however, it seems like followers will join on the team at some point.Speaking with lead class creator Adam Z. Jackson in the wake announcement of Diablo 2 Resurrected gameplay preview, I asked him if the follower system could be closer to the one of Diablo 2 or Diablo 3 in the event that one existed at all.

If you're unaware, in Diablo 2 you would hire followers to fight those gates with you, however when they died, you had to rehire them with cold, hard cash. New followers were introduced in each zone, which meant some were far superior than others.

This was a change into Diablo 3, where instead hiring mercenaries, players got three different characters in the story-driven campaign. There was the Scoundrel Sorceress, and Templar, who represented the range of DPS tanks, ranged DPS, and magical player respectively.In my Diablo 2 Resurrected adventure I only encounter helpful NPCs, who hung around for a few dungeons then left into the sunset. When I asked Jackson what the follower function would work the answer was "for the first versions of the game we do have certain places within the story that you'll encounter certain named NPCs supporting you and helping you as you figure out what Lilith is doing in the world.

"We do not have anything to say about the Diablo 2-type follower you've hired – we're sticking it to the campaign until now." Emphasis on the moment for now.

With a wry smile , they continue "stay tuned, we may have something exciting in the near-term to reveal, but we can't make any promises." This immediately prompted an explanation from the producer for dungeons Ash Sweetring, who channelled her self-described"Mr. Burns with an 'interesting hand gesture as the backdrop. This is what I call sus.If any version of the follower system makes them into Diablo 2 Resurrected, I would prefer it to be a Diablo-style hired gun rather than omnipresent followers. I really enjoyed the vast range of different abilities followers brought to the table during Diablo 2 and would love to see this innovated upon. It creates more space for Diablo II Resurrected Ladder Items different build types, as well as awesome demon-slaying ability chains.