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|genre = Action role-playing game, hack and slash
 
|genre = Action role-playing game, hack and slash
 
|modes = Singleplayer (Internet connection required), Multiplayer
 
|modes = Singleplayer (Internet connection required), Multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
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|platforms = Microsoft Windows, macOS
 
|media = DVD, Digital download
 
|media = DVD, Digital download
 
|input = Keyboard, mouse
 
|input = Keyboard, mouse
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New features include:
 
New features include:
   
*New class: The [[Crusader]]. Inspired by the [[Paladin]] from ''[[Diablo II]]'', the Crusader is a Holy Warrior that fights in melee to medium range.
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*New class: The {{3|Crusader}}. Inspired by the [[Paladin]] from ''[[Diablo II]]'', the Crusader is a Holy Warrior that fights in melee to medium range.
 
*New act: A [[Act V (Diablo III)|fifth chapter]] in the Diablo III storyline will be added, taking place mainly in [[Westmarch]].
 
*New act: A [[Act V (Diablo III)|fifth chapter]] in the Diablo III storyline will be added, taking place mainly in [[Westmarch]].
 
*New antagonist: [[Malthael]], formerly the [[Archangel]] of Wisdom, returns as the [[Angel]] of [[Death]].
 
*New antagonist: [[Malthael]], formerly the [[Archangel]] of Wisdom, returns as the [[Angel]] of [[Death]].
 
*Raised level cap and unlimited [[Paragon]] Levels: Level up to level 70 and keep leveling with the removal of the cap of Paragon levels. Paragon levels are also account wide, and give special points to distribute among your characters stats as you see fit
 
*Raised level cap and unlimited [[Paragon]] Levels: Level up to level 70 and keep leveling with the removal of the cap of Paragon levels. Paragon levels are also account wide, and give special points to distribute among your characters stats as you see fit
 
*[[Loot 2.0]]: Lower amount of drops, but drops are more frequently usable for your class.
 
*[[Loot 2.0]]: Lower amount of drops, but drops are more frequently usable for your class.
*Different end-game: Introducing [[Nephalem Rift]]s, a 15-20 min random dungeon to clear for loot.{{fact}}
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*Different end-game: Introducing [[Nephalem Rift]]s, a 2-15 min random dungeon to clear for loot.{{fact}}
 
*[[Followers]]: No new followers will be introduced to the game, but existing followers will gain extra background and side-quests.<ref>2013-08-25, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/gamescom-2013-interview-josh-mosqueira-talks-about-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-return-of-pandemonium-fortress-necromancers GamesCom 2013 interview – Josh Mosqueira talks about Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Return of Pandemonium Fortress & Necromancers]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2013-09-06</ref>
 
*[[Followers]]: No new followers will be introduced to the game, but existing followers will gain extra background and side-quests.<ref>2013-08-25, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/gamescom-2013-interview-josh-mosqueira-talks-about-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-return-of-pandemonium-fortress-necromancers GamesCom 2013 interview – Josh Mosqueira talks about Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Return of Pandemonium Fortress & Necromancers]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2013-09-06</ref>
 
*New skills for existing classes.<ref>2013-12-05, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2013-diablo-iii-gameplay-systems-crusader-panel-transcript BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Gameplay Systems + Crusader Panel Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-02-21</ref>
 
*New skills for existing classes.<ref>2013-12-05, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2013-diablo-iii-gameplay-systems-crusader-panel-transcript BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Gameplay Systems + Crusader Panel Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-02-21</ref>
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*[[Adventure Mode]]: A mode where the world itself is the player's battlefield.<ref>2013-10-21, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/11217435/reaper-of-souls-at-blizzcon%C2%AE-2013-on-pc-and-ps4-10-17-2013 Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon® 2013 on PC and PS4]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-21</ref>Bounty quests are also available for the nephalem to undertake, with a reward for finishing all the bounties in each Act.
 
*[[Adventure Mode]]: A mode where the world itself is the player's battlefield.<ref>2013-10-21, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/11217435/reaper-of-souls-at-blizzcon%C2%AE-2013-on-pc-and-ps4-10-17-2013 Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon® 2013 on PC and PS4]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-21</ref>Bounty quests are also available for the nephalem to undertake, with a reward for finishing all the bounties in each Act.
 
*[[Difficulty|Difficulties]]: The game's difficulties have been revised to {{d|Normal}}, {{d|Hard}}, {{d|Expert}}, {{d|Master}}, and {{d|Torment}}.<ref name="FAQ">2013-11-09, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2013-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-faq BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – FAQ]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2013-12-20</ref>
 
*[[Difficulty|Difficulties]]: The game's difficulties have been revised to {{d|Normal}}, {{d|Hard}}, {{d|Expert}}, {{d|Master}}, and {{d|Torment}}.<ref name="FAQ">2013-11-09, [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2013-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-faq BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – FAQ]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2013-12-20</ref>
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*Limited-time content, such as [[Anniversary Dungeon]] or [[Udder Cowlamity]].
 
===Upcoming===
 
 
*[[Season]]s
 
*[[Season]]s
 
*[[Conquest]]s
 
*[[Conquest]]s
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*Legendary [[Gems]]
 
*Legendary [[Gems]]
 
*[[Leaderboard]]s
 
*[[Leaderboard]]s
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*[[Action Combat]]
*[[The Cesspools]] (new zone)<ref>2014-06-17, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/14244559/patch-210-ptr-preview-6-17-2014 PATCH 2.1.0 PTR PREVIEW]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2014-06-21</ref>
 
 
===Development===
 
Some of these features, most notably the Paragon changes and Loot 2.0, were added pre-emptively to Diablo III via a pre-expansion patch.<ref>2013-10-08, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10161156644#14 Any idea on when we are gonna see Loot2.0?]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-08</ref> Blizzard sent out surveys to registered Diablo III users for them to rate which new features are most important to them.<ref name="Survey">2013-10-09, [http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/9/4821594/blizzard-surveys-diablo-3-gamers-on-expansion-pricing-collectors Blizzard surveys Diablo 3 gamers on expansion pricing, collector's edition]. ''Polygon'', accessed on 2013-10-10</ref> Players who don't install Reaper of Souls will be able to play with those who have installed it, but won't be able to access Act V.<ref name="FAQ" />
 
 
Visually, Blizzard intends Reaper of Souls to have a more gothic feel than Diablo III did.<ref>2013-10-18, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10262506278?page=2#29 RoS to opt a more "gothic" feel]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-21</ref>
 
   
 
==Special Editions==
 
==Special Editions==
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Pre-ordering the game granted players [[Wings of Valor]] (an aesthetic artifact) and automatic access to [[Valla]] the [[Demon Hunter]] in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''.<ref>[http://links.ebw.ebgames.com.au/servlet/MailView?ms=NDUyODgwNjES1&r=NTEwODkzNjQxNzMS1&j=NDAwODQzNTE2S0&mt=1&rt=0 Sanctuary Beckons], ''EB Games''. Accessed on 2014-03-11</ref>
 
Pre-ordering the game granted players [[Wings of Valor]] (an aesthetic artifact) and automatic access to [[Valla]] the [[Demon Hunter]] in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''.<ref>[http://links.ebw.ebgames.com.au/servlet/MailView?ms=NDUyODgwNjES1&r=NTEwODkzNjQxNzMS1&j=NDAwODQzNTE2S0&mt=1&rt=0 Sanctuary Beckons], ''EB Games''. Accessed on 2014-03-11</ref>
   
The game will see release on consoles through the ''[[Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition|Ultimate Evil Edition]]''.<ref>2013-11-08, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/11502590/prepare-for-ultimate-evil-on-playstation%C2%AE-4-11-8-2013 PREPARE FOR ULTIMATE EVIL ON PLAYSTATION® 4]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2014-03-25</ref>
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The game saw release on consoles through the ''[[Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition|Ultimate Evil Edition]]''.<ref>2013-11-08, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/11502590/prepare-for-ultimate-evil-on-playstation%C2%AE-4-11-8-2013 PREPARE FOR ULTIMATE EVIL ON PLAYSTATION® 4]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2014-03-25</ref>
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==Development==
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The design document for Reaper of Souls took form towards the end of 2012. It was a giant Google document that listed the problems of Diablo III, and how said problems could be fixed in the expansion, which they saw as their best opportunity to overhaul the game.<ref name = "D3Saved">2017-08-02, [https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/08/how-blizzard-saved-diablo-3-from-disaster/ How Blizzard Saved Diablo 3 From Disaster]. ''Kotaku'', accessed on 2017-08-06</ref> Work had begun on the game by 2013.<ref name = "Leaves">2016-06-07, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167631-Diablo-3-Director-Jay-Wilson-Leaves-Blizzard Former Diablo Director Jay Wilson Leaves Blizzard]. ''The Escapist'', accessed on 2016-06-08</ref><ref name = "Interview">2016-09-05, [http://diablo.blizzpro.com/2016/09/05/jay-wilson-game-developer-interview-burnout/ JAY WILSON GAME DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ON BURNOUT]. ''Blizzpro'', accessed on 2016-09-07</ref>
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Some of the game's new features features, most notably the Paragon changes and Loot 2.0, were added pre-emptively to Diablo III via a pre-expansion patch.<ref>2013-10-08, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10161156644#14 Any idea on when we are gonna see Loot2.0?]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-08</ref> Blizzard sent out surveys to registered Diablo III users for them to rate which new features are most important to them.<ref name="Survey">2013-10-09, [http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/9/4821594/blizzard-surveys-diablo-3-gamers-on-expansion-pricing-collectors Blizzard surveys Diablo 3 gamers on expansion pricing, collector's edition]. ''Polygon'', accessed on 2013-10-10</ref> Players who don't install Reaper of Souls will be able to play with those who have installed it, but won't be able to access Act V.<ref name="FAQ" />
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Visually, Blizzard intended Reaper of Souls to have a more gothic feel than Diablo III did.<ref>2013-10-18, [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10262506278?page=2#29 RoS to opt a more "gothic" feel]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2013-10-21</ref> The game was intended to get back to Diablo's darker roots, where everything would be dark and fallacious. To represent this, its art style was primarily blues and grays. The music style was more centralized than its predecessor, in order to make the soundtrack more cohesive. Individual compositions were submitted to soundtrack director [[Derek Duke]], while he arranged them.<ref name = "SoundTrackingHell">2017-11-21, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeAWMDrsNCU Soundtracking Hell - The Music of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2017-11-29</ref>
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The game's soundtrack was composed in 2013 using a symphony orchestra. 19th and 20th century music was used as inspiration for the game's soundtrack.<ref>2015-02-28, [http://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/gdc-2015-moscone-blizzard-entertainment-schedule GDC 2015 Moscone: Blizzard Entertainment Schedule]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2015-02-03</ref>
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The game entered beta in China in April, 2015.<ref>2015-05-06, [http://warcraft.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-q1-2015-transcript-world-of-warcraft-down-to-7-1-million-subs Activision Blizzard Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2015-05-09</ref>
   
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
   
Reaper of Souls sold 2.7 million copies within its first week of sale.<ref>2014-04-03, [http://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/death-breaths-new-life-into-sanctuary-2-7-million-copies-of-reaper-of-souls-sold Death breaths new life into Sanctuary – 2.7 Million copies of Reaper of Souls Sold]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref> IGN and Gamespot gave the scores of 9.1/10<ref>2014-03-28, [http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/03/29/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS REVIEW]. ''IGN'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref> and 8/10 respectively.<ref>2014-03-26, [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review/1900-6415713/ Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Review]. ''Gamespot'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref> As of November 2014, it has been the #2 bestselling PC title for 2014 in terms of revenue.<ref>2014-11-04, [http://warcraft.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-q3-2014-conference-call-transcript Activision Blizzard Q3 2014 Conference Call – Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-11-05</ref>
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Reaper of Souls sold 2.7 million copies within its first week of sale.<ref>2014-04-03, [http://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/death-breaths-new-life-into-sanctuary-2-7-million-copies-of-reaper-of-souls-sold Death breaths new life into Sanctuary – 2.7 Million copies of Reaper of Souls Sold]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref> As of November 2014, it has been the #2 bestselling PC title for 2014 in terms of revenue.<ref>2014-11-04, [http://warcraft.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-q3-2014-conference-call-transcript Activision Blizzard Q3 2014 Conference Call – Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2014-11-05</ref>
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===Scores===
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*Eurogamer: 9/10<ref>2014-03-31, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-03-31-diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls review]. ''Eurogamer'', accessed on 2015-06-07</ref>
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*Gamespot: 8/10<ref>2014-03-26, [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review/1900-6415713/ Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Review]. ''Gamespot'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref>
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*IGN: 9.1/10<ref>2014-03-28, [http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/03/29/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS REVIEW]. ''IGN'', accessed on 2014-07-10</ref>
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*Polygon: 9.5/10<ref>2014-04-04, [http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/4/5580704/diablo-3-reaper-of-souls-review-human-shield DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS REVIEW: HUMAN SHIELD]. ''Polygon'', accessed on 2014-12-14</ref>
   
 
==Videos==
 
==Videos==
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"No one can stop Death."
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Splash screen
Developer(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Team 3
Released March 25, 2014[1]
Genre(s) Action role-playing game, hack and slash
Mode(s) Singleplayer (Internet connection required), Multiplayer
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, macOS
Media DVD, Digital download
Input methods Keyboard, mouse

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the first expansion to Diablo III.

It was announced at Gamescom, August 21st 2013, and continues the story from Diablo III after a brief period of peace.

The game has two versions—a standard edition for $40, and a collector's edition for $80. The latter version includes exclusive in-game content and bonus items.[2]

Features

"The Prime Evil lies defeated, confined to its Black prison by the Nephalem, in the hope of an age of peace and prosperity. And yet, when Angels have fallen, so begins the end of all things."

New features include:

Special Editions

Reaper of Souls has a digital deluxe edition and retail-exclusive collector's edition. The digital deluxe edition has the following bonuses:

  • Arma Mortis provides seven exclusive Malthael-themed weapon and off-hand transmogrification plans when used at the Mystic.
  • Arma Haereticorum provides three exclusive helmet transmogrification plans when used at the Mystic.
  • A Spectral Hound minion players can summon to keep their adventurers company.
  • Three additional character slots to accommodate new heroes, in addition to the two slots guaranteed for anyone purchasing Reaper of Souls.
  • A World of Warcraft in-game companion, the Treasure Goblin, ready to compete in pet battles.
  • A set of StarCraft II Crusader-themed portraits and Malthael-themed decals.

The collector's edition features the bonus items from the digital deluxe edition, along with a hardcover artbook, a behind the scenes Blu-ray/DVD, and a Malthael-themed mousepad.[1]

Pre-ordering the game granted players Wings of Valor (an aesthetic artifact) and automatic access to Valla the Demon Hunter in Heroes of the Storm.[9]

The game saw release on consoles through the Ultimate Evil Edition.[10]

Development

The design document for Reaper of Souls took form towards the end of 2012. It was a giant Google document that listed the problems of Diablo III, and how said problems could be fixed in the expansion, which they saw as their best opportunity to overhaul the game.[11] Work had begun on the game by 2013.[12][13]

Some of the game's new features features, most notably the Paragon changes and Loot 2.0, were added pre-emptively to Diablo III via a pre-expansion patch.[14] Blizzard sent out surveys to registered Diablo III users for them to rate which new features are most important to them.[2] Players who don't install Reaper of Souls will be able to play with those who have installed it, but won't be able to access Act V.[8]

Visually, Blizzard intended Reaper of Souls to have a more gothic feel than Diablo III did.[15] The game was intended to get back to Diablo's darker roots, where everything would be dark and fallacious. To represent this, its art style was primarily blues and grays. The music style was more centralized than its predecessor, in order to make the soundtrack more cohesive. Individual compositions were submitted to soundtrack director Derek Duke, while he arranged them.[16]

The game's soundtrack was composed in 2013 using a symphony orchestra. 19th and 20th century music was used as inspiration for the game's soundtrack.[17]

The game entered beta in China in April, 2015.[18]

Reception

Reaper of Souls sold 2.7 million copies within its first week of sale.[19] As of November 2014, it has been the #2 bestselling PC title for 2014 in terms of revenue.[20]

Scores

Videos

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2013-12-19, PREORDER REAPER OF SOULS™ TODAY AND FACE DEATH ON MARCH 25. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-12-20
  2. 2.0 2.1 2013-10-09, Blizzard surveys Diablo 3 gamers on expansion pricing, collector's edition. Polygon, accessed on 2013-10-10
  3. 2013-08-25, GamesCom 2013 interview – Josh Mosqueira talks about Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Return of Pandemonium Fortress & Necromancers. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2013-09-06
  4. 2013-12-05, BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Gameplay Systems + Crusader Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2014-02-21
  5. 2013-09-05, Community Commentary: Project Nephalem. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-09-08
  6. 2013-09-24, Resolution for Covetous Shen?. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-09-24
  7. 2013-10-21, Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon® 2013 on PC and PS4. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-10-21
  8. 8.0 8.1 2013-11-09, BlizzCon 2013 – Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – FAQ. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2013-12-20
  9. Sanctuary Beckons, EB Games. Accessed on 2014-03-11
  10. 2013-11-08, PREPARE FOR ULTIMATE EVIL ON PLAYSTATION® 4. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2014-03-25
  11. 2017-08-02, How Blizzard Saved Diablo 3 From Disaster. Kotaku, accessed on 2017-08-06
  12. 2016-06-07, Former Diablo Director Jay Wilson Leaves Blizzard. The Escapist, accessed on 2016-06-08
  13. 2016-09-05, JAY WILSON GAME DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ON BURNOUT. Blizzpro, accessed on 2016-09-07
  14. 2013-10-08, Any idea on when we are gonna see Loot2.0?. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-10-08
  15. 2013-10-18, RoS to opt a more "gothic" feel. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2013-10-21
  16. 2017-11-21, Soundtracking Hell - The Music of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. YouTube, accessed on 2017-11-29
  17. 2015-02-28, GDC 2015 Moscone: Blizzard Entertainment Schedule. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2015-02-03
  18. 2015-05-06, Activision Blizzard Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2015-05-09
  19. 2014-04-03, Death breaths new life into Sanctuary – 2.7 Million copies of Reaper of Souls Sold. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2014-07-10
  20. 2014-11-04, Activision Blizzard Q3 2014 Conference Call – Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2014-11-05
  21. 2014-03-31, Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls review. Eurogamer, accessed on 2015-06-07
  22. 2014-03-26, Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Review. Gamespot, accessed on 2014-07-10
  23. 2014-03-28, DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS REVIEW. IGN, accessed on 2014-07-10
  24. 2014-04-04, DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS REVIEW: HUMAN SHIELD. Polygon, accessed on 2014-12-14

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