For those who aren't aware, in Diablo 2 you would hire followers to descend on the hell gates with you, but when they were killed , you were required to bring them back with cold cash. A new follower was introduced in each zone, which meant certain followers were more D2R Items powerful than other followers.

This evolved into Diablo 3, where instead of employing mercenaries you gained three different companions throughout the story's campaign. You had the Scoundrel, Sorceress, and Templar, which represented ranged DPS tank, ranged DPS, and magical users respectively.In my Diablo 2 Resurrected adventure I only encountered friendly NPCs who stuck around for a few dungeons and then departed to the sunset. When I inquired of Jackson what the follower function works and they replied "for the initial edition of the game we do have a few places in the story in particular which you'll have named NPCs following you and helping you to figure out the what Lilith is doing in the world.

"We don't have any news to reveal about the Diablo 2 follower that you hire - we'll stick with the campaign until now." Accent on the moment for now.

With a wry smile they continue "stay close, we may come up with something in the near term to announce , but we cannot make any promises." This immediately prompted an answer from the producer of dungeons, Ash Sweetring, who channelled her inner Mr. Burns with an 'interesting hand motion that was visible within the background. What's that? That's sus.If you're wondering if any variant of the follower system does make an appearance in Diablo 2 Resurrected, I'd prefer it to be a hired gun from Diablo 2, instead of ubiquitous the companions. I loved the array of different abilities followers offered with Diablo 2 and would love to see it reimagined. It creates more space for different designs, and incredible demon-slaying abilities chains.

In the meantime you should know more about the Diablo 2 Resurrected classes, since they're the ones we'll be playing as mostly. In an interview with Game director Joe Shely, however, there was a hint that this roster could grow since there's no guarantee of longevity in Sanctuary.

The principal developers of Diablo 2 Resurrected have stressed that they do not want players to "feel as if they're paying to win" when the D2R Ladder Items buy game goes on sale next year.