
Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (commonly abbreviated LoD) is an expansion pack for the hack and slash action role-playing game Diablo II. Unlike the original Diablo's expansion pack, Diablo: Hellfire, it is an official expansion designed by Blizzard North.
More than a standard expansion, Lord of Destruction not only added content in the form of new character classes and an additional scenario, but also dramatically revamped the gameplay of the existing Diablo II for solo and especially multiplayer.
Features Added in LOD
Lord of Destruction adds a number of new features These include:
1.Two new character classes: the Assassin and the Druid.
2.A fifth act taking place in and around Mount Arreat in the northern Barbarian Highlands, with an additional act boss, Baal.
3.Many new weapons and new pieces of armor: Ethereal items that are more powerful than their standard counterparts, but cannot be repaired.
4.Runes can be placed into sockets and provide different bonuses from gems.
"Runewords" are very powerful bonuses that are granted to an item when specific runes are socketed in a specific order.
5."Jewels" gain the same random bonuses that items can. These can be placed into sockets. They have the same effect no matter what the base item is. Unique jewels are "Rainbow Facets" which have different bonuses to a certain element.
6.Charms that can be kept in the inventory and provide passive bonuses.
7.Class-specific items that can only be used by a certain character, e.g. Claws for an Assassin.
8.Additional unique and set items, including class-specific sets.
9.An expanded stash for storing items—twice the size of the original stash.
10.An alternate weapon/shield/spell setup that can be switched to via a hotkey in gameplay.
11.Hirelings can now follow the player through all the Acts. They can also be equipped with armor and a weapon, can gain experience, can be healed by potions, and can be resurrected when killed.
12.The game can now be played at 800x600 resolution, up from 640x480