"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 D2R Items 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 game goes on sale next year.

In a recent Diablo 2 Resurrected livestream(opens in new tab), game director Joe Shely, along with the game's associate director Joesph Piora also community manager Adam Fletcher gave fans an update on everything Diablo 2 Resurrected, as well as revealing the game's development ahead of the game's release in the summer of next year.

During the livestream they discussed how to play the Diablo 2 Resurrected battle pass (around the 39:15 mark in the video below) and the forthcoming seasons in the game. "It's essential for us to balance those things you'd encounter inside the combat pass," Piepiora said, "the way that they're challenging but are also very fair. We don't want to have any situations where players feel like they're being forced to pay. "To clearly distinguish of the battle pass from the seasons of Diablo 2 Resurrected Piepiora clarified that "the season's story is the same in Diablo 2 Resurrected, in the way that you found it when you played Diablo 3." The chapter-based mechanic will offer players various objectives as they progress through the season and let players to earn rewards within the game in exchange for the characters they play. "All of the seasonal content is completely free. The content is not tied to the cheap D2R Ladder Items battle pass," Shely adds.