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4->''"The people pray for strength and guidance. They should pray for the mercy of a swift death, for I have seen what the darkness hides."''
5-->-- '''Leah'''
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7It has been twenty years since the demonic invasion was thwarted and the Worldstone destroyed, and Sanctuary has enjoyed relative peace and stability. However, hellish forces are stirring again. All over the world are reports of horrors and atrocities, and a fallen star landing in Tristram marks the beginning of the prophesied End Times.
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9''Diablo III'' is the third installment in the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series, released on May 15, 2012. The gameplay is essentially the same as previous entries, but with more AntiFrustrationFeatures (such as gold being picked up on touch rather than having to be clicked), and with new trading aspects, including an auction house that was eventually removed for causing more problems than it solved. It also brings back the Barbarian character class[[note]]but not the same Barbarian from ''VideoGame/DiabloII''[[/note]], and introduces four new classes: Monk, Witch Doctor, Wizard, and Demon Hunter.
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11A console version for the Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/{{Xbox 360}} was released on September 3rd, 2013. This was followed with Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/{{Xbox One}} versions (including the Reaper of Souls expansion) in 2014, and a Platform/NintendoSwitch ''Eternal Collection'' version (with all the expansions, DLC, local wireless multiplayer, and exclusive content including a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf costume and Cucco pet]]) in 2018. The console versions allow offline play, don't have any Battle.net functionality (instead using the console platforms' online services). It will have Toys/{{amiibo}} functionality, with a Loot Goblin amiibo planned for release on December 2018.
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13The game was given an ExpansionPack, ''[[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/ Reaper of Souls]]'', in March 2014. It introduced a new act, a new class (the Crusader), a new level cap, powers and more, and answered one of the biggest lingering questions about the storyline, namely what happened to the missing angel Malthael. It also introduced a form of NewGamePlus called "Adventure Mode", where players can eschew replaying the story in exchange for having all the acts unlocked and hunting down bounties instead. The console version of ''Reaper of Souls'' was released as part of the Ultimate Evil Edition, which includes the original game, on August 19 2014 on Platform/{{Xbox 360}}, Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/XboxOne and Platform/PlayStation4.
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15The second expansion pack, ''Rise of the Necromancer'', was released on June 27, 2017. It brings the Necromancer, which had previously only featured in ''VideoGame/DiabloII'', into ''Diablo III''.
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17Eventually, the next game of the series, ''VideoGame/DiabloIV'' was released in 2023.
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19!!This game features examples of:
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21[[index]]
22* DiabloIII/TropesAToE
23* DiabloIII/TropesFToJ
24* DiabloIII/TropesKToO
25* DiabloIII/TropesPToT
26* DiabloIII/TropesUToZ
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30->''"You do believe me, don't you?"''
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