<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
version	O
for	O
consoles	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
edition	O
expanded	O
the	O
base	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
with	O
exclusive	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
Tyrael	O
recovers	O
the	O
Black	O
Soulstone	O
that	O
contains	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
all	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Evils	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
dangerous	O
to	O
leave	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
mortals	O
or	O
angels	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
six	O
Horadrim	B-Application
take	O
the	O
Black	O
Soulstone	O
back	O
to	O
Sanctuary	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
seal	O
it	O
away	O
where	O
it	O
can	O
never	O
be	O
found	O
-	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
tomb	O
of	O
Rakkis	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
King	O
of	O
Westmarch	O
,	O
the	O
kingdom	O
established	O
to	O
the	O
west	O
of	O
Khanduras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Malthael	O
,	O
former	O
Archangel	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Angiris	O
Council	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
disappeared	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Worldstone	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Baal	O
twenty	O
years	O
earlier	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
calling	O
himself	O
the	O
"	O
Angel	O
of	O
Death	O
"	O
,	O
Malthael	O
kills	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Horadrim	B-Application
,	O
incapacitates	O
Tyrael	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
and	O
steals	O
the	O
Black	O
Soulstone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyrael	O
sends	O
the	O
surviving	O
Horadrim	B-Application
,	O
Lorath	O
Nahr	O
,	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyrael	O
reveals	O
that	O
with	O
Diablo	B-Application
gone	O
,	O
Malthael	O
sees	O
humanity	O
as	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
demons	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
descent	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Nephalem	O
,	O
the	O
offspring	O
of	O
angels	O
and	O
demons	O
;	O
by	O
wiping	O
out	O
humanity	O
,	O
Malthael	O
hopes	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Conflict	O
,	O
the	O
long	O
war	O
between	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nephalem	O
learns	O
from	O
Myriam	O
Jahzia	O
,	O
a	O
mystic	O
rescued	O
during	O
the	O
attack	O
against	O
the	O
soul	O
crucibles	O
,	O
that	O
Adria	O
(	O
the	O
witch	O
of	O
Tristram	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
servant	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
is	O
in	O
Westmarch	O
seeking	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Black	O
Soulstone	O
and	O
resurrect	O
her	O
master	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
into	O
the	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
in	O
the	O
Blood	O
Marsh	O
outside	O
Westmarch	O
,	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
confronts	O
Adria	O
,	O
who	O
manages	O
to	O
locate	O
Malthael	O
at	O
the	O
Pandemonium	O
Fortress	O
(	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
between	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Hell	O
to	O
watch	O
over	O
the	O
Worldstone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
then	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
winged	O
demonic	O
creature	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
sent	O
her	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
his	O
return	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
slays	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-expansion	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
patch	O
2.0.1	O
deployed	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
2.0.1	O
also	O
streamlined	O
crafting	O
,	O
condensing	O
crafting	O
materials	O
into	O
two	O
categories	O
:	O
crafting	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
levels	O
that	O
comprise	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
all	O
expansion	O
content	O
to	O
date	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
2.1	O
introduced	O
seasons	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
ladders	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
in	O
patch	O
2.3	O
,	O
Kanai	O
's	O
Cube	O
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
on	O
the	O
Horadric	O
Cubes	O
used	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mystic	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
NPC	O
featured	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
at	O
BlizzCon	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
add	O
a	O
remade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
complete	O
with	O
its	O
16-level	O
dungeon	O
and	O
original	O
bosses	O
)	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
this	O
will	O
also	O
include	O
"	O
retro	O
touches	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
pixelated	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
eight-direction	O
movement	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
while	O
being	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
3	I-Application
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
Patch	O
2.5.0	O
brings	O
many	O
new	O
highlights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
armory	O
system	O
,	O
crafting	O
material	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
seasons	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
Action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
game	O
based	O
around	O
RNG	O
“	O
random	O
number	O
generator	O
”	O
gear	O
drops	O
,	O
you	O
need	O
as	O
much	O
inventory	O
space	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seasons	O
were	O
first	O
implemented	O
into	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
patch	O
2.1	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
also	O
allow	O
for	O
console	O
gamers	O
to	O
earn	O
the	O
same	O
season	O
exclusive	O
award	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
PC	O
Diablo	B-Application
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
's	O
"	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
introduced	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
original	O
classes	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
reimagining	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
version	O
;	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
signature	O
abilities	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
raising	O
undead	O
minions	O
,	O
bone	O
spear	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
causing	O
corpses	O
to	O
explode	O
)	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
abilities	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
gear	O
sets	O
and	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
included	O
two	O
additional	O
character	O
slots	O
,	O
more	O
slots	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
stash	O
,	O
and	O
cosmetic	O
appearances	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
portrait	O
frame	O
,	O
a	O
pennant	O
worn	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
banner	O
design	O
and	O
sigil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
2.6.0	O
introduced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
"	O
pack	O
announced	O
at	O
BlizzCon	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
30	O
new	O
legendary	O
items	O
and	O
four	O
armor	O
sets	O
for	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
zones	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
certain	O
maps	O
in	O
Adventure	O
Mode	O
:	O
The	O
Shrouded	O
Moors	O
and	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Firstborn	O
near	O
Caldeum	O
(	O
Act	O
II	O
)	O
,	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
strange	O
"	O
blood	O
cult	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Realms	O
of	O
Fate	O
in	O
the	O
High	O
Heavens	O
(	O
Act	O
IV	O
)	O
,	O
consequences	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
Nephalem	O
(	O
player	O
characters	O
)	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
story	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
composer	O
for	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
Derek	O
Duke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
in	O
two	O
formats	O
:	O
a	O
physical	O
CD	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
release	O
on	O
iTunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
iteration	O
upon	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
improvement	O
on	O
most	O
fronts	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
considered	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
in	O
it	O
as	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
reinvigorated	O
player	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
greater	O
replayability	O
and	O
long-term	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Carolyn	O
Petit	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storyline	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
gives	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
liked	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
more	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
already	O
liked	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
but	O
suggesting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unlikely	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
enjoy	O
the	O
initial	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
improving	O
on	O
but	O
not	O
fundamentally	O
changing	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petit	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
reasons	O
to	O
keep	O
on	O
clicking	O
,	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
has	O
plenty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
's	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
similar	O
conclusion	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
reinvigorates	O
an	O
already	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
sold	O
2.7	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
have	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
20	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
have	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
30	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
