<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necromancer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
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
digitally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
latest-generation	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
retail	O
and	O
digital	O
release	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
adds	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
and	O
re-worked	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necromancer	I-Application
Patch	O
2.6.0	O
brings	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
,	O
Challenge	O
Rifts	O
,	O
new	O
zones	O
and	O
bounties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
's	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
development	O
on	O
its	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
Blizzard	O
aimed	O
to	O
shift	O
development	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
working	O
on	O
'	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
 '	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
providing	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
content	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
Diablo	B-Application
releases	O
approaching	O
announcement	O
or	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necromancer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
package	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer'''s	O
content	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Collection	O
package	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionDiablo	O
III	O
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer''	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
noting	O
the	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
being	O
paid	O
for	O
and	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
patch	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
T.J.	O
Hafer	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
felt	O
"	O
$15	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
much	O
to	O
simply	O
unlock	O
a	O
new	O
class	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
"	O
[	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
players ]	O
would	O
be	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
playstyles	O
and	O
crazy	O
strategies	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
brings	O
to	O
Sanctuary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
points	O
were	O
raised	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Brett	O
Todd	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
raised	O
worries	O
about	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
If	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
 [ it ] 	O
would	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
instantly	O
recommend	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
or	O
anyone	O
with	O
even	O
a	O
passing	O
interest	O
in	O
trying	O
out	O
a	O
classic	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
RPG.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Leack	O
praised	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
class	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"[it]	O
is	O
n’t	O
necessarily	O
a	O
new	O
class	O
to	O
the	O
evil	O
world	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
the	O
best	O
iteration	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
,	O
keeping	O
in	O
mind	O
the	O
minor	O
grievances	O
he	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
content	O
,	O
the	O
pack	O
"	O
deserves	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
veterans	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
