Necromancer, Original Diablo Coming to Diablo III as DLC

The first Diablo game is being remade in Diablo III and the Necromancer will be released as DLC according to announcements made during BlizzCon 2016's keynote.

Remaking the classic Diablo within Diablo II was probably the big announcement in celebration of the franchise's anniversary. Blizzard called it The Darkening of Tristram, an anniversary event which will last for a month and will also unlock Diablo from within the existing world of the third game. Players will have the ability to travel through a portal to "experience Adria's memories" and play through the content Blizzard has updated. It will feature a special visual filter to make Diablo III look like its predecessor.

The release date of The Darkening of Tristram is January and it will reappear as Blizzard celebrates Diablo's anniversary in the future.

The second big reveal, and probably the most exciting announcement regarding Diablo III, is the Necromancer class reveal. Blizzard plans on releasing the Necromancer as premium DLC in a "character pack" that will include stash tabs, character slots, and visual goodies like a banner and a pet. Players will be able to grab the DLC in 2017 but no pricing is available yet. Just like other classes, there will be both a male and female option to choose, and the Necromancer will have many of its classic abilities as well as blood golems, skeleton summoning and new blood magics.

Additional plans for Diablo III were revealed later in the day, including an Armory option in town to allow for several gear set-ups and a crafting tab to streamline that process. Also, few more maps will be released in 2017 for players to explore.

Prior to BlizzCon, there have been speculations that Blizzard was going to remaster Diablo II with Diablo III's engine, which could have been a very large production on Blizzard's part. All in all, the original Diablo is a much smaller game and much more sensible to be released as a piece of free DLC and as a fun event for the franchise's anniversary. Nonetheless, expecting Diablo II and receiving the original Diablo has made lots of community members unhappy.

Diablo III's The Darkening of Tristram anniversary event will launch in January 2017. The Necromancer character pack launches in 2017, with more details to come.