Developer Comments: We saw that due to a logic glitch, players often chose to skip required content within Act III by bypassing “Khalim's Will” quest and not experiencing much of what Act III has to offer. We decided to make the “Khalim's Will” quest a proper requirement to complete Act III, much like how players need to assemble the Horadric Staff to enter Tal Rasha’s Chamber in Act II.
Area | Previous Hell Level | New Hell Level |
---|---|---|
Act 1 – Underground Passage Level 2 | 83 | 85 |
Act 2 – Stony Tomb Level 1 | 78 | 85 |
Act 2 – Stony Tomb Level 2 | 79 | 85 |
Act 3 – Arachnid Lair | 79 | 85 |
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 1 | 80 | 85 |
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 2 | 81 | 85 |
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 3 | 82 | 85 |
Act 3 – Disused Fane | 84 | 85 |
Act 3 – Ruined Temple | 84 | 85 |
Act 3 – Forgotten Reliquary | 84 | 85 |
Act 3 – Sewer Levels 1 | 84 | 85 |
Act 5 – Abaddon | 81 | 85 |
Act 5 – Pit of Acheron | 82 | 85 |
Act 5 – Infernal Pit | 83 | 85 |
Act 5 – Drifter Cavern | 84 | 85 |
Act 5 – Icy Cellar | 83 | 85 |
Developer Comments: We felt that certain optional areas in Diablo II often get ignored on Hell difficulty, so we decided to increase their monster levels to add more incentives with risk vs reward gameplay. We hope this provides more reasons to find loot in these areas.