Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 199 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 199
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 199
  3. Negative: 104 out of 199

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  1. Kevan
    Jun 30, 2017
    3
    fan service to d2 players, with a totally different flavoured necro than the original one. the game is still the same, no endgame, minor tweaks, a new meaningless timeattack gamemode...but the boredom of silly number crunching is still here. An empty shell of a arpg, based on online korean-like exp hoarding.
  2. mihaiqc
    Jun 29, 2017
    1
    Pale imitation of what was once the beloved D2 necro.. and for 15$.Only the Inarius set is viable in the rifts. The skeleton mages last 6 seconds and the number of summons is grossly limited from its predecessor. Witch Doctor makes for a better summoner than the Necromancer. Also the bone armor is **** atrocious and blocks any cosmetics while being essential for necro's gameplay.

    I    Pale imitation of what was once the beloved D2 necro.. and for 15$.Only the Inarius set is viable in the rifts. The skeleton mages last 6 seconds and the number of summons is grossly limited from its predecessor. Witch Doctor makes for a better summoner than the Necromancer. Also the bone armor is **** atrocious and blocks any cosmetics while being essential for necro's gameplay.

    I guess I basically paid 15$ for 2 character slots.    … Expand
  3. OnyxShadow
    Aug 23, 2017
    3
    Decent enough content.

    But terrible value. 1 class. There are other listed features, but none of them are substantial. It is 1 class.

    $5 would have been appropriate. $10 would have been tolerable. $15 is just lame.
  4. Voodooseeker
    Jul 16, 2017
    2
    Everyone recall the necromancer....yeahhhh surprise.
    Nothing new - all the same Blizzard cash-cow-system.......boringgggggg :((((
    Waste of your money, Blizzard is repeating repeating ect........
    Sorry Blizzard, you're so last year in your games.
  5. TheDragoon
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    I've spent a lot of time playing Diablo 3 only because I was Skyping with my cousin, otherwise I would not finished the game, I did not finish the Expansion even though I have a 100+ paragon which is a lot more time than you should spend on this distasteful game. Blizzard has completely destroyed the atmosphere of Diablo the story is awful and the graphics are childish. And about this newI've spent a lot of time playing Diablo 3 only because I was Skyping with my cousin, otherwise I would not finished the game, I did not finish the Expansion even though I have a 100+ paragon which is a lot more time than you should spend on this distasteful game. Blizzard has completely destroyed the atmosphere of Diablo the story is awful and the graphics are childish. And about this new Necromancer, Blizzard must be crazed with greed, this game is dead just stop spending time on this horrible project that no one likes, and besides wasn't the witch doctor the necromancer of D3, what is even the point of this, to milk the only Diablo fans left?… Expand
  6. Foxcool
    Jul 25, 2017
    1
    Can you afford to buy a big mac for $50? Sure you can, but it's not worth it and you shouldn't on principle. Same thing with this DLC, not only is it not worth $15 but by buying it, we're telling the big cooperations that it's "ok" to charge so much for so little.
  7. DerangedGinger
    Jul 10, 2017
    0
    The necromancer is less of a pet class than the witch doctor. That's just not acceptable given that in D2 it was great fun having your skeletal army following you around. It's also $15 for a class without any actual content. You'll be grinding the same stuff you've been grinding for the past few years.
  8. Oyarsa
    Jul 2, 2017
    2
    This expansion is a microcosm for the entire Diablo 3 game: a highly polished, yet severely limited bit of content. As has been noted by critics and users alike, the pricing is questionable. If we're keeping track, D3 was released at $60, RoS at $40, and RotN at $15. So, $115 for, what seems to me, content worth half the price. The price point alone was enough to cure me of my almostThis expansion is a microcosm for the entire Diablo 3 game: a highly polished, yet severely limited bit of content. As has been noted by critics and users alike, the pricing is questionable. If we're keeping track, D3 was released at $60, RoS at $40, and RotN at $15. So, $115 for, what seems to me, content worth half the price. The price point alone was enough to cure me of my almost two-decade (probably 5-10 years too long) devotion to Blizzard (D1/2, WoW, Warcraft, and SC1/2). I refuse to buy EA games for the same reasons.. I wish I'd waited until the RoS price drop to buy D3, but my sweet wife knew how much I enjoy Diablo and got it as a birthday present.

    As to the expansion content itself, I played a friend's account and certainly enjoyed the class. I appreciated the nod to D2--the necro was an easy choice of first character for me. I was, however, shocked at its omission from D3. The vanity items and extra slots would probably be useful. But, again, my recurring thought was "$15...for this?" If you're literally wiping your behind with $100 bills, sure, buy the DLC. If not, give Path of Exile a shot, or check out the Steam sale. Or go outside. Lord knows my pasty skin needs it.    … Expand
  9. Makarash
    Jul 6, 2017
    0
    10 acts in poe for free. New class in Diablo 3 for 15$...
    I really cant write anything more, cuz i'm not stupid enough to buy this !@# of !@#.
    Only hope for coming back to any Blizzard game will be Diablo 1 remake.
  10. feike
    Aug 24, 2017
    1
    The patch(yup, i just cant call this paid patch an expansion, especially when even the blizzard.com site does not list this as an expansion. Seriously: looking there, reaper is the only expansion and ultimate evil is the other big release, and since on top of it path of exile just released a way bigger update that was just listed as a huge patch and did not got a new entry on this site, iThe patch(yup, i just cant call this paid patch an expansion, especially when even the blizzard.com site does not list this as an expansion. Seriously: looking there, reaper is the only expansion and ultimate evil is the other big release, and since on top of it path of exile just released a way bigger update that was just listed as a huge patch and did not got a new entry on this site, i think callling this patch anything other than a paid patch would be just weird)... well anyway, this patch is a decent(if overpriced) update by itself: The new class is okay, resembles the old necro from D2 enough to give that nostalgia, yet still fits in the D3 roster. The nice gameplay that D3 always had is still here, so its not a bad experience

    ...At least for the first hours, that is...
    And thats where the low score is coming from. The patch does include good stuff, but does nothing to help with the old problem that plagued the game since launch, specifically: The nill end-game
    It is caused largely by the terrible itemization on the game. They did removed much of the cancerous overpowered BS sets that plagued the game after reaper release, but many core problems persist: Because every piece of gear is too generic and even the legends and sets are really just rares with a single fixed affix, the old, overly simplistic rule of just picking the current meta set and try to get a limited number of affixes on every piece of gear and stack them as much as rng allows you to is still there. Its still a game where each piece of gear is only there because of a single affix and most of the text attached to each piece is just there for stat stick purposes. That also lead to the problem that builds still tend to be very rigid: That leg/set is listed on the build because a specific affix that cant be found anywhere else and thus, have no replacements. And OFC, because all other affixes are from a random generic pool, any slot that dont feature a specific thing can be filled with wathever for the exact same results
    Another problem is that this is a late game about grinding that dont give you ANY control over your grind. They removed trades between players and the AH but did not made any way to direct your drops or give some sort of consistency on your reward for your time played, save for some specific rewards that are aquired on key points in the story. The game leaves you completely at the mercy of the RNG to find most of your gear and thus, progressing the character after some point is completely out of your control. You cant trade the loot for currency and use it to get the upgrade like we did in the gold AH and we do in path of exile, you cant farm the currency then trade your way to the upgrade like we did in D2 with keys/torches/forge and grush services, heck you cant even pick a spot where the item you are loooking for is more likely to drop and use the rest as bonus like in marvel heroes. All you can do is pick the most efficient(on the most generic possible way) place and pray really hard. And yup, just keep rolling the dice and hoping for something that migh never come gets boring quite fast...

    At the end, this is a patch that offers a lot for the early and mid game, but the end game is still barren. Even weirder: they included a gem that removes level requirement and can make the early game a fast breeeze, so they clearly want to make a game focused on late game, but are making zero progress in making that part engaging... it just feels they are clueless(also, why they just dont give the option to just jump to level 60 if you have another char of that class on that level instead of making that joke of a gem is beyond me)
    The best thing i can say is that now the ranked system for the faster clearer on the ladder features a fixed map, so now you can actually prepare and that easy-map-farming BS is no more(who da fu* was the brainiac that though that making a race where the map is re-roled at each attempt for a time was a good idea anyway???) so now that rank may actually mean something

    And yeah... charging money for a patch that does nothing to fix problems from the stone age is just bull. Even more when the patch is just... well... a patch, and not a major one at that(the gaming industry is getting a bit too happy at charging extra for new characters it seems...) It only makes the game even sadder and bring back that feeling that maybe its time to just let poor Dibs rest in reace with the dignity he still have left, or hire a less RNG-paranoid team if you plan to make another sequel    … Expand
  11. sonofdiablo48
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Notice how they are too scared to put the negative reviews at the top? Have you ever seen a negative review at the top? I think Metacritic and their reviewers have some kind of a deal with publishers and or developers to always put the positive reviews at the top. They know the negative reviews would destroy this DLC or expansion or whatever it is.… Expand
  12. WryMouth
    Jul 3, 2017
    1
    This game is nothing like Diablo 1 or 2. It pre-built just to farm, no more magic find items and the items drops are ridicules. Used be to an amazing feeling finding a legendary or set items now they drop like files. 1 Act I think I got 7 Legionaries. This game is boring and its really build for just boring kill farm one act to the other.

    Sad.
  13. TomCat86
    Dec 4, 2017
    1
    Hands down the WORST diablo game of the entire franchise. Story line, game play, replay ability, customization from skills to stats ect. The game is a complete downgrade from everything that made the franchise great. If you like casual, Disney artwork styled diablo, by all means play this game. But if you are a die hard gamer who thinks this company shouldn't be rewarded for absoluteHands down the WORST diablo game of the entire franchise. Story line, game play, replay ability, customization from skills to stats ect. The game is a complete downgrade from everything that made the franchise great. If you like casual, Disney artwork styled diablo, by all means play this game. But if you are a die hard gamer who thinks this company shouldn't be rewarded for absolute trash, ignore this game and consider it non cannon. Hope Diablo 4 is nothing like diablo 3. It is an extreme waste of money, they should go F2P with this it is so bad.… Expand
  14. chumpwithnoname
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    Cash grab, that's what it is. Basically you pay a lot of $$$ for just one playable character. Very bad value proposition which was directed to D2 fans.
  15. Anatar90
    Feb 10, 2021
    0
    Blizzard the worst company ever and this is one of th worst games. Must be illeagle in every country!
  16. FoxForce
    Jun 8, 2021
    1
    The content that was present in the game but was removed and gated behind a pay wall. I give it 1 instead of a 0 because although I do not support such practices, if it was very cheap (2-3 dollars max) I would not be pissed as much.
  17. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política

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#77 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#39 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    75
    If you haven't been interested in Diablo 3 for a while now, this expensive Rise of the Necromancer DLC is probably not for you. But if it is your go-to-game, then this addition will give you the best class thus far. Seeing as Diablo 3 offers endless content, buying Rise of the Necromancer will be a small, but very worthwhile investment.
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  2. CD-Action
    Sep 25, 2017
    65
    The Reaper of Souls expansion really shook the foundations of Diablo III, giving us a reason to revisit the game and stay for longer. Compared to it Rise of the Necromancer is a disappointing waste of a chance to make something great again. [09/2017, p.61]
  3. Games.cz
    Aug 7, 2017
    70
    Highly funny and well-crafted content, however, in a small dose and at fairly high price. So what now? The Necromancer is an amazing figure, but it's hard to get rid of the feeling that Blizzard could offer much more.
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