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"A presence more sinister than any demon hangs over Sanctuary….

It watched from the shadows as a hero of nephalem lineage struck down Diablo, the Prime Evil, and trapped the demon lord within the Black Soulstone.

It waited in silence as the mortal armies of Sanctuary crushed the leaderless remnants of the Burning Hells and scattered them into the stinging winds of Kehjistan.

Now, as hope springs anew, its long vigil has ended.

Shrouded in mystery and imbued with a power as ancient as the universe itself, it comes to the war-torn world of Sanctuary. It cannot be stopped. There is no escape.

In its wake, only death will remain."

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

Level cap raised to 70
Every class gets new Skills and Runes.

Act V implemented
Advance through additional levels of supremacy, mastering bold new powers of raw, demon-slaying potential along the way. Customize your strengths with an improved Paragon system. Battle your way through newly randomized 3D maps and epic new quests in Act V. And test your mettle in all-new game modes—including Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials—designed to provide players with a highly replayable (and highly rewarding) end-game experience.

New craft vendor: The Mystic
Can Transmogrify items, so you don't have to sacrifice looks for power.
Item Enchanting - allows to re-roll one of the affixes on a rare/legendary item (ie. Swap out AGI for STR).

New Feature: Loot Runs
15-20 minute 100% randomised dungeons. Random weather, Random enemies, Random boss! Several levels deep.

Paragon system redesigned
Is now Account wide (this means if your HC character dies, you can re-invest the Paragon points into a different character).
There is no longer a cap on Paragon levels/points. Sky is the limit.
Each Paragon level allows you to invest into your choice of character stats. 1 Paragon level = +1 STR.
Paragon points will be retroactive. This means if you're Paragon level 100 before the expansion, you'll have 200 Paragon points ready to spend on launch day.



Loot system redesigned
A comparison was given between how items in Act III drop now and how they'll drop in the expansion:
Before: 256 white, 399 blue, 275 yellow and one legendary items.
After: 73 white items, 266 blue items, 83 yellow items and 7 legendary items!
Legendary will be build-changers as seen in the screenshots below:



New Class: The Crusader
Inspired by the Paladin.
Strength based hero.
Focuses on Shields.
Uses Flails as weapons.
Mid-range melee character.
Uses the resource "Wrath"

The next chapter in Sanctuary's epic saga has been unveiled. Prepare to take on Death itself in Diablo III's upcoming expansion set: Reaper of Souls.

In Reaper of Souls, players will explore haunting new environments and face down fearsome new enemies within and beyond the world of Sanctuary as they seek to unlock the mysteries of Malthael, the Angel of Death.

Stalwart adventurers can choose to continue their journey as one of five existing heroes—the Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk, Witch Doctor, or Wizard—or adopt the mantle of a new class: the Crusader, a fierce melee warrior whose command of the battlefield is matched only by his unwavering conviction.

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It seems likely that Blizzard will be unveiling the Diablo 3 Expansion 1 week from now - at Gamescom on the 22nd of August.




Source: @Diablo on Twitter
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/