{"id":687397,"date":"2026-04-07T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:18:14","slug":"terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected\/","title":{"rendered":"Terror Zones are coming to Diablo 2: Resurrected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Diablo 2: Resurrected has launched a public test realm for the upcoming 2.5 patch that boasts an all-new &#8220;experimental&#8221; feature: Terror Zones.\n<\/p>\n<p>As well as a &#8220;variety of bug fixes to address feedback the community has provided&#8221; Blizzard, Terror Zones see you take up monsters at least two levels higher than you (or their original level) for extra XP and loot in the hope we&#8217;ll stop &#8220;repeatedly farming&#8221; Baal, Diablo, or Nihlathak.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The journey to level 99 is a celebrated experience for players and quite the milestone if achieved &#8211; a rite of passage, even,&#8221; Blizzard explains in the patch notes. &#8220;We want to offer an alternative to repeatedly farming Baal, Diablo, or Nihlathak. We also want the journey to level 99 to be accessible to a larger population of players, full of variety, and most importantly, challenging &#8211; this is where Terror Zones come in. As we get into details, please note that players can choose to opt-out of Terror Zones if desired.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/terror-zones-are-coming-to-diablo-2-resurrected\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diablo 2: Resurrected has launched a public test realm for the upcoming 2.5 patch that boasts an all-new &#8220;experimental&#8221; feature: Terror Zones. As well as a &#8220;variety of bug fixes to address feedback the community has provided&#8221; Blizzard, Terror Zones see you take up monsters at least two levels higher than you (or their original level) for extra XP and loot in the hope we&#8217;ll stop &#8220;repeatedly farming&#8221; Baal, Diablo, or Nihlathak. &#8220;The journey to level 99 is a celebrated experience for players and quite the milestone if achieved &#8211; a rite of passage, even,&#8221; Blizzard explains in the patch notes. &#8220;We want to offer an alternative to repeatedly farming Baal, Diablo, or Nihlathak. 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