Although some might be skeptical about the idea of D2R Items followers, like the idea or dislike them The helpful characters have become an integral part of the action-RPG game's combat. I asked Blizzard what it plans to do regarding aides in Diablo 4, and while they didn't reveal much but it appears that followers may join this roster in some point.Speaking to lead designer Adam Z. Jackson in the wake after the Diablo 4 gameplay preview, I asked if the system for followers would be similar to Diablo 2 or Diablo 3 (if one exists even a possibility.
If you're not aware, in Diablo 2 you would hire followers to fight the gates of Hell alongside you, but once they died, you had to rehire them with cold cash. New followers were introduced in each zone, which meant some were absolutely better than other followers.
This was a change in Diablo 3, where instead of hiring mercenaries to help you, you obtained three different companions during the story quest. You had the Scoundrel, Sorceress and Templar which represented the different categories of DPS tank, ranged DPS, as well as magic player respectively.In my Diablo 4 adventure I only encounter helpful NPCs, who hung around for a couple of dungeons and then departed into the sunset. When I asked Jackson how the game's follower function will work, they stated "for the launch edition of the game, we will have a few locations in the story where you'll find certain named NPCs who will follow you and help you out as you figure out the what Lilith is doing within the realm of.
"We don't have anything to announce about the Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Items-type follower that you hire - we'll stick with the campaign for now." It's all about the present.