


In addition to the stash, the ability to swap between weapons will quickly be appreciated. Now, instead of it being something like a medieval version of a dorm closet, your chest is capable of acting as a real cache, capable of fully outfitting your character with new weapons, potions, charms and the like when you die, which is very nice. It seems minor, but any experienced campaigner has experienced the agony of throwing perfectly good jewels and helms away. My favorite so far has been the increased character stash - it's twice the old size, enabling you to stash a lot more items than you used to. There are around 20 or so additions - ranging from the "Repair All" button at the smithies to new Horadric Cube recipies - but I'll concentrate on the big four: the new stash, weapons swapping, hirelings, and new items.

About 80% of the improvements are gameplay oriented, and all of them are good.
