Diablo II LoD Hands-On

GameSpot has a short hands-on the beta of Diablo II’s addition, Lord of Destruction. It recapitulates some of the info nuggets you may have heard in the past about the druid and assassin, as well as giving a brief overview of the newfound (fangled… grumble grumble) difficulty at higher levels. Here’s a sip:

Shadow disciplines comprise of assassin skills that improve her overall melee combat abilities for a short period of time. Burst of speed increases the assassin’s movement and rate of attack; shadow warrior creates a shadowed duplicate of the assassin to fight alongside of her; and venom imbues her attacks with extremely potent poison. The shadow disciplines should help make the assassin a well-rounded fighter.

Accompanying the first look are a nest of screenshots.