Seit einigen Stunden ist der neue Patch online, sowohl für Beta-Spieler, als auch für PTR-Spieler. Mit dabei einige Änderungen bezüglich des Höllenfeuerrings, der Mystikerin, Bossen und vielem mehr. Ein Fehler, bei dem trotz Legendary-Drop kein Legendary-Stern auf der Minimap zu sehen ist, sollte zwar behoben sein, tritt bei einigen aber immer noch auf (beim Verfasser nicht!). Insofern kann man nur raten: Sound an, und die Geschwindigkeit des Farmens reduzieren, um Legendary-Drops nicht zu verpassen (Achtung, beim Verfasser war jedoch kein Legendary-Ping-Sound zu hören!).

Fröhliches Farming, Testing und Bug-Reporting!

Im Folgenden die Patch-Notes auf Englisch (sobald die deutschen verfügbar sind, wird diese News stillschweigend editiert!):

 Diablo III PTR Patch 2.0.1 – v.2.0.0.21806

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GENERAL

• Expert, Master, and Torment I difficulty levels have all been made slightly easier
  • Torment II, III, IV, and V have picked up the slack so that Torment VI stays roughly the same
• The Paragon levelling curve has been adjusted to better match XP gain rates at max level
  • Players who had relatively high Paragon levels (250+) should find their rate of levelling significantly faster
• Player hit boxes have been adjusted to more closely represent character models
  • Both male and female models of the same class share the same hit box size
• Bug Fix: The Legendary Star indicator on the mini map should now properly show up when a Legendary or Set Item drops

BOSSES

• The following bosses no longer have enrage timers except in Torment difficulty and above
  • Butcher
  • Zoltun Kulle
  • Belial
  • Ghom
  • Siegebreaker
  • Rakanoth
• Siegebraker now uses a modified version of the new Reflects Damage affix, which reflects % damage instead of a flat amount
  • This affix is always up on Siegebreaker
  • Changes will apply to Infernal Machine encounter as well

CLASSES

• Barbarian
  • Active Skills
    • Ancient Spear
      • Increased resource cost from 15 to 25 Fury
      • Increased base damage from 350% to 480% weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Jagged Edge
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
        • Increased damage from 435% to 620%
    • Bash
      • Skill Rune – Instigation
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Pulverize
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Battle Rage
      • Skill Rune – Swords to Ploughshares
        • Reduced chance to spawn health globe on Critical Strike from 15% to 8%
    • Call of the Ancients
      • Skill Rune – The Council Rises
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Together as One
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Cleave
      • Skill Rune – Rupture
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Broad Sweep
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Reaping Swing
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Earthquake
      • Skill Rune – Mountain’s Call
        • Changed damage type from Fire to Lightning
    • Frenzy
      • Skill Rune – Smite
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Maniac
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Furious Charge
      • Skill Rune – Battering Ram
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Hammer of the Ancients
      • Reduced the animation lock time on casting this skill by 25%, to be more in line with other skills
      • Skill Rune – Smash
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Devil’s Anvil
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Cold
      • Skill Rune – Thunderstrike
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Overpower
      • Skill Rune – Killing Spree
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Revel
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Revenge
      • Skill Rune – Retribution
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Grudge
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Seismic Slam
      • Skill Rune – Stagger
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Shattered Ground
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Crackling Rift
        • Replaced by new Skill Rune – Permafrost
          • Create a sheet of frost that deals 710% weapon damage as Cold and Slows enemies by 60% for 2 seconds
    • Weapon Throw
      • Skill Rune – Mighty Throw
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Ricochet
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Balanced Weapon
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Whirlwind
      • Skill Rune – Wind Shear
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
  • Passive Skills
    • Animosity
      • Reduced increased Fury generation from all sources from 30% to 20%
    • Brawler
      • Increased the activation radius required from 8 to 12 yards

• Demon Hunter
  • Active Skills
    • Bolas
      • Skill Rune – Bitter Pill
        • Changed damage type from Fire to Lightning
    • Companion
      • Reduced unruned Raven companion’s on-activation next-attack damage bonus from 1000% to 500%
    • Entangling Shot
      • Skill Rune – Chain Gang
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Poison
      • Skill Rune – Heavy Burden
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Cold
      • Skill Rune – Justice is Served
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Evasive Fire
      • Skill Rune – Covering Fire
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Displace
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Cold
      • Skill Rune – Parting Gift
        • Radius increased from 10 yards to 12 yards
    • Fan of Knives
      • Skill Rune – Fan of Daggers
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Grenade
      • Skill Rune – Grenades Cache
        • A single enemy can now only be damaged once by one cast of this rune
      • Skill Rune – Stun Grenade
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Hungering Arrow
      • Skill Rune – Serrated Arrow
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Shatter Shot
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Impale
      • Skill Rune – Chemical Burn
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Overpenetration
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Poison
      • Skill Rune – Ricochet
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
    • Marked for Death
      • If Marked for Death is already on an enemy and the skill is cast on an open area, the existing Marked for Death will no longer be removed unless a new valid target is found
    • Multishot
      • Damage increased from 330% to 360%
      • Skill Rune – Full Broadside
        • Damage increased from 420% to 460% weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Arsenal
        • Damage increased from 140% to 160% weapon damage
    • Rain of Vengeance
      • Skill Rune – Shade
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – Stampede
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Anathema
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Rapid Fire
      • Skill Rune – Web Shot
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Cold
    • Spike Trap
      • Reduced the animation time lock on casting this skill by 30%, to be more in line with other skills
      • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Sticky Trap
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
        • Bug Fix: Sticky Trap’s explosion range has been increased from 8 yards to 16 yards
      • Skill Rune – Long Fuse
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
      • Skill Rune – Scatter
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Strafe
      • Skill Rune – Demolition
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Fire
    • Vengeance
      • Skill Rune – Dark Heart
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Lightning
      • Skill Rune – From the Shadows
        • Changed damage type from Physical to Poison
  • Passive Skills
    • Ambush
      • Additional damage dealt now occurs when enemies are above 75% health, down from 80% health
    • Grenadier
      • Explosion size increase lowered from 40% to 20%
• Monk
  • Active Skills
    • Mantra of Retribution
      • Skill Rune – Retaliation
        • Damage type changed to Fire
    • Tempest Rush
      • Skill Rune – Northern Breeze
        • Damage type has been changed to Holy
      • Skill Rune – Flurry
        • Damage type has been changed to Cold
      • Skill Rune – Bluster
        • Damage type has been changed to Fire
• Witch Doctor
  • Active Skills
    • Fetish Army
      • Skill Rune – Tiki Torchers
        • Damage increased from 15% to 85% weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Head Hunters
        • Damage increased from 20% to 130% weapon damage
    • Poison Dart
      • Skill Rune – Splinters
        • Reverted to 1.0.8 functionality
          • Shoots 3 darts which do 60% weapon damage and can all hit the same target
      • Skill Rune – Flaming Dart
        • Damage is now dealt over 4 seconds
    • Spirit Barrage
      • All runes have had their damage type changed to Cold
  • Passive Skills
    • Circle of Life
      • Increased effect radius from 12 yards to 20 yards
    • Grave Injustice
      • Increased effect radius from 12 yards to 20 yards
      • Maximum Mana gain reduced from 2% to 1%
    • Gruesome Feast
      • Duration increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
• Wizard
  • Active Skills
    • Archon
      • All Runes
        • Reduced Arcane Strike damage from 853% to 596%
        • Reduced Disintegration Wave damage from 668% to 467%
        • Reduced Arcane Blast damage from 518% to 470%
      • Skill Rune – Improved Archon
        • Reduced damage bonus from 60% to 22%

CRAFTING

• Gem distribution has received a tuning pass
• Champions and Rares no longer guarantee a Demonic Essence or Death’s Breath drop when killed
  • The chance of Demonic Essence/Death’s Breath drops now increases with difficulty level
• Blacksmithing
  • Many recipes have received a tuning pass and their materials lists have been revisited
    • Some item types are now oriented to be greater item sinks for certain materials while others have lighter costs
  • All level 1-60 crafted legendaries have received a tuning pass on crafting costs
  • Salvaging white items now has a higher chance to return multiple white crafting materials
  • Blue items now have a chance to salvage into 1-3 blue crafting materials

EVENTS

• Infernal Machine
  • The Infernal Machine event can now only be completed at Torment I difficulty or above
  • Drop rates have been lowered from the 100% test rate to the following:
    • Torment I: 25%
    • Torment II: 28%
    • Torment III: 33%
    • Torment IV: 38%
    • Torment V: 43%
    • Torment VI: 50%
  • Infernal Machine bosses no longer enrage

FOLLOWERS

• Templar
  • Inspire
    • Reduced increased Fury and Spirit generation from all sources from 21% to 10%

ITEMS

• Life per Fury Spent and Max Fury now roll at double the amount on a 2-Handed Mighty Weapon as on a 1-Handed Mighty Weapon or Mighty Belt
• Life per Spirit Spent and Spirit Regeneration per Second now roll at double the amount on a Combat Staff as on a Fist Weapon or Spirit Stone
• Splash Damage has been renamed Area Damage
• New item affix added: % Weapon Damage Bleed
  • „X% chance to hit to inflict Bleed for 300-400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.“
  • This new affix replaces the old Bleed affix on all new items
• New tiers of many two-handed weapons have been slightly increased in speed
• Bug Fix: Items should roll with the Level Reduction affix less frequently

• Crafted Set Items
  • Many Crafted Set items have had their set bonuses revisited:
    • Asheara’s Vestments
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +100 Resist All
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +20% Life
      • 4-piece Set Bonus
        • Your followers occasionally come to your aid.
    • Aughild’s Dominion
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +7% damage reduction from Melee
        • +7% damage reduction from Ranged
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +15% damage reduction from Elites
        • +15% damage against Elites
    • Born’s Command
      • 2-piece Set Bonus:
        • +15% Life
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +20% Bonus Experience
        • +10% Cooldown Reduction
    • Cain’s Destiny
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +8% Attack Speed
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +50% Bonus Magic Find
        • +50% Bonus Experience
    • Captain Crimson’s Trimmings
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +2000 Life Regen per Sec
        • +10% Cooldown Reduction
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +50 Resist All
        • +10% Resource Cost Reduction
    • Demon’s Hide
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +6000 Thorns damage as Fire
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +25% Splash damage
      • 4-piece Set Bonus
        • +15% damage against Demons
        • Chance to reflect projectiles when you are hit by enemies.
    • Guardian’s Jeopardy
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +250 Vitality
        • +2000 Life Regen per Sec
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • +15% Movement Speed
    • Hallowed Protectors
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +100 Resist All
        • +10% Attack Speed
    • Sage’s Wisdom
      • 2-piece Set Bonus
        • +250 Strength
        • +250 Dexterity
        • +250 Intelligence
        • +250 Vitality
      • 3-piece Set Bonus
        • Whenever a Death’s Breath drops, a second one will also drop.
• Set Items
  • Might of the Earth
    • 2 Piece Set Bonus:
      • Reduced the cooldown reduction of Earthquake when it kills an enemy from 15 seconds to 2 seconds
• Legendary Items
  • Defender of Westmarch
    • Now has the power „Blocks have a chance of summoning a charging wolf that deals 300-400% weapon damage to all enemies it passes through.“
  • The Furnace
    • Chance to proc has been reduced
  • Mara’s Kaleidoscope
    • Amount healed has been reduced from 20-25% to 10-15%
    • Rarity of this item has been increased
  • Puzzle Ring
    • Now rolls the number of white items needed before dropping a Rare or Legendary from 12-15, down from 40
  • Sledge of Athskeleng
    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the Legendary Movement Speed affix was considered a Primary Stat and taking up a Primary stat slot
  • Staff of Kyro
    • Legendary passive has been removed
    • Now rolls with 7-10% Attack Speed and 40-50% increased Deadly Reach damage
  • The Star of Azkaranth
    • Amount healed has been reduced from 20-25% to 10-15%
    • Rarity of this item has been significantly increased
  • Talisman of Aranoch
    • Amount healed has been reduced from 20-25% to 10-15%
    • Rarity of this item has been increased
  • Trag’oul Coils
    • Will now also reduce all cooldowns by 45-60 seconds when you use a Healing Well, in addition to the previous effect of replenishing all resources
  • Unity
    • Now has the power “All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.”
      • This ability works on Followers
  • Xephirian Amulet
    • Amount healed has been reduced from 20-25% to 10-15%
    • Rarity of this item has been increased

MONSTERS

• Monster Density has been revisited across Acts I-IV
  • Players should encounter „empty“ areas less frequently
  • Act I has received density retuning to be more challenging at higher levels
• Damage from Monster Affixes has been reduced
• Damage from monsters between levels 50-70 has been reduced by approximately 25%, though the exact amount varies by level
• Monster Health has been significantly reduced in Torment II and above
  • As a result, Experience and Gold Find bonuses have also been reduced in Torment II and above
• Experience gained on monsters level 40 and above has been drastically increased
  • Experience required to level has also increased by similar ratios
• All Treasure Goblins now share the same treasure class, and will now drop consistently similar things
• More items have been added to the Treasure Goblin class to make them more rewarding, similar to Horadric Caches

 Reaper of Souls Closed Beta – v.2.0.0.21806

GENERAL

• Experience earned between levels 61 and 70 has been increased
• A new stash tab is available for purchase
  • This stash tab will be available to those with the Reaper of Souls expansion

ADVENTURE MODE

• Bounties
  • Horadric Caches no longer drop Rift Keystones
    • Rift Keystones are now Rift Keystone Fragments
      • A player may use 5 Rift Fragments to summon a Nephalem Rift
    • Horadric Caches now drop 2 Rift Fragments
    • Bounties now grant Rift Fragments
  • The first bounty completed in any Act will no longer reward Rift Fragments or Blood Shards
  • Bounties have had their Blood Shard awards adjusted
    • Normal Bounties grant 1 Blood Shard
    • Expert and Bonus Bounties grant 2 Blood Shards
    • Master and above Bounties grant 4 Blood Shards
  • Bounty Scrolls have been retuned
    • There are now five types of Bounty Scroll buffs
    • Damage bonuses for Bounty Scrolls have been reduced from 300% to 25%
  • Players will now only earn rewards from bounties if they are in the same zone as the bounty when it is completed
  • The experience and gold rewards now varies depending on the type of bounty completed
    • The reward of each bounty should now be more proportional to the time and effort required to complete the bounty
• Nephalem Rifts
  • Rift bosses now have a chance to drop a Fiery Brimstone from levels 1-60
  • Treasure Goblin packs are now more rare
  • Numerous Rift bosses have received damage and health tuning passes

CLASSES

• Barbarian
  • Active Skills
    • Earthen Might
      • Reduced Fury generated by Avalanche and Earthquake on cast from 50 to 40
    • Avalanche
      • Skill Rune – Snow-Capped Mountain
        • Increased damage from 1600% to 1700% weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Volcano
        • Each projectile now deals area of effect damage in a 5 yard radius, instead of single target damage
        • Total damage has been increased from 3000% from 4400% weapon damage
  • Passive Skills
    • Sword and Board
      • Reduced Fury generated on block from 20 to 6
• Crusader
  • Active Skills
    • Blessed Shield
      • Base skill and all runes now increases damage based on Block Chance instead of Block amount
      • Changed to 250% of your Shield Block Chance added as weapon damage
    • Condemn
      • Skill Rune – Unleashed
        • This rune is now gained at level 33
      • Skill Rune – Vacuum
        • Can now only knockback an elite monster once per cast
    • Falling Sword
      • Skill Rune – Flurry
        • Can now only knockback an elite monster once per cast
    • Fist of the Heavens
      • Has received a tuning pass
      • Base damage reduced from 440% to 250% weapon damage for the initial impact
      • Base damage reduced from 320% to 210% weapon damage for the secondary bolts
      • Skill Rune – Divine Well
        • Damage increased from 12% to 32% weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Fissure
        • Damage reduced to 80% weapon damage over 5 seconds for the lightning arc component
      • Skill Rune – Reverberation
        • Slow amount and duration increased from 60% for 3 seconds to 80% for 4 seconds
    • Justice
      • Projectile speed has been increased
    • Laws of Hope
      • The shield magnitude for the Active ability has been doubled
    • Phalanx
      • Now scales off player Attack Speed
      • Skill Rune – Bowmen
        • Damage decreased from 100% to 50%
        • Duration has been reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
        • Cooldown has been reduced from 30 seconds to 15 seconds
        • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Bowmen were receiving double benefit from certain bonuses
    • Punish
      • Now increases Block Chance instead of Block Amount
    • Shield Bash
      • Base skill and all runes now increases damage based on Block Chance instead of Block Amount
      • Changed to 300% of your Shield Block Chance added as weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Shattered Shield
        • Changed to 300% of your Shield Block Chance added as weapon damage
      • Skill Rune – Shield Cross
        • Changed to 100% of your Shield Block Chance added as weapon damage
    • Slash
      • Skill Rune – Zeal
        • This rune is now gained at level 47
    • Steed Charge
      • Cooldown has been increased from 15 to 20 seconds
      • Skill Rune – Endurance
        • Increases the duration by 3 seconds, down from 4 seconds

• Witch Doctor
  • Active Skills
    • Piranhas
      • Skill Rune – Piranhado
        • Knockback effect can only be applied to each elite monster once per cast
        • Bug Fix: Now correctly diminishes its CC effect against elite targets
      • Skill Rune – Wave of Mutilation
        • Can now only hit each target once
        • Damage increased from 50% to 475% weapon damage
        • Range and speed has been increased
  • Passive Skills
    • Physical Attunement (Passive)
      • Increased effect radius from 8 yards to 20 yards

CRAFTING

• Blacksmith
  • First new Reaper of Souls tier of crafted items now rolls at level 61, down from level 65
  • Items with sockets no longer require a Death’s Breath to craft
  • Belt and Boots items now require additional Death’s Breaths to craft, but have had their other materials lowered to compensate
  • All level 70 Legendary items that previously required a number of gems to craft now require a single maximum level gem instead
  • A number of crafted Legendary class-specific items now require a gem of a color not commonly used by the class crafting the item
    • This is to give gems that are not commonly utilized by some classes additional uses
• Jeweler
  • The level 70 Amulet and Ring items no longer require a Death’s Breath to craft
  • Leveling the Jeweler costs fewer Death’s Breaths
  • Imperial and Flawless Imperial Gems no longer cost Death’s Breaths to create
    • Royal and Flawless Royal gems now cost 1 Death’s Breath to create
  • Amulets and Rings should now correctly craft level 70 versions, rather than level 61
• Mystic
  • Enchanting
    • Legacy items can no longer be enchanted
      • Note: Items acquired before the patch can no longer be enchanted as a result of this fix. Any items acquired after the patch should not experience this issue.
    • Enchanting costs have received a tuning pass and their materials requirements have been revisited
      • Enchanting certain slots now requires greater item sinks for certain materials while others have lighter costs
      • The base cost to enchant Legendary items has been reduced
      • The gold cost of enchanting Helms and Bracers has been reduced
      • Level 1-60 items now cost 1-60 crafting materials to enchant while level 61-70 items now cost 61-70 crafting materials to enchant
      • All Legendaries now require a Demonic Essence or Death’s Breath to enchant, depending on their required level
      • All weapons now cost either a Demonic Essence or Death’s Breath to enchant, depending on their required level
      • All Helms, Pants, and Chest armors now cost either a Demonic Essence or Death’s Breath to enchant, depending on their required level
      • Legendary Rings and Amulets no longer cost gold to enchant
      • Legendary Rings and Amulets now cost a Royal gem to enchant
    • The Mystic now needs to be leveled up in order to unlock the ability to enchant various item types
      • This is displayed in her training tab UI
  • Transmogrification
    • Base white items no longer unlock Transmogrification patterns when picked up
      • These patterns are now correctly learned by the Mystic as she levels up
    • Class-specific Legendary Sets no longer unlock a transmogrification version of themselves
      • This is to prevent classes who cannot use these items from transmoging them

EVENTS

• Infernal Machine
  • Which organs drop from bosses is now dependent on which Infernal Machine was used to open the portal
    • If a player uses a level 60 Infernal Machine, the boss will drop the level 60 organs
    • Old reagents now drop from bosses from levels 60-70
    • This is to prevent situations where players could obtain the new organs using old Infernal Machines; this also allows players at level 70 the option to farm for and craft the level 60 Hellfire Ring if they wish
  • The Soul of Evil
    • Encounter has been greatly revised, resulting in a much greater challenge
      • All additional bosses summoned during the fight must be defeated to complete the event
      • Be warned! This battle is not for the faint of heart!

ITEMS

• Level 61-70 shields have received a tuning pass for block amount
• Legendary shields have received a tuning pass for block amount
• Life per Wrath Spent and Maximum Wrath now roll at double the amount on a 2-Handed Flail as on a 1-Handed Flail or Crusader Shield