"The quality of the item for the fourth stack of Nephalem Valor from bosses has been slightly reduced"
This. Used to be stack #4 gave 1 rare, stack #5 gave another. Now stack #4 probably just gives "an item" but not certain to be rare, #5 still gives the rare.
Yeah, as of the 1.0.3 preview, which was a couple weeks ago, they said that it would change from Bosses drop 2 rares 100% with 5 stacks, to only 1, but all champion/elite packs will always drop 1 guaranteed rare with 5 stacks. So this adds up to more loot overall.
Or you could read the patch notes instead of skimming
Unique monsters in Hell and Inferno difficulty are no longer guaranteed to drop two Magic items when slain
Unique =/= Champion/Elite
Unique are the guys with a purple name and a title, instead of listed powers. They are typically easier kills too, and guard treasure like a Resplendent Chest.
Go to the section titled "The Nephalem Difference"
This was posted 13 days ago, so just shy of 2 weeks.
It now means farming 1 or 2 bosses is NOT as gear-gainful, as clearing from early in the act to late, in a single game, killing bosses AND champion packs beyond the first 5. Thus, Blizzard's goal of players staying in games longer to farm gear, is met.
Added on to the fact that Act 1 and 2 now drop ilevel 62 and 63 gear (though at somewhat lower rates), making overall farming better.
Go to the section titled "The Nephalem Difference"
This was posted 13 days ago, so just shy of 2 weeks.
It now means farming 1 or 2 bosses is NOT as gear-gainful, as clearing from early in the act to late, in a single game, killing bosses AND champion packs beyond the first 5. Thus, Blizzard's goal of players staying in games longer to farm gear, is met.
Added on to the fact that Act 1 and 2 now drop ilevel 62 and 63 gear (though at somewhat lower rates), making overall farming better.
sigh.. first of all thank you...
im not saying i dont understand the change
im saying it was said in the preview and now it isnt said specifically and clearly in the patch notes.
Literacy weeps every time someone makes a thread because they can't read good.
hello my friend =) i thank you for posting here.
would you be kind enough to show me where in the patch notes it is said that "while u defeat bosses and have 5 stacks of NVM u are not promissed to get 2 rare items but just 1? if u could so me that i will cradle literacy and buy it some candy too.
Or you could read the patch notes instead of skimming
Unique monsters in Hell and Inferno difficulty are no longer guaranteed to drop two Magic items when slain
Unique =/= Champion/Elite
Unique are the guys with a purple name and a title, instead of listed powers. They are typically easier kills too, and guard treasure like a Resplendent Chest.
Champion - Blue
Elite - Yellow
Unique - Purple
Not to be a nitpicker but Elite is the name for all special mobs (Champ/Rare/Unique). Yellow mobs are Rares.
Hey, ill be super duper happy if they do both... ive already got ways to get NVBx5 in a 5 mins and than go finish the act.. which is (i think) the best way to do it post patch.
Or you could read the patch notes instead of skimming
Unique monsters in Hell and Inferno difficulty are no longer guaranteed to drop two Magic items when slain
Unique =/= Champion/Elite
Unique are the guys with a purple name and a title, instead of listed powers. They are typically easier kills too, and guard treasure like a Resplendent Chest.
Champion - Blue
Elite - Yellow
Unique - Purple
I imagine this changes pretty much means every boss who isn't end of act bosses.
They want you to farm elite packs. Bosses were dropping too much loot. Killing elites and bosses will net more rares now. I am ecstatic about this change since I was doing a whole act to farm instead of cheese balling.
anyone notice they didnt say ANYHTING about reducing the number of promissed rares from boss while u have 5NVM from 2 to 1 in the patch notes?
or did i just miss it?
Ha. Bagstone.
This. Used to be stack #4 gave 1 rare, stack #5 gave another. Now stack #4 probably just gives "an item" but not certain to be rare, #5 still gives the rare.
Unique monsters in Hell and Inferno difficulty are no longer guaranteed to drop two Magic items when slain
plus this doesnt change the fact that this only refers to 4NVB.. not 5..
and Zero, i too think its better.. but i dont see it anywhere in the patch notes.
what... Uniqe mobs and bosses arent the same thing... ur not saying anything bro.
Unique =/= Champion/Elite
Unique are the guys with a purple name and a title, instead of listed powers. They are typically easier kills too, and guard treasure like a Resplendent Chest.
Champion - Blue
Elite - Yellow
Unique - Purple
Go to the section titled "The Nephalem Difference"
This was posted 13 days ago, so just shy of 2 weeks.
It now means farming 1 or 2 bosses is NOT as gear-gainful, as clearing from early in the act to late, in a single game, killing bosses AND champion packs beyond the first 5. Thus, Blizzard's goal of players staying in games longer to farm gear, is met.
Added on to the fact that Act 1 and 2 now drop ilevel 62 and 63 gear (though at somewhat lower rates), making overall farming better.
sigh.. first of all thank you...
im not saying i dont understand the change
im saying it was said in the preview and now it isnt said specifically and clearly in the patch notes.
hello my friend =) i thank you for posting here.
would you be kind enough to show me where in the patch notes it is said that "while u defeat bosses and have 5 stacks of NVM u are not promissed to get 2 rare items but just 1? if u could so me that i will cradle literacy and buy it some candy too.
Elite packs (Champion/Rare) now drop an additional item for players with 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor, which is guaranteed to be of Rare quality
Now, I agree they omitted the change for the 5-stack only dropping 1 instead of 2 for Bosses, but they at least got half of it in.
Not to be a nitpicker but Elite is the name for all special mobs (Champ/Rare/Unique). Yellow mobs are Rares.
^^
Ha. Bagstone.
i guess we will know tommorow for sure.
I imagine this changes pretty much means every boss who isn't end of act bosses.
the drop from butcher was...questionable?
i got one yellow.
he didnt get any.
the champ/rare packs we encountered also did not drop many yellows.
..................................................................ducks.
If you're playing right now, the patch is not on your server yet.
They are implementing it on US atm, EU and Asian servers still are playing the 1.0.2 patch
PS: NVM, seems servers are up earlier than expected?
*read well