Some more changes from patch 8:
- new sound for Checkpoint (changed from same sound that was used for completing a quest objective) and new sound for yes/no dialog prompts (like when canceling cinematics or using the Portal Stones)
- they mentioned gold for quest rewards changed. (total from main quests now 503g, up from 285g; hidden event quests now give a total of 205g, up from 0g)
- different (easier to read?) font is now used for various ui parts: floating combat text, quest tracker text, tooltips..
- floating combat text used to truncate decimals, so life regen ticked as +0 if below 1.0. Now only skips ticks, and displays +1 when it hits that
- new art for Plagued (was: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Plagued_enchanted.png , now: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Plagued_Patch_8.png)
- new art for Molten explosion (was: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Molten_Bomb.jpg , now: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Molten_patch_8.png)
- new type of chest called "Bloody Chest" (found in Den of Fallen - seems to drop same stuff as regular chest. http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Bloody_Chest.png)
- Stone of Recall and Nephalem Cube now rewarded at the end of 3rd quest (was end of 2nd and mid 3rd respectively)
- Grotesques no longer contribute to XP bonuses such as Mighty Blow and Massacre
- reduced the number of items that pop out of Haedrigs' apprentice's body (used to be bunch of white items + id scroll)
- Ghastly Gravediggers apply a Chilled debuff in addition to knockback on their attacks
- cast time on Stone of Recall shortened to 4 (5?) seconds (down from 10)
- the gold collection speed of companions is noticeably faster (probably due to companion AI having to leash to ranged classes)
- Jar of Souls quest wording changed to "Survive the skeletons raised by the Jar of Souls" (does this imply it will always be skeletons on every difficulty?)
- Nephalem Cube slot and Cauldron of Jordan slot in inventory ui switched places (not sure reasoning behind this)
- Nephalem Altar moved again, to the SE of the Waypoint in New Tristram
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(more to come)
- new sound for Checkpoint (changed from same sound that was used for completing a quest objective) and new sound for yes/no dialog prompts (like when canceling cinematics or using the Portal Stones)
- they mentioned gold for quest rewards changed. (total from main quests now 503g, up from 285g; hidden event quests now give a total of 205g, up from 0g)
- different (easier to read?) font is now used for various ui parts: floating combat text, quest tracker text, tooltips..
- floating combat text used to truncate decimals, so life regen ticked as +0 if below 1.0. Now only skips ticks, and displays +1 when it hits that
- new art for Plagued (was: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Plagued_enchanted.png , now: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Plagued_Patch_8.png)
- new art for Molten explosion (was: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Molten_Bomb.jpg , now: http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Molten_patch_8.png)
- new type of chest called "Bloody Chest" (found in Den of Fallen - seems to drop same stuff as regular chest. http://www.diablowiki.com/File:Bloody_Chest.png)
- Stone of Recall and Nephalem Cube now rewarded at the end of 3rd quest (was end of 2nd and mid 3rd respectively)
- Grotesques no longer contribute to XP bonuses such as Mighty Blow and Massacre
- reduced the number of items that pop out of Haedrigs' apprentice's body (used to be bunch of white items + id scroll)
- Ghastly Gravediggers apply a Chilled debuff in addition to knockback on their attacks
- cast time on Stone of Recall shortened to 4 (5?) seconds (down from 10)
- the gold collection speed of companions is noticeably faster (probably due to companion AI having to leash to ranged classes)
- Jar of Souls quest wording changed to "Survive the skeletons raised by the Jar of Souls" (does this imply it will always be skeletons on every difficulty?)
- Nephalem Cube slot and Cauldron of Jordan slot in inventory ui switched places (not sure reasoning behind this)
- Nephalem Altar moved again, to the SE of the Waypoint in New Tristram
...
(more to come)