Diablo Immortal Is Coming To PC! World Wide Launch June 2nd!
Blizzard has announced that Diablo Immortal will be releasing world wide on June 2nd for mobile & PC! The PC version will be in Beta for the world wide launch; however, all progress will carry over. Diablo Immortal will have full cross-play / cross-progression between PC and mobile.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
A battle for the ages draws near. The Burning Hells’ flames flicker and crackle in anticipation, an omen they seek to communicate—Diablo® Immortal™ is coming! On June 2, brave adventurers in most regions* will take up arms against the demonic forces of Skarn, Lord of Damnation, as they uncover events taking place between Diablo II and Diablo III.
Community feedback has been imperative to the development of Immortal and has influenced the game in many ways, as you’ll come to see. One recurring piece of feedback we especially took to heart was the desire to play Immortal on PC. Well, we are most pleased to announce this has been made a reality—in addition to releasing on Android and iOS devices, Diablo Immortal will also be free-to-play for Windows PC upon launch in Open Beta.
This is an especially proud moment for us to announce, as Immortal represents a handful of firsts for both the Diablo franchise and Blizzard. Upon launch, Immortal will be the largest Diablo game we’ve released, home to more distinct zones, unique encounters, and satisfying ways to cut down demons than ever before. Immortal is also the first Blizzard game to be built from the ground up for mobile, delivering the same AAA demon-slaying experience you love but to be played from anywhere.
Lastly, Immortal is the first MMOARPG Diablo game—providing the opportunity to socialize, play, and explore the world freely with other players in ways never previously experienced across the Diablo franchise.
*Diablo Immortal will become available for some Asia-Pacific regions in the weeks following launch.
DIABLO IMMORTAL ON PC
It is important for us to assure you that Immortal will deliver an uncompromised AAA mobile experience when played on Windows PC. To assure this, Diablo Immortal will launch on PC in Open Beta. What this means is that you will be able to take the fight to the Burning Hell’s legions on PC upon launch with full cross-play and cross-progression support. During the PC Open Beta period, we will continue to collect player feedback, make changes, and fine-tune this version of Immortal until we feel it delivers a finalized experience for all courageous adventurers. With that said, we have already made a few adjustments to ensure playing Diablo Immortal on PC feels seamless for Sanctuary’s defenders.
Wherever you may go, the opportunity to vanquish demonic invaders from Sanctuary shall follow—cross-play and cross-progression features between mobile and PC will make allying with other brave adventurers a breeze regardless of platform. When the PC version leaves the Open Beta period, all the progress and purchases you’ve made will be maintained.
Aside from ease-of-access, we understand that comfort is key, especially for those longer gaming bouts. To provide players with more ways to play, Diablo Immortal will host controller support for both PC and mobile. Since the Closed Beta, we’ve modified controller functionality so adventurers will now use a free-cursor reticle controlled with a thumbstick to navigate menus. To type messages in-game, a touch screen or keyboard will be required. Providing you with the most optimal experience when using a controller to protect Sanctuary is a priority of ours, so after Diablo Immortal launches, we will continue to improve controller support.
Additionally, the W/A/S/D/ directional keys may be used to move around the map for PC—a first for a Diablo game. And of course, you can still use mouse and keyboard to explore, loot, and keep Hell’s nightmares at bay.
For more information about Diablo Immortal on PC, visit our Making PC blog.
HELLISH LAUNCH CONTENT
The time to assume the mantle of Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, or Wizard and fight for the fate of Sanctuary is closing in. As you ponder which class to walk the streets of Westmarch and beyond with, you may also be wondering—what dangers, or delightfully exciting challenges, will be available at launch?
As you progress through Immortal’s story, you’ll traverse eight expansive zones, each with their own hellish styles. But don’t worry, the gates of Hell have been left open for the potential addition of more zones and content. While taking in the sights and felling demonic hordes in your wake, you’ll stumble across dangerous live events where all battle-hungry adventurers on the same server can team up to defy the odds and claim victory over the Burning Hells. And once you’re ready to tackle the Helliquary, our eight-player raid experience, you’ll be delighted to know formidable foes and alluring loot await, with more to come across monthly free content updates.
Adventurers, we would like to thank you for your feedback across past Diablo Immortal Alphas and Betas. Much of which the Diablo Immortal team has used to make changes that will help provide the best playing experience possible. We cannot wait for you to heed the call on June 2!
If you want to learn more about Diablo Immortal or pre-register, check out our website, or for real-time updates, follow our official Twitter.
FAQ
Q. What are the differences between PC Open Beta and Mobile?
A: The main differences between playing Diablo Immortal on PC in Open Beta and Mobile will be seen in the UI and controller functionality. As we adjust these aspects during the PC Open Beta, they may create slight differences in the gameplay experience, but you can be assured that our intention is to replicate the same AAA experience on mobile for PC.
Q. What will happen to my progress and purchases in the PC Open Beta?
A: When the PC version leaves the Open Beta period, all the progress and purchases you’ve made will be maintained.
Q. What do we plan to improve for PC?
A: During the PC Open Beta period, we will continue to collect player feedback, make changes, and fine-tune Immortal for PC until we feel it delivers a finalized experience for all courageous adventurers.
Q. Which countries will Diablo Immortal become available for in late June?
A: Diablo Immortal will become available for the following Asia-Pacific regions later in June on PC and mobile: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Diablo Immortal will also be available in Vietnam on PC only during the same time.
Q. How will cross-play and cross-progression function between PC and mobile?
A: If you start playing Diablo Immortal on PC, you will first need to create an account on Battle.net or sign into your existing account. Alternatively, if you start playing Diablo Immortal on mobile, you may either sign in to your Battle.net account or you will be supplied a guest account. If you have a Battle.net account, then you will be able to seamlessly transfer in-between playing on either platform simply by logging into your Battle.net account.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
You asked, and we delivered! The team is proud to announce that Diablo Immortal will launch simultaneously on mobile and in Open Beta on PC—complete with cross-play and cross-progression. We have gone the extra mile to preserve major elements of the iconic Diablo control scheme so that you can slay monsters in the comfort of your own home chair.
A BRIEF HISTORY
The decision to develop Diablo Immortal for PC was one that the team went back and forth on for a large part of the development process. On one hand, we felt that we wouldn’t be doing the title justice by releasing a game originally designed for mobile on PC; on the other hand, we wanted to make sure the game reached as many players as possible—especially our most dedicated PC fans. In the end, the deciding factor was that we knew many of you would attempt to play this game through an emulator, thus leading us towards building a better experience. So stay awhile and listen as we delve into more details on the PC version of Diablo Immortal.
A DIABOLIC CONTROL SCHEME
FAMILIAR TOOLS
To stay true to the Diablo experience, we meticulously translated the finger tapping and swiping controls from mobile into the age-old mouse and keyboard. Much like previous Diablo titles, you’ll be left-clicking to move your character and attack monsters while pressing keys to perform abilities and drink potions.
Keyboard button mapping options for PC.
The quest to determine our default control scheme involved many rounds of feedback from playtest sessions.We tried several alternative setups that didn’t quite hit the mark, and ultimately opted to return to the classic layout with some minor adjustments.
NEW TO THE ARSENAL
While not a part of Diablo’s history, we decided to include W/A/S/D directional controls as an additional movement tool. The reason behind this choice was that we felt it was an intuitive way to move your character around, instead of relentlessly left-clicking for both moving and attacking. In addition, moving while attacking simultaneously, such as with certain charged abilities, is native to the game on mobile and we wanted you to be able to do this too. A simple mouse control scheme would not have allowed for these operations
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On PC, W/A/S/D can be used to move your character around.
In the end, we felt that this was the correct scheme to give you the classic Diablo feeling, while also injecting some new options for you to experiment with. The controls should feel familiar and natural to ARPG players. And if you don’t prefer our scheme, we have included the ability to rebind controls to your personal preference. Pummel monsters in whichever way you see fit!
CONTROLLER SUPPORT
For all of the console gamers out there, we have included controller support for PC! The behaviors will mimic the mobile version—detection will be a seamless experience and many controls will be remappable to your liking as well.
IMMORTALIZING THE USER INTERFACE
SCALING THE HUD
Diablo Immortal was built for mobile first, meaning UI elements tend to be larger while accommodating phone screen sizes. Scaling down the HUD was one of our first priorities—we want you to be able to see the game while also not accidentally clicking on the UI! And so, we have properly shrunk the portrait, mini map, top-level menu buttons, and ability icons to a comfortable size, maximizing your viewport for action.
HUD elements have been scaled down to an appropriate size for PC.
MENU INTERFACES
We wanted to simultaneously ship mobile and PC to start building the cross-play MMO community together. This meant that keeping the interfaces intact across both platforms was extremely important, even if slightly large for the desktop experience. While there will not be many behaviors custom tailored for desktop, and some menu interactions may resemble their mobile counterparts, we made sure to include hotkeys for all major functions, eliminating the need to manually click each function.
Menu interfaces will keep mobile scaling.
CHAT EXPERIENCE
All Blizzard desktop games come with the expectation of having a fully-functional chat system, integrated with all of Battle.net’s bells and whistles. We have gone to great lengths to ensure that Immortal is no different.
PARTING THOUGHTS
Diablo Immortal on PC is an experiment from Blizzard. We didn’t originally plan to put this game on desktop—but as soon as it became a possibility, we knew we had to take the time to make it happen. If you’re a longtime Diablo player, the result will feel a little different from other PC Diablo games—but we’re extremely excited about clicking Immortal’s demons dead with our mouse, and we hope you will be too. We understand that many of you are seasoned PC veterans, and we want to arm you with familiar tools as you journey back through Sanctuary. This is a thank you letter from Blizzard, and we hope to see you all in hell when PC enters Open Beta in June!
Season 26 introduces the Echoing Nightmare, which is the first new activity added to the game. In the Echoing Nightmare, players will experience an intense, densely packed, increasingly challenging event that stretches their ability to stay in the fight as long as possible. To access the Echoing Nightmare, players must first collect a Petrified Scream from a defeated Greater Rift Guardian which can be transmuted using Kanai's Cube to summon a portal to the Echoing Nightmare.
Echoing Nightmares greatly reward players with EXP, Legendaries, Blood Shards, Gems, and a new Legendary Gem that is used exclusively for augmenting ancient legendary item
Season 26 begins on Friday, April 15th at 5:00pm in each region. Season 26 goes live on all Consoles world wide at 5:00pm PST, the same time as PC in North America. For timezone conversion, visit this site!
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Haedrig's Gift & Seasonal Rewards
Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Seasonal Journey will reward you with three of Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!
The set you will receive depends on the class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.
Here are the sets granted by Haedrig’s Gift in Season 26:
Barbarian – The Legacy of Raekor
Crusader – Armor of Akkhan
Demon Hunter – Embodiment of the Marauder
Monk – Inna's Reach
Necromancer – Pestilence Master's Shroud
Witch Doctor – Zunimassa's Haunt
Wizard – Delsere's Magnum Opus
In Season 17, Blizzard began re-introducing previous Seasonal rewards to make them available to players who may have missed them the first time around. This means that for Season 26, awards originally available from Season 14 are returning to the Season Journey.
Blizzard is continuing to provide new End of Journey rewards as was introduced in Season 17, with two new cosmetic rewards for those who complete the entirety of the Season Journey. These rewards will be the Rakkis' Remembrance Portrait and the Toothsome Trooper Pet.
Seasonal Conquests
Want to prepare your Conquests plans for Season 26? Here are all the conquests you'll face this season!
Avarice & Avarita
Divinity & Lionhearted
Need For Speed & Speed Demon
On A Good Day & I Can't Stop
Years of War & Dynasty
Season 26 Starter Guides
Any players looking to level quickly and get the best start to Season 26 should browse the selection of starter guides from various content creators below!
Weapon Upgrade & Gambling Suggestions:
If you wait to complete the weekly Challenge Rift for after Season 26 begins, you will be able to begin your season with a stack of materials and gold to jump start your progress! Because of this, it's possible to upgrade a level 70 rare crafted weapon to a legendary and extract that power into your cube to give yourself a damage modifier for leveling. Additionally, with the starting Blood Shards you can gain access to specific items from Kadala at level 1. You will find our item upgrade and blood shard gambling suggestions for the start of this season below!
Class
Weapon Upgrade
Level 1 Blood Shards
Barbarian
Spears 2H Mighty Weapons
Bracers or Rings
Crusader
1H Flails
2H Flails
Shields or Bracers
Demon Hunter
Daggers
Bracers or Quivers at Level 31
Monk
Daibos
Boots or Bracers
Necromancer
2H Scythes
Gloves or Rings
Witch Doctor
Spears
Mojos
Wizard
Wands
Sources at level 1 or 33
Ultimate Seasonal Starter Guide:
Season 26 Class Guides By Bluddshed
Level With A Cause
Level With A Cause (#LWAC), a coalition of streamers from the Diablo III community, will be uniting once again for a charity fundraising event during the first three days of the Season 26 opening weekend in Diablo III. This marks the team’s 15th event over the last few years. Several Diablo III community members will be holding live-streams during this weekend in support of this charity drive. During these live-streams, viewers will be able to donate to the SaveTheChildren charity organization.
Level With A Cause was founded prior to the start of Season 11 of Diablo III and has been a mainstay of the opening weekend of each new season since that time. The LWAC team has raised over $96,326 to date for deserving charities such as Save The Children, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Take This. LWAC hopes to continue to grow and raise even more money for charities in the future. If you are a streamer looking to participate, more info can be found on the LWAC website. As a viewer, you can simply search for LWAC within stream titles on Twitch during the April 15th to 17th event.
In the U.S. and around the world, Save The Children gives children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, they are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. They do whatever it takes to save children, transforming their lives and the future we share.
You can donate to the Level With a Cause charity event here!
Challenge Rift - Week 251
Challenge Rift Week 251 is live! Because Season 26 begins this Friday, we advise that you DO NOT complete the challenge rift until after you've made your seasonal character! This week the Challenge Rift features the Witch Doctor! If you are curious how Challenge Rift builds are chosen each week, you can view this official blog post!
Note: All changes apply to all versions of Diablo III, including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC unless otherwise indicated.
Seasons
Season 26 introduces the Echoing Nightmare, an optional and rewarding end-game challenge where players fight within the memories of Nephalem who fell in a Greater Rift. Today’s Nephalem must stand their ground until they are inevitably Overwhelmed or defeated. Players must collect a Petrified Scream from defeated Greater Rift Guardians to gain entry to the Echoing Nightmare. Transmuting a Petrified Scream in Kanai's Cube summons a portal that players can enter to face the horrors of the Nephalem's past.
Season Theme Details:
Petrified Screams and the Echoing Nightmare can only be accessed with seasonal characters.
Only one player is required to transmute a Petrified Scream to open an Echoing Nightmare in a multiplayer game.
Similar to a boss encounter, all players in a multiplayer game must accept a prompt to enter.
While within an Echoing Nightmare, the difficulty scales as players progress in the encounter. Players can progress faster by defeating monsters quickly.
Players receive the following rewards upon completing an Echoing Nightmare: EXP, Legendary Items, Blood Shards, Gems, and a new Legendary Gem, Whisper of Atonement.
The Whisper of Atonement is a Legendary Gem used exclusively for Augmenting Ancient Legendary items. It drops pre-ranked based upon the player's performance in the Echoing Nightmare.
Rare monsters now spawn within an Echoing Nightmare.
Meteors now fall from the sky.
Hellish Machinations now appear, which spawn streams of Exploding Lunatics.
Rift Guardians now spawn.
Increased the frequency of which monsters spawn.
Updated the Shadow Clone explosion to better reflect the area of effect.
The exit timer has been increased to 60 seconds.
Increased the possible rank a Whisper of Atonement can drop to 125 based on the Tier completed.
Monsters in Echoing Nightmares can no longer be Frozen, Stunned, Rooted or Knocked Back.
Fixed a bug that caused Conduit Shrines to deal less damage than intended.
New Updates (Post-PTR)
Monsters from the Echoing Nightmares no longer drop gold, items or health globes.
Adjusted the damage done by Exploding Lunatics and Meteors to be more deadly.
Adjust Meteor and Fallen Lunatic Molten damage to be Physical.
Adjusted the difficulty of Tiers 100+.
Replaced the Shield Pylon with a Speed Pylon.
Adjusted the EXP rewarded by Echoing Nightmares to be aligned with Greater Rift turn-in rewards.
Reduced the Echoing Nightmare closing timer to 30 seconds.
Prevented Echoing Nightmares from being opened in games lower than level 70.
Adjusted Exploding Lunatic and Meteor damage to Physical.
Adjusted the drop rate of Petrified Screams from Greater Rift Guardians.
Greater Rift Updates
We wanted to improve the Greater Rift experience through quality of life updates, balance changes and addressing community feedback. We reviewed all of the maps and monsters that appear in Greater Rifts and reworked the probabilities overall to make sure players spend more time with the content they enjoy. Less spaghetti and more chickens!
Orek's Dream: Greater Rifts have a small chance to roll as Orek's Dream. These dreamlike rifts have a curated list of maps and monster compositions.
3 maps have been added and 2 maps have been removed from the Greater Rift pool.
Added: Fields of Misery, Desolate Sands and Briarthorn Cemetery
Removed: Sewers of Caldeum, and Hidden Aqueducts
The probability of Greater Rift maps has been adjusted.
The probability of monster groups has been adjusted.
The following monsters have been adjusted to grant more progression and EXP within Greater Rifts.
Blazing Guardians
Smoldering Guardians
Frost Guardian
Noxious Guardian
Shock Guardian
Blood Clan Spearman
Dark Moon Clan Impaler
Moon Clan Impaler
Blood Clan Impaler
Ice Clan Impaler
Hell Witch
Vile Temptress
Players can speak to Orek to close an active Greater Rift. This option is only available when in a single player game.
Further increased the progression granted by some monsters in Greater Rifts.
Additionally, increased the progression granted by Fallen Shaman, Fallen Conjurer, Fallen Prophet and Fallen Firemage.
Updated visual effects upon entering an Orek's Dream.
Updated the Orek's Dream vignette to be more pronounced.
Items
Barbarian
Legacy of Raekor (4-piece Bonus): Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 1000% increased damage. For every 1% Life you are missing, the damage of your Ancient Spear is increased by 2%.
Legacy of Raekor (6-piece Bonus): Hitting enemies with Furious Charge or Weapon Throw increases the damage of your next Ancient Spear by 5500% and causes it to release multiple spears from its target. This effect stacks and each spear throw consumes a maximum of 5 stacks.
Arreat's Law: Weapon Throw and Ancient Spear deal 150-200% increased damage.
Weapon Throw generates up to 25 50 additional Fury based on the distance of the enemy hit. The generated Fury can go above the maximum cap by 200 Fury.
Ancient Spear refunds up to 25 50 Fury based on the distance of the enemy hit and resets your Fury cap to its base maximum.
The Three Hundredth Spear: Increase the damage of Weapon Throw and Ancient Spear by 150-200%. The attack speed of Weapon Throw is increased by 200%.
Skular's Salvation: Increase the damage of Ancient Spear by 150-200%. If your Ancient Spear - Boulder Toss hits 5 or fewer enemies, the damage is increased by 100%.
Developer's Note:We've added additional Weapon Throw buffs to give players more build options when playing the reworked Legacy of Raekor set. We've also updated Arreat's Law to allow players to reach new levels of Fury.
Developer's Note:We reworked Raekor’s Legacy to give the set its own identity. It felt natural to the team to infuse the charging fantasy of Raekor’s Legacy with the Barbarian’s ranged skills.
Crusader
Thorns of the Invoker: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 100% and deal 67,500% of your Thorns damage.
Norvald's Fervor: Gain 200% increased damage while using Steed Charge and for 5 seconds after it ends.
Developer's Note:Norvald's Fervor is overperforming across multiple sets. We want to bring its power down, but we are Increasing the utility of Thorns of the Invoker to compensate.
Monk
All Mystic Allies spawned by Inna's Mantra 6-piece bonus now have their duration refreshed with each attack.
Mystic Ally - Fire Ally: Mini allies now have Passability.
Mystic Ally - Earth Ally:
Earth Ally boulders speed has been increased. Boulders always leash to the player regardless of how many monsters are on screen.
Prevented Earth Ally boulders from being slowed by missile dampening.
Developer's Note:We've made improvements to Mystic Ally that should make the skill feel more fluid and less clunky at times.
Bindings of the Lesser Gods: Enemies hit by your Cyclone Strike take 150%-200% more damage from your Mystic Ally for 5 seconds.
Developer's Note:We're happy with the gameplay of Inna's Mantra Monks, but the Fire build is overperforming, so we removed the Fire Ally bonus from the Bindings of the Lesser Gods.
Bug Fixes | 2.7.3
Prevented players from changing difficulty while an Echoing Nightmare is active.
Fixed a bug where Boon of the Hoarder allowed gold to drop in Echoing Nightmares.
Fixed a bug where Orek's Dream vignette sometimes goes away on Shrouded Moors and Festering Woods when entering anything other than level 1.
Fixed a bug that caused Orek's Dream opening VFX to display inconsistently.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Note: We are preparing servers for the launch of Patch 2.4. Stay tuned for official updates here for when Patch 2.4 goes live.
Heroes of Sanctuary, the Lord of Terror welcomes you to the Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 and Ladder launch update. Put your battle skills to the test with the first competitive Ladder season as we introduce a world of updates impacting a multitude of gameplay elements. For the first time in over a decade, we’re implementing significant gameplay changes to promote new strategies for your next trip to Sanctuary. Among the changes are various updates for each class, new Rune Words, fresh Horadric Cube Recipes, Mercenary reworks, and much more! Study up, for using this newly penned knowledge to your advantage will have demons cowering in your presence.
Before you begin your quest east, you will need to make a handful of necessary preparations. So, we’ve assembled a guide to make sure you return to Sanctuary with ease, especially as you ready yourself for battle against the forces of the Burning Hells.
PATCH NOTES
Below you will find patch notes for Diablo II: Resurrected, Patch 2.4.
We are excited to invite you the Diablo II: Resurrected competitive Ladder system starting on April 28, PT. The Ladder launch represents an optional ranked competitive system of the game through a series of modes available to select from with a fresh Ladder-specific character. Each mode will have their own leaderboard where players compete to strategically gain experience within a limited timeframe while having access to Ladder-specific content. When the Ladder season ends, leaderboard rankings will reset, transitioning characters to non-ladder mode, giving players an opportunity to store their hard-earned treasured loot as a new Ladder season awaits them.
Like Diablo II Legacy, Diablo II: Resurrected will feature four different Ladder modes, including:
Version
Description
Classic Ladder
The normal version of Ladder play that encompasses playing with four acts.
Hardcore Classic Ladder
The hardcore (only 1 life) version of Ladder play that encompasses playing with four acts.
Expansion Ladder
The normal version of Ladder play that encompasses playing five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
Hardcore Expansion Ladder
The hardcore (only 1 life) version of Ladder play that encompasses playing five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
Feature details:
Select Diablo II: Resurrected content will be exclusively for Ladder modes
Players can use /ladder and /helpladder chat commands to retrieve season start and end information
Ladder information is made available in the leaderboard UI, and for console, players will be updated upon loading into each game
At the end of a season, your Ladder character will be converted to a non- Ladder character, along with any Ladder -exclusive items your character has equipped or in their inventory
Once a season ends, you will have until the start of the season after next to retrieve items from your seasonal Ladder shared stash tab to bring into your normal online play
For example, once Season 1 ends, you have until Season 3 begins to retrieve items from your Season 1 stash. Any items not retrieved will be lost forever
Ladder Launch Timing:
North America
April 28 at 5PM PDT
Europe
April 29 at 2AM CEST
Asia
April 29 at 9AM KST
THE INFERNAL RACE – LADDER SHOWCASE
In celebration of the first Ladder season for Diablo II: Resurrected, we will be hosting a special broadcast and competition between fan favorite content creators from North America, Australia, and Korea as they work together and against each other to race to the top of the ladder leaderboards! The Infernal Race will be broadcasted on the official Diablo and the Diablo Korea Twitch channels beginning at the start of the Ladder season at 5PM PDT April 28 / 9AM KST April 29 so make sure to tune and watch the best of the best compete!
We’re thrilled to share new balance changes are coming to your favorite heroes in Diablo II: Resurrected! As fans ourselves, we’re just as eager as you to find new ways to play. This is incredibly special, as the last patch to make balance changes to classes in Diablo II was Patch 1.13c, which was released back on March 23, 2010! Now, twelve years later, we’re making new changes to expand character build diversity, and retain class fantasy and specialty! These goals are crucial. We’ve reviewed many aspects of the game in order to fulfill these goals.
We want to empower you to be creative with the builds you want to play, but we don’t want to “reinvent the wheel” and steer classes from their core purposes. Dive deep below and review our various Class changes for Patch 2.4.
Javelin And Spear Skills
Impale
This skill is now an uninterruptible attack
Attack Rating modification has been removed, now this skill will always hit the target
This skill now slows the target by a percentage for a duration
Animation speed increased by 30%
Fend
Attack Speed increased by 100% (Reduced the rollback frames value between each attack)
Power Strike
Removed synergy from Lightning Fury skill
Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Charged Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Lightning Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Charged Strike
Removed synergy from Lightning Fury skill
Power Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Lightning Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Lightning Strike
Removed synergy from Lightning Fury skill
Power Strike synergy increased from +8% to +11%
Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +8% to +11%
Charged Strike synergy increased from +8% to +11%
Poison Javelin
This skill’s damage scaling at high levels has been slightly adjusted
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Plague Javelin
Plague Javelin poison duration and damage has been adjusted. This should net out to a 20% damage-per-second increase at level 1 and up to a 33% damage-per-second increase at max level
Poison Javelin synergy increased from +10% to +14%
Casting Delay reduced from 4 seconds to 1 second
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Developer Comments: We wanted to give more advantages for using Amazon melee skills, so we are freeing up skill synergy reliance on “Lightning Fury”, which will make the lightning melee skills a cheaper skill point alternative to build around. Also, we are improving the power of the lesser-used melee skills such as “Impale” and “Fend.” Lastly, “Plague Javelin” has received improvements with Casting Delay, damage synergy, and duration scaling, to further diversify its usage compared to “Poison Javelin.”
Passive And Magic Skills
Inner Sight
This skill’s radius has increased by 35%
Slow Missiles
Missile slow now scales instead of staying at a flat base of 33%
This skill’s radius has increased by 35%
This skill will now reduce enemy missile damage based on skill level
Valkyrie
Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Dodge
The animation can now be interrupted and will no longer lock out the Amazon from performing other actions
Avoid
The animation can now be interrupted and will no longer lock out the Amazon from performing other actions
Developer Comments: We wanted to add some quality-of-life changes to certain Passive and Magic Skills. We improved the radius for “Inner Sight” and “Slow Missiles”, and we gave more reason to invest skill points for “Slow Missiles.” Also, we wanted to alleviate the disadvantage of the animation lockout from using the “Dodge” and “Avoid” skills so that players are more willing to spend points on these skills.
Bow And Crossbow Skills
Freezing Arrow
Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25
Magic Arrow
Increased the amount of physical damage converted to magic damage for the base level and per level
Multiple Shot
Added synergy from Guided Arrow: +12% physical damage per level
Guided Arrow
Damage bonus per level increased from +5% to +7%
Added synergy from Multiple Shot: +12% physical damage per level
Strafe
Removed the 25% weapon damage reduction from this skill
Now also gives increased Attack Rating with +30% baseline and +9% per level
Added Synergy from Multiple Shot: +5% physical damage per level
Added Synergy from Guided Arrow: +10% physical damage per level
Fire Arrow
Mana Cost no longer increases per level
Exploding Arrow
Damage scaling increased by about 50% for higher skill levels
Fire Arrow synergy increased from +12% to +14%
Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25
Immolation Arrow
Average Fire Damage per second scaling increased by about 100%
Cooldown reduced by 40%
Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Developer Comments: Fire bow skills are receiving damage scaling improvements at higher levels so that they consistently fulfill their fire elemental damage type roles for their level tier. Also, mana costs were reduced for the elemental arrow skills to give them more general usage. “Strafe” will no longer have weapon damage reduction and will also provide Attack Rating so that it can have distinctive advantages over the other physical bow skills. Finally, we believe it felt odd that the physical bow skills don't have any synergies like the cold and fire bow skills do. We hope that giving some synergies to the physical bow skills help them remain viable.
Martial Arts
Fist of Fire
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Claws of Thunder
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Blades of Ice
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Tiger Strike
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Cobra Strike
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Phoenix Strike
Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level
Dragon Talon
Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
Dragon Claw
Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
Damage bonus per level increased from 5% to 15%
Dragon Tail
Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
Damage bonus per level increased from 10% to 20%
Dragon Flight
Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
Now guarantee hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
Casting Delay removed
Damage bonus per level increased from 25% to 35%
Developer Comments: Martial Arts skills are receiving a significant change with having Finishing Moves (including the Attack skill) only consume 1 of each charge at a time instead of all 3 at once. We feel like this will allow Martial Arts to perform smoother during combat by better maintaining current charges instead of having to re-acquire charges too often. In addition to this, we are increasing Attack Rating for Charge-up skills to compliment the smoothness of gaining and spending charges Lastly, we wanted to improve damage payoff for the lesser used Finishing Move skills.
Shadow Disciplines
Fade
Tooltip updated to now show the physical damage resist reduction
Venom
Buff Duration scaling per level changed from 4 seconds to 12 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)
Shadow Warrior
Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Shadow Master
Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Developer Comments: We felt that Shadow Disciplines are generally widely used and effective, but we wanted to add some quality-of-life changes, so we added tooltip clarity, buff duration consistency improvements, and casting delay changes.
Traps
Shock Web
Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +11% to +17%
Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +11% to +17%
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Charged Bolt Sentry
Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
Fire Blast synergy increased from +6% to +9%
Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +6% to +9%
Lightning Sentry
Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
Shock Web synergy increased from +12% to +18%
Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +12% to +18%
Fire Blast
Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
Shock Web synergy increased from +9% to +11%
Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%
Wake of Fire synergy increased from +9% to +11%
Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%
Wake of Inferno Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%
Wake of Fire
Fire Blast synergy increased from +8% to +10%
Wake of Inferno synergy increased from +8% to +10%
Wake of Inferno
Removed synergy from Death Sentry
Fire Blast synergy increased from +10% to +18%
Wake of Fire synergy increased from +7% to +18%
Added yards calculation to the Wake of Inferno tooltip
Blade Sentinel
Casting Delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Missile speed increased by 20%
Weapon Damage increased from 37% to 75%
Blade Fury synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Blade Shield synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Blade Fury
Blade Sentinel synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Blade Shield synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Attack rating increased by 10% per level
Blade Shield
Duration baseline value increased from 20 seconds to 120 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)
Duration scaling per level increased from 5 seconds to 12 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)
Weapon Damage increased from 25% to 75%
Blade Sentinel synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Blade Fury synergy added: +10% Damage per level
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Developer Comments: With Trap skills, there are multiple underused skills that can be more effective or have improved synergy distribution. For Lightning and Fire Traps, we are freeing up synergy reliance on “Death Sentry” to give more build possibilities elsewhere. Also, Fire traps are receiving damage synergy improvements to make them more effective at higher difficulties. Lastly, the Blade skills are receiving multiple improvements to make them more viable to dedicate builds around these skills.
Warcries
General
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Howl
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Battle Cry
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
War Cry
Damage increased by about 30%
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
War Cry's mana cost now increases by only 0.75 per level instead of 1
Shout
Duration baseline increased from 20 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Battle Orders
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Battle Command
Duration baseline increased from 5 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Grim Ward
Radius baseline value increased
Now also Slows and increases Damage Taken for nearby enemies.
Find Potion synergy added: +5% Damage Taken per level
Developer Comments: We are adding more tooltip descriptions to Warcries for clarification on hidden skill mechanics. “Shout” and “Battle Command” durations were updated to be consistent with each other for quality-of-life purposes. For “War Cry,” we want to make it more effective and rewarding to use at higher difficulties. Lastly, with “Grim Ward”, we are adding a new functionality and synergy to give more reason to use the skill, which also gives more reason to spend skill points on “Find Potion.”
Combat Masteries
Sword Mastery
Renamed to Blade Mastery
Now affects daggers in addition to swords
Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)
Axe Mastery
Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)
Mace Mastery
Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)
Polearm Mastery
Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)
Spear Mastery
Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)
Throwing Mastery
Increased base attack rating bonus to 44% (from 30%)
Added chance to not consume quantity per level up to 55% chance at level 20
Critical strikes with throwing weapons now replenish quantity
Added chance to pierce
Developer Comments: Barbarians run out of throwing weapon quantity far too quickly. Adding chances to not consume as well as chance to replenish will allow a throwing barbarian to be viable without having to return to town frequently.
Combat Skills
Whirlwind
When targeting an enemy with Whirlwind, the Barbarian will move to the initial position of the enemy - it will not track them as they move
Whirlwind will be performed even when targeting adjacent enemies (used to perform a basic attack)
Leap
Baseline minimum distance increased
Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
Leap now has a minimum jump height and duration
Tooltip updated to now display Knockback Radius
Leap Attack
Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
Leap attack now has a minimum jump height and duration
Damage baseline increased from 100% to 200%
Attack Rating baseline increased from 50% to 100%
Attack Rating per level increased from 15% to 20%
The Barbarian now deals extra physical damage to surrounding enemies within a range of 4.6 yards when landing from a Leap Attack. Damage scales per level – increased scaling compared to the PTR implementation
Leap synergy bonus applies to the AoE damage in addition to the attack
Increased mana cost of Leap Attack from 9 to 10
Leap Attack will be performed even when targeting adjacent enemies (used to perform a basic attack)
Developer Comments: Leap Attack has received a lot of changes: increased movement speed, smoother trajectory, improved controls, and increased attack rating and damage. Perhaps the biggest change is that Leap Attack now deals AOE damage to surrounding enemies when landing. This gives the Barbarian a strong multi-target skill as early as level 18. This damage does not scale with your weapon, so it's perfect for leveling up a Barbarian in Normal and Nightmare difficulties. The AOE damage won't make as much of an impact on Hell difficulty, but Leap Attack's primary attack and mobility will remain valuable.
Berserk
Shout synergy replaced with Battle Orders
Double Throw
Added damage bonus with 16% baseline and 8% damage increase per level
Frenzy
Increased Stamina synergy added: +0.4 Seconds per Level
Developer Comments: For “Berserk”, the existing “Shout” synergy is changing to “Battle Orders,” because the Defense loss from the skill contradicts the usage of “Shout,” and this will better connect with other skill synergy build possibilities. “Double Throw” will now have a baseline damage increase so that it will not purely rely on synergies for damage. “Frenzy” is receiving a new synergy from the lesser used “Increased Stamina” skill to give more reasons to invest skill points there and add new build diversity.
Elemental Skills
Firestorm
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Molten Boulder
Missile speed increased by 100%. Missile range decreased by 50% (The overall travel length remains the same)
Casting Delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Volcano synergy increased from 10% to 12%
Fissure
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Volcano
Molten Boulder synergy increased from 12% to 16%
Tooltip updated to now show Volcano duration
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Armageddon
Casting Delay has been removed for this skill
Physical Damage significantly increased
Tooltip updated to now display Physical Damage
Volcano synergy changed to increase Physical Damage instead of Fire Damage, and increased from 14% to 18%
Removed the Hurricane skill requirement
Increased the missile damage radius by 33% (from 3 to 4)
Increased the missile drop rate by about 30% (from ~3 per second to ~4)"
Arctic Blast
Removed synergy from Hurricane
Base damage and level scaling increased by ~100% (also to compensate for the incorrect damage calculation in the past)
Controls are updated so that the skill now casts in free form and no longer locks onto one target at a time
Cyclone Armor
Can now be cast while in Werewolf or Werebear form
Twister
Damage scaling increased by 50%
Arctic Blast synergy added: +20% Stun Duration per level
Hurricane
Casting Delay removed
Can now be cast while in Werewolf or Werebear form
Developer Comments: With the Casting Delay changes, Druid Fire skills are generally going to be more widely used. In addition, we are increasing the physical damage scaling for Fire skills to be a reliable alternative damage source. We felt that “Arctic Blast” is generally lacking power, so we are increasing the damage scaling, reducing the synergy requirements to free up skill points, and improving the general player controls to allow for smoother freeform targeting. In addition, we wanted to complement the “Arctic Blast” changes with improvements to “Twister” to add more build possibilities. Lastly, we are allowing Shapeshift forms to cast each of the elemental buff skills to avoid the current hassle of having to change forms to continuously maintain these active buffs.
Shape Shifting Skills
Werewolf
Werewolf now only uses the new attack speed calculation that was originally introduced in the PTR
Raised Werewolf attack speed cap from +75% to +150%
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Rabies
Attack Rating bonus increased from +7% to +10% per level
Poison Creeper synergy increased from 18% to 20%
Fury
Attack Rating bonus increased from +7% to +10% per level
Attack Speed increased by 40% (Reduced the rollback frames value between each attack)
Werebear
Werebear now only uses the new attack speed calculation that was originally introduced in the PTR
Raised Werebear attack speed cap from +75% to +150%
Damage bonus per level increased from 8% to 15%
Base defense value increased from 25% to 40%
Defense bonus per level increased from 6% to 10%
Cannot be interrupted while performing attacks or skills
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Maul
Now grants +3% attack speed per charge
Damage bonus per level increased from 20% to 30%
Attack Rating bonus increased from +20% to +40% baseline, and +10% to +15% per level
Tooltip Stun value will now properly cap at 10 seconds, which follows the core game's Stun duration cap
Shock Wave
Maul synergy increased from 5% to 10%
Fire Claws
Damage increased by 75%
Removed synergy from Fissure
Removed synergy from Volcano
Developer Comments: We've debated on the best way to bring shapeshifting Druids forward. Both forms use a new attack speed calculation that allows more weapons to be used effectively and properly incentivizes IAS gear. With the improved Fury, the Werewolf can reach even faster attack speeds than it could previously. As for werebear - we want to deliver on the fantasy of a powerful, unstoppable, killing machine. We've introduced uninterruptible attacks and skills, as well as increased damage and defense. While this will change the way players have played the Werebear in the past, we feel like it is more in line with the intended fantasy. For players who loved their fast werebear builds, we’ve added attack speed bonuses to Maul, but we also hope the new Werewolf changes will offer them the same style of play, as it is now the faster form.
Summoning Skills
General
Druids can now have spirit wolves, dire wolves, and bears all summoned at the same time
Oak Sage
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Heart of the Wolverine
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Spirit of Barbs
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Aura no longer returns a percentage of damage when hit. Now the aura will deal a flat amount of damage when the aura-effected targets are attacked.
Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
Raven
Attack Rating bonus per level increased from 15% to 30% (now also displays in the tooltip)
Modified the AI so that the Ravens attack more often
Damage level scaling significantly increased
Summon Spirit Wolf synergy added: +12% Damage per level
Summon Dire Wolf synergy added: +12% Damage per level
Summon Grizzly synergy added: +12% Damage per level
Summon Spirit Wolf
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Attacks now deal cold damage and chill for a duration (Provides utility with chilling and acts as an alternative damage type compared to Dire Wolves)
Damage level scaling increased by 10%
Base Life increased by about 80%
Life now increases by 10% per level
Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value
Summon Dire Wolf
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Damage level scaling increased by 30%
Base Life increased by about 90%
Life synergy reduced from 25% to 15% (This is because the base life was increased, and Spirit Wolf and Grizzly now gain Life per level)
Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value
Summon Grizzly
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Base Life increased by ~15%
Life now increases by 10% per level
Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value
Poison Creeper
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Rabies synergy added: +10% Poison Damage per level
Carrion Vine
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Life recovery has been reworked to be +1% Healing per level, instead of using a diminishing calculation ranging from 3%-12%
Solar Creeper
Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
Mana recovery has been reworked to be +3% Mana baseline with +1% Mana per level, instead of using a diminishing calculation ranging from 1%-8%
Developer Comments: The restriction of the Druid being allowed only one type of summonable at a time has restricted the viability of this build and has hampered the fantasy of a Druid Summoner from living up to its full potential. We feel that a druid being able to summon all of his allies at once will make for a more interesting and fun playstyle. In general, all summons will no longer have hidden randomized health values so that the tooltip is more accurate and so summons perform more consistently. Ravens are getting significant changes to help them function as a spell-like skill for summoning Druids to use, and this includes damage scaling buffs and new synergies from other summons to fuel their damage. Wolves are getting improvements to give them more of an identity as damage-dealing summons. The spirit summons are receiving a physical damage resist change across each difficulty to make them survive more consistently. ”Spirit of Barbs” is receiving changes to Thorns to make it a more reliable source of damage. Lastly, each of the creeper summons are receiving improvements to give more reason to invest skill points and to have them perform better at higher levels.
Summoning Skills
Raise Skeletal Mage
Percentage HP per level increased from 7% to 10%
Poison total damage scaling increased by about 750%. Poison duration no longer scales and now lasts 4 seconds
Cold damage scaling increased by about 50%
Lightning damage scaling increased by about 5%
The tooltip will now properly display the Life scaling per level
Blood Golem
Attack damage increased by about 20%
20% reduction in mana cost applied per level
Now gains Max Life per level
Damage scaling per level has been increased
Iron Golem
Thorns no longer return a percentage of damage when hit. Now thorns will deal a flat amount of damage when the aura-effected targets are attacked
Fire Golem
20% reduction in mana cost applied per level
Holy Fire damage increased by an average of 50%
Fire attack damage increased by an average of 30%
Fixed a bug which caused the Fire Golem’s Holy Fire damage max value to display as half of its true value
Developer Comments: We saw a good opportunity to improve lesser-used summons for the Necromancer. Skeletal Mages have received significant damage scaling improvements so that their elemental damage values are more consistent. This means that Cold damage is more effective but still slightly weaker than Fire damage because of its chill utility, and Poison damage is much more reliable with a fixed duration and better damage scaling. “Blood Golem“ and “Fire Golem” are receiving damage improvements to make them more competitive with the other Golems. For “Iron Golem,” we are changing the “Thorns” aura to deal more reliable damage to improve its source of effectiveness (See Paladin changes below for more details).
Poison And Bone Skills
Bone Armor
Damage Absorbed per level increased from 10 to 15
Bone Spear
Teeth synergy increased from 7% to 8%
Bone Wall synergy increased from 7% to 8%
Bone Spear synergy increased from 7% to 8%
Bone Prison synergy increased from 7% to 8%
Bone Spirit
Teeth synergy increased from 6% to 8%
Bone Wall synergy increased from 6% to 8%
Bone Spear synergy increased from 6% to 8%
Bone Prison synergy increased from 6% to 8%
Developer Comments: Bone skills are generally well performing but we saw an opportunity to improve synergy bonuses to better scale in the late game and to make their heavy skill point investment more valuable. Additionally, “Bone Armor” is receiving better damage absorb scaling to make it more rewarding to spend points on the skill itself instead of relying too heavily on its synergies.
Curses
Weaken
Damage reduction now scales based on level, from just 33%, to now 33% and +1% per level
Decrepify
Tooltip updated to now show the status changes
Developer Comments: For the “Weaken” skill, we added new damage reduction scaling to give more reason to spend additional points on the skill and to give it a more powerful identity.
Defensive Auras
Resist Fire
Tooltip now displays max resist bonus
Resist Cold
Tooltip now displays max resist bonus
Resist Lightning
Tooltip now displays max resist bonus
Developer Comments: We added more information to tooltips to describe hidden functionality for certain Defensive Auras.
Offensive Auras
Blessed Aim
Tooltip now displays passive Attack Rating bonus
Holy Fire
Damage scales based on distance to the caster. Aura will deal double damage at melee range and linearly scale to normal damage at maximum range
Tooltip: The maximum Area Damage values now incorporate the maximum proximity damage bonus
Resist Fire Synergy increased from 18 to 21%
Damage level scaling increased to 70%
Salvation synergy increased from 6% to 10%
Holy Freeze
Damage scales based on distance to the caster. Aura will deal double damage at melee range and linearly scale to normal damage at maximum range
Tooltip: The maximum Area Damage values now incorporate the maximum proximity damage bonus
Holy Shock
Damage scales based on distance to the caster. Aura will deal double damage at melee range and linearly scale to normal damage at maximum range
Tooltip: The maximum Area Damage values now incorporate the maximum proximity damage bonus
Sanctuary
Damage scales based on distance to the caster. Aura will deal double damage at melee range and linearly scale to normal damage at maximum range
Tooltip: The maximum Area Damage values now incorporate the maximum proximity damage bonus
Thorns
Now deals a flat amount of damage when attacked in addition to returning a percentage of damage taken to the enemy when hit
Developer Comments: We wanted to add more potential to the AoE (Area of Effect) Damage auras since they are a capable way for the Paladin to handle groups of monsters. By increasing damage based on distance to the caster, each AoE damage aura will have increased effectiveness while still maintaining the same cadence of visual VFX on the screen. Also, we saw that “Holy Fire” should scale better at higher skill levels to be consistent with general Fire Damage power compared to the other elements. For “Thorns”, we want to improve the gameplay around getting hit to deal damage, so we are making the skill deal flat damage based on attack attempts in addition to returning damage after getting hit. This will allow Thorns to have a more consistent combat performance instead of unpredictable and riskier results.
Combat Skills
Sacrifice
Damage to self now reduces per level, from 8% to 8%-1%
Conversion
Maximum conversion chance increased from 50% to 90%
Smite
Tooltip now shows that the skill always hits
Holy Bolt
Now damages Demons in addition to Undead
Removed synergy Blessed Hammer
Damage increased by 50%
Now pierces targets (Friendly and Hostile)
Prayer synergy increased from 15% to 20%
Fist of the Heavens
Now damages Demons in addition to Undead
Casting Delay reduced from 1 second to 0.4 seconds
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Holy Bolts now pierce targets
No longer forces you to attack when out of mana
Improved targeting functionality for auto acquiring enemies
Developer Comments: We wanted to improve the lesser-used Combat skills to give more viable build options. “Holy Bolt” will now pierce to increase its combat use cases and will have less skill point synergy investment to open more possibilities to spend skill points elsewhere. “Fist of the Heavens” is also getting the same “Holy Bolt” pierce changes and will now have less Casting Delay and improved controls to help make it a more effective Level 30 skill to use. By allowing both Holy Bolt and Fist of the Heavens to damage Demons in addition to Undead, we hope to open it up as a viable build to use in more situations.
Cold Skills
Frost Nova
Damage level scaling increased by about 25%
Blizzard
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Frozen Orb
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Frozen Armor
Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds
Shiver Armor
Damage level scaling increased by about 25%
Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds
Chilling Armor
Damage level scaling increased by about 200%
Duration bonus per level increased from 6 seconds to 12 seconds
Chill length bonus per level for level 16+ increased from 1 second to 2 seconds (matching Shiver Armor)
Defense baseline increased from 45% to 60%
Defense bonus per level increased from 5% to 7%
Frozen Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%
Chilling Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%
Developer Comments: With the cold armor skills, we want to further diversify them by ensuring that each has distinctive advantages. After these changes, “Chilling Armor” will have the greatest Defense bonus and damage potential while still only triggering on ranged attacks. Also, “Frost Nova” is receiving damage scaling improvements to give it more power where it was lacking in the later game.
Lightning Skills
Nova
Static Field synergy added: +5% Lightning Damage per level
Nova mana cost reduced. The initial mana cost is now 13 from 15
Thunder Storm
Static Field synergy added: +7% Lightning Damage per level
Duration baseline increased from 32 seconds to 144 seconds
Duration bonus per level increased from 8 seconds to 24 seconds
Tooltip updated to now display Radius
Energy Shield
Tooltip updated to display more information about the Mana consumed and the Telekinesis synergy
Developer Comments: We saw an opportunity to add new synergies for lesser used Lightning skills to increase their damage potential and create new skill build possibilities.
Fire Skills
Inferno
Base damage and level scaling increased by about 75% (also to compensate for the incorrect damage calculation in the past)
Warmth synergy increased from 13% to 16%
Controls are updated so that the skill now casts in free form and no longer locks onto one target at a time
Mana Cost baseline reduced from 7 Mana per second to 4 Mana per second
Range baseline increased by 75%
Blaze
Damage scaling increased by about 60%
Warmth synergy increased from 4% to 6%
Removed synergy from Fire Wall
Now also increases Run/Walk Speed by 2% per level
Tooltip now also displays Blaze duration
Fire Wall
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Meteor
Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
Hydra
You can now spawn multiple hydras on controller when holding the button down
Casting delay removed
Limited max number of Hydra groups to 6
Developer Comments: We wanted to improve the lesser used Fire skills and give more reasons to use them. Inferno is receiving player control improvements with free form casting, like Arctic Blast, and better damage scaling. Blaze is an often-ignored skill, so we wanted to free up synergy requirements and provide more utility and power with damage increases and a new Run/Walk Speed buff for extra utility. Lastly, with Hydra, we wanted to improve the gameplay of summoning Hydras to make it easier to use to skill in combat situations. The removal of Casting Delay and the new limitation on max Hydras will match the maximum Hydra count achievable from before the changes, but now players will have a much easier time to summon that amount.
ITEM TOOLTIP CHANGES
Old Tooltip
New Tooltip
Piercing Attack
+X% Piercing Attack
Quantity: [CURRENT STACK]
Quantity: [CURRENT STACK] of [TOTAL]
X% Chance of Open Wounds
+X% Chance of Open Wounds
X% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
+X% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
X% Chance of Crushing Blow
+X% Chance of Crushing Blow
Fire Absorb X%
Fire Absorb +X%
Cold Absorb X%
Cold Absorb +X%
Lightning Absorb X%
Lightning Absorb +X%
Magic Absorb X%
Magic Absorb +X%
X% Deadly Strike
+X% Deadly Strike
Hit Causes Monster to Flee X%
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +X%
Developer Comments: The Piercing Attack tooltip now will display its pierce chance value in the tooltip. The quantity value of throwing weapons, ammo, and tome item tooltips will now always show the total amount to be clearer for players. Also, consistency improvements have been made to existing item modifier tooltips so that it is clearer that they can stack with themselves.
UBER DIABLO CHANGES
The way that players summon Uber Diablo in Diablo II: Resurrected today will remain the same as it was first introduced in v1.10, by selling Stone of Jordan rings. However, we have updated how and where that progress is calculated to improve the experience for the entire community.
Uber Diablo progress for each game type will now be kept by the regional database. When the threshold is met by selling enough Stone of Jordan rings, Uber Diablo will spawn for everyone in the same region, not only those on the same server instance.
Progress towards Uber Diablo is now tracked per game type. Gathering a total of 8 progressions being tracked. Those being Classic, Classic Hardcore (HC), Classic Ladder, Classic HC Ladder, Expansion, Expansion HC, Expansion Ladder, Expansion HC Ladder. Given this change, we have added new messaging for players to help them anticipate when Uber Diablo may spawn. This messaging will be sent out to all players in the region at certain tiers of progress and can be manually checked by using a /uberdiablo chat command. We hope these changes allow more players to get to experience the true terror that is Uber Diablo.
MERCENARIES
Hiring a Mercenary in Expansion mode will now always offer mercenaries that match your character's Level, instead of having a randomized Level difference from your character's Level.
Act 1 - Rogue Archer
Updated each stat/skill gains in each difficulty to match so that there is no disadvantage of leveling up a Hell difficulty mercenary versus a Normal difficulty mercenary
Can now use Amazon Bows
Can now gain + Amazon skill bonuses from gear
Cold Arrow
Added Freezing Arrow
Fire Arrow
Added Explosion Arrow
Developer Comments: The Rogue Archer is getting new flavored ranged skills that will scale as she levels up. These new skills should improve her AoE (Area of Effect) damage effectiveness and thus make her a more effective ranged damage dealer.
Act 2 - Desert Mercenary
Updated each stat/skill gains in each difficulty to match so that there is no disadvantage of leveling up a Hell difficulty mercenary versus a Normal difficulty mercenary
Nightmare and Hell difficulty now have all 6 different aura types available from the Hire menu, instead of separating them out by 3 per difficulty. Normal is unchanged
Thorns (Combat - Nightmare)
Thorns aura level scaling increased and will now continue scaling up beyond the highest-level threshold up to max level
Developer Comments: The Desert Mercenary is already popular, but we saw an opportunity to add some quality-of-life improvements by allowing players to hire all six different Aura types in Nightmare and Hell difficulty, rather than having to switch between modes. With the general improvements to “Thorns,” we wanted to improve the level scaling to make this aura mercenary type more meaningful.
Act 3 - Iron Wolf
Updated each stat/skill gains in each difficulty to match so that there is no disadvantage of leveling up a Hell difficulty mercenary versus a Normal difficulty mercenary
Life baseline and scaling increased by about 25% (Now has Life similar to the Rogue Archer)
Defense baseline and scaling increased by about 40% (Now has defense closer to the Rogue Archer)
Resistances baseline and scaling increased by about 20% (Now has the highest resistances baseline compared to other mercenaries)
Cold
Now casts Glacial Spike more often
Glacial Spike level scaling increased
Swapped Frozen Armor for Chilling Armor
Fire
Removed Inferno
Added Fire Bolt
Increased chance of the Iron Wolf casting Fire Ball
Added Enchant - Now the Iron Wolf will cast Enchant on himself, the player, and nearby allies
Lightning
Added Static Field
Charged Bolt level scaling increased
Increased chance of the Iron Wolf casting Lightning
Developer Comments: The Iron Wolves are great elemental sorcerers, but we saw they have been underperforming in higher difficulties. We improved their core stats so that they are more in line with other mercenaries while also having a distinct advantage with having the most resistance values. For skills, we wanted to embrace their elemental fantasies, so we decided to give new flavorful utility skills, to further incentivize reasons to want to use these mercenary types.
Act 5 - Barbarian Warrior
Can now gain + Barbarian skill bonuses from gear
Updated each stat/skill gains in each difficulty to match so that there is no disadvantage of leveling up a Hell difficulty mercenary versus a Normal difficulty mercenary
Life baseline scaling increased (Now has the most life compared to other mercenaries)
Defense baseline and scaling increased and the scaling at higher levels was reduced (Now has the highest defense baseline compared to other mercenaries)
Dual Wielding
A new ferocious Barbarian is available for hire from Qual-Kehk. These warriors cannot use two-handed swords, but are well trained in the art of dual wielding. Utilizing the Frenzy, Taunt, and Iron Skin abilities, they lure enemies in and unleash a fierce barrage of attacks
Two-handed
Bash level scaling increased and will no longer be capped at level 80
Stun level scaling increased and will no longer be capped at level 80
Added Battle Cry
Developer Comments: We want to give the Barbarian Warrior more identity while still maintaining his Barbarian fantasy. So, we decided to give him the “Battle Cry” skill as a new way for him to debuff enemies, which should prove to be a useful utility for players. In addition, we wanted to increase his Life and Defense scaling to ensure that he is the tougher mercenary type. By adding a new dual wielding Barbarian Mercenary, we hope to provide a powerful, fast-hitting merc that challenges the status-quo of common mercenary choice among players.
RUNE WORDS
For the first time, players will have the chance to unlock a host of new Rune Words in the Ladder system! These will be exclusive to Ladder like the previous set of Ladder-only Rune Words in the original Diablo II experience. At the end of a Ladder season, players who successfully made these Rune Words will have their Ladder characters be moved into a “non-Ladder” version of the game.
Insight
Now can also be used with Bows and Crossbows
Infinity
Can now be used by Spears and Amazon Spears
Obedience
Can now be used by Spears and Amazon Spears
Pride
Can now be used by Spears and Amazon Spears
Developer Comments: Insight is a popular Rune Word, and we feel that allowing it on ranged weapons will promote more build possibilities that complement the skill and mercenary changes seen above.
New Rune Word
Allowed Items
Rune Order
Completed Stats
Plague
Sword, Claws, Daggers
Cham + Shael + Um
20% Chance to cast level 12 Lower Resist when struck
25% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova on striking
Level 13-17 Cleansing Aura When Equipped (varies)
+1-2 All Skills
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+220-320% Enhanced Damage (varies)
-23% To Enemy Poison Resistance
0.3% (0-29.7) Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)
+25% Chance of Open Wounds
Freezes Target +3
Pattern
Claw
Tal + Ort + Thul
+30% Faster Block Rate
+40-80% Enhanced Damage (varies)
10% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 17-62 Fire Damage
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
+6 to Strength
+6 to Dexterity
All Resistances +15
Unbending Will
Sword
Fal + Io + Ith + Eld + El + Hel
18% Chance to cast Level 18 Taunt on striking
+3 To Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
+20-30% Increased Attack Speed (varies)
+300-350% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+9 To Maximum Damage
+50 To Attack Rating
+75% Damage to Undead
+50 Attack Rating Against Undead
8-10% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 To Strength
+10 To Vitality
Damage Reduced By 8
+1 Light Radius
Requirements -20%
Wisdom
Helm
Pul + Ith + Eld
+33% Piercing Attack
+15-25% Bonus to Attack Rating (varies)
4-8% Mana Stolen Per Hit (varies)
+30% Enhanced Defense
+10 Energy
15% Slower Stamina Drain
Cannot Be Frozen
+5 Mana After Each Kill
15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
Obsession
Staff
Zod + Ist + Lem + Lum + Io + Nef
Indestructible
24% Chance to cast level 10 Weaken when struck
+4 To All Skills
+65% Faster Cast Rate
+60% Faster Hit Recovery
Knockback
+10 To Vitality
+10 To Energy
Increase Maximum Life 15-25% (varies)
Regenerate Mana 15-30% (varies)
All Resistances +60-70 (varies)
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Flickering Flame
Helm
Nef + Pul + Vex
Level 4-8 Resist Fire Aura When Equipped (varies)
+3 To Fire Skills
-10-15% to Enemy Fire Resistance (varies)
+30% Enhanced Defense
+30 Defense Vs. Missile
+50-75 To Mana (varies)
Half Freeze Duration
+5% To Maximum Fire Resist
Poison Length Reduced by 50%
Mist
Bow & Crossbow
Cham + Shael + Gul + Thul + Ith
Level 8-12 Concentration Aura When Equipped (varies)
+3 To All Skills
20% Increased Attack Speed
+100% Piercing Attack
+325-375% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+9 To Maximum Damage
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
Freeze Target +3
+24 Vitality
All Resistances +40
Developer Comments: For new Rune Words, we focused on complementing the skill and mercenary changes seen above, along with giving underused runes more usage. “Plague” and “Pattern” Rune Words previously existed in data but were never enabled, so we made some additional tweaks, and they are finally now available to be used in game.
NEW HORADRIC CUBE RECIPES
1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Set Weapon
Exceptional Version of Set Weapon
1 Lum Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Exceptional Set Weapon
Elite Version of Set Weapon
1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Set Armor
Exceptional Version of Set Armor
1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Exceptional Set Armor
Elite Version of Set Armor
Developer Comments: We felt that players enjoy the current Horadric Cube recipes for upgrading Unique items, so we decided to offer the same capability for upgrading Set items. This can add more possibilities by using lower-level Set items for more character builds
SET ITEM BONUS CHANGES
Arcanna's Tricks
Increased +25 Mana to +50 Mana (2 Items)
Added Regenerate Mana 12% (3 Items)
Added +1 to All Skills (Full Set)
Arctic Gear
Changed 6-14 Cold Damage to +2-198 to Maximum Cold Damage (+2 Per Character Level) (Full Set)
Bul-Kathos' Children
Increased +20 Fire Damage to +200 Fire Damage (Full Set)
Increased +25 Defense to +200 Defense (Full Set)
Added 10% Life Stolen Per Hit (Full Set)
Added +20% Deadly Strike (Full Set)
Cathan's Traps
Added Regenerate Mana 16% (2 Items)
Civerb's Vestments
Increased Fire Resist +15% to Fire Resist +25% (2 Items)
Added 25% Bonus to Attack Rating (Full Set)
Added +50 Defense (Full Set)
Cow King's Leathers
Added +100 Defense (Full Set)
Added +100 to Life (Full Set)
Added +1 To All Skills (Full Set)
Infernal Tools
Added Maximum Mana 20% (Full Set)
Added Cannot Be Frozen (Full Set)
Iratha's Finery
Added +24% Piercing Attack (3 Items)
Milabrega's Regalia
Added Cannot Be Frozen (3 Items)
Added +2-198 To Lightning Damage (+2 Per Character Level) (2 Items)
Naj's Ancient Vestige
Added 1-148% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (+1.5 Per Character Level) (2 Items)
Increased Replenish Life +10 to Replenish Life +20 (Full Set)
Added +2 To Fire Skills (Full Set)
Added Increased Maximum Life 12% (Full Set)
Sazabi's Grand Tribute
Added Poison Length Reduced by 75% (2 Items)
Added +1 To All Skills (Full Set)
Added Damage Reduced by 16% (Full Set)
Vidala's Rig
Added 7% Mana Stolen Per Hit (2 Items)
Changed Adds 15-20 Cold Damage to +1-148 to Maximum Cold Damage (+1.5 Per Character Level) (Full Set)
Developer Comments: Many improvements have been made to Set items that are generally underused by players. These will offer more reasons to equip multiple of these Set pieces and to give some Sets new capabilities to make them stand out more, which further fuels more build diversity.
LEVEL AREA CHANGES
Players now must smash the Compelling Orb to enter the Durance of Hate, instead of killing the Council. This means the “Khalim's Will” quest needs to be completed to use the Durance of Hate Level 2 waypoint.
Developer Comments: We saw that due to a logic glitch, players often chose to skip required content within Act III by bypassing “Khalim's Will” quest and not experiencing much of what Act III has to offer. We decided to make the “Khalim's Will” quest a proper requirement to complete Act III, much like how players need to assemble the Horadric Staff to enter Tal Rasha’s Chamber in Act II.
Monster Levels in the following areas have been increased for Hell Difficulty:
Area
Previous Hell Level
New Hell Level
Act 1 – Underground Passage Level 2
83
85
Act 2 – Stony Tomb Level 1
78
85
Act 2 – Stony Tomb Level 2
79
85
Act 3 – Arachnid Lair
79
85
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 1
80
85
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 2
81
85
Act 3 – Swampy Pit Level 3
82
85
Act 3 – Disused Fane
84
85
Act 3 – Ruined Temple
84
85
Act 3 – Forgotten Reliquary
84
85
Act 3 – Sewer Levels 1
84
85
Act 5 – Abaddon
81
85
Act 5 – Pit of Acheron
82
85
Act 5 – Infernal Pit
83
85
Act 5 – Drifter Cavern
84
85
Act 5 – Icy Cellar
83
85
Developer Comments: We felt that certain optional areas in Diablo II often get ignored on Hell difficulty, so we decided to increase their monster levels to add more incentives with risk vs reward gameplay. We hope this provides more reasons to find loot in these areas.
QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES
General
Added language support for non-ASCII written language
Added player messaging for when a player tries to launch the game on an out of date patch version
Added 'Message of the Day' capabilities to the main menu to allow us to share important game updates with all players
New Feature - Legacy Graphics Emulation
There is now an option in the Graphics Settings Menu under 'Legacy' that allows you to choose between 3 different emulation options for the Legacy game graphics. The options are 'GDI', 'Glide', and 'Resurrected'.
'GDI' emulates the software rasterization of the original legacy game and does not apply any filtering
'Glide' emulates the hardware accelerated backend of the original legacy game with bilinear filtering
'Resurrected' uses the Glide emulation with additional fixes in place to address an artifact that would occur with the original Glide rendering
Developer Comments: We feel 'Resurrected' is the definitive emulation mode players should use, but we noticed feedback during PTR that some players preferred the style of legacy graphics released at launch, which did not have any filtering and most closely resembled the software rasterization of the original legacy game. We hope these emulation modes provide players the means to choose the legacy graphics they prefer.
AI
Improved the reliability of pets, summons, and mercenaries teleporting to the player instead of being despawned
Barbarian
Updated Barbarian Leap and Leap attack animation behavior to give it a smoother trajectory that should keep the Barbarian on-screen at all times, and reduce jerkiness when he lands
Character Selection
Newly created characters will now sort to the top of the character selection list
Gameplay
When holding down a mouse button to target an enemy with a skill, the skill will continue to execute after that target dies
Minimap will now automatically re-open after death if you had it open prior to dying
Arrow and Bolt max quantity increased to 500
Throwing weapon quantity has been increased by 50%
Blocking will no longer interrupt a player while performing a skill or attack. If a player character triggers a block during this time, the damage will still be negated, but the animation will not play
Changed how attack speed is determined while dual-wielding weapons. Swapping weapons between hands should no longer result in dramatically different attack speeds
Character hit recovery will now have diminishing returns when being hit by another player
Quick cast skills behavior has been unified such that left click quick cast skills behave in the way the right click behavior operated
Developer Comments: We want to fix some of the awkward lockouts that reject player input from casting skills. For PVP, we added a way to reduce hit recovery spam to prevent edge cases of characters being locked out for too long.
Mercenaries
Mercenary UIs will now display if the mercenary cannot use a skill because they are too low level
Online
Added messaging if a player attempts to create a private channel with a name longer than the character limit
Added a /offline chat command which sets your user presence to 'Offline'
Added an option for players to control join access to their private games on consoles
Added a toggle button to show/hide your game password
Vendors
Players can now buy pre-filled tomes and keys when using a controller
Performance
Optimized particle effects on some console platforms
Added a VFX quality option for PC players
Optimized inventory quick-move actions to reduce delay
Settings
The Offline Game Difficulty Scale setting will now persist between game sessions.
Added an option to choose whether or not to confine your mouse cursor to the game screen
Added a VRAM usage bar in the settings menu
BUG FIXES
Accessibility
Fixed some issues in the UI that could occur when using Large Font Mode
Assassin
Fixed an issue where Cloak of Shadows defense calculation was incorrect
Druid
Fixed an issue where Hunger was not costing mana if it was cast without a target selected
Druid Solar Creeper will now properly consume corpses and restore mana whenever the Druid is missing mana
Rabies now properly consumes mana when your attack misses
Paladin
Fixed an issue where you wouldn't be able to weapon swap if you were wielding a bow with no ammo as a Paladin on controller
Fixed an issue where you could not disable auras as a Paladin if you were using a bow without ammunition on controller
Fixed an issue where the Conviction Aura Tooltip would display incorrect information
Fixed an issue where Sanctuary aura was not granting its bonus damage to Undead
Gameplay
Fixed an issue where Unique monster packs with mana drain were draining way more mana than was intended
Fixed an issue where fire enchanted monsters were doing too much damage in Nightmare difficulty
Fixed an issue with attacking as a Werebear with two weapons equipped. The primary weapon will be used exclusively when attacking while transformed
Fixed an issue where using a skill could be interrupted if a player dodges, avoids, or blocks while executing a skill
Fixed an issue where uninterruptible skills could be interrupted within a 1 frame window if you were using the skill repeatedly
Fixed an issue where the skills granted by items sometimes couldn't be used on a controller
Fixed an issue where you could be blocked from talking to an NPC if a player initiates a trade request with you while you are talking to an NPC
Fixed an issue where weapon swap was not updating Faster Run/Walk on the game client
Fixed an issue where skill bindings for OSkills wouldn't persist after dying and joining a new game
Fixed an issue where one of the Chaos Sanctuary seals was difficult to select
Fixed an issue where the Glacial Trail entrance wouldn't highlight
Fixed an issue where continuing to move after running out of stamina could cause the stamina bar to not refill
Fixed an issue where a room in Act 1 Caves had misplaced walls
Fixed an issue where a few melee skills would often miss when attacking moving targets (Amazon Fend, Druid Fury, Paladin Sacrifice, Paladin Zeal)
Fixed an issue where Quick Cast melee skills would sometimes fail to execute properly under certain circumstances
Fixed an issue where Force Move and Quick Cast skills could still operate when in a full screen UI menu in Legacy Mode
Fixed an issue that could cause players to miss their attack when using melee skills against enemies that are just barely within striking range and moving away
Fixed a rare issue where casting spells rapidly could result in incorrect mana cost in certain networking situations
Fixed an issue where Replenishing and Propagation item modifiers were not triggering when Quantity was removed from melee skills
Fixed an issue where mercenary damage bonuses were being applied inconsistently. This will mostly affect damage when no weapon is equipped
Fixed an issue where the mercenary damage UI would display inconsistent damage values
Fixed an issue where scrolls weren't auto-populating to a belt slot when purchased
Fixed an issue where the lower resist tooltip didn't list the percentage by which the target's resistance is lowered
Character Creation
Fixed an issue where some players could bypass character name validation and create invalid offline character names. Those characters can now be repaired - affected players will be prompted to rename the invalid characters
Controls
Fixed on issue where using a PlayStation controller on PC, some button prompts could appear with an Xbox controller button icon
Fixed an issue where binding a skill to Key 2 without binding anything to Key 1 would show the keybind UI to not show
Graphics
Fixed artifacting that could occur on certain VFX when using DLSS
Fixed an issue where the player would become invisible if using Fade behind a transparent wall
Fixed an issue where ethereal items were appearing invisible when standing behind transparent walls
Fixed an issue where grass in Tamoe Highland could pop in and out while traversing
Fixed an issue where VFX could become missing after playing for an extended period of time on consoles
Fixed an issue where VFX could appear as black boxes on PS4 in high memory usage scenarios
Fixed a DLSS-related ghosting artifact that could occur on moving objects while the game camera is stationary
Localization
Fixed some localization issues with skill tooltips
Fixed some localization issues related to user presence in the Xbox social menus
Fixed some localization issues in the Settings menu
Fixed miscellaneous issues related to localization of chat commands
Online
Fixed an issue where users in Europe or Korea were unable to block or report users
Fixed an issue where the right click context menu options in the Friends List would not consistently function
Fixed an issue where you could not highlight game names and join if using a controller in the Lobby menu
Fixed an issue where you could get stuck in an 'attempting to join' state if you tried to join a game through the friends list while you were rate limited
Fixed an issue where swapping between Keyboard and Controller on the front end could rarely force you into the Offline character tab and prevent access to the online tab for a small amount of time
Fixed an issue on consoles where online friends who have their presence set to appear 'Offline' in their platform settings would appear in the friends list sorted into other online friends rather than with their other offline friends
Fixed an issue on Switch where if you remove someone from your friends list, they may not correctly get removed
Fixed a visual issue that could occur when opening the Horadric Cube while in the middle of a trade with another player
Auto-generated game name and password from game sessions generated using the main menu 'Play' button will now be hidden
Fixed an issue where your character selection wouldn't persist if you exited the lobby
Fixed a rare issue that could cause your character to display the wrong name if you join a game from the friend’s list
Performance
Fixed an issue where users with 3050 series GPUs would have incorrect default graphics settings
Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game
Fixed a crash that could occur during the Pandemonium event
Miscellaneous crash/stability fixes
Settings
Fixed an issue where your game difficulty settings on Lobby would not update properly after changing characters
MODDING UPDATE
We have added new columns to various .txt files. While this will cause compatibility issues for current offline single player mods, the columns added will allow for further customization options. Developers of existing offline single player mods can remake their changes with the new data or they can add the following columns before merging.
Our team is immensely grateful for your support. As we launch with all of the 2.4 content, we hope to continue to hear from all of you! If you want to learn more about Diablo II: Resurrected, check out our website here, or for real-time updates, follow our official Twitter @Diablo.
Season 26 | The Fall of the Nephalem | Patch 2.7.3 Preview Blog
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Season 26 will begin on April 15, at 5PM (PDT/CEST/KST) shortly after our next Diablo III update. Read on to learn more about the season theme and balance changes coming in Patch 2.7.3. We are expecting this update to be released on April 12.
The souls of heroes defeated in the eternal struggle against evil call for aid! Astute Nephalem will listen to the petrified screams of the dead, and find themselves attuned to the last agonizing moments of the departed. Will these Nephalem heed the whispers of atonement of fallen heroes and survive their echoing nightmare? Or will they be forever trapped, becoming just another fallen Nephalem? Only time will tell...
In Season 26, we introduce the Echoing Nightmare. This is our first Seasonal Theme that introduces a new activity to the game. In the Echoing Nightmare, players will experience an intense, densely packed, increasingly challenging event that stretches their ability to stay in the fight as long as possible. We found inspiration in Orek's warning, "Many Nephalem have stood where you are now, but few succeeded in overcoming the trials." The Echoing Nightmare explores what happened to those Nephalem who did not succeed.
Seasonal Cosmetic Rewards
Beginning with Season 17, we began reintroducing previous rewards to make them available to players who may have missed them the first time around. For Season 26, this means awards originally available from Season 14 are returning. In addition to the Boots and Pants slots of the exclusive Conqueror Set, a series of portrait frames themed around the enigmatic Tal Rasha will be available. For the nephalem hero who wants to embody the spirit of Justice, a pennant dedicated to everyone’s favorite archangel will also be available. Just remember—you cannot judge Justice itself!
However, we know it’s nice to have something new to aim for if you’ve participated in previous Seasons. We’re continuing to provide new End of Journey rewards as introduced in Season 17, with two new cosmetic ones for those who complete the entirety of the Season journey. Endure The Fall of the Nephalem and complete the Season 26 Guardian Journey to earn the Rakkis’ Remembrance portrait and the Toothsome Trooper pet.
Season Journey Rewards
If you’ve been playing the past few Seasons diligently and reached Conqueror in the Season Journey each time, you’ve accrued a few extra stash tabs. Players who have not yet earned a total of five stash tabs via the Season Journey can still unlock an additional one by completing the following tasks at the Conqueror tier:
Complete a level 70 Torment XIII Rift in under 5 minutes
Complete Greater Rift 60 solo
Kill Greed on Torment XIII
Kill the Butcher at level 70 in Torment XIII in under 30 seconds
Reforge a Legendary or Set item
Augment an Ancient item with a Level 50 or greater Legendary Gem
Level three Legendary Gems to 55
Complete two Conquests
Seasonal Conquests
Speaking of Conquests, we’re rotating those, too! Returning for the Season of Greed is Avarice and Avarita, where every gold piece you find will count! Speed Demon and Need for Speed will ask you to kick it into full gear in your Nephalem Rift runs. On a Good Day and I Can’t Stop will congratulate high ranking Legendary Gems. Finally, for the solo crowd, Divinity and Lionhearted will ask you to climb Greater Rift heights by your lonesome, while Years of War and Dynasty challenge your game mastery of at least six classes.
Haedrig’s Gift
Finally, just as before, you’ll get a shiny new Class Set courtesy of Haedrig’s Gift for completing certain chapters in the Season Journey. We’ve listed the available Sets below. For those new to Seasons, here’s how it works:
Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Season Journey will reward you with three Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!
The set you will receive depends on the Class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.
Here are the sets granted by Haedrig’s Gift in Season 26:
Barbarian – The Legacy of Raekor
Crusader – Armor of Akkhan
Demon Hunter – Embodiment of the Marauder
Monk – Inna’s Reach
Necromancer – Pestilence Master’s Shroud
Witch Doctor – Zunimassa’s Haunt
Wizard – Delsere’s Magnum Opus
Patch Notes
Below you will find the patch notes for the upcoming update for Diablo III, Patch 2.7.3
Note: All changes apply to all versions of Diablo III, including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC unless otherwise indicated.
Seasons
Season 26 introduces the Echoing Nightmare, an optional and rewarding end-game challenge where players fight within the memories of Nephalem who fell in a Greater Rift. Today’s Nephalem must stand their ground until they are inevitably Overwhelmed or defeated. Players must collect a Petrified Scream from defeated Greater Rift Guardians to gain entry to the Echoing Nightmare. Transmuting a Petrified Scream in Kanai's Cube summons a portal that players can enter to face the horrors of the Nephalem's past.
Season Theme Details:
Petrified Screams and the Echoing Nightmare can only be accessed with seasonal characters.
Only one player is required to transmute a Petrified Scream to open an Echoing Nightmare in a multiplayer game.
Similar to a boss encounter, all players in a multiplayer game must accept a prompt to enter.
While within an Echoing Nightmare, the difficulty scales as players progress in the encounter. Players can progress faster by defeating monsters quickly.
Players receive the following rewards upon completing an Echoing Nightmare: EXP, Legendary Items, Blood Shards, Gems, and a new Legendary Gem, Whisper of Atonement.
The Whisper of Atonement is a Legendary Gem used exclusively for Augmenting Ancient Legendary items. It drops pre-ranked based upon the player's performance in the Echoing Nightmare.
Rare monsters now spawn within an Echoing Nightmare.
Meteors now fall from the sky.
Hellish Machinations now appear, which spawn streams of Exploding Lunatics.
Rift Guardians now spawn.
Increased the frequency of which monsters spawn.
Updated the Shadow Clone explosion to better reflect the area of effect.
The exit timer has been increased to 60 seconds.
Increased the possible rank a Whisper of Atonement can drop to 125 based on the Tier completed.
Monsters in Echoing Nightmares can no longer be Frozen, Stunned, Rooted or Knocked Back.
Fixed a bug that caused Conduit Shrines to deal less damage than intended.
New Updates (Post-PTR)
Monsters from the Echoing Nightmares no longer drop gold, items or health globes.
Adjusted the damage done by Exploding Lunatics and Meteors to be more deadly.
Adjust Meteor and Fallen Lunatic Molten damage to be Physical.
Adjusted the difficulty of Tiers 100+.
Replaced the Shield Pylon with a Speed Pylon.
Adjusted the EXP rewarded by Echoing Nightmares to be aligned with Greater Rift turn-in rewards.
Reduced the Echoing Nightmare closing timer to 30 seconds.
Prevented Echoing Nightmares from being opened in games lower than level 70.
Adjusted Exploding Lunatic and Meteor damage to Physical.
Adjusted the drop rate of Petrified Screams from Greater Rift Guardians.
Greater Rift Updates
We wanted to improve the Greater Rift experience through quality of life updates, balance changes and addressing community feedback. We reviewed all of the maps and monsters that appear in Greater Rifts and reworked the probabilities overall to make sure players spend more time with the content they enjoy. Less spaghetti and more chickens!
Orek's Dream: Greater Rifts have a small chance to roll as Orek's Dream. These dreamlike rifts have a curated list of maps and monster compositions.
3 maps have been added and 2 maps have been removed from the Greater Rift pool.
Added: Fields of Misery, Desolate Sands and Briarthorn Cemetery
Removed: Sewers of Caldeum, and Hidden Aqueducts
The probability of Greater Rift maps has been adjusted.
The probability of monster groups has been adjusted.
The following monsters have been adjusted to grant more progression and EXP within Greater Rifts.
Blazing Guardians
Smoldering Guardians
Frost Guardian
Noxious Guardian
Shock Guardian
Blood Clan Spearman
Dark Moon Clan Impaler
Moon Clan Impaler
Blood Clan Impaler
Ice Clan Impaler
Hell Witch
Vile Temptress
Players can speak to Orek to close an active Greater Rift. This option is only available when in a single player game.
Further increased the progression granted by some monsters in Greater Rifts.
Additionally, increased the progression granted by Fallen Shaman, Fallen Conjurer, Fallen Prophet and Fallen Firemage.
Updated visual effects upon entering an Orek's Dream.
Updated the Orek's Dream vignette to be more pronounced.
Items
Barbarian
Legacy of Raekor (4-piece Bonus): Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 1000% increased damage. For every 1% Life you are missing, the damage of your Ancient Spear is increased by 2%.
Legacy of Raekor (6-piece Bonus): Hitting enemies with Furious Charge or Weapon Throw increases the damage of your next Ancient Spear by 5500% and causes it to release multiple spears from its target. This effect stacks and each spear throw consumes a maximum of 5 stacks.
Arreat's Law: Weapon Throw and Ancient Spear deal 150-200% increased damage.
Weapon Throw generates up to 25 50 additional Fury based on the distance of the enemy hit. The generated Fury can go above the maximum cap by 200 Fury.
Ancient Spear refunds up to 25 50 Fury based on the distance of the enemy hit and resets your Fury cap to its base maximum.
The Three Hundredth Spear: Increase the damage of Weapon Throw and Ancient Spear by 150-200%. The attack speed of Weapon Throw is increased by 200%.
Skular's Salvation: Increase the damage of Ancient Spear by 150-200%. If your Ancient Spear - Boulder Toss hits 5 or fewer enemies, the damage is increased by 100%.
Developer's Note:We've added additional Weapon Throw buffs to give players more build options when playing the reworked Legacy of Raekor set. We've also updated Arreat's Law to allow players to reach new levels of Fury.
Developer's Note:We reworked Raekor’s Legacy to give the set its own identity. It felt natural to the team to infuse the charging fantasy of Raekor’s Legacy with the Barbarian’s ranged skills.
Crusader
Thorns of the Invoker: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 100% and deal 67,500% of your Thorns damage.
Norvald's Fervor: Gain 200% increased damage while using Steed Charge and for 5 seconds after it ends.
Developer's Note:Norvald's Fervor is overperforming across multiple sets. We want to bring its power down, but we are Increasing the utility of Thorns of the Invoker to compensate.
Monk
All Mystic Allies spawned by Inna's Mantra 6-piece bonus now have their duration refreshed with each attack.
Mystic Ally - Fire Ally: Mini allies now have Passability.
Mystic Ally - Earth Ally:
Earth Ally boulders speed has been increased. Boulders always leash to the player regardless of how many monsters are on screen.
Prevented Earth Ally boulders from being slowed by missile dampening.
Developer's Note:We've made improvements to Mystic Ally that should make the skill feel more fluid and less clunky at times.
Bindings of the Lesser Gods: Enemies hit by your Cyclone Strike take 150%-200% more damage from your Mystic Ally for 5 seconds.
Developer's Note:We're happy with the gameplay of Inna's Mantra Monks, but the Fire build is overperforming, so we removed the Fire Ally bonus from the Bindings of the Lesser Gods.
Bug Fixes | 2.7.3
Prevented players from changing difficulty while an Echoing Nightmare is active.
Fixed a bug where Boon of the Hoarder allowed gold to drop in Echoing Nightmares.
Fixed a bug where Orek's Dream vignette sometimes goes away on Shrouded Moors and Festering Woods when entering anything other than level 1.
Fixed a bug that caused Orek's Dream opening VFX to display inconsistently.
Keyboard button mapping options for PC.
On PC, W/A/S/D can be used to move your character around.
HUD elements have been scaled down to an appropriate size for PC.
Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4
