You could roll 20 times for 100 shards before. With good RNG you could score 1,2,3, even upwards of 5 (I've seen it, my girlfriend is dumb lucky in this game) legendary items with that bounty of shards. It would be IMPOSSIBLE to get 5 legendary items with 100 shards in the current game, since you could only buy 4 items with that many shards. No matter how you guys spin it, the chances are less than before, because you have less opportunities for the time you spent to acquire each roll.
I don't understand how people can accept that a 500% increase in pay for an item with only a 33% chance increase to get a legendary is even remotely balanced.
Also just to clarify 500 shards now doesn't give you a 33% increased chance for a legendary compared to 500 shards pre-patch. Each ROLL on an item you purchase has a 33% increased chance. Rolls now cost 5x more, you have to factor that in when calculating total value from your shards to realize your chances to actually get a legendary when comparing the same amount of shards you spent pre-patch to post-patch is actually much much less.
What happens if you are new(er) and don't have a character that is geared enough to farm high torment levels... it's will be even longer to reach that level of play. Overall I have to say I'm pretty disappointed and upset that I feel like I can no longer casually play Diablo 3 and I'm being punished for casually playing it before this patch, with pre-knowledge of this change I would have spent more time trying to gear at least 1 of my characters up to be able to farm shards faster. As it stands now I'll probably look for casual play in another RPG altogether.
I can't help but feel the cancellation of their future cash cow has something to do with suddenly extending the grind in their pre-existing games.
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Also just to clarify 500 shards now doesn't give you a 33% increased chance for a legendary compared to 500 shards pre-patch. Each ROLL on an item you purchase has a 33% increased chance. Rolls now cost 5x more, you have to factor that in when calculating total value from your shards to realize your chances to actually get a legendary when comparing the same amount of shards you spent pre-patch to post-patch is actually much much less.
What happens if you are new(er) and don't have a character that is geared enough to farm high torment levels... it's will be even longer to reach that level of play. Overall I have to say I'm pretty disappointed and upset that I feel like I can no longer casually play Diablo 3 and I'm being punished for casually playing it before this patch, with pre-knowledge of this change I would have spent more time trying to gear at least 1 of my characters up to be able to farm shards faster. As it stands now I'll probably look for casual play in another RPG altogether.
I can't help but feel the cancellation of their future cash cow has something to do with suddenly extending the grind in their pre-existing games.
Just my opinion.