Well here it is, a round up of articles and opinions from the news taken from the headlines right here at Diablofans. This project is a merger of my typical patch notes coverage as well as some thoughts on the Ask the Devs answers. In the video you will also find side by side comparisons of some areas with the new monster density from live to 1.0.8
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EDIT/Update: I'm hoping this is well recieved and really want to stress I'll be looking at feedback. This one took a very long time to produce due to the large amounts of video streams and editing that took place. It even took my video software 4 hours to encode it. It was a massive piece of work, but I think it paid off.
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Diablo Digest - Patch 1.0.8 PTR and Ask the Devs Answers (Parts 1+2)
Trying something a little different this time, merging my typical patch note discussion with the new Diablo Digest format. Please let me know what you think of this format, any feedback is appreciated for as this is still a very new segment.
All news articles obtained from http://www.diablofans.com
Topics:
*Item Drop changes not occurring in 1.0.8 (1:38)
*Jay Wilson admits the Auction House "really hurt" the game (2:40)
*http://www.diablofans.com/news/1646-jay-wilson-auction-houses-really-hurt-game/
*Making Shields viable again (10:11)
*http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/8569146881?page=14#264
*Wrath of the Berserker and Archon changes (14:04)
*Ask the Devs Part 1 (16:55)
*http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/8198733409#1
*Legendaries getting Level 63 stats (17:24)
*All Legendaries can drop in inferno (yes, with 63 stats) (18:12)
*Controlling item stats by allowing users to change them (19:37)
*Creating items with fixed affixes, items having a guaranteed stat (21:33)
*Adding sockets to items (29:41)
*New craftable items in the future? (30:24)
*Reduced drops affecting crafting (30:43)
*Ask the Devs part 2 (31:05)
*http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/8569308133#1
*Class specific items being guaranteed stats (31:05)
*Best in Slot items (32:42)
*Should white items be more useful? (35:28)
*Plans for Magic Find, removing it from gear? (36:10)
*Weapon types having a unique stat or bonus (38:03)
*Black weapons more powerful than other weapons (41:16)
*Possibility of crit damage being reduced? (41:47)
*One time quest rewards (42:20)
*Monster Density, a better feel for earlier acts (43:10)
*Identify all through Deckard Cain or the Book of Cain (44:58)
*PTR 1.0.8 Patch notes and updates to the PTR as of April 23rd (45:34)
*The new Magic Find cap due to multiplicative bonuses: 680% (47:30)
*Pings on the map when fighting elites and Treasure Goblins (49:00)
*The new public game system: Tags (50:12)
*Public conversations, a guild chat substitute (51:23)
*Party Guide!! Why oh why? (52:30)
*Crafting updates! Multiple items and stashed items used in crafting (55:00)
*Experience for quests turned back on in Inferno (55:58)
*Number of Buffs and Debuffs shown at once increased (56:20)
*Buffs to channeled skills (57:14)
*Keywarden changes: Inferno only, Nekarat drops random keys (1:04:18)
*Buffs to healing skills (1:06:06)
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