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Due to a change in the way we store character data, all characters have been wiped. Please note that this wipe will also affect gold, achievements, followers, and artisans.
Achievements have been temporarily disabled and will not be available again until a future patch. During this time, characters will be unable to earn new achievements or complete any additional objectives of achievements in progress.
Players will now see recommended items for their active character when accessing the auction house Search tab.
Classes
Barbarian
Active Skills
Cleave
Ability will now deal 115% weapon damage to all targets caught in its swing, rather than 120% weapon damage to the primary target and 90% weapon damage to secondary targets
Revenge
Radius increased from 8 yards to 11 yards
Demon Hunter
Active Skills
Bola Shot
Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
Damage reduced from 105% to 100%
Elemental Arrow
Hatred cost increase from 5 to 10
Damage increased from 125% to 145%
Fan of Knives
Speed reduced from 200% weapon speed to 140% weapon speed
Grenades
Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
Hungering Arrow
Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
Damage reduced from 90% to 85%
Rapid Fire
Initial Hatred cost reduced from 30 to 20
Monk
General
A new skill has been added: Cyclone Strike
Available at level 7
Costs 75 Spirit
Pulls all enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 275% weapon damage as Holy
Active Skills
Breath of Heaven
Spirit cost increased from 25 to 50
Healing amount increased by 200%
Crippling Wave
Base effect duration increased from 4.5 seconds to 5 seconds
Lethal Decoy
This skill has been removed
Mantras
Mantra of Conviction, Mantra of Evasion, Mantra of Healing, and Mantra of Retribution
Cooldown removed
Now costs 25 Spirit
Duration increased from 1 minute to 3 minutes
Wizard
General
Signature spells no longer cost Arcane Power, regardless of level
These spells include: Magic Missile, Electrocute, Shock Pulse, and Spectral Blade
The order in which skills are awarded from levels 1 to 13 has been slightly adjusted:
Arcane Orb is now available at level 3
Disintegrate is now available at level 8
Electrocute is now available at level 13
Shock Pulse is now available at level 5
Spectral Blade is now available at level 6
Active Skills
Diamond Skin
Cooldown reduced from 25 seconds to 15 seconds
Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Items
The introduction of magical items into the game has been slowed
Monsters
General
Baby Quill demon health increased from 1% to 25% of normal Quill Beast health (they grow up so fast)
Affixes
Arcane Enchanted will now appear at level 7, up from level 1
Mortar will now appear at a level higher than current beta content
Plagued poison cloud duration reduced from 12 seconds to 9 seconds
Quests and Events
All quests and events have had their item and recipe rewards removed and will now only award gold and experience on completion
This does not affect treasure received from event objects for events like the "Jar of Souls”"and only applies to rewards obtained through the quest UI
Gold rewards from quests have received a tuning pass
User Interface
The Options UI has undergone several improvements, but remains a work-in-progress. Please report any issues in the Beta Bug Report forum.
The Friends List has been redesigned to be smaller and more accessible while in other menus and screens
The Banner Customization menu has been reworked to improve navigation and usability
In all this time I'm playing the Diablo 3 beta, I used exact 1 time the lethal decoy skill. For my style of play that skill is not functional.
I'm anxious for the new skill.
After reading this patch note, it actually doesn't look like we're at all close to release.
- Achievements disabled (presumably due to ongoing problems)
- Auction house ongoing problems.
- New features getting first testing (battletag)
- Database schema changes still (Shown in reason for character wipe).
Database schema is one of the first things locked in because changes to this flow on to many other sections of code. when designing, the database schema is one of the more complicated changes to make.
All in all, this patch does not fill me with confidence for an early 2012 release. Those with predictions in January need to revise, and early Feb might be out too.
After reading this patch note, it actually doesn't look like we're at all close to release.
- Achievements disabled (presumably due to ongoing problems)
- Auction house ongoing problems.
- New features getting first testing (battletag)
- Database schema changes still (Shown in reason for character wipe).
Database schema is one of the first things locked in because changes to this flow on to many other sections of code. when designing, the database schema is one of the more complicated changes to make.
All in all, this patch does not fill me with confidence for an early 2012 release. Those with predictions in January need to revise, and early Feb might be out too.
DISCLAIMER: I am not in beta.
theres a speculation thread for this. and its been talked to death. no one still thinks its coming in january because of the new sweepstakes that last until the end of january so its obviously not coming out then.
Once the server comes back, I put the video with the Cyclone strike.
No joke there, witch doc is an interesting class I'd love to make it my 2nd or 3rd character, but so many of its skills are just useless.
^a hundred times this^
... ohh and nice patch btw ...
Fix the major bugs, and release the damn game already... then worry about balance at level 13.
I'm anxious for the new skill.
- Achievements disabled (presumably due to ongoing problems)
- Auction house ongoing problems.
- New features getting first testing (battletag)
- Database schema changes still (Shown in reason for character wipe).
Database schema is one of the first things locked in because changes to this flow on to many other sections of code. when designing, the database schema is one of the more complicated changes to make.
All in all, this patch does not fill me with confidence for an early 2012 release. Those with predictions in January need to revise, and early Feb might be out too.
DISCLAIMER: I am not in beta.
theres a speculation thread for this. and its been talked to death. no one still thinks its coming in january because of the new sweepstakes that last until the end of january so its obviously not coming out then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT7VcMN75Tk