We posted earlier about an incoming nerf to all Monster Power damage from monsters. Here are the exact numbers by which monster damage will be nerfed and you can also check out the full post here for a more detailed explanation.
- MP1: 109.60% (down from 114%)
- MP2: 120.12% (down from 130%)
- MP3: 131.65% (down from 148%)
- MP4: 144.29% (down from 169%)
- MP5: 158.14% (down from 193%)
- MP6: 173.32% (down from 220%)
- MP7: 189.96% (down from 250%)
- MP8: 208.20% (down from 285%)
- MP9: 228.18% (down from 325%)
- MP10: 250.09% (down from 371%)
Rolling Restarts - 10/23/2012
There will be some rolling restarts tonight, that will apply the new Monster Power damage hotfixes.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We will be performing rolling restarts on Tuesday, October 23rd, beginning at 5:00 AM PDT. Downtime for each realm is expected to be minimal, and the entire process should take approximately 3 hours to complete.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for your patience.
Key Wardens Drop Rate
Some people have been wondering if it's bad luck or do some Key Wardens really have a worse drop rate for their keys. Well, it's just bad luck.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The Keywardens all have the same innate drop rates. So, as some players in this thread have already mentioned, the variation you're experiencing is due simply to the nature of RNG. The only MP strength in which the keys and organs are guaranteed to drop if you have a full five stacks of Nephalem Valor is MP10 (100% drop chance). Lylirra also posted a bit more about MP and keys here.
Infernal Machine Is For The Entire Party
For those who still aren't quite sure, the Infernal Machine does indeed open a portal for the entire party, as explained below by Grimiku.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
In a party where someone creates a portal with the Infernal Machine, every party member can use that portal to help kill the uber bosses and they all have a chance at organ drops.
Dealing With Gold Spammers
Vaeflare explains below how Blizzard deals with gold spammers and assures players that every report is carefully observed and actions are constantly taken against this sort of annoyance.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We certainly understand that the activities of gold spammers can negatively impact everyone's gameplay experience. Rest assured, though, that even if we don't explicitly call it out, we're actively investigating and actioning gold-spammers on a regular basis.
The best thing you can do about gold spammers both in-game and on the forums is to report them so that the proper teams can investigate those reports. Doing so allows us to hone in on problematic players so that we can take appropriate action against offending accounts.
How do we actually know action is taken against gold spammers? We need some names and figures.
Would be better if the reports we reported reply us to say like "on this day you reported a gold spammer so today that account has been banned." Something like that would let us know we do make a difference.
While every now and then we will post about particularly hefty account suspension and bans, the actions we take on accounts around the clock aren't widely publicized.
As far as the actions taken against specific accounts or players, that's a private a matter to be dealt with between the account holder and Blizzard, no one else. We will not tell you if someone else's account has been suspended or banned. Keep in mind also that some gold spammers might actually be using compromised accounts, so we endevor to carefully investigate reports so that we can try to do right by legitimate players.
The best thing you can do about gold spammers both in-game and on the forums is to report them so that the proper teams can investigate those reports. Doing so allows us to hone in on problematic players so that we can take appropriate action against offending accounts.
How do we actually know action is taken against gold spammers? We need some names and figures.
Would be better if the reports we reported reply us to say like "on this day you reported a gold spammer so today that account has been banned." Something like that would let us know we do make a difference.
While every now and then we will post about particularly hefty account suspension and bans, the actions we take on accounts around the clock aren't widely publicized.
As far as the actions taken against specific accounts or players, that's a private a matter to be dealt with between the account holder and Blizzard, no one else. We will not tell you if someone else's account has been suspended or banned. Keep in mind also that some gold spammers might actually be using compromised accounts, so we endevor to carefully investigate reports so that we can try to do right by legitimate players.
"Stay Awhile and Listen" - Blizzard History Book
A book is coming out that follows Blizzard's history. It is being written by freelance writer David Craddock, and will be titled "Stay Awhile and Listen". The book follows his research on Blizzard's past products, including a lot of information on Diablo.
Some interesting notes: a "Diablo Junior" was almost made; a smaller sequel to Diablo II which included three separate cartridges, each offering a different hero to play as. And also there was almost a "Starblo" created as well. It seems that the Blizzard North team even had a working version of it. You can read more about the book on joystiq here and get some info on the "Starblo" project over here.
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Posted Oct 23, 2012Have you ever received friend requests by people with names like 'xvgiinb'?
Those are gold spammers and I usually have about 7+ of those 'requests' waiting for me throughout the week.
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Posted Oct 23, 2012This is from Blizzards own page.
"Since the goal of this system isn’t to make the game ultra-hard, with each Monster Power level there's a heavy emphasis on increased monster health rather than monster damage. This is because, in general, it's more fun to find ways to maximize your damage than it is to be forced into taking every available form of damage mitigation."
There goal isn't to make the game uber hard. They want people to be able to kill things without the need to have defensive stats.
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Posted Oct 23, 2012Along with that statement, Blizzard did say at first that there was indeed a bug going on scaling with the monsters and MP. They are more simply hot-fixing what should of already been within the patch. Wish they didn't title it nerf people freak out the sound of the word.
Remember though guys, its just a game and its going to be more casual for regular mode the true challenge is hardcore.
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Posted Oct 23, 2012I can tank MP7-8 very easly with my Tank DH right now, I will have no fun with this nerf. MP10 will be too easy.
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Posted Oct 23, 2012if you have the appropriate gear then yes, you should be able to do it
sounds like some people want a difficulty that they can never beat no matter what
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Posted Oct 23, 2012It's live now, go try it and tell us what happens. Just because you can technically clear it with your ultra-tank build doesn't mean you're actually geared for it. This is what it looks like to be geared for MP10: http://www.diablofans.com/topic/75571-my-2662k-dps-damage-output-throw-barb/
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Posted Oct 23, 2012Yes I can tank MP10 but for sure its take a more time that MP8 that I currently farm right now.
Here is my profile. http://us.battle.net...24/hero/3769946
With better the only thing I will be able to do is cut the time it take to burn enemy.
That's is not what I want to a game.
with last patch I was able to survive in MP10 but that was really hard! you had to make no mistake, alway avoid freeze because with my LoH build I died. now, I can survive even in freeze.
FYI: I dont say that patch is bad, because maybe that please 85% of people. but why not making something really hard?
I dont know.. my point was why not MP11-15.
to reach them, you have to bear all 3 uber + each boss with 5NV, them you unlock MP11? after MP12 ..etc..?
Sorry for my grammar, im not bilingual.
I will try to make a video, but im not a pro to it, will look if I can do it (maybe Fraps?) if people want to see it
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Posted Oct 23, 2012That's my point, you don't have the DPS to do MP10 efficiently. It makes no difference in your case how much damage they do, you're not geared to farm it regardless. If you want to actually be able to do MP10, you need to add a lot more damage, which will force you to sacrifice some of that defense.
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Posted Nov 3, 2012