March 6, 2014
Questions on Diablo 3 Torment Magic Find Issues
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Some posts in the B.net forums illustrate common misconceptions about the new difficulty system and Paragon system.
Monster Power
December 3, 2013
Reaper of Souls Torment Builds: Demon Hunter and Monk
Players have had enough beta testing time to start putting together some new builds, most of them largely enabled by special orange text effects on the Reaper of Souls Legendary items. Those effects are partially random (there are hundreds of the effects, but which ones can spawn on which particular legendary items seems to be limited) and some of the best bonuses don’t seem that amazing, but when used wisely they are very build changing.
November 29, 2013
Reaper of Souls Hardcore from the Start?
This is a topic Xanth will probably tackle in a column at some point, but a fan brought up the issue of tackling Reaper of Souls Hardcore from the start vs. some initial playtime in softcore to get the hang of the new system and changes and difficulty levels, and got some Blueage on the bandwagon.
October 3, 2013
Datamined: Diablo 3 Difficulty Changes in Reaper of Souls
Game difficulty seems set for a revamp in Reaper of Souls, with datastrings pointing to big changes and a new interface image that drives it home visually.
September 26, 2013
Wyatt Cheng on The Pace of Diablo 3 Combat
Wyatt Cheng dropped an article-length explanation about how they’re looking to adjust the pace of play to vary the style and function of the game.
September 6, 2013
Blizzard on Diablo 3 Console Bugs, Legendaries, and Difficulty
Players have found a bug in the console in both Xbox and PS3. The +100 Vitality partial set bonus from Blackthorn’s Set remains on your character permanently each time you log out while wearing two items from the set. Thus players in that gear can continually increase their vitality with no apparent upper limit. It seems to be just the +Vit on the BK set; other players in the thread have tried the same thing with various other sets and their bonuses do not remain.
May 15, 2013
Blizzard on Diablo 3 Monster Density
A couple of informative Blue posts about the increased Diablo 3 Monster Density monster density that all decent people are enjoying in v1.08.
April 11, 2013
Key Diablo 3 Patch 1.08 Infos
A collection of short Blue replies on various essential questions about the new patch and Diablo 3 in general. First up, you’d do well to check the compiled list of known issues, as I’ve seen numerous comments about things listed thereon. That list doesn’t include “no itemization fixes” (other than the Murlocket being removed) since those aren’t in this patch:
April 9, 2013
Diablo 3 v1.08 Nephalem Valor Enables Massive Experience Gain
Word from early testers of Diablo 3 v1.08 is that the increased experience gain from Monster Power is no longer additive, but multiplicative. This change is enabling players to pull in massive experience gain on higher levels of Monster Power, as some early testers have noted:
February 13, 2013
Diablo 3 Patch 1.07 Analysis and Full Notes
Diablo 3 Patch 1.07 Analysis time! Patch v1.07 went live on the realms earlier today, with PvP enabled, lots of new crafting recipes, some big buffs to the Monk and Wizard classes, and more. I played a few games this evening and here’s a report on the big changes to items, new crafting recipes, economy issues, and a general overview of what’s new and different.
January 6, 2013
Diablo 3 Monster Density and Farming: Problems and Solutions
One of the main requests fans make is to see more useful areas for item and experience farming in Diablo 3. This was one of the complaints in the Top Ten Fixes article we posted yesterday, and since it’s something I’ve read about and discussed in the past, here’s an article presenting some of the problems and a few potential fixes to the issue.
December 20, 2012
Monster Power Should Reward More XP?
A fan objects to the current experience curve of the Monster Power system, summoning forth Lylirra to speak Socratically.
November 15, 2012
MP0 is the Best for Everything?
So suggests a fan (forgetting about key farming) in the B.net forums, which draws a philosophical reply from a CM.
November 2, 2012
Reflects Damage too Dangerous in v1.05?
A fan offers some QQing about the Reflects Damage boss modifier and touches off a conversation with the always-sympathetic Lylirra.
October 27, 2012
Monster Power Nerf De-Hotfixed?
Some players feel they’ve detected an abrupt change in the damage monsters are dealing out, as though the recent Monster Power fix was (accidentally?) rolled back, or that it actually increased monster damage. Blizzard CMs insist that they’ve tested it carefully and that nothing has changed. This being the Internet, official denials only stir the pot, but here’s the debate thus far.