Wenige Stunden nachdem Blizzard weitere Änderungen an der Diablo 3 Beta angekündigt hat, ist der derzeit achte Patch der Beta auch schon online. Alle, die einen Zugang zur Beta haben, haben damit auch die Möglichkeit, einen Blick auf die neuen Features zu werfen.
Wie bereits gestern bekanntgegeben, werden mit dem neuen Patch die Battle.net BattleTags eingeführt werden und das Auktionshaus wird um ein neues, bereits angekündigtes Feature reicher. Zudem hat Blizzard erneut einige Änderungen an den Fertigkeiten der Charaktere vorgenommen. Die vollständigen Patchnotes wurden von Community Managerin Lylirra im Diablo 3 Forum gepostet:
General
- Battle.net BattleTags are now live! To learn more about BattleTags and how to set up yours today, check out the official FAQ. Please note that in order to log into the Diablo III beta, you must create a BattleTag via Account Management.
- 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.
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Barbarian
- 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
- Bola Shot – Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3 and Damage reduced from 105% to 100%
- Elemental Arrow – Hatred cost increase from 5 to 10 and 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 and Damage reduced from 90% to 85%
- Rapid Fire – Initial Hatred cost reduced from 30 to 20
Monk
- 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
- Breath of Heaven – Spirit cost increased from 25 to 50 and 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
- 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
- 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
- Electrocute is now available at level 13
- Spectral Blade is now available at level 6
- Diamond Skin – Cooldown reduced from 25 seconds to 15 seconds and Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Items
- The introduction of magical items into the game has been slowed
Monsters
- Baby Quill demon health increased from 1% to 25% of normal Quill Beast health (they grow up so fast)
- 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
Miscellaneous
- Fire gate damage has been reduced
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Genauere Beobachtung verdient vor allem das neue Feature des Auktionshauses, dass es gerade Anfängern und Casual Spielern einfacher machen soll, die richtigen Items für den eigenen Charakter zu finden. Ob die vorgeschlagenen Items dann tatsächlich brauchbar sind oder es nur soweit geht, dass einem Dämonenjäger Armbrüste vorgeschlagen werden, wird sich in den nächsten Tagen zeigen.
Es scheint zumindest langsam voranzugehen, viele Features, die für die finale Version geplant sind, wurden nach und nach in der Diablo 3 Beta freigeschaltet und gestestet. Dann ist man hoffentlich bald bereit für den Release von Diablo 3.
Nach einer längeren Downtime sind die Diablo 3 Beta Server jetzt wieder online. Auch das zwischenzeitlich deaktivierte Auktionshaus sollte wieder funktionieren.