Hotfix applied to sooth Diablo III player issues
Blizzard released a list of hotfixes to which ends the cap of 72 hours and Level 13 for online players as we reported in our story Players spitting brimstone after Diablo 3 Patch blocks play up to 72 hours, caps at level 13. This new HOTFIX will address the many gameplay and service issues that have plagued Diablo 3 players since the games release. A Hotfix is an update on the game manufacturers end that does not require the player to download anything, such as a patch or DLC packet.
The 4 biggest complaints by forum goers within the game, not just a new acccount issue are:
Poor Itemization- Diablo 2 was a glory hole to collect gear and customize your characters. D3 has random itemized drops so its pretty grueling to gain anything nice. Due to the massive range of stats on Legendary items- some really blow. Like 692 damage two-handed weapons for a legendary item? The set items are even worse.
Poor Set Bonuses- Its not an incentive when there are only 4 bonuses in completing a level in Diablo 3, and they are trumped by many combos of 4 items. Diablo 2 gave GREAT set bonuses to collect and finish completion.
Poor replay value- As the mobs of Champions and Uniques are super hard to kill without much reason as the drops dont hold much, players end up skipping parts as there is no reason to play them.
Poor line drawn between Fantasy and Reality for the Auction House- hmmm…Diablo 3 makes it much much easier to just buy things instead of working and doing back breaking farm work to craft what you need….as you can just buy it. Sound familiar?
The new hotfixes go live the moment they are implemented so many will notice the changes already, or in a new Scooby Doo ending …they never happened for new players! If they havent corrected, Blizzard suggests your realm be restarted to have the changes take effect.
The Hotfix thread is being added too, so not every issue has been corrected. It is a start though at the fun-draining stop and go people have been through after the long wait for Diablo III. Check back on the Blizzard thread to see more updates as they are posted. It may just yet have a client-side update as some things are tough to implement this way.
The list of Diablo iii Hotfixes as it stands today:
Spoiler Warning: If you have not yet completed Diablo III on Normal, some hotfixes described in this list may include spoilers.
June 28
Items
- The drop rates for high-end items (items level 61-63) have been increased for Acts III and IV of Hell difficulty and Acts I – IV of Inferno difficulty:
- The new approximate drop rates are as follows:
- Hell – Act III and Act IV
- iLvl 61: 9% to 13.9%
- iLvl 62: 1.9% to 3.45%
- iLvl 63: 0% (no change)
- Inferno – Act I
- iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9%
- iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6%
- iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8%
- Inferno – Act II
- iLvl 61: 18.6% to 23.3%
- iLvl 62: 12.4% to 18.6%
- iLvl 63: 4.1% to 9.3%
- Inferno – Act III and Act IV
- iLvl 61: 24.1% to 27.1%
- iLvl 62: 16.1% to 21.7%
- iLvl 63: 8.0% to 16.3%
- Hell – Act III and Act IV
- The new approximate drop rates are as follows:
Bosses
- Bosses are now guaranteed to drop at least 1 Rare item for players with 4 stacks of Nephalem Valor and at least 2 Rare items for players with 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug with several items that would allow those items to block pathing when dropped on the ground
- Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when a player was interacting with environment objects (e.g. opening chests or clicking on a lectern)
- Fixed several additional game and service crashes
June 12
Bug Fixes
- Players can no longer gain achievements they have not earned by joining a Public Game with someone who has earned those achievements
- Monks can no longer infinitely stack the damage buff from Combination Strike by changing weapons.
June 8
General
- In cooperative games, monster damage will no longer increase when additional players join the game. Please note that monster health will still scale based on the number of players in a party
Bug Fixes
- Tyrael no longer has collision when he is your active follower and his damage has been reduced
- Pots of ashes in Act I and vases in Act IV will now drop less gold when destroyed
- Resplendant chests will no longer spawn in the Underbridge
- Fixed a bug where players could turn in the same quest repeatedly and always receive rewards as though they were completing the quest for the first time
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