Nagy valószínűséggel holnap érkezik az 1.0.8-s javítócsomag, mert a hivatalos fórumokon a PTR fórumokat csak olvashatóra állították át, írni nem lehet beléjük, ill. holnap ismételten nagyobb 8 órás karbantartásra lehet számítani.

We will be performing scheduled game maintenance for Diablo 3 on Tuesday, May 7th. Maintenance will begin at 3:00 AM PDT and is expected to last for 8 hours. During this time Diablo 3 will not be available for play. In addition, many web services may be unavailable.

Forrás:

• Diablo.incgamers.com

Apró híreink következzenek:

• Május 14.-én ismét ladder reset lesz a Diablo 2-ben.

• Nem lesz controller támogatás PC-re, ill. konzolok esetében USB-s egér és billentyűzet támogatásra se számítsunk.

• Javítottak egy Brawling bugot, így már a játékosok és a petek sem dobhatnak lootot brawling meccs közben.

It’s that time again! On the morning of Tuesday, May 14, we’ll be conducting maintenance in order to reset the Diablo II ladder. We anticipate the realms could be down for up to six hours, and during that time all existing ladder characters will be converted to non-ladder. All characters and items being converted to non-ladder will remain intact, but once converted these characters will no longer have access to ladder content such as creating ladder-only rune words.

This ladder reset, like all those before it, creates a clean slate where all ladder characters begin at level 1 with no previous items to help them. To participate, simply wait until the Diablo II realms return to service on May, log in to Battle.net, and tick the “Ladder Character” checkbox when creating a new character. You can track ladder character leveling progress by clicking on the Ladder button from the main Diablo II in-game Battle.net interface.

For more information on ladder characters please visit here.

In terms of allowing an analog controller hookup for the PC, we don’t have any plans for that kind of support right now. Similarly, since Diablo III for console was designed with a controller in mind, the PlayStation version of Diablo III will not support USB mice or keyboards.

Forrás:

•  Diablofans

Ismételten frissültek az 1.0.8-s patch szerverek, melyben főleg bugfixek vannak, pl. az ominózus Brawling Witch Doctor paragon szintezés (a Brawling területen, ha megölték a Witch Doctor zombikutyáit darabonként 10-15 ezer xp-t adott, mostmár nem adnak) javítása. A patch nem a héten érkezik, csupán a szokásos karbantartás lesz.

PTR Specific Changes

Certain areas in Act II and Act IV have received further adjustments to monster density

General

The Magic and Gold Find granted by Fortune shrines can now exceed the 300% cap

Achievements
Bug Fixes

The “Uncaged” achievement now requires the player to stay alive during the encounter

The “Good Eye” achievement now requires the player to stay alive during the encounter

Fixed an issue that caused the “Self Sufficient” achievement to sometimes not be awarded the first time a player killed Diablo

Fixed an issue that caused the “Death Trap” achievement to not be awarded the first time a player completed the criteria

Bosses
Bug Fixes

Skeleton King

A bug causing The Skeleton King and The King of the Dead to not play an animation when performing their Whirlwind attack should now occur less frequently

Monsters
General

The health of normal Spiderlings has been reduced by approximately 68%

The health of Elite Spiderlings has been reduced by approximately:
4.5% for Champions

3% for Rares

9% for Rare minions

Poison damage dealt by Brood Hatchlings has been reduced by 40%

Experience granted by the following monsters has been reduced:
By 75%:

Brood Hatchlings, Cavern Spiders, Spiderlings, Stygian Crawlers, and Tormented Stingers

By 50%:

Bile Crawlers, Doom Wraiths, Shade Stalkers, Shadow Vermin, Skeletal Crawlers, and Spine Lashers

The chance for the following monsters to drop loot has been reduced:

By 50%:
Bile Crawlers, Doom Wraiths, Shade Stalkers, Shadow Vermin, Skeletal Crawlers, and Spine Lashers

By 25%:
Brood Hatchlings, Cavern Spiders, and Spiderlings

Bug Fixes
Pets summoned by players and items no longer grant experience when killed in the Scorched Chapel

No patch planned for tomorrow. Just standard maintenance.

Forrás:

• Diablofans.com

A Blizzard apró ajándékkal kedveskedik a Diablo 3 Playstation 3-s verzióját előrendelőknek, mely nem más, mint egy lvl 1-től használható Infernal Helm. A sisak megnöveli  a monsterek által  adott exp-t (tapasztalati pontot), és minden egyes karakter megkapja. Ez a jutalom PC-s karaktereknek nem elérhető, csupán a playstation 3-s karakterek kapják meg.

Infernal Helm

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Újabb változások érkeztek a PTR szerverekre, ahogy nézem, főleg a gyógyító rúnaképességek kaptak alapos buffot, de a Witch Doctorok és a Frost Wizardok is örülhetnek.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

PTR PATCH 1.0.8 – v.1.0.8.16033
These notes will be updated through the course of the testing process. Please be aware some changes may not go live until a new PTR build is released.
GENERAL

• The bonus experience granted by Enlightened shrines is now also calculated multiplicatively

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bug Fixes
  • The “Massive Blow” achievement should once again be obtainable
  • The “Fallen Angel” achievement now only requires the player to kill Izual within 120 seconds
  • The “Bashanishu” achievement no longer requires the player to use Basic Attack to complete it
  • The “Hero’s New Clothes” achievement no longer requires the player to deliver the fatal blow to meet the criteria
  • The “Uncaged” achievement now requires the player to stay alive during the encounter
  • The “Good Eye” achievement now requires the player to stay alive during the encounter
  • Fixed an issue that caused the “Self Sufficient” achievement to sometimes not be awarded the first time a player killed Diablo
  • Fixed an issue that caused the “Death Trap” achievement to not be awarded the first time a player completed the criteria

CLASSES

• Barbarian
  • Active Skills
    • War Cry
      • Skill Rune – Invigorate
        • Now regenerates 620 life per second (up from 310)
  • Passive Skills
    • Inspiring Presence
      • Now regenerates 4% of maximum life per second (up from 2%)
      • Now affects all party members
• Demon Hunter
  • Active Skills
    • Companion
      • Skill Rune – Boar Companion
        • Now regenerates 310 life per second (up from 155)
    • Sentry
      • Skill Rune – Aid Station
        • Now heals nearby allies for 2% of max life per second (up from 1%)
  • Passive Skills
    • Brooding
      • Now regenerates 2% of maximum life per second (up from 1%)
• Monk
  • Active Skills
    • Mantra of Healing
      • Now causes party members to regenerate 620 life per second (up from 310)
        • Skill Rune – Sustenance
          • Now increases Mantra of Healing’s life regeneration to 1240 per second (up from 620)
  • Passive Skills
    • Guiding Light
      • Damage bonus increased from 16% to 20%
• Witch Doctor
  • Active Skills
    • Firebats
      • Now has a larger initial cost but a much lower continual cost while channeling
        • Base weapon damage increased from 180% to 385%
        • Skill Rune – Cloud of Bats
          • Initial damage increased from 234% to 500% weapon damage
        • Skill Rune – Plague Bats
          • Maximum damage increased from 270% to 578% weapon damage
  • Passive Skills
    • Blood Ritual
      • Now regenerates 2% of maximum life per second (up from 1%)
• Wizard
  • Active Skills
    • Familiar
      • Skill Rune – Vigoron
        • Now regenerates 620 life per second (up from 310)
    • Ray of Frost
      • Base weapon damage increased from 215% to 280%
      • Skill Rune – Black Ice
        • Ice patch weapon damage increased from 387% to 504%
      • Skill Rune – Sleet Storm
        • Weapon damage increased from 280% to 364%
      • Skill Rune – Snow Blast
        • Maximum damage increased from 280% to 364% weapon damage
  • Passive Skills
    • Galvanizing Ward
      • Now regenerates 620 life per second (up from 310)

FOLLOWERS

• Templar
  • Skills
    • Loyalty
      • Now regenerates 310 life per second (up from 155)

MONSTERS

• General
  • The damage dealt by the fire pool left by Blazing Guardian attacks has been reduced by 50%, but it’s minimum damage has been increased
  • Bug Fixes
    • Monsters with the Avenger affix now correctly gain +25% damage each time a monster in their pack dies
    • Monsters with the Vampiric affix now correctly heal for 200% of their damage done in all difficulties

Forrás:

• Diablofans.com

A minap megkerestek minket, hogy szeretnének nektek streamelni, ilyen ajánlatot eddig sem utasítottunk vissza.

Hiena#2247 és barátai  fogják biztosítani a hc streamet. A stream szombaton 5 óra körül fog kezdődni, amíg el nem fogy a lendületük a srácoknak.

A játékosok szerették volna tudni, hogy pontosan mely területek is kaptak buffot a monster sűrűséget illetően. Lylirra adott is választ erre a kérdésre: egy listában összeszedte azokat a zónákat, melyeket változás ért. A félkövérrel kiemelt területek jelentős buffot kaptak, a dőlt betűsek kisebb nerfet. Minden egyéb említett zóna “enyhébb” buffot kapott. A téma továbbra is nyitott: a monster sűrűség további finomhangoláson fog átesni, a játékosok visszajelzései alapján.

In the latest PTR patch notes for build 16033, we noted that “certain areas in Act I and Act II have received further adjustments to Monster Density.” We’ve seen some players ask what zones this change applies to, so here’s a bit more information.

Zones that are bolded received a straight-up buff to their density.
Zones that are italicized were slightly nerfed.
All other zones had monster spawns adjusted to make them feel more “clumpy.”

Act I:

• The Lyceum
• Cave of the Moon Clan Level 1
• Weeping Hollow
• Cathedral Level 1
• Cathedral Level 2
• Leoric’s Hunting Grounds
• Whimsyshire

Act II:

• Realm of Shadow
• Dahlgur Oasis
• Vile Cavern
• The Storm Halls
• The Unknown Depths
• The Eastern Channel
• The Western Channel

Thank you to everyone who’s posted about the density changes so far; your feedback is incredibly appreciated. We’re still fine tuning monster density across all Acts, so please be sure to keep sharing your thoughts and experiences from the PTR. (forrás)

Frissült a PTR 1.0.8 patch note, a frissítéseket pirossal látjátok:

Monster Density
Certain areas in Act I and Act II have received further adjustments to Monster Density
Demon Hunter, Active Skills
* Rapid Fire
** Base weapon damage increased from 276% to 438%
** Hatred cost while channeling has been reduced from to 6 (down from 10)

* Skill Rune – Bombardment
** Weapon damage increased from 345% to 414%
** Explosion radius increased to 8 yards (up from 4)

* Skill Rune – Fire Support
** Weapon damage of Homing Rockets increased from 35% to 145%

* Skill Rune – Withering Fire
** Now reduces the initial Hatred cost to 10 (up from 5)

Wizard, Active Skills
* Arcane Torrent
** Base weapon damage increased from 210% to 285%
* Skill Rune – Arcane Mines
** Weapon damage increased from 180% to 340%
* Skill Rune – Cascade
** Weapon damage of bonus missiles increased from 210% to 285%

Archon
* The duration of Archon should now be extended by assists from players in multiplayer games, in addition to kills.

Disintegrate
* Base weapon damage increased from 170% to 220%

* Skill Rune – Entropy
** Weapon damage increased from 196% to 253%

* Skill Rune – Intensify
** Maximum damage increased from 221% to 286% weapon damage

Teleport
* Players may now Teleport to any location within range, as long as a path is available

Bug Fixes
* Fixed a bug causing Teleport – Safe Passage to only reduce damage from physical attacks

Witch Doctor
* Active Skills
** Firebats
*** Now has a larger initial cost but a much lower continual cost while channeling
**** Note: This skill will be receiving a buff to its damage in the next PTR patch

Monsters

General
* Players should now encounter more monsters in Acts I, II, and IV in Inferno difficulty when playing at Monster Power 1 or greater
* In multiplayer games, the increase in monster hit points per additional player has been reduced to 50% (down from 70%)
** Tormented Stingers and Stygian Crawlers have had their experience reduced by 75%.
** Damage dealt by Tormented Stingers has been reduced by 75%.
** Experience granted by Shadow Vermin has been reduced by 50%.
** The chance for Shadow Vermin to drop loot has been reduced by 50%.

Keywardens
* Nekarat the Keywarden now has a chance to drop a random Key (of Destruction, Hate, or Terror) in addition to the Infernal Machine plans
* All Keywardens will now only appear in Inferno difficulty

Forrás:

• Diablo.incgamers.com

A játékosok javaslatára hallgatva Nekarat the keywarden a következő PTR patch-től számítva már nem csak plant fog dobni, hanem random módon akármelyik kulcsot is dobhatja nekünk. Attól azonban nem kell tartanunk, hogy akiknek esetleg a plan kellene azok kulcsot kapnának, ugyanis a plan mellett a kulcs csak bónusz dropként kerül be hozzá. Egyszerűbben: Egyszerre dobhat kulcsot és plan-t is. A plan ropja bizonyos szempontból nem változik: akiknek már megvan a recept, ugyanúgy kidobhatja újra, mint eddig. Lylirra szerint egyelőre nincs lehetőség arra, hogy a játék rendszere megvizsgálja azt, hogy a játékosnak megvan-e már a recept vagy sem. Mindent összegezve számunkra ez a változás mindenképp egy pozitív irányt mutat.

I don’t understand why Blizzard wants to create Nekarat and then completely made him irrelevant after you got the manual from him.
Just as someone suggested, Nekarat should have the chances to drop random key (act 1, 2, 3 key) when you beat him. At least people won’t feel like gimped or robbed when they are farming at act 4.
Also, Act 4 mob density needed to increase further. Same goes to elite amounts.
Yup – it’s a good idea. Andrew just added this! Should be in the next PTR patch.

wait a minute, what if I want the tome, do I now have 1/4 of a chance to get it even at mp10.
It doesn’t impact the drop chance of the plans; it’s actually a bonus.

(The plans can still drop even if you have them, by the way. The game currently doesn’t have a way to check if you have the plans or not. That might be something we work on later, but for now it shouldn’t affect you either way — you can still farm for the plans and/or for the random keys.) (forrás)

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A következő videóban a PTR-en már meglévő jelentősebb új funkciókat vehetjük szemügyre működés közben. Legfőképpen azoknak ajánlom, akik nem tették fel a PTR klienst de mégis kíváncsiak az újításokra.

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