Apparently there are also some changes coming to the Raekor set:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15353746935?page=3#46
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15353746935?page=3#46
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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls |OT2| Enchantress: Look! More hidden loot!
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Ricerocket
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Another set gets a quick and lazy fix, +~3000% dmg.
I am expecting WD helltooth set to go from +300% dmg to +3000% months later. It'll end up playing like firebird except with wall of zombies and replace black hole with piranhado.
I am expecting WD helltooth set to go from +300% dmg to +3000% months later. It'll end up playing like firebird except with wall of zombies and replace black hole with piranhado.
I don't even get the point of that rune now, since you already have a rune that reduces the CD. Now it just has shitty single target and aoe damage. 3000% is really not all that much, ask any wizard how long it takes to kill the RG at high grifts, and that's a 3000 a second, not every 3.
Hasn't even been announced yet, and will end 30 days after the announcement. Seasons are seriously the worst thing they could have done to this game. I just don't get the appeal whatsoever, and they split the playerbase in half and make it harder to find groups.
I think I finally get comments like this after all this time, it comes down to how much you play the game. Last time I was playing when I would log on most of the dedicated people were playing seasons, there was a few like coffeebeans that didn't but it was few and far between. I think the easiest way to understand it is just to look at the paragon levels. The people playing the game most hardcore have seasonal characters that have surpassed most of the clan's non-season characters in paragon levels. Lots of people way past 400 and some of us that made it past 500. Your own paragon level is 524 for example, my season paragon level was 517 (and there were people higher than me), pretty frickin' close to each other.
It's why I think the "split the playerbase" comments are 100% BS. I don't think most people playing seasons would be playing the normal game if there were no seasons, we just wouldn't be playing at all. Eventually you just hit a cap where you can't make very much progress anymore which is why seasons are appealing, you get to reset that grind and do it all again. It's obviously less of an issue if you aren't playing a lot, but, that is not how a lot of people approach the game.
If 2.1 would have launched without seasons I would have put maybe 50 hours into the patch (as opposed to the 400ish I put into seasons) because I already had pretty much BiS Raekor gear on my barbarian (would have just had to farm the new VW) and would have hit my potential GR cap pretty fast and then grown bored with the game because grinding the highest tiers of GRs flips between lots of fun and incredibly frustrating because the RNG involved with GRs. People can grumble about seasons all they want, but for the people that actually put the most time into the game it's something that is needed to keep us coming back.
I don't mind seasons per se, but the way they're implemented in D3 is really lacklustre. I wish they'd gone with a system more similar to the way PoE does seasons/events.
Yup, check clan search in PTR.
There we go, Conduit pylon changes coming up.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15269779473?page=9#167
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15269779473?page=9#167
Only 3 months late on that change.
Obviously Blizzard realized that their plan of increasing randomness in GR Pylon rate to "balance" classes didn't work out so they had to do the fix that people have been telling them for quite some time.
Barbs about to go down dramatically in GR performance.
Obviously Blizzard realized that their plan of increasing randomness in GR Pylon rate to "balance" classes didn't work out so they had to do the fix that people have been telling them for quite some time.
Barbs about to go down dramatically in GR performance.
Alongside the Dreadnaught change, probably straight to the bottom. Making me rethink what class I wanna play next season. Monk is looking pretty good now after not really enjoying it last season, maybe focus more on a DH than just kinda having one too.
Lame. Leaderboard babies ruining it for everyone else.
I just saw the new Raekor changes that are being planned.
Not sure what to think. On one hand it's obviously going to be a big boost to Raekor's single target DPS which it badly needed but on the other hand you will be getting way less Furious Charge spam in crowds.
It's a net positive change for the playstyle but GR performance is going to lag behind. DH gonna be #1 again pretty soon.
Not sure what to think. On one hand it's obviously going to be a big boost to Raekor's single target DPS which it badly needed but on the other hand you will be getting way less Furious Charge spam in crowds.
It's a net positive change for the playstyle but GR performance is going to lag behind. DH gonna be #1 again pretty soon.
This is the PC version thread. Use the console version:
http://neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=872639
Might wanna be careful thought.. Dunno if they're against talking about duping there.
Aside from the patch notes, I haven't found anything helpful to that question at all, unfortunately. It's also hard so say once Ancient Legs start dropping. Maybe the combinations will be different.
Apparently the mammoth hydra IAS fix makes it OP now but asides from that nothing new really. Maybe someone on PTR can give us a better clue with the GR leaderboards?
2.1.2 notes from the PTR launcher:
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/58121-patch-2-1-2-ptr-patch-notes-updated-12-8
Lots of good stuff in there.
"The rarity of the rarest Legendary items in the game has been reduced"
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/58121-patch-2-1-2-ptr-patch-notes-updated-12-8
Lots of good stuff in there.
"The rarity of the rarest Legendary items in the game has been reduced"
Ricerocket
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Shit I hope "Ancient Mojos, Orbs, and Shields roll with increased Damage or Shield Block values" is enough to offset the need to get a Furnace. Fuck that thing.
Also the furious charge 5 set bonus (why are all barb sets lower by 1?) is still 1000% per second dmg. That's NOTHING.
Other than that, this patch really fucking blows for a pet doctor due to the ridiculous density in GR and pets only hitting 1 mob at a time but is awesome for a jade doctor aside from Rift Guardian taking ages to kill as one. Sad times as a WD because Blizz thinks Multishot or Rend set is better to work on than Helltooth set and Zunimassa which no pet doctors use.
Sorry, no way to convert or gift or transfer blizz bucks. The last way to do that was when the RMAH was still active. I got 200 bucks out that way.
Fired it up again since how many months, did some bounties to obtain that elusive RORG on my seasonal character, didn't get any legs except yet another shitty leg shoulder from a bounty bag, said fuck it. Reinstalled LoD, rolled a hardcore paladin and this is great; I've already almost bitten the dust after being ganged by a bunch of Fallen. I have no idea why it's so difficult to replicate. The controls aren't as tight and the resolution is terrible of course, but as a dungeon crawler slash loot pinata, it can't be beaten.
If seasonal legs are the best thing Blizzard can come up with instead of actually changing the fundamental principles of the series, then consider me out.
If seasonal legs are the best thing Blizzard can come up with instead of actually changing the fundamental principles of the series, then consider me out.
Dreams-Visions
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what's goin on in here bros
Nada. Got so bored with the game's lack of update that I started working on my Steam backlog. That's how bad it is.
RORG is one of the easiest items to get in the game now fyi.
100% chance to get a bounty legendary at T6 = 33% chance of getting a RORG
If you can't do T6 yourself, someone else can
RORG is one of the easiest items to get in the game now fyi.
100% chance to get a bounty legendary at T6 = 33% chance of getting a RORG
If you can't do T6 yourself, someone else can
20%
Skelly king pauldrons
Leo's ammy
Mad Monarch's Scepter
Sanguinary Vambraces
RoRG
Dreams-Visions
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same. went back to Dota2, League and my consoles. I accepted long ago that I'd never get a season drop wizard item and moved on with life.
Agreed with you all above - this game really has gone stale.
Season 1 should be long over by now as most players have reached their seasonal goals I would assume.
Looking forward to 2.1.2 but really can't see myself playing until it's released, which I guess won't be until late Jan or Feb
Season 1 should be long over by now as most players have reached their seasonal goals I would assume.
Looking forward to 2.1.2 but really can't see myself playing until it's released, which I guess won't be until late Jan or Feb
The stats on /r/diablo are interesting. It only goes back a year though. Check the "traffic by month"
http://www.reddit.com/r/diablo/about/traffic
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I'm going to play Elite
angerous for a bit. They just started up, so getting in there on day 3 isn't too bad.Edit: After trying it out for a day's play, I'd say make sure you watch a few videos of the beginning gameplay to see if it's for you. I think it's a serious game that prioritizes being a simulation over being fun. That can be ok, but I keep being put off by the repetitive drawn-out procedures and cumbersome interface (could just be a learn-to-play issue there though). Maybe they'll streamline that user experience later on, but I find it's pretty raw right now.
A lot more than I had imagined.. but I don't know how I would compare those numbers to actual players.. so hard to guess without Blizzard releasing some kind of info, which will never happen.
I'm going to play Elite
Wow, that looks interesting! Count me in on that game.
Ricerocket
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This game is dead with the current team. Atleast the DH might enjoy it for a while with new set planned, changes to current set, and buffs to old sets in addition to new weapons and quivers they've been getting before they realize no one else is playing as Blizzard can only focus on 1 class or maaaybe 2.
First it was the barb then the DH....Really sad
Ricerocket
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The biggest issue is they went from "we'll bring other classes up to speed with others to "we don't like how DH plays, lets spend a whole few months of balance to change how DH plays" At this point its clearly up to what this small team wants to do with D3 and the game is literally at the mercy of Sets so if they want a skill to do well, they simply put it in a set bonus. There is no long term gameplay decisions, just bandages.
boybrushdRED
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What gem should I level first for wizard? Trapped, zei, or toxin? I already have them at 25.
Angelus Errare
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So...how's D3?
Confirmed the PTR will keep going through the holidays (therefore no patch):
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15698800050
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15698800050
I think sets have become a real anchor around Blizzards neck. They were a fun idea from Diablo 2 that didn't really work, and then in LoD they improved on them with partial set bonuses. They then appeared in World of Warcraft but for the first two raiding tiers they were optional - you could make a valid top tier gear set without using any actual sets.
Since then though they have become mandatory, and it feels like Blizzard doesn't even think this is an issue - their solutions to balance seem to boil down to making more sets or adjusting a set.
Clearly the majority of their audience loves them, but for me it's a real turn-off to have sets and only sets be the heart of itemisation in their games.
Since then though they have become mandatory, and it feels like Blizzard doesn't even think this is an issue - their solutions to balance seem to boil down to making more sets or adjusting a set.
Clearly the majority of their audience loves them, but for me it's a real turn-off to have sets and only sets be the heart of itemisation in their games.
To be honest, they should be glad they even had us sticking around for this long. I was always patient with Blizzard and Diablo 3 but right now I just have had enough, I think.
At this point, I think that most of us realize we've just had enough of the game, and that no matter what they bring, it won't keep us for long.
Of course I can't say I will never play the game again (because I might when I'm bored enough), but I'm gonna go explore other options and work on my Steam backlog. Lots of great games on sales too!
At this point, I think that most of us realize we've just had enough of the game, and that no matter what they bring, it won't keep us for long.
Of course I can't say I will never play the game again (because I might when I'm bored enough), but I'm gonna go explore other options and work on my Steam backlog. Lots of great games on sales too!
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