Translations:Patch Notes/964/en

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Spoilers from Dev Stream #2 (2022-03-19)

Stream VOD unavailable - stream highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WbzIrVtdNI

  • dps meter available via .dps command
  • cube recipes are no longer required to stack/unstack items (there are now direct hotkeys for that)
  • vengeance explosions will have a chance to chain outward to nearby enemies, causing additional explosions (chance may approach 100% at high skill levels)
  • reverting uber key/organ droprates to vanilla values (organs will be 100%)
  • changing even more area levels to be 85 (or at least higher than what they were) - tentative changes:
    • Claw Viper Temple 1+2 (85)
    • Great Marsh (85)
    • all remaining Kurast temples: Disused Fane, Ruined Temple, Forgotten Reliquary (85)
    • Sewers 1 in Act 3 (85)
    • Plains of Despair (85)
    • Tower 1-5 (82,83,84,85,85)
    • Hole 1+2 (84,85)
    • Tristram (82)
    • Halls of the Dead 2+3 (82,85)
    • Canyon of the Magi (80)
    • Tal Rasha's Tomb (85)
    • Burial Grounds (85)
    • Crypt (85)
    • Mausoleum (already 85) may have its density increased
    • Mini-Uber areas (Furnace of Pain, Matron's Den, Forgotten Sands) may be lvl 87 or have other incentives
  • rathma voidstone recipe will exclude Prime Evil Soul (will only include splinter, jawbone, & torch)
  • unique staves will have + all skills instead of + sorceress skills
  • many unique staves will have new chance-to-cast effects which trigger when casting (can only trigger from manual casting - not ctc effects, triggered effects have no animation)
  • specific staff changes:
    • Bane Ash - 20% ctc level 8 Fire Ball on casting, +2 to Fire Skills, +3 to Fire Bolt (was +5), removed +2 to Warmth, removed 4-6 fire damage
    • Serpent Lord - 5% ctc level 3 Cyclone Armor on casting, 30% ctc level 15 Firestorm on casting, 20% FCR (was 10%), removed +2-3 to Cyclone Armor, removed +3-4 to Arctic Blast
    • Spire of Lazarus - 30% ctc level 15 Static Field on casting, +2-3 to all skills (was +1 to sorceress skills), 1-280 lightning damage (was 1-28), regenerate mana 35-45% (was 43%), lightning resist +50-75% (was 75%), +2 to Chain Lightning (was +2-3), +2 to Lightning (was +2-3), removed +3 to Static Field
    • The Salamander - 20% ctc level 14 Lesser Hydra on casting, +2-3 to Fire Wall (was +1), +2 to Fire Ball (was +1-2), +2 to Warmth (was +2-3), removed +1-2 to Lesser Hydra
    • The Iron Jang Bong - 15% ctc level 20 Nova on casting, 15% ctc level 24 Blaze on casting, 15% ctc level 24 Frost Nova on casting, removed +2/+2/+3 to Nova/Blaze/Frost Nova
    • Razorswitch - +1-2 to all skills (was +1)
    • Chromatic Ire - 18% ctc level 26 Slow Movement, +3 to all skills (was sorceress skills), +1-2 Fire/Cold/Lightning Masteries (was +1), all resistances +25-40 (was +20-40)
    • Warpspear - 25% ctc level 10 Glacial Spike on casting, +3 to all skills (was sorceress skills), +2-3 to Ice Barrage (was +1-2), removed +1-2 to Glacial Spike
    • Skull Collector - 8% ctc level 14 Bone Armor on casting, +2 Necro Skills (was +1-2)
    • Ondal's Wisdom - 20% ctc level 20 Inner Sight on casting, +3-4 to all skills (was +2-4)
    • Mang Song's Lesson - 16% ctc level 20 Lower Resist on cast, -10-20% to Enemy Fire/Cold/Lightning Resistances (was -20-30%)
  • 3 new unique items:
    • Brimstone Rain (Shillelagh) (base code = 6bs)
    • Akarat's Devotion (Seraph Rod) (base code = 7qs)
    • Stalker's Cull (Runic Talons) (base code = 7tw)
  • rare items will now roll a minimum number of affixes based on their ilvl (4 affixes for 45+, 5 affixes for 65+, 6 affixes for 85+) - this does not affect crafted items
  • rare jewels will always roll the maximum number of affixes (4 affixes)
  • many items will have smaller affix ranges (less variance)
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