Post BlizzCon 2014 thoughts
It's been a couple of months since I stopped writing. For the most part, this has been a good decision as it has meant less wasted time. But I thought…
Organ drop rates increased
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/55938-patch-2-1-0-hotfixes-updated-9-10 The drop rates for organs (to make the Hellfire Ring/Amulet) were increased for Torment difficulties with Torment VI having a 100% drop rate. This is a good thing since…
D3 developer logic for ranged class difficulty
If ranged class, set proc rate to .95 for thunderstorm; if wizard using Mammoth Hydra, set proc rate to .95 for electrified: Basically, almost every single elite pack is…
Greater Rift experience exploit hotfixed
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/55938-patch-2-1-0-hotfixes-updated-9-8 Experience gained from Greater Rifts is no longer inflated by the game mode difficulty (9/8) The way this exploit worked was via co-op by having a party clear through…
Certain bounty events being temporarily disabled
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/56163-upcoming-hotfixes-disabled-event-bounties Greetings, nephalem! One of our ongoing goals for Diablo III (and Seasons in particular) is to promote diversity in play styles and encourage a variety of experience whenever possible.…
Solo leaderboards aren’t really solo
One of the other key reasons why I don't care about the leaderboards in Reaper of Souls is not only because of how I feel about the competition/skill aspect of…
Diablo III on console (my thoughts)
First, I have to preface again that I've never been much into console game play before. The main reason is that I'm not actually a serious gamer (by that, I…
Play your way Thursday #3
Some of the key highlights (there were more in the stream): • Demon Hunters are currently performing several rifts higher compared to other classes on the Greater Rift leaderboards to…