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→What changes have been made to Diablo 3 during the Beta?
** A new skill has been added for Monk: Cyclone Strike
* [[Beta Patch 9]] - V.0.5.1.8101 - 21 December
* [[Beta Patch 10]] - v.0.6.0.8296 - 23 January
** Attack, Defense, and Precision have been removed.
** Dexterity, Intellect, Strength, and Vitality have been added.
** Nephalem Altars, Nephalem Cube and Cauldron of Jordan have been removed.
** Achievements have been re-enabled.
** Leveling artisans in Normal difficulty now only requires gold.
** Common (white) items can no longer be salvaged.
* [[Beta Patch 11]] - v.0.6.1.8350 - 30 January
** Fixed a number of game and service crashes.
* [[Beta Patch 12]] - v.0.6.2.8392 - 3 February
** Fixed a number of game and service crashes.
* [[Beta Patch 13]] - v.0.7.0.8610 - 18 February 2012
** Public chat and Real ID enabled.
** Skill runes activated.
** Elective mode enabled.
** Many skills altered for all classes
** The cooldown on swapping skills has been decreased from 30 seconds to 15 seconds
** New Templar item affixes added
* [[Beta Patch 14]] - v. 0.8.0.8815 - 8 March 2012
** Hardcore mode is now available, and can be unlocked by reaching level 10 with at least one character
** Player created games now default to Invite Only. Check "Allow Quick Join" in the Social tab of the Options menu to allow your friends to join
** Magic Find and Gold Find are now shared amongst party members. The average combined value of the entire party's Magic and Gold Find applies to all players regardless of location in the game world.
** Many changes to game economy, including rings and amulets level requirements being raised to no longer drop in the beta
* [[Beta Patch 15]] - v.0.9.0.8896 - 16 March 2012
** The gold auction house for Hardcore characters is now available for testing
** A new quest selection feature has been added
** The levels at which character skills and skill runes unlock have been adjusted for most classes
* [[Beta Patch 16]] - v.0.10.0.9183 - 9 April 2012
** The cooldown on swapping skills while in Normal difficulty has been decreased from 15 seconds to 5 seconds
** Demon Hunter one-handed Crossbows have received a damage buff
** Spirit regeneration on Monk items has been increased
* [[Beta Patch 17]] – v.0.11.0.9327 - 17 April 2012
**Cross-game chat is available!
* [[Beta Patch 18]] – v.0.11.0.9359 - 19 April 2012
** Minor bug fix
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