Revision as of 03:15, 9 January 2012

Diablo 3 Beta Patch 8 - v.0.5.0.8059 - 16 December 2011

General

• Battle.net BattleTags are now live! To learn more about BattleTags and how to set up yours today, check out the official FAQ (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4132437). Please note that in order to log *into the Diablo III beta, you must create a BattleTag via Account Management.
• Due to a change in the way we store character data, all characters have been wiped. Please note that this wipe will also affect gold, achievements, followers, and artisans.
• Achievements have been temporarily disabled and will not be available again until a future patch. During this time, characters will be unable to earn new achievements or complete any additional *objectives of achievements in progress.
• Players will now see recommended items for their active character when accessing the auction house Search tab.

Classes

Barbarian Active Skills

• Cleave - Ability will now deal 115% weapon damage to all targets caught in its swing, rather than 120% weapon damage to the primary target and 90% weapon damage to secondary targets
• Revenge - Radius increased from 8 yards to 11 yards

Demon Hunter Active Skills

• Bola Shot
  • Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
  • Damage reduced from 105% to 100%

• Elemental Arrow
  • Hatred cost increase from 5 to 10
  • Damage increased from 125% to 145%
  • Fan of Knives
  • Speed reduced from 200% weapon speed to 140% weapon speed

• Grenades
  • Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
  • Hungering Arrow
  • Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
  • Damage reduced from 90% to 85%

• Rapid Fire
  • Initial Hatred cost reduced from 30 to 20

Monk

General

• A new skill has been added: Cyclone Strike
  • Available at level 7
  • Costs 75 Spirit
  • Pulls all enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 275% weapon damage as Holy

Active Skills

• Breath of Heaven
  • Spirit cost increased from 25 to 50
  • Healing amount increased by 200%

• Crippling Wave
  • Base effect duration increased from 4.5 seconds to 5 seconds

• Lethal Decoy
  • This skill has been removed

Mantras

• Mantra of Conviction, Mantra of Evasion, Mantra of Healing, and Mantra of Retribution
  • Cooldown removed
  • Now costs 25 Spirit
  • Duration increased from 1 minute to 3 minutes

Wizard

General

• Signature spells no longer cost Arcane Power, regardless of level
• These spells include: Magic Missile, Electrocute, Shock Pulse, and Spectral Blade
• The order in which skills are awarded from levels 1 to 13 has been slightly adjusted:
• Arcane Orb is now available at level 3
• Disintegrate is now available at level 8
• Electrocute is now available at level 13
• Shock Pulse is now available at level 5
• Spectral Blade is now available at level 6

Active Skills

• Diamond Skin
  • Cooldown reduced from 25 seconds to 15 seconds
  • Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds

Items

• The introduction of magical items into the game has been slowed

Monsters

General

• Baby Quill demon health increased from 1% to 25% of normal Quill Beast health (they grow up so fast)

Affixes

• Arcane Enchanted will now appear at level 7, up from level 1
• Mortar will now appear at a level higher than current beta content
• Plagued poison cloud duration reduced from 12 seconds to 9 seconds

Quests and Events

• All quests and events have had their item and recipe rewards removed and will now only award gold and experience on completion
  • This does not affect treasure received from event objects for events like the “Jar of Souls””and only applies to rewards obtained through the quest UI
• Gold rewards from quests have received a tuning pass

User Interface

• The Options UI has undergone several improvements, but remains a work-in-progress. Please report any issues in the Beta Bug Report forum.
• The Friends List has been redesigned to be smaller and more accessible while in other menus and screens
• The Banner Customization menu has been reworked to improve navigation and usability

Miscellaneous

• Fire gate damage has been reduced