Difference between revisions of "Diablo 3 patches"

Revision as of 19:55, 27 April 2014

Patches are released by Blizzard to fix bugs and remedy issues with game balance and gameplay issues.

Hotfixes are also applied to Diablo 3. Hotfixes are updates Blizzard make on their end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some hotfixes go live the moment they are implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect.

2014

Patch 2.1 - Content patch not yet released
Patch 2.0.5 - Not yet released

Hotfixes: 2014-04-09 - 9 April - 17 April
Patch 2.0.4 - 8 April
Hotfixes: 2014-03-11 - 11 March - 4 April
Patch 2.0.3 - 11 March
Hotfixes: 2014-03-07 - 7 March
Patch 2.0.2 - 4 March
Hotfixes: 2014-02-28 - 28 February
Patch 2.0.1 - 25 Feb. Massive patch introducing Loot 2.0, Paragon 2.0, many skill changes to all classes and much more. This was tested on PTR and in the Reaper of Souls beta prior to going live.

2013

Patch 1.0.8a - 14 May. Minor bug fixes. AH gold stack increased.
Patch 1.0.8 - 8 May. A major content patch, it greatly increased the monster density in Acts 1 and 2, and slightly increased it in Act 4. These monster density changes are only found in Inferno difficulty, on Monster Power 1 and higher. Also included buffs to various skills, numerous changes to the game UI, crafting usability improvements, and numerous new Battle.net social and game creation features.
Patch 1.0.7a - 12 March. Bug fixes.
Patch 1.0.7 - 15 January. After several weeks of PTR testing. This patch introduced numerous new crafting recipes, enabled the PvP brawling system, and made numerous skill buffs, chiefly for the Monk and Wizard.

2012

Patch 1.0.6a - 13 December - Minor bug fix.
Patch 1.0.6 - 27 November - Minor bug fixes.
Hotfixes: 2012-11-16 - November 16
Hotfixes: 2012-10-31 - 31 October
Hotfixes: 2012-10-23 - 23 October
Patch 1.0.5a - 28 October - Europe only
Hotfixes: 2012-10-18 - 18 October
Patch 1.0.5 - 16 October -- Many game and skill changes, a major nerf to Inferno, and the new Monster Power and Infernal Machine game systems.
Hotfixes: 2012-08-22 - 22 August
Patch 1.0.4 - 21 August-- A huge content patch with dozens of skill changes, Inferno nerfs, the Paragon system, and much more.
Hotfixes: 2012-08-03 - 3 August
Patch 1.0.3b - 10 July
Hotfixes: 2012-07-26 - 26 July
Hotfixes: 2012-07-03 - 3 July
Hotfixes: 2012-06-29 - 29 June
Hotfixes: 2012-06-28 - 28 June
Patch 1.0.3a - 26 June
Patch 1.0.3 - 19 June -- included numerous major skill and balance changes.
Patch 1.0.2c - 12 June
Hotfixes: 2012-06-08 - 8 June
Patch 1.0.2b - 6 June
Patch 1.0.2a - 31 May
Patch 1.0.2 - 29 May
Hotfixes: 2012-05-23 - 23 May
Hotfixes: 2012-05-22 - 22 May
Hotfixes: 2012-05-18 - 18 May

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 ==2014==
+* [[Patch 2.1]] - Content patch not yet released
+* [[Patch 2.0.5]] - Not yet released
 * [[Hotfixes: 2014-04-09]] - 9 April - 17 April
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 * [[Hotfixes: 2014-02-28]] - 28 February
 * [[Patch 2.0.1]] - 25 Feb. Massive patch introducing [[Loot 2.0]], [[Paragon 2.0]], many skill changes to all classes and much more.  This was tested on [[PTR]] and in the [[Reaper of Souls beta]] prior to going live.
 ==2013==
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 * [[Patch 1.0.7a]] - 12 March. Bug fixes.
 * [[Patch 1.0.7]] - 15 January.  After several weeks of [[PTR]] testing. This patch introduced numerous new [[crafting]] recipes, enabled the [[PvP]] brawling system, and made numerous skill buffs, chiefly for the Monk and Wizard.
 ==2012==