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Season 1 Patch Notes - 1.1.0a (news.blizzard.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Raildrake to c/diablo
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[โ€“] Tyrangle 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any other druid players totally content with these updates? Reading through the patch notes I found a lot to be happy about:

  • New items seem great for build diversity; not much synergy with current meta builds
  • Better loot from silent chests; might actually be worth opening now
  • Less monster wandering; might help werebear builds by making mobility less of an issue
  • More experience for completing whispers
  • Stronger Helltide monsters; unpopular opinion perhaps but they always felt a little too easy to me, definitely prefer a more challenging experience to match the apocalyptic atmosphere
  • More basic attack options; Storm Strike always had way too much utility to pass up, even after buffing everything else
  • Buffs to companion-focused aspects; might even see viable companion builds with the new malignant hearts
  • Buffs to unique chest pieces that are currently fun but underwhelming
  • More options for CC reduction; not enough to replace bulwark, but a step in the right direction
  • More dungeon loot

In fact I have very few objections to these patch notes, nerfs included. Bulwark spam is killing my keyboard - I wouldn't mind having to dodge am attack every once in a while. The cost of mystery chests seems awfully steep, and the XP bonus for completing a stronghold feels a little underwhelming, but otherwise these changes all seem great for build diversity.

[โ€“] ProvableGecko 1 points 1 year ago

All the nerfs to resists and armor amounts to a quite significant buff to the damage of the bulwark explosion build in PvP. I was unable to kill Barbs and some rogues before the patch but now they go down pretty quick if they choose to stay and fight.