14 DAY TRIAL // Blizzard has just implemented a new series of hotfixes for Diablo 3 but, unlike previous ones that brought bad news for players, these new modifications actually increase the odds of finding high level items.
Diablo 3 was launched more than a month ago and Blizzard has made sure to release all sorts of patches and hotfixes.
While all of them were designed to keep things balanced, players complained a lot after Blizzard decreased the power of their characters and made modifications to how the loot mechanics worked.
Now, after the release of patch 1.0.3a earlier this week, Blizzard has implemented a new series of hotfixes that should make quite a lot of players very happy.
These modifications include increased drop rates for high level items, as well as better chances of seeing great gear fall from boss characters.
Check out the newest hotfixes for Diablo III below.
[admark=1]Items General The drop rates for high-end items (items level 61-63) have been increased for Acts III and IV of Hell difficulty and Acts I – IV of Inferno difficulty The new approximate drop rates are as follows: Hell – Act III and Act IV iLvl 61: 9% to 13.9% iLvl 62: 1.9% to 3.45% iLvl 63: 0% (no change) Inferno – Act I iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9% iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6% iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8% Inferno – Act II iLvl 61: 18.6% to 23.3% iLvl 62: 12.4% to 18.6% iLvl 63: 4.1% to 9.3% Inferno – Act III and Act IV iLvl 61: 24.1% to 27.1% iLvl 62: 16.1% to 21.7% iLvl 63: 8.0% to 16.3%
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug with several items that would allow those items to block pathing when dropped on the ground
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when a player was interacting with environment objects (e.g. opening chests or clicking on a lectern)
Bosses
Bosses are now guaranteed to drop at least 1 Rare item for players with 4 stacks of Nephalem Valor and at least 2 Rare items for players with 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor
The hotfixes are already implemented in Diablo 3, so take them into consideration the next time you start it up.