Patch 2.0.5

Increased the radius of "Strength in Numbers" (multiplayer buff) from 100 to 200 yards

Gold Find on items will now stack multiplicatively with the Gold Find bonus provided from game difficulty

• This significantly increases the gold reward most players will see when playing on higher difficulty levels or wearing Gold Find gear.

• Example: Suppose you are playing on Master (+200% Gold Find) and have 50% Gold Find awarded from items. A pile of gold drops that would normally be 50 gold. Your Difficulty bonus increases the 50 gold to 150 gold. Your 50% Gold Find will now increase the 150 gold to 225 gold.

The 300% Gold Find cap applied to items and Paragon Points has been removed

The Vote Kick system has received several changes to make it less restrictive:

• Vote Kicking is now available after you have been in a game for 2 minutes (down from 5 minutes)

• Killing a champion or rare pack no longer disables vote kicking for 15 seconds

• After a boss kill, vote kicking is disabled for 15 seconds (down from 3 minutes)

• Some additional restrictions were also relaxed

• Known Issue: The tooltip will not reflect these changes

Tyrael will now chat about his poor eating habits with less frequency

Barbarian

• Philosophy

  • To better support character builds based on a specific damage type we are changing the damage type of a few select runes. This is an ongoing goal - additional changes may be made in the future to any of our classes to make damage types an interesting consideration for character building.

  • Rend is being changed to make the damage more consistent. The difference between getting a Critical Hit or not on Rend made the ability too unpredictable. This is particularly important when the player has the option of reapplying the Damage over Time effect.

  • Finally, we are buffing the least used Fury spender - Seismic Slam. While there will always be a least used skill, we feel the aesthetic of Seismic Slam is very strong, and we would love for more people to enjoy using it. To this end we are making the skill mechanically easier to use as well as directly buffing the damage.

• Active Skills

  • Frenzy

    • Skill Rune - Sidearm

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Cold

  • Overpower

    • Skill Rune - Crushing Advance

    • Damage type changed from Physical to Cold

  • Rend

    • Rather than rolling for a Critical Hit, Rend will now calculate an average damage augmented by your Critical Hit Chance and Critical Hit Damage on application and apply that damage evenly over the duration of the entire DoT

      • Note: Since the skill can no longer deal a Critical Hit, it will no longer trigger effects that occur on Critical Hit.

  • Revenge

    • Skill Rune - Best Served Cold

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Cold

  • Seismic Slam

    • Now also hits enemies in a 10 yard wide, 10 yard long area in front of you in addition to the existing cone

    • Base weapon damage increase from 550% to 620%

    • Altered the duration of the cast animation to be the same as most other Barbarian abilities.

    • Removed the short knock up

    • Will now ignore line of sight blockers (such as the walls created by the Waller monster affix) when dealing damage

    • Skill Rune - Permafrost

      • Weapon damage increased from 710% to 755%

      • Slow duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second

    • Skill Rune - Shattered Ground

      • Weapon damage increased from 710% to 735%

      • Changed the 5 yard knockback to a short knock up

    • Skill Rune - Stagger

      • Has been redesigned: Now reduces the Fury cost from 30 to 22

  • War Cry

    • Range increased from 50 to 100 yards

  • Whirlwind

    • Skill Rune - Hurricane

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Cold

  • Wrath of the Berserker

    • Skill Rune - Arreat's Wail

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Fire

    • Skill Rune - Striding Giant

      • Has been redesigned: Now reduces all damage taken by 50%

• Passive Skills

  • Inspiring Presence

    • Range increased from 50 to 100 yards

  • Relentless

    • Now has a buff icon when it's active

    • The damage reduction provided will now be reflected in your Toughness

Crusader

• Philosophy

  • Crusaders should be the toughest class in the game and currently they are not. We've increased the 15% damage reduction to 30% to match that of the Monk and Barbarian. In addition we are removing the movement speed penalty on Heavenly Strength while also changing Fervor to be a very strong passive for Crusaders who want to play with a 1-handed weapon. Together these changes should solidify the Crusader fantasy of a powerful tank wielding a giant shield.

  • To better support character builds based on a specific damage type we are changing the damage type of a few select runes. This is an ongoing goal - additional changes may be made in the future to any of our classes to make damage types an interesting consideration for character building.

  • Akarat's Champion has been redesigned. Many of the runes were lackluster while Rally was both too strong but also promoted a style of play that consisted primarily of mashing buttons mindlessly. We've redesigned Rally and buffed the skill and all the other runes.

  • Overall builds that used certain skills such as Judgment - Resolved could do solid damage (though somewhat inconsistent), but if you did not take specific skills or have access to specific Legendary items the damage would fall behind. We are nerfing Judgment - Resolved significantly. A change this large is never easy but this was a mistake we should have caught.

  • To keep Crusader damage competitive we are buffing most of the Crusader's damage abilities across the board. While a few skills have come down slightly in damage, the vast majority are being increased, some by a large margin.

  • Fist of the Heavens and Blessed Shield both fill a similar role of being ranged multi target skills. In order to provide better differentiation we are adjusting Fist of the Heavens to be better at damaging a single target, with the area damage component being a peripheral bonus. To this end the damage of the primary strike of Fist of the Heavens has been increased, while the damage of the secondary bolts has been decreased.

  • Finally, we have done significant redesign to the Crusader's passive abilities. We feel there was an overall lack of interesting passive choices on the Crusader. Rather than try to simply change numbers on existing passives we've tried to provide interesting and compelling choices.

• General

  • Crusaders now take 30% less damage from all sources

• Active Skills

  • Akarat's Champion

    • Has been redesigned:

    • This skill now:

      • Increases your damage by 35%

      • Increases Wrath regeneration by 5 per second

      • Makes you immune to crowd control effects

    • Skill Rune - Embodiment of Power

      • Has been redesigned:

        • Now increases the bonus Wrath regeneration to 10 per second

    • Skill Rune - Fire Starter

      • Has been redesigned:

        • Dealing damage now burns enemies with the power of Akarat, for 460% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds

    • Skill Rune - Hasteful

      • Has been redesigned:

        • Now gain 15% attack speed while Akarat's Champion is active

    • Skill Rune - Prophet

      • Now also returns you to full health the first time you take fatal damage

    • Skill Rune - Rally

      • Has been redesigned:

        • Now reduces the remaining cooldown of your other abilities by 12 seconds when Akarat's Champion is activated

  • Blessed Hammer

    • Weapon damage increased from 200% to 320%

    • Skill Rune - Burning Wrath

      • Scorched ground weapon damage increased from 150% to 330% per second

    • Skill Rune - Icebound Hammer

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 75% to 380%

    • Skill Rune - Thunderstruck

      • Arc weapon damage increased from 40% to 60%

  • Blessed Shield

    • Weapon damage increased from 340% to 430%

    • Skill Rune - Combust

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 270% to 310%

      • Explosion radius increased from 8 to 10 yards

    • Skill Rune - Divine Aegis

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

    • Skill Rune - Shattering Throw

      • Fragment weapon damage decreased from 333% to 170%

  • Bombardment

    • Rather than a random variance, there is now a static 0.35 second delay between Bombardment assaults. This should make the damage more consistent and more reliable.

    • Skill Rune - Annihilate

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Fire

    • Skill Rune - Mine Field

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Fire

    • Skill Rune - Targeted

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Holy

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue causing the proc coefficient to be lower than intended

  • Condemn

    • Skill Rune - Reciprocate

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Fire

    • Skill Rune - Shattering Explosion

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue causing the proc coefficient to be lower than intended

  • Consecration

    • Skill Rune - Shattered Ground

      • Weapon damage increased from 95% to 155%

      • Damage from this rune can now trigger procs

  • Falling Sword

    • Weapon damage increased from 1100% to 1700%

    • Replaced the knockback effect with a small knock up

    • Skill Rune - Flurry

      • Sword weapon damage increased from 60% to 230%

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Holy

    • Skill Rune - Part the Clouds

      • Cloud weapon damage increased from 165% to 605%

    • Skill Rune - Rapid Descent

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Lightning

    • Skill Rune - Rise Brothers

      • Avatar weapon damage increased from 143% to 280%

    • Skill Rune - Superheated

      • Superheated ground weapon damage increased from 200% to 310% per second

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue causing the proc coefficient to be lower than intended

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue causing the impact to always deal Physical damage, regardless of the Rune chosen

  • Fist of the Heavens

    • Explosion weapon damage increased from 340% to 545%

    • Bolt weapon damage reduced from 340% to 255%

    • Skill Rune - Divine Well

      • Bolt weapon damage reduced from 80% to 40%

    • Skill Rune - Fissure

      • Fissure weapon damage increased from 400% to 410% over 5 seconds

      • Arc weapon damage reduced from 185% to 135%

    • Skill Rune - Heaven's Tempest

      • Weapon damage reduced from 150% to 100% per second

      • Damage type changed from Lightning to Fire

    • Skill Rune - Retribution

      • Pierce weapon damage reduced from 350% to 270%

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 150% to 435%

      • Bolt weapon damage reduced from 350% to 185%

      • Minimum cast range removed

      • Damage type changed from Lightning to Holy

  • Heaven's Fury

    • Weapon damage increased from 1260% to 1710%

    • Skill Rune - Ascendency

      • Weapon damage increased from 1680% to 2766%

    • Skill Rune - Blessed Ground

      • Scorched ground weapon damage increased from 975% to 1550%

    • Skill Rune - Fires of Heaven

      • Weapon damage increased from 735% to 960%

    • Skill Rune - Split Fury

      • Weapon damage increased from 1440% to 1980%

    • Skill Rune - Thou Shalt Not Pass

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Lightning

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue causing the proc coefficient to be lower than intended

  • Iron Skin

    • Skill Rune - Explosive Skin

      • Weapon damage increased from 1050% to 1400%

  • Judgment

    • Skill Rune - Resolved

      • Critical Hit Chance bonus reduced from 80% to 20%

  • Justice

    • Weapon damage increased from 240% to 245%

    • Skill Rune - Burst

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 30% to 60%

    • Skill Rune - Crack

      • Additional hammer weapon damage increased from 175% to 245%

      • Proc chance increased from 80% to 100%

    • Skill Rune - Hammer of Pursuit

      • Weapon damage increased from 300% to 335%

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

    • Skill Rune - Sword of Justice

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

      • Changed from 5 stacks of 3% Movement Speed to 3 stacks of 5% Movement Speed. Total bonus is still 15%, but can now be reached with fewer attacks.

  • Laws of Hope

    • Cooldown reduced to 30 seconds

  • Laws of Justice

    • Cooldown reduced to 30 seconds

  • Laws of Valor

    • Cooldown reduced to 30 seconds

    • Skill Rune - Answered Prayer

      • Has been redesigned: Now each enemy killed while the law is empowered increases the duration by 1 second, up to a maximum of 10 seconds

  • Phalanx

    • Weapon damage increased from 380% to 490%

    • Enemies can now be hit by multiple Phalanx avatars

    • Skill Rune - Bowmen

      • Weapon damage increased from 160% to 185%

    • Skill Rune - Bodyguard

      • Weapon damage increased from 285% to 560%

    • Skill Rune - Stampede

      • Reduced the distance enemies are knocked back

    • Skill Rune - Shield Bearers

      • Reduced the distance enemies are knocked back

  • Provoke

    • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that allowed Provoke to proc other powers

    • Skill Rune - Charged Up

      • Bug Fix: The chance to deal damage is now, properly, based on the damaging power's proc coefficient

  • Punish

    • Weapon damage increased from 270% to 335%

    • Skill Rune - Fury

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Lightning

    • Skill Rune - Retaliate

      • Weapon damage dealt when you block increased from 94% to 140%

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Holy

    • Skill Rune - Roar

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 40% to 75%

      • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue preventing the base attack from dealing Fire damage

  • Shield Bash

    • Shield Bash should now more reliably hit targets close to the Crusader

    • If Shield Bash causes the player to charge an enemy, the enemy will now be rooted for 1 second on cast

    • Shield Bash now has smart targeting

      • If you are targeting an area more than 10 yards away from you and click on nothing, the closest target to your click point, within 10 yards, will be charged

    • Skill Rune - Crumble

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Fire

    • Skill Rune - One on One

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Lightning

      • 3 Second immobilize effect has been replaced with a 1.5 second stun

    • Skill Rune - Pound

      • Weapon damage increased from 740% to 1200%

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

      • Should now always hit the chosen target

    • Skill Rune - Shattered Shield

      • Fragment weapon damage increased from 380% to 740%

    • Skill Rune - Shield Cross

      • Additional shield weapon damage increased from 135% to 155%

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Physical

  • Slash

    • Weapon damage increased from 190% to 230%

    • Skill Rune - Carve

      • Should now more reliably hit targets next to the Crusader

    • Skill Rune - Zeal

      • Increased maximum number of stacks from 5 to 10

  • Smite

    • Weapon damage increased from 165% to 175% to primary target

    • Weapon damage increased from 125% to 150% to secondary targets

    • Increased range to 30 yards

    • Now destroys destructible objects, but prioritizes enemies

    • Skill Rune - Shared Fate

      • Damage type changed from Holy to Lightning

    • Skill Rune - Shatter

      • Explosion weapon damage increased from 20% to 60%

    • Skill Rune - Surge

      • Has been redesigned:

        • Now increases the number of additional targets hit by 2

  • Steed Charge

    • Duration increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds

    • Steed Charge should now start its cooldown immediately when used

    • Steed Charge now goes through and destroys destructible objects and doors

    • Skill Rune - Draw and Quarter

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Holy

    • Skill Rune - Endurance

      • Increases the duration to 3 seconds up from 2 seconds

  • Sweep Attack

    • Weapon damage increased from 440% to 480%

    • Width of the cone increased from 120 to 180 degrees to match the visual

    • Skill Rune - Blazing Sweep

      • Additional weapon damage reduced from 170% to 120%

      • Damage over time from Blazing Sweep can now stack with itself

    • Skill Rune - Gathering Sweep

      • Damage type changed from Physical to Holy

• Passive Skills

  • Fanaticism

    • New Passive Skill: Replaces Nephalem Majesty

    • Increases the attack speed of Justice, Punish, Slash, and Smite by 15%

  • Fervor

    • Has been redesigned:

      • While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%

  • Finery

    • Has been redesigned:

      • Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear

  • Heavenly Strength

    • Removed the movement speed penalty

  • Holy Cause

    • Damage bonus now applies to all weapons, not just Holy weapons

  • Indestructible

    • Has been redesigned:

      • When you receive fatal damage, you instead become immune to damage, gain 35% increased damage and (82,526 @L70) Life per Kill for 5 seconds

      • This effect may occur once every 60 seconds

  • Insurmountable

    • Has been redesigned:

      • Blocking an attack generates 6 Wrath

  • Iron Maiden

    • Has been redesigned:

      • Your Thorns has been increased by 50%