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Diablo III 1.0.4 patch notes released Last but not least

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Diablo III 1.0.4 patch notes released

Last but not least in our series of D3 posts, the patch notes!

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6368188147?page=1#1

Hope you have some time to kill-- this one takes a while to read. SO many changes, almost all of them good.

And confirmed, The patch is coming tomorrow!

To recap...
Diablo III Profiles release: http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/443
Initial 1.0.4 preview: http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/451
Legendary item improvements: http://cheerfulghost.com/Tungsten/posts/458
Diablo III Starter Edition availability: http://cheerfulghost.com/panickedthumb/posts/460
Barbarian improvements: ... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/21/2012 at 04:16am

Didn't know it was coming so fast after talking it up. Good on em to end the fire hose when it dropped.

Hopefully it helps clean up some issues people have. I want to love this game more!

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/21/2012 at 04:20am

A few changes I thought were interesting no one has mentioned so far:

* The last follower a player had active in a single-player game will now be restored automatically after leaving a multiplayer game
* The frequency of follower dialog has been reduced

Both seem like good ideas.

Tungsten wrote on 08/21/2012 at 10:41am

Farming anyone? Let's go find some of those new badass Legendaries.

Tungsten wrote on 08/21/2012 at 11:35pm

I started playing my Non-HC characters again in anticipation of the patch: he's much closer to 60, and there's no way I'm farming Inferno in HC any time soon.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/22/2012 at 12:45am

Dropped already, ill be checking it out this evening I hope.

hardeyez wrote on 08/22/2012 at 10:43pm

Drop rates are definitely better along with monsters generally weaker and players generally stronger. I went back and played for an hour last night and actually accumulated money and better items (e.g. blues actually dropped from ash jars, and gold every now and then, not back to pre-1.0.3 but way better).

The best part... Tomes and potions are no longer white -- they are a light blue so stand out way better (I'm sure I accidentally left a lot on the ground when they were white)

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/23/2012 at 12:16am

I think your findings are correct. I got way more blues and yellows and they were better. More gold. Monsters were easier and there were more of them I found.

Attacks I didn't normally use WAY more powerful. Oh and it was fun for a bit and then I went back to Skyrim. All told, its a good improvement and I am eager to play it more.

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The Paragon system... Its official! This looks

http://us.media4.battle.net/cms/blog_header/SEGUEXARQDH21345165873919.jpg

The Paragon system... It's official!

https://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6968517/Introducing_the_Paragon_System-8_20_2012

This looks incredible. 100 extra experience bars to fill, giving you awesome bonuses the whole way.

It isn't *just* experience, apparently. It looks like you get some boosts to your core stats along the way as well!

By the time you hit Paragon level 100, you will have reached the maximum Gold/Magic Find available, and GF/MF gear won't matter.

Auction house changes coming to 1.0.4: This is such good

http://us.battle.net/d3/static/images/game/guide/auction-house/intro.jpg

Auction house changes coming to 1.0.4:

https://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6369407745#1

This is such good news. This is going to fix all of my big qualms with the current auction house. Gems not factoring in is a godsend, the ability to cancel an auction at any time, and search on up to 6 stats... this is good.

The Magic Find post should be later today I hope!

Second Terraria World Comes To a Close

I turned off the Terraria server tonight. It was awesome to see what people did with the game. I was honestly surprised people built as much, mined as much and killed as many bosses as we did. The screenshot is of the final state of the game at night and as you can see, the village is fairly dense.

We mined down to the underworld, killed Skeletron, The Eye of Cthulhu, Eater of the World, survived countless Blood Moons, Goblin Invasions put the world in hard more and then defeated the hard more bosses.

Some of my favorite moments were on the first night spelunking underground with @chowda, exploring the underground Jungles with @panickedthumb and killing the wall of flesh... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 08/20/2012 at 01:21pm

The underground jungle was damn fun. Annoying at times, but tons of fun.

This server is honestly one of my favorite experiences in gaming. You guys are all awesome to play with. Terraria is so deceptively deep, and it was great discovering it all with you guys, building tons of awesome stuff, and taking out bosses.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/20/2012 at 01:31pm

Any privacy concerns with 4shared? I've never used it but need to create an account if I want to download that file. Just want to make sure they aren't going to steal my identity or burn my house down or anything nefarious.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/20/2012 at 01:46pm

Ah, didn't know you need an account to download that file. I'll share it with another service. I kind of just picked a random site. Do you have one you use?

Travis Admin wrote on 08/20/2012 at 01:55pm

Well, I did, but the FBI shut it down :) Haven't looked into it much since then. Megaupload was awesome.

I guess there's always Google or Dropbox.

But I don't mind creating an account, as long as it's safe, or there's always bugmenot.com :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/20/2012 at 02:42pm

Nah don't. I'll re share with Google Drive.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/21/2012 at 03:26am

I have incorporated some key elements of our world into my own and finished my base. Video is uploading, but it's going to take some time.

And now, just in time for the Diablo 3 patch, I think I'm done with Terraria for a while.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/21/2012 at 04:15am

Good call. Look forward to checking out the video.

Also, link updated. Should "just work" now.

vdogmr25 wrote on 08/21/2012 at 08:25pm

It was a blast to jump in on this. I wish I had time to participate more, but the time I had was well spent. Thanx for getting me started and giving me quite the loot boost, everyone.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/25/2014 at 01:16am

That looks awesome!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/25/2014 at 04:22pm

Yeah Greg, you can download both of our old game maps (this server map is linked above) if you want to see what we did.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/14/2014 at 10:10am

Jon, I see the first one "cg_world1.wld" in the link, but not the second.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/14/2014 at 10:53pm

Ah, yeah I am not sure where but I posted about the second world and put a link to it in another post. Let me see, try this one:

First Server:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oRZK7IvLFZM21aWjNFemJSNVU/edit?usp=sharing

Second Server:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oRZK7IvLFZd0Fwa21sV2xKeEk/edit?usp=sharing

Third Server:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1oRZK7IvLFZWGRMeFVuY19NVUk/edit?usp=sharing

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/15/2014 at 12:42am

Awesome! I'll have to go explore!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/15/2014 at 02:31am

Wow and oops! I was exploring the first world, it's pretty cool. I fought some Corruption enemies that I hadn't before (I haven't really explored the Corruption in my 2nd world yet). Then, I went to the Underworld to do some exploring and what do you know...I killed a Voodoo Demon and it dropped it's doll in the lava. Even with the Spectre Armor and a total of 51 defense, it was an easy fight for me and my Terra Blade. It's pretty cool exploring the worlds created by you guys. I did throw each world into my Terraria backup folder, so no matter what I do, I can always revert. Thanks for giving me three new worlds to explore! I also am the last person to visit the first world (obviously), about 2 years after you guys. Hahaha.

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Diablo III is finally kinda getting an endgame This is

http://media.diablofans.com/images/news/2012/august/patch/pre.jpg

Diablo III is finally kinda getting an endgame

This is huge.

http://www.diablofans.com/news/1317-unofficial-patch-104-changes-class-changes-new-items-affixes-and-more/

This blog post is all datamined info from the 1.0.4 patch. Each new patch always shows up in an accessible location, and people always grab it and datamine it, the weekend before it goes live.

What you're seeing in that pic is an entirely new leveling mechanic that appears to be coming to Diablo 3 in the patch this Tuesday (and yes, it does seem more and more likely that the patch will arrive Tuesday).

It looks like Paragon levels will let you continue "leveling" after hitting level 60, and get a boost to... Read All

PC Gaming For Cheap! So theres a new Humble Bundle out.

PC Gaming For Cheap!

So there's a new Humble Bundle out. Although it's called the Humble Android Bundle 3, all the games are cross-platform, for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. You can get Steam keys and Ubuntu Software Center activations as well, same as with the last numbered bundle. Some good stuff here, but nothing to top what we've seen in the past.

Everyone who's participated in a Humble Bundle knows that it's a great opportunity to get great games for next to nothing. But there are also other bundles going on that fewer people are aware of.

IndieGala

http://www.indiegala.com/

This works similarly to the Humble Bundle. There's a similar profit distribution, with a... Read All

Everyone can now install the DoTA 2 spectator client to

Everyone can now install the DoTA 2 spectator client to watch existing DoTA 2 games and the upcoming DoTA 2 international. I just installed it and watched a game and it was pretty interesting. Couldn't figure out how to train on watch just one hero, but it was fun to see the game play out in real time.

If you want to nab DoTA 2 now, you can pay $30 for some DoTA items and beta access to play right now. I think ill just wait for the actual release, but its really tempting... I might pay to play it earlier.

Check out the DoTA 2 spectator client and let me know what you think. Is DoTA 2 something you are interested in?

Travis Admin wrote on 08/18/2012 at 04:56am

I watched a tournament game. I have no idea what the hell was going on.

I got into the beta a while back but haven't jumped in yet. I mean, I got the beta invite during the Steam sale, come on! What did they expect?

But being one of the last 5 people left who haven't played the original DOTA, I was kinda lost. It looks a bit like what would happen if a Diablo-style game got dropped into the Warcraft world, with a few mechanics of War3 coming in as well.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/18/2012 at 05:30am

Yep. It's essentially two teams trying to overwhelm the others base. It's super competitive and gets really quite hard. Hopefully when It drops they will have bits and private games do we don't get lambasted for being newbs. :)

Travis Admin wrote on 08/18/2012 at 05:51am

That's always been my problem with super competitive games. People are so serious about it you are practically helpless if you don't dedicate 16 hours a day to it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/18/2012 at 01:30pm

Hopefully they ship bots or have a easier mode. If not, yeah it might not be as much fun.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/20/2012 at 11:32pm

I've gotten into the beta for this game. It's... well. I dunno. I've played a similar game (see my previous post on Demigod) and I was really looking forward to this game and was really excited to get into the beta but it is really not beginner friendly. I don't mind losing in a game (especially a game I'm new at) but getting dominated so badly you feel like you never get a chance to really learn what you're doing sucks. I'm hoping there will be a option to play against bots until I can at least get use to the 30 or so different heroes so I at least know what my own abilities do before jumping into more matches against other people. :)

If they had an option to play private games, I think this could be a lot of fun with the rest of the CheerfuGhosters though.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/20/2012 at 11:46pm

I much prefer games with friends than games with strangers who will just annihilate you or grief. For example, I played a little CoD4:MW online, and I just don't see the appeal. It's not that the game isn't well-made, or that the content isn't fun, it's the *people* who ruin it. Same with Halo 3. I just play solo unless I can play with friends.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/20/2012 at 11:47pm

Addendum to the above: The only exception is TF2. Maybe the "It's too cartoon bro, why would you ever play that junk?" mentality drove away all the assholes. I played TONS of TF2 online and loved every minute. A teammate I was on at one point said "Wow, I don't even care that we're getting our asses handed to us, I feel honored to see this. They are AMAZING."

How often would you hear that in CoD?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/21/2012 at 02:07am

I think we all agree. Fun is good, lamers are not. Private games help, bots help but a great community and game style helps more.

Hopefully DoTA 2 has bots and I am pretty sure they will have private games at least. But if no bots then how does one fill a game?

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And the last of the class previews, the Witch Doctor. I

http://us.media5.battle.net/cms/blog_header/NZ409F4WVROO1344643110268.jpg

And the last of the class previews, the Witch Doctor.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6923459/Patch_104_Preview_Witch_Doctor-8_16_2012

I have yet to play a Witch Doctor. When I first saw Jon's I started drooling over it, but it became pretty apparent from all the buzz on forums, reddit, etc, that this was not a very functional class.

Blizzard apparently agrees, and the Witch Doctor is getting tons of buffs and reworking. From what I'm reading from this post, the Witch Doctor will be an appealing class to play finally. I'm finally looking forward to trying it out.

So that's all for the class previews. Now we just have a post from the man himself, Jay Wilson, about magic... Read All

And now, the Demon Hunter. This is honestly the one I was

http://us.media5.battle.net/cms/blog_header/6GO8FQ44UNX51344643109954.jpg

And now, the Demon Hunter.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6986845/Patch_104_Preview_Demon_Hunter-8_16_2012

This is honestly the one I was looking forward to the most. I have a Demon Hunter at level 60 who's just sitting in Inferno and waiting because it got so frustrating to play. I was hoping for more details in this post, but it looks like things are going to be smoother sailing for him when I get back to him.

And now, the preview for improvements in the upcoming patch

http://us.media4.battle.net/cms/blog_header/PA0YXVDN3VDL1344643109978.jpg

And now, the preview for improvements in the upcoming patch 1.04 for the Monk!

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6939559/Patch_104_Preview_Monk-8_16_2012

Looks like an across-the-board improvement. I can't wait to get in with my monk and cause some havoc. Again, like the Wizard, this wasn't as detailed as I would have liked, but it seems to be win-win.