Diablo III Beta Patch 8 – Patch Notes

Diablo III Beta Patch 8 – v.0.5.0.8059

• General
  • Battle.net BattleTags are now live! To learn more about BattleTags and how to set up yours today, check out the official FAQ . Please note that in order to log into the Diablo III beta, you must create a BattleTag via Account Management.
  • Due to a change in the way we store character data, all characters have been wiped. Please note that this wipe will also affect gold, achievements, followers, and artisans.
  • Achievements have been temporarily disabled and will not be available again until a future patch. During this time, characters will be unable to earn new achievements or complete any additional objectives of achievements in progress.
  • Players will now see recommended items for their active character when accessing the auction house Search tab.
• Classes
  • Barbarian
    • Active Skills
      • Cleave
        Ability will now deal 115% weapon damage to all targets caught in its swing, rather than 120% weapon damage to the primary target and 90% weapon damage to secondary targets
      • Revenge
        Radius increased from 8 yards to 11 yards
  • Demon Hunter
    • Active Skills
      • Bola Shot
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
        Damage reduced from 105% to 100%
      • Elemental Arrow
        Hatred cost increase from 5 to 10
        Damage increased from 125% to 145%
      • Fan of Knives
        Speed reduced from 200% weapon speed to 140% weapon speed
      • Grenades
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
      • Hungering Arrow
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
        Damage reduced from 90% to 85%
      • Rapid Fire
        Initial Hatred cost reduced from 30 to 20
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
        Damage reduced from 105% to 100%
      • Elemental Arrow
        Hatred cost increase from 5 to 10
        Damage increased from 125% to 145%
      • Fan of Knives
        Speed reduced from 200% weapon speed to 140% weapon speed
      • Grenades
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
      • Hungering Arrow
        Hatred generation increased from 2 to 3
        Damage reduced from 90% to 85%
      • Rapid Fire
        Initial Hatred cost reduced from 30 to 20
  • Monk
    • General
      • A new skill has been added: Cyclone Strike
        Available at level 7
        Costs 75 Spirit
        Pulls all enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 275% weapon damage as Holy
    • Active Skills
      • Breath of Heaven
        Spirit cost increased from 25 to 50
        Healing amount increased by 200%
      • Crippling Wave
        Base effect duration increased from 4.5 seconds to 5 seconds
      • Lethal Decoy
        This skill has been removed
      • Mantras
        Mantra of Conviction, Mantra of Evasion, Mantra of Healing, and Mantra of Retribution
        Cooldown removed
        Now costs 25 Spirit
        Duration increased from 1 minute to 3 minutes
  • Wizard
    • General
      • Signature spells no longer cost Arcane Power, regardless of level
        These spells include: Magic Missile, Electrocute, Shock Pulse, and Spectral Blade
      • The order in which skills are awarded from levels 1 to 13 has been slightly adjusted:
        • Arcane Orb is now available at level 3
        • Disintegrate is now available at level 8
        • Electrocute is now available at level 13
        • Shock Pulse is now available at level 5
        • Spectral Blade is now available at level 6
    • Active Skills
      • Diamond Skin
        Cooldown reduced from 25 seconds to 15 seconds
        Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
• Items
  • The introduction of magical items into the game has been slowed
• Monsters
  • General
    • Baby Quill demon health increased from 1% to 25% of normal Quill Beast health (they grow up so fast)
  • Affixes
    • Arcane Enchanted will now appear at level 7, up from level 1
    • Mortar will now appear at a level higher than current beta content
    • Plagued poison cloud duration reduced from 12 seconds to 9 seconds
• Quests and Events
  • All quests and events have had their item and recipe rewards removed and will now only award gold and experience on completion
  • This does not affect treasure received from event objects for events like the “Jar of Souls” and only applies to rewards obtained through the quest UI
  • Gold rewards from quests have received a tuning pass
• User Interface
  • The Options UI has undergone several improvements, but remains a work-in-progress. Please report any issues in the Beta Bug Report forum.
  • The Friends List has been redesigned to be smaller and more accessible while in other menus and screens
  • The Banner Customization menu has been reworked to improve navigation and usability
• Miscellaneous
  • Fire gate damage has been reduced