Blizzard hat den neuesten Patch nun auch für die deutsche Version des Spieles veröffentlicht.
Der Patch enthält das komplett neu gestaltete und erweiterte Silithus-Gebiet für Solo-Abenteurer und kleine Fünfer-Gruppen mit Level 60.
Auszug aus der Featureliste:
Instant Attacks
The mechanics of most instant melee attacks have been modified to improve item balance. Previously, instant melee attacks did damage based on the damage range of the weapon, plus a bonus for the player's attack power. This bonus was then multiplied by the speed of the weapon. As a result, slow weapons did more damage than was intended, and fast weapons were considered inferior by most players. We have changed the way the attack power bonus is calculated for instant attacks. This change does NOT affect attack power calculations for normal melee attacks. Instead of multiplying by the speed of the weapon, the attack power bonus is now multiplied by a fixed number pulled from the following table:
Two-handed weapons: 3.3
Daggers: 1.7
All other one-handed weapons: 2.4
As a direct result of this, many weapons have shifted position in their relative power. In particular, many Epic (purple) quality items are now more powerful than slower Superior (blue) weapons.
This change was not made to reduce the power of instant attacks, but to correct the relative imbalance of weapon itemization. At a given level requirement, epic quality weapons should always be more powerful than superior quality weapons.
Please also note that all normal weapon swings will be completely unaffected by this change. The following abilities are affected by the design change: Sinister Strike, Ambush, Backstab, Whirlwind, Mortal Strike, and Overpower.
The cost per point of durability to repair plate, chain, and leather items has been reduced to be equal to the cost of repairing cloth items of the same quality.
You can now repurchase up to 12 items that you have sold to a vendor. There is now a buyback tab on all merchants that you can select to repurchase the last 12 items you sold since you last logged in. When your character leaves the game or zones to a different area, this list of items will be cleared, so if you have accidentally sold something, don�t wait to buy it back. Buy it back immediately.
Perception (Human Racial) is now usable while stealthed.
Guardians and pets in aggressive mode no longer attack civilians.
There is now a spell effect when you increase your reputation to a new level.
Channeled spells that are cancelled by movement can no longer be cast while moving.
Pets no longer break off attacks when their target is affected by Warlock Fear.
The "Knockout" mechanic has been renamed "Disorient" and all tooltips that referenced this mechanic should be updated.
Die Änderungen sind noch wesentlich umfassender, wir haben euch deshalb einen Link auf die komplette Feature-Liste gesetzt.
Der Patch ist knapp 32 MB gross und ihr müsst zum Download einfach nur einem der Links folgen. Ihr könnt euch den Patch natürlich auch über den Blizzard-Downloader ziehen.
Ausserdem hat Blizzard eine weitere Aktion zu Halloween angekündigt. Wir werden uns überraschen lassen.