First Look On Diablo 3 Patch 2.2.0

Blizzard announced that the Diablo 3 Patch 2.2.0 is currently in development and coming soon. We want to show you what you get.

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Legendary Updates:

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New and Improved Sets: Players will get new powerful sets. Blizzard are debuting three new 6 piece sets in patch 2.2.0: The Unhallowed Essence, Wrath of the Wastes, and Delsere’s Magnum Opus. Players will be able to take these items for a spin on thePTR (in Wrath of the Wastes’ case, literally)!
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New Legendary Item Powers:

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Blizzard are also adding over 15 new Legendary powers in the form of Legendary gems, armor, rings, and more, as well as updates to existing items.

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One was created with the help of the community during the BlizzCon Legendary Workshop!

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Adventure Mode Updates:

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New Rift Layouts:

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“Starting in the patch 2.2.0 you’ll begin seeing some new Rift tilesets based on the Fields of Misery and Festering Woods from Act I, Stinging Winds from Act II, and Fields of Slaughter from Act III,” according to the page. “Their map layouts are randomized as well, so they’ll look different each time you explore them. Below, you can see two of these new layouts; the first image is a randomization of the Stinging Winds, and the second is based on the Festering Woods.”

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New Bounties:

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Blizzard also want to add something to the Adventure Mode. Players will soon have over 20 new bounties to discover in Acts II, IV, and V. They are also introducing a brand new type of bounty to the game: Exploration. “As the name implies, these new bounties involve exploring an area and finding people who need to be rescued (if they’re good guys) or slain (if they’re not). You’ll see 14 bounties of this type across all Acts in the game.”

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Class Updates:

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“Unlike some of our previous patches, patch 2.2.0 will not have a large focus on changes to class skills. While certain skills will be receiving updates, they will be relatively minor in scope, aimed more at fine-tuning current overall balance and providing synergy with some of the new Legendary powers mentioned above. Some of these changes include directly buffing certain skills (like the Crusader’s Punish skill and Witch Doctor’s Fetish Sycophants skill) as well as implementing some quality of life improvements (like adding an icon that shows the number of active Sentries for the Demon Hunter).

Class balance is an ongoing endeavor, however, so it’s likely that changes will continue to be made and tweaked through the course of the PTR. “

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Quality of Life Updates:

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New Goblins to Chase:
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Blizzard are introducing three new Goblins: “The Gelatinous Sire splits into smaller goblins, the Gilded Baron helps satisfy your never-ending greed for gold, and the Insufferable Miscreant has friends to help him run interference.”

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New Cosmetics Window:

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Furthermore, Blizzard says that “Starting in patch 2.2.0, any cosmetic items you own can be easily selected from a new interface, so all your visual goodies will be a click away. This includes items whose effect is only for looks and which don’t directly affect gameplay, like wings, pets, portrait frames, and pennants.”

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New File System: CASC

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Blizzard games have used a file format called Mo’PaQ (MPQ for short) as a way to compress and store game files. The developer are “switching Diablo III over to our proprietary file format called CASC (Content Addressable Storage Container) in patch 2.2.0.

This new file format has lots of improvements that directly benefit players, including a self-maintaining file structure (which helps prevent errors during installation), a faster and more reliable patching process, the ability to hotfix game client data, and a whole lot more!

The first step in transitioning Diablo III players will be converting existing installs to the new file format when patch 2.2.0 goes live, while using as much of the existing installed data as possible to reduce additional downloads.”

NOTE: “This change only applies to the Windows/Mac version of Diablo III and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and will not affect the console versions of the game.”

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SOURCE: http://us.battle.net/

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