PTR Feedback - Buff Act Bosses For Engaging Battles

PTR Feedback
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The act bosses are extremely weak and are amongst the least engaging battles. I would urge the developers to consider buffing some of their attacks to promote exciting gameplay…

Andariel

  • Increase projectile speed of Poison Spray

Duriel

  • Will now use Charge attack once again

Mephisto

  • Flying and not impeded by obstacles
  • Will now cast cold\lightning spells more often and attack less often

Diablo

  • Increase damage of Fire Nova
  • Red Lightning gap at start of attack removed

Baal

  • Clone will not despawn when player goes to town and not distinguishable by “Demon label" being slightly offset
  • Will now cast Festering Appendages more often when player in melee range
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While I agree with buffing bosses (a more difficult game is a happier me), I don’t think buffing magic resistances is the best solution. This only makes the bosses better against casters. Now, if you buffed magic AND physical resistance… now we’re talking. A better solution in my opinion would be to buff their HP and just give them an extra damage reduction factor, like how in Hell monsters only take a quarter of the damage, bosses maybe only take 10%.

I do like a lot of your other ideas, though!

Also, increase Duriel’s run speed enough to make him more difficult, but not impossible, to run away from him.

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While I agree with most of what you said, I think making act bosses harder for casters is actually a good thing. This gives a niche role for melee being better boss killers. Casters pretty much own everything else with all the powerful AOE spells.

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While this is true, I’m just speaking from a sense purely of making the game harder. Melee characters still have an easy time with these changes, so I was thinking of a solution that would make it hard on them, too. Bosses are just too easy in general.

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I agree and removed buffing magic resistance from the OP. Thanks for the feedback!

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6

No problem! Always willing to help if I can!

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Duriel was nerfed in 1.09 or 1.10

He doesnt actually even use Charge any more btw. just jab

Would be nice if they would just restore that feature at least

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8

Completely agree and have Duriel once again use Charge attack!

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I was wondering why Duriel feels underwhelming now… no Charge explains it.
I am in for some buffing of the bosses, but careful, so that melee characters can still kill them…

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Completely agree and buff the bosses with a measured hand. Right now the battles with the act bosses is like tearing a wet paper bag.