💎 Gem Changes (Updated PTR Patch Notes)

[Storm-21498]

man that sounds boring still…

[Gilgamesh-1396]

Wtf gem changes? My hp max % will be gone?!

[Makzimia-1436]

So, now we come to a post I made about limit of gem fragments storage currently 999k. So, let’s say I have bad luck on runes and I’m all in on gems at max level 100k per grand gem… alt characters are going to be a total PITA more than now. You can’t make up these silly figures. 10 times the cost for a 50% boost. Yeah… lol.

[Malinne-2289]

Surely they will be used :P, you only can use 2 Rune words, what means you can use only 4 Slots .

The Gems work as intended like in Diablo 2. All we need now for the future are the Jewels from D2 ^^

More Interesting is, you can`t use Rubys as Life booster anymore

[Nightprowler-1280]

Well I guess that solves my runes vs 45% life problem.

[Apache222-1831]

Okay, so about week 3 into the season i can start crafting these, lol

[Plüsch-21507]

@Boon-1664

Blizzard really has no clue how to create interesting systems where choices actually matter, and you really have to think about which ones truely matter for “your” character.

Yeah, haha. I feel that a huge part of the game’s development is purely based on live server data. But at least the developers are willing to make changes with this feedback.
However, I would like to encourage everyone to take some effort and write posts with detailed suggestions, because they help a lot to move the point of view.

@leusebi-1647

How did they not improve weapon gems with this change?

I wonder too. Diablo 3 also did a terrible job with weapon gems. Everyone chose green gems for the crit bonus and the developers apparently saw no problem with that design (for the first 3 years that I know of). With D4 clearly moving away from its ambitions and back to D3, I hope that gems are not doomed to stay that way.

That said, I can think of one reason in the case of D4, which are classes that have more weapons and sockets, like Rogue and Barbarian. If weapon gems become too strong, those two classes benefit 2x and 3x times as much.

Needless to say, such issues are no excuse for leaving a system with enormous customisation potential so bare.
This is where the D4 team needs to push their creative muscles harder. Sockets are an ideal way to encourage different playing styles, not just boring number pushers that no one would miss if they were removed. I am positive that Runes will show this quite well.

[Soluss-1870]

I dont think Hordes are going to be on the PTR at all.

[Phobos-2872]

@Iggi-11818

Ruby armor effect changed from % Max Life to + Strength.

@Iggi-11818

Gem stat updates, starting with Chipped, ending with Grand:

• Ruby (+ Strength), Emerald (+ Dexterity), Topaz (+ Intelligence), Sapphire (+ Willpower): +25/50/75/100/150.
• Amethyst (+% Barrier Generation): +2/4/6/8/12.
• Diamond (+ All Stats): +8/16/24/32/50.
• Skull (+% Healing Received): +4/6/8/10/15.

So they made the gems useless. Lord knows skulls pretty much already were, but now rubies and diamonds can bite the curb, too.