LMFAO, What Are These Patch Notes Even!?

Sorcerer
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Skills

Spark

  • Base damage increased from 8% to 10%.
  • Enhanced Spark damage increased from 5.6% to 7%.
  • Flickering Spark chance increased from 3% to 4%.

Frostbolt

  • Base damage increased from 35% to 38%.

Firebolt

  • Burning damage increased from 40% to 44%.

Charged Bolt

  • Base damage increased from 28% to 30%.

Incinerate

  • Base damage increased from 49% to 54%.
  • Enhanced Incinerate damage increased from 15% to 25%.
  • Greater Incinerate Immobilize requirement reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.

Fireball

  • Mana cost decreased from 40 to 35.

Frozen Orb

  • Initial base damage increased from 32% to 36%.
  • Explosion base damage increased from 29% to 34%.
  • Greater Frozen Orb chance to apply Vulnerable increased from 25% to 30%.

Blizzard

  • Base damage increased from 120% to 130%.

Ice Blades

  • Chance to apply Vulnerable increased from 30% to 40%.

Lightning Spear

  • Summoned Lightning Spear’s maximum Damage Bonus increased from 100% to 160%.

Crackling Energy

  • Base damage increased from 15% to 20%.

Freezing Wake

  • Base damage increased from 60% to 110%.

Legendary Aspects

Abundant Energy

  • Chance to chain to an additional enemy increased from 20-30% to 30-40%.

Singed Extremities

  • Slow amount increased from 25-35% to 40-60%.

Incendiary

  • Chance to restore Mana increased from 5-10% to 12-17%.

Snowguard’s

  • Damage Reduction increased from 10-15% to 20-25%.

Concentration

  • Mana Regeneration increased from 10-20% to 20-30%.

Items

Flamescar

  • Flat damage increased from .1-.2 to .2-.3.

Staff of Lam Esen

  • Damage Reduction reduced from 40-30% to 35-25%.

I am legitimately struggling to see any kind of direction with these changes or a cohesive approach. They also claim they’ve been monitoring feedback but none of the major concerns we’ve raised appear to have been addressed.

Edit: Link to the full patch notes but make sure to take an aspirin before you read through them, it will help with the headache that is sure to follow.

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No touch on Hydra pretty much confirms my worst fears that it’s going to take like two years before they slowly walk back the totally unnecessary beta nerfs.

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Yeah I am using Hydra in my build just because I’ve always loved that spell and I was also upset to see no changes.

But the thing that really kills me is that they clearly looked at the Uniques but didn’t do anything to change the freaking Fireball gloves, like how!?? I am… flabbergasted!

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Is there a link to the patch notes?

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If these were the “big buffs” coming I’m very disappointed.

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I copied it directly but here you go: Diablo IV Patch Notes — Diablo IV — Blizzard News…

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sorc’s next buff will be turning him into an npc :slight_smile:

congrats

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Thank you!

/01234567890

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congrats to all sorc players, your hotkeys remain the same throughout season 1 :smiley: teleport, flame shield, ice shield, frost nova will remain at the very least :smiley:

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When they were buffer they were 100% busted

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Keep in mind that minor buffs to base damages can significantly increase damage once buffs/multipliers are applied.

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minor buffs to skills nobody uses are not buffs at all

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Yeah I’m wondering if Frozen Orb is useable now, but not sure the buff was enough. A Blizzard/FO build could be interesting if the damage is there.

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Even though they failed us… im just glad they didnt nerf hydra even more than its current state. A buff to how it was in beta, or even to half of what it was in beta would be wonderful… all we can do is fantasize :pensive:

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What was left besides making it attack you?

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I honestly wouldnt be surprised if they implemented that sadly

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I was so excited to look at patch notes and find new build variety to play with. This was pretty disappointing. The miniscule buff to Incinerate feels bad.

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Disappointing.

Hydra / Chainlightning not even mentioned in the patchnotes, lul…

Don’t know why but my sorc feels even weaker than before the patch…

Will roll Necro on season 1.

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This fundamentally changes nothing but on the bright side their attempt of “making things more equal” at least managed to avoid nerfing anything which I view as a positive.

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Yeah it suxc so hard, that defence and mana regg is binded to defence skill, and even staggering (mini stun from enchantment) works best with defence skills.

They have simply to much interactions and power all over the skill tree on defence skills, that you will slot all four skills.

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