Even thought console versions of Diablo III have been getting most of the love lately with Ultimate Evil Edition, that doesn’t mean the PC version has been left out to dry. PC players will find that a new patch, Patch 2.1.1, went live a couple of days ago in North America and did quite a bit to enhance the game as it stands today.
With various modifications to pets, character classes, items, Adventure Mode, crafting, and the various monsters we encounter in the game. It is unknown when the console versions will receive this patch in the future. Check out the full patch list below to view all the changes now added:
Diablo III Patch 2.1.1 - v2.1.1.27255
CLASSES
General
Pets
Philosophy
We want pet survivability to be roughly equivalent to the player that summoned them Many monster attacks that are intended to be avoided by players, and weren't already dealing reduced damage to pets, now deal significantly less damage to petsBug Fixes
Pets are now properly affected by Shield Pylons
Crusader
Active Skills
Shield Bash
Can now be interrupted during the hit animation
Witch Doctor
Active Skills
Fetish Army
Fetish Life has been greatly increased Fetish movement speed has been significantly increased Fetish leash range has been slightly increasedGargantuan
Gargantuan is now summoned at the location of your mouse cursor Summon animation speed has been increased Spirit Walk No longer cancels early when the physical body that is left behind takes enough damageSummon Zombie Dogs
Zombie Dog Life has been greatly increased
Passive Skills
Fetish Sycophants
Fetish Life has been greatly increased Fetish movement speed has been significantly increased Fetish leash range has been slightly increasedUser Interface
Fetish Army and Fetish Sycophants portrait icons should now display more fitting names on mouseover
ITEMS
Class-Specific Legendary Items
Wizard
Firebird's Finery
The infinite DoT debuff should now have a unique effect when it is applied
Legendary Gems
Boon of the Hoarder
The number of Gold piles that explode from enemies on kill has been reduced To compensate, the amount of Gold in each pile has been increased The total amount of Gold dropped remains unchanged, but this will noticeably reduce screen clutter
Bug Fixes
The Moratorium secondary power can now be triggered by assists The Bane of the Trapped damage increase will now properly applied to Frozen enemies The Gem of Efficacious Toxin poison DoT can now properly be applied by pet attacks
ADVENTURE MODE
Rift Guardians and Greater Rift Guardians now drop more crafting materials
Infernal Machine
In multiplayer games, the Key of Bones, Key of Gluttony, and Key of War will now be considered group drops This means that, instead of players having an individual chance to find a key, that chance is now exists at the party level If a Key of Bones, a Key of Gluttony, or a Key of War drops, it will drop for everyone in the party at the time
Greater Rifts
The Rift of Trials has received numerous adjustments in an effort to more accurately assess an appropriate level of Greater Rift Large Aqueduct and Sewer maps will no longer show up in Greater Rifts
Kadala
Philosophy
While Kadala is doing a great job of giving players more control over finding specific items, we felt the current experience was a bit cumbersome and inconvenient As a result, we're working to reduce the frequency at which players need to run between Kadala and the Blacksmith to salvage unwanted items The cost to purchase items from Kadala has been greatly increased The chance for Kadala to drop a Legendary item has also been greatly increased
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that could cause Greater Rift Guardians to sometimes drop multiple of the same Legendary Gem
CRAFTING
Mystic
Enchanting
Philosophy
We want players to be able to more reliably add sockets to their jewelry in order to enjoy Legendary Gems We still have long term plans to provide more outlets for excess gems and more ways to farm gems that a player needs; however, since those changes are further down the road, we wanted to improve the quality of life of Seasonal and Non-Seasonal players alike by making it easier to add a socket to your Rings and Amulets The cost to enchant jewelry has been reduced from a Flawless Imperial gem to an Imperial gem
MONSTERS
The Electrified monster affix now has a short internal cooldown The damage of The Butcher's Fan of Spears attack has been slightly reduced The range of the Charging Beasts' Charge attack has been slightly reduced Plague Nest Bats have had their health globe drop rate significantly decreased Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts Maggot Broods no longer start out burrowed in Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts Sand Dwellers no longer start out burrowed in Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts Demonic Hellflyers now run away less frequently and no longer ambush players from the air in Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts Ghosts now run away less frequently and no longer fly through walls inNephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts Rockworms can no longer spawn in Nephalem Rifts and Greater RiftsLet us know in the comments what you thought the best change they made was and why!