Diablo IV Patch 2.0.2 Patch Notes
Blizzard released the 2.0.2 Patch Notes right after the Vessel of Hatred Pre-Launch Livestream!
Don't forget to take a look at the Pre-Launch Livestream Wrap-Up to learn even more !
Game Updates
Note: Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation and Ray Traced Foliage will be disabled while the team works on addressing an issue in an upcoming patch.
Balance Updates
All Classes
Runewords
Sorcerer
Passives & Legendary Aspects
Unique Items
Tempering
Paragon
Infernal Hordes
Developer’s Note: We made several changes to ensure Infernal Hordes remains a fun and rewarding activity. Our changes address not being able to target farm specific Unique items on a consistent basis, loot rewards feeling lackluster, and the process of opening chests feeling tedious.
- Greater Chest of Equipment cost increased from 60 to 200.
- Scrolls of Restoration have been added to the loot table.
- Chest of Materials have been reworked to consume all remaining Aether.
- Chest of Equipment has been removed.
- The Council Boss now drops guaranteed Legendary items with Infernal Hordes Affixes.
- The Greater Chest now contains a guaranteed Ancestral Legendary.
- Both the Chest of Materials and Chest of Gold now consume all remaining Aether rewarding Gold or crafting materials (including Masterworking Materials) the more Aether is spent on the chest.
- The Item Chest has been removed.
- Infernal Compasses can no longer be crafted.
- Infernal Compasses are now rare drops found in Torment Difficulties only.
- The number of waves will be randomly rolled on Infernal Compasses, and all runs of Infernal Hordes will have a maximum revive count of 4.
- The difficulty of the Infernal Horde will be determined by the Difficulty Level (Torment I, II, III, or IV).
- The number of revives is now limited to 4 across all Torment Difficulties.
User Interface and User Experience
- A new key-binding has been added to change from run to walk.
- Paragon Level now displays properly on character nameplates, such as in the menu or friends list.
Miscellaneous
- Paragon Level now displays properly on character nameplates, such as in the menu or friends list.
- Gems and Runes can be freely swapped without needing to visit the Jeweler.
Developer’s Note: When trying to Socket a gem into a two-Socket item that is already full, the bottom Gem will be removed, and the new Gem will become the top Gem—think first in, first out. If you try to Socket a Gem into an item that has 1 or more Runes in it, all Runes are automatically removed. The opposite is also true when Socketing Runes into an item that contains Gems. Additionally, Unsocketing no longer costs Gold to perform.
- The Blacksmith Cache now requires 5 Forgotten Souls to craft.
- Mythic Unique Item crafting has been adjusted. How to Craft:
- Previous: Crafting a specific Mythic Unique costs 4 Resplendent Sparks
- Now: A random Mythic Unique can be crafted with 2 Resplendent Sparks
- A specific Mythic Unique can be crafted with Resplendent Sparks plus a set of Runes unique to each item.
- Where to Craft
- Previous: The Alchemist
- Now: The Blacksmith
Developer’s Note: We've received requests for a reliable way to obtain a Mythic Unique during a season. This change fills that need. We've also created an avenue that allows you to target a specific Mythic Unique using Runes, giving more flexibility and progressive chase in your pursuit of Mythic Unique items.
- Runes are now guaranteed to be dropped from the following sources
- Boss encounters throughout the Vessel of Hatred campaign.
- Whisper Caches
- World Bosses
- First time reward for clearing a Stronghold (magic runes only)
- Impairment Reduction will no longer appear on items.
Developer’s Note: With the substantial increase to Impairment Reduction sources through Paragon, we found this was a good opportunity to improve the overall pool of Affixes on gear by removing Impairment Reduction as a gear Affix.
Bug Fixes
Barbarian
Druid
Necromancer
Rogue
Sorcerer
Tempering
Paragon
User Interface and User Experience
- Fixed an issue where larger numbers could become illegible in vendor and crafter menus.
- Fixed an issue where the description for Exquisite Blood did not properly display how many would be used to summon Lord Zir.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the stealth effect for The Shroud of False Death wouldn't be broken by Mercenaries or Minions dealing damage.
- Fixed an issue where the Stealth effect for The Shroud of False Death could prevent a summoned boss from spawning.
- Fixed an issue where summoning monsters at the beginning of a Legion event could be displaced when running into them with your Mount and using Spur.
- Fixed an issue where progression could become blocked for The Eyes of the Enemy quest when trying to place Locran's talisman.
- Fixed an issue where the Guaranteed Critical Strike andOverpower from the Qax and Xan runes could be consumed by non-damaging abilities.
- Fixed an issue where Legendary Aspects and Tempering Affixes that are not usable by your Class would occasionally function when using a Skill of another Class via Runewords. As part of this fix, Classes will no longer be able to equip items with Tempering or Legendary affixes that are Class-specific for another Class.
Developer’s Note: We found an issue where Classes could sometimes unintentionally benefit from Affixes and Legendary Powers that are Class-specific for other Classes. An example of this would be a Sorcerer benefitting from War Cry legendary items that belong to Barbarians. We find the design space interesting, particularly with Runewords being added to the game, and may explore these kinds of synergies in the future. Currently, we do not believe it is healthy for players to farm items and Affixes on one Class to benefit a different one.
- Various performance, UI, visual, and stability improvements.
What's next?
Our focus is now on the Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred’s Launch. As usual, the Maxroll Team will provide you with the most accurate resources and guides out there! We're continuing to work on more updates and bug fixes for D4Planner! Stay awhile and learn!
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Written by: Chewingnom
