New Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.1 update finally shows Sorcerers some love
Barbarians have gotten some pretty big buffs, too.
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What you need to know
Ahead of its scheduled release next week on Aug. 8, 2023, Blizzard has released the full patch notes for Diablo 4’s upcoming Update 1.1.1. The patch will be available on all platforms, and will include a variety of significant balance changes, bugfixes, and more.
The highlights of the update are major buffs coming to the Sorcerer class, which has struggled inDiablo 4endgame content and was recently nerfed in a manner that many felt was overkill. Blizzard has improved the Sorcerer’s survivability in the late game by improving the potency of Paragon Board selections, and has also reduced “Kiss-Curse effects,” or buffs that give an upside while also incurring a downside. Barbarian is also getting some improvements as well, with the developers focusing on raising their Basic skill Fury generation and increasing the power of their Unique items.
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Broadly, Blizzard has also focused on raising the viability of underperforming builds in an effort to diversify options in the endgame. Niche and underperforming Legendary Aspects are getting buffed as well, and will hopefully be worth using once this patch goes live.
Some other changes coming in this update include an increase to monster density inNightmare Dungeonsand Helltides, along with increased boss health above Level 60. Bosses above level 35 and Legion Events of the same level will also always drop a Legendary, as will Treasure Goblins at level 15 or higher.
For the complete patch notes, make sure you read through the section below.
Diablo 4 1.1.1 Build #43794: Patch notes
Here are the update’s full patch notes taken directly from Blizzard’s website.
CLASS BALANCE UPDATES
Hello wanderer, welcome to Patch 1.1.1!
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We’ve made quite a few balance adjustments to Classes. Our goals with this patch are as follows:
BARBARIAN
Skills
Passives
Legendaries
Uniques
ROGUE
Skills
Passives
Legendaries
Uniques
DRUID
Skills
Paragon
Legendaries
Class Mechanic
SORCERER
Skills
Passives
Paragon
Legendaries
Uniques
NECROMANCER
Skills
Paragon
Legendaries
Uniques
Minions
GAMEPLAY UPDATES
Monster Density
We are increasing monster density in Nightmare Dungeons and in Helltide.
Bosses and Events
Developer’s Note:We are making adjustments to the health values of high-level boss monsters.
General
Developer’s Note:Leave Dungeon ability was being used as another method of easy escape from danger in dungeons, particularly for Hardcore players. However, we recognize that this is outweighed by the downside of the game feeling less responsive. We’ve heard your feedback, and are reversing this change.
Malignant Hearts
Generic Unique Items
BUG FIXES
Accessibility
Cooperative Play
Dungeons
Gameplay
BARBARIAN
DRUID
NECROMANCER
ROGUE
SORCERER
Developer’s Note:The previous tooltip was a bit misleading as it did not consume the entirety of your mana pool. It will consume as much as it can depending on the number rolled on the affix.
General
Monsters
Quests
Season of the Malignant
Shop and Battle Pass
UI
Miscellaneous
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