Hotfix #31

Hi Adventurers,

We want to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Years! We’ve worked hard to make some critical improvements so everyone can enjoy the holidays. We have implemented several fixes which improve server performance and should reduce the amount of rubber banding. We have concluded our experiment with the map rotation and now ALL maps will be available for ALL party types. We understand that matches may be less full than usual for the time being, but we decided that it was better to build and learn based on our expected specs rather than force a band-aid solution. We have also made balance changes to the Barbarian class with our hope of increasing the skill ceiling and to allow for more risk vs. reward playstyle. We’ve also slightly upgraded the Wizard to improve their early game experience and assist them in solo play as a starting point. Finally, this update includes our first pass at the Marketplace feature that allows users to sell items to other players through an automated process. We have focused on function over comfort at this stage, but we plan to improve it and make it more convenient in future iterations. The original Trading Post system will remain intact to accommodate direct trades between users, especially for more valuable items. We want to thank everyone for their patience as we worked to fix these pressing issues.

Changes:

• Fixed several issues that could cause poor client/server performance.
• Fixed an issue where automatically equipped utility items could become unusable with the autofill feature turned on.
• Fixed several sound errors.
• Fixed an issue where multiple Barbarians' Savage Roar could be applied at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where the Warlock's Phantomize could persist indefinitely.
• Fixed an issue where Warlocks could be hit by some area-of-effect spells while using Phantomize.
• Fixed an issue where characters could get stuck in certain spots in the Ice Cavern.
• Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in the elevator in Ice Cavern.
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to escape without boarding the Ice Cavern's Raft.
• Fixed an issue where too many Marvelous Chest appeared in the Crypts.
• Fixed an issue where items looted from corpses would sometimes disappear.
• Fixed an issue where Ice Kobold's Calling would not work.
• Fixed an issue that could result in a crash while moving items in the stash.
• The sound effect when frostbitten has been updated.
• Fighter's Barricade perk now also increases Magic Resistance by 50.
• Barbarian's base Strength decreased from 25 → 20, and Resourcefulness increased from 7 → 12.
• Barbarian can now equip the Round Shield.
• Barbarian's Rage skill Strength gain decreased from 15 → 10, movement speed bonus decreased from 15% → 10%.
• Barbarian's Potion Chugger potion duration has change from -20% → -50%.
• Barbarian's Savage Roar duration changed from 8s → 6s.
• Barbarian's Reckless Attack armor penetration increased from 75% → 85% while the armor rating penalty has also been increased from -35 → -200.
• The amount of charges for the Wizard’s Ignite spell has increased from 5 → 10.
• Quarterstaff has been added to the Wizard's basic starting kit.
• Wizard Meditation skill also gives the benefits of resting (heals recoverable health) when active. The rest is additive when meditating next to a campfire.
• Cleric's Bless spell bonus effects increased from +3 → +5.
• Warlock's Torture Mastery attribute bonus ratio has been changed from 25% → 15%.
• Warlock's Bolt of Darkness health cost in demon form increased from 2 to 3.
• The duration of all potions has been reduced.
• Armor penetration for Boneshaper has been reduced from 25% → 15%.
• Armor penetration for the Club has been reduced from 15% → 10%.
• War Maul armor penetration has increased from 15% → 20%.
• The colors of Frost Wolf and Frost Walker's Elite and Nightmare variations have been modified.
• Valentine has returned to the merchants. Nicholas has gone back to his snowy abode.
• The Collector now purchases Candy Canes, Gingerbread Cookies and Heart Candies.
• If you leave a match in the lobby phase, you will be prevented from joining another match for some time.
• Modified some monster spawns in the Ice Caverns.
• The match time for the Ice Caverns has been significantly increased from 12m->18m.
• Solo, Duos, and Trios now have access to all dungeons.
• The Marketplace has been added.