06-18-2004, 08:51 AM
What the patch needed to fix:
Problem: priests were boring with all their heals and cures and shields and nothing else.
Fixed: promised a 'total overhaul'. Added more heals and cures.
Granted they don't want the mez-every-monster-except-one play style of every other MMORPG but why not give priest players something else to do than just spam heal and shield. I'm thinking mind control. Did they just put it in to increase the # of class skills listed on the box or what.
Problem: druid wereforms tended to be useless because they couldn't eat or drink and DPS was too low.
Fixed: decreased rage cost when the bear's attacks miss. [and miss... and miss...] Slightly rebalanced cat form. Hat off if you notice the difference.
Totally ignored the eating and drinking thing, because in real life, animals don't eat or drink, even magical bears with horns. It's a realism thing.
Problem: warlocks were overpowered somehow. Somehow. Allegedly.
Fixed: totally ruined warlock class.
All of the channeling spells are useless now. Which means all you get to do is set voidwalker to attack, cast immo and corruption and stand there. Try shadowbolt if you have 1500 hp and are wearing a Shield Of Don't Aggro Me.
Problem: arcane missiles was overpowered somehow. Allegedly.
Fixed: the channeling 'fix' also 'fixed' mages.
Arcane missiles and blizzard are useless now, which means you get to spam fireball and frostbolt like a level 1 mofo. Someone missed the part where it says that level 30 AoE spells with that kind of mana cost should be better than your average single target projectile after all.
Problem: blink was bugged.
Fixed: removed blink.
Problem: brainwash was useless.
Fixed: removed brainwash.
Problem: shackle undead was useless.
Fixed: nerfed shackle undead.
Problem: sap was useless due to the many limitations.
Fixed: added extra limitations.
Problem: magma totem did too little damage and cost too much mana.
Fixed: decreased damage and increased mana cost.
Problem: 30 minutes cooldown on banish was just ridiculous.
Fixed: reduced cooldown to 20 minutes. That'll help.
Christ. Do they even listen to the beta testers or did they confuse the 'bug' and 'suggest' reports.
Problem: paladin was boring to play due to the lack of anything to do in combat.
Fixed: nerfed paladin so no one will play them and notice how boring they are.
Remember, they promised us 'massive paladin changes'. Seal of wrath now adds 16 hit points instead of 15 and now fades in *two* blinks of an eye. Add to this the bugged new rest states, the bugged hit point changes, the lack of talents and I'm starting to wonder if this is the patch or an accidentally released old backup copy.
Problem: priests were boring with all their heals and cures and shields and nothing else.
Fixed: promised a 'total overhaul'. Added more heals and cures.
Granted they don't want the mez-every-monster-except-one play style of every other MMORPG but why not give priest players something else to do than just spam heal and shield. I'm thinking mind control. Did they just put it in to increase the # of class skills listed on the box or what.
Problem: druid wereforms tended to be useless because they couldn't eat or drink and DPS was too low.
Fixed: decreased rage cost when the bear's attacks miss. [and miss... and miss...] Slightly rebalanced cat form. Hat off if you notice the difference.
Totally ignored the eating and drinking thing, because in real life, animals don't eat or drink, even magical bears with horns. It's a realism thing.
Problem: warlocks were overpowered somehow. Somehow. Allegedly.
Fixed: totally ruined warlock class.
All of the channeling spells are useless now. Which means all you get to do is set voidwalker to attack, cast immo and corruption and stand there. Try shadowbolt if you have 1500 hp and are wearing a Shield Of Don't Aggro Me.
Problem: arcane missiles was overpowered somehow. Allegedly.
Fixed: the channeling 'fix' also 'fixed' mages.
Arcane missiles and blizzard are useless now, which means you get to spam fireball and frostbolt like a level 1 mofo. Someone missed the part where it says that level 30 AoE spells with that kind of mana cost should be better than your average single target projectile after all.
Problem: blink was bugged.
Fixed: removed blink.
Problem: brainwash was useless.
Fixed: removed brainwash.
Problem: shackle undead was useless.
Fixed: nerfed shackle undead.
Problem: sap was useless due to the many limitations.
Fixed: added extra limitations.
Problem: magma totem did too little damage and cost too much mana.
Fixed: decreased damage and increased mana cost.
Problem: 30 minutes cooldown on banish was just ridiculous.
Fixed: reduced cooldown to 20 minutes. That'll help.
Christ. Do they even listen to the beta testers or did they confuse the 'bug' and 'suggest' reports.
Problem: paladin was boring to play due to the lack of anything to do in combat.
Fixed: nerfed paladin so no one will play them and notice how boring they are.
Remember, they promised us 'massive paladin changes'. Seal of wrath now adds 16 hit points instead of 15 and now fades in *two* blinks of an eye. Add to this the bugged new rest states, the bugged hit point changes, the lack of talents and I'm starting to wonder if this is the patch or an accidentally released old backup copy.
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Median 2008 mod for Diablo II
<span style="color:gray">New skills, new AIs, new items, new challenges...
06.dec.2006: Median 2008 1.44
Median 2008 mod for Diablo II
<span style="color:gray">New skills, new AIs, new items, new challenges...
06.dec.2006: Median 2008 1.44