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The full set of patch notes for this update can be seen below. It mostly implements fixes for some bugs and tweaks seasons. Diablo III patch 2.6.1d is now live in the Americas for PlayStation 4. Read up on the preliminary patch notes for the Patch 2.6.1 Public Test Realm. Patch 2.6.1 PTR Patch Notes. Wild Deck Report – January 18, 2019. Azerite Armor Updates & Changes. World of Warcraft. Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 2 Begins.

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• A new patch has arrived for Diablo III on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it revamps a variety of skills, runes, and Legendary and Set items. Diablo 3 Update 2.6.1 Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes.
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Blizzard has released a new update, version 2.6.1, for Diablo III on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It doesn't introduce any new features, but it does change items and skills--some of which have seen runes completely redesigned.

At a high level, Blizzard said that some skills have been buffed, while others have received adjustments 'for improved playability and performance.' Multiple Legendary items have also been buffed, while Blizzard has taken a close look at how each class performs in Greater Rifts. It said it's 'made several changes to bring as many gameplay styles as close in line to each other as possible, with a focus on the most popular or requested builds.'

Among the redesigned runes is Bloodshed for the Barbarian's Battle Rage. After the change, its description is as follows: 'Deal damage equal to 20% of your recent critical hits to enemies within 20 yards every 1 second.' Blizzard said this was done at least in part due to performance issues with the way it worked before (where critical hits caused blood explosions). Meanwhile, the Crusader's Limitless rune for the Blessed Hammer has also been changed completely, again because of performance concerns. With this new patch, its description reads, 'Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer to 640% weapon damage as Holy and increase its area of effect by 20 yards.' Previously, each hammer spawned had a chance to create an additional hammer.

Unsurprisingly, as the game's newest class, Necromancer sees more changes than any other class. The minions raised by Command Skeletons now break crowd-control effects when you command them, and they won't die after taking too many hits. Additionally, Fueled by Death's speed boost can now exceed the 25% cap, and Bone Armor can be cast on the move (and doesn't cost Essence).

'Many' of Diablo III's Legendary and Set items are now more likely to drop, although Blizzard didn't specify which ones. The list of changes are far too many to count, but in many cases, Set bonuses have been dramatically increased. For instance, the Barbarian's Might of the Earth six-piece bonus now increases the damage of certain skills by 5600%, up from 1200%.

Blizzard offers a full rundown on what's new and different in the patch notes here. The update is out now on all platforms.

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A major update has arrived for Diablo III on all platforms today, bringing with it a large number of changes and some new features.

The video above provides an overview of patch 2.5.0's main additions, which include the Armory feature announced at BlizzCon last year. This lets you store up to five different builds for each of your characters, allowing you to easily swap between sets of gear, skills, gems, and runes. It may sound like a relatively minor thing, but it's a really exciting addition for those who like to mix up their play style without going through the tedious process of memorizing and manually swapping out all of these things.

Crafting materials (such as Arcane Dust or Forgotten Souls) no longer take up inventory space, as they've been moved to their own area. Any materials you already have will be sent here automatically, freeing up your personal inventory and bank space. When picking up these types of items, you'll now see a floating message above your head that helps to keep you informed about what you've obtained.

High-end players have a new type of item to track down. Primal Ancients are very rare items that are guaranteed to have perfect Ancient-level stats on their affixes, as well as the maximum number of sockets possible for the item. You'll only be able to find them after you've reached Greater Rift 70 solo with one of the characters on your account. Once you've done so, any you find will be for the class you're playing when the item drops.

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Adventure mode sees some changes, as certain tilesets will now appear less often in Greater Rifts. Additionally, your highest solo Greater Rift completion will now dictate what difficulty levels you can access, rather than your Paragon level. And Bonus Acts are no longer a thing, as you're now free to play any Act you wish--completing an Act still nets you the same rewards as you'd receive for completing the Bonus Act previously.

Other changes to specific classes and items have been made, along with quality-of-life changes such as allowing you to assign Paragon points 100 at a time by holding the Control key on PC. You can see the full 2.5.0 patch notes for the PC version here.

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Those playing on Xbox One or PS4 will see the introduction of Seasons. The first will begin on March 31 and operate like Seasons on PC, where you start a fresh character who can't access your bank.

Also on the way to Diablo III is the new Necromancer class, which we recently got to check out for ourselves.

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