Character Balancing
There were a fair amount of alterations to the different Diablo 3 classes with this anniversary update, most of which are tied to the various armor sets that give bonuses to each hero. While you can read the full list of changes here, some of the most notable were focused around the Crusader, Witch Doctor, and Wizard.
The Crusader’s Roland armor got hit with the biggest changes as the 4 set passive got a buff to the Shield Bash damage bringing it up from 750% to 1250%. If you have 6 pieces of the armor equipped at once all of your Shield Bash and Sweep Attacks grant users a 15% damage reduction, as opposed to the original 10%. This is to make the character more tanky and increase his survivability as the Crusader is meant to be a frontline fighter.
For the Witch Doctor, their Spirit of Arachyr 6 set bonus had their pet’s damage increased from 1500% to a whopping 2400%. While the Wizard’s Delsere’s Mangnum Opas not only upped the slow time effect from 2000% to 2800% but received a general damage buff to the Energy Twister, Arcane Orb, Magic Missle, Explosive Blast, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, and Wave of Force powers.
With the Diablo 3 20th anniversary event almost here, it looks like a hefty amount of changes are coming to this title. It’s fantastic to see that despite being released in 2012, this dungeon crawler is still receiving new and interesting content for players to enjoy. Now if you excuse us, we need to go back to farming monsters for loot.
