Don’t be Alarmed by Datamined Nerfs in 1.0.5
Posted 12 September 2012 by RushsterWith v.1.0.5 now looming and almost ready for deployment, Blizzard has informed everyone that when the next patch is datamined it will look like there’s a lot of nerfing going on. However, they point out that these nerfs are offset by other changes that will not be apparent.
A blog is incoming to explain the changes but it may not make it out before the info is datamined, just do not be too alarmed when you see the raw data from the datamined client, and in fact, it’s probably best you ignore the datamined info and wait for the blog otherwise there could be an uproar over nothing.
There’s also an on-going speculation thread in the forums as to what exactly will happen in the 1.0.5 patch and you can chip in here.
Well I’m sure there will be a reasonable explanation for every… EVERYONE PANIC WE’RE ALL GETTING NERFED!
Aagarrrgggghhhhhh noooooooooooo not a nerf. ….. .. .
I wonder if this is related to the CC changes or if this is something else entirely. It seems odd to point this out so maybe this is something they haven’t discussed yet thus the reason for having a blog update. I’m probably just dreaming but I would love it if they were addressing the overemphasis on weapon DPS and were restructuring skills accordingly.
I assume it’s unrelated to CC. Making CC better in Inferno was the whole point after all, so it’s not like they would nerf it to compensate.
My guess is that they’re making some sort of systemic balance changes in preparation for PvP. It makes sense to do that in 1.0.5 so they can get the PvE game balanced properly before they have PvP to contend with as well.
bye bye op trail of cinders which has made my life in act 1 inferno much easier
but my primary skill is straff, so you have got to realize i suck regardless.
Especially when your primary skill does not exist.
“these nerfs are offset by other changes”
We nerfed half of the builds, but it’s OK because we’re also nerfing the other half.
I think the patch might even be ninja implemented in a few hours already. Read somewhere else the release notes will only be (lol) released after the patch is live… I sense some sneaky mysterious stuff going on…
Two things can happen: amazing update with big surprise, everyone happy again for few weeks OR update and 75% of players who don’t read these sites will enrage to such great extend that Belial flees the game.
The login is not working, strange.
My guess is the changes will be how damage dealt and damage mitigation are calculated, and that damage and resistance stats will be getting \nerfed\, but in reality they are actually being buffed.
Yeah, I think this is the most likely explanation as well.
Yep, we’re right.
If they nerf Uproars Over Nothing, half the internet will collapse.
I assume that they
1.) nerf classes/spells because they lower the overall game difficulty, especially inferno mode.
2.) lower the game difficulty to make act 2/3/4 inferno accessible for everyone, especially the hardcore players, and to balance the game in preparation for the pvp patch.
3.) lower the game difficulty to (re-)implement the “/players X” command, so that players have the option to play inferno easy mode oder super-hard. Both factions – casual and “pro” gamers – will be satisfied. Also, item drops can be increased by the solo players themselves by chosing a higher “/players X”.
4.) lower the game difficulty to stimulate AH activity. Now that inferno becomes manageable, the HC (RM)AH might go live as well because the risk that you lose all your stuff has been reduced significantly. Also, pvp will bring a huge boost for the (RM)AH revenue stream (pay 2 win).
PS: The incgamers login still won’t let me in, even with deleted cookies.
One overnerf patch. One underbuff patch… and so it goes on.
since when has 1.05 been looming? other than the developer’s diary on crowd control skill changes, I haven’t read or heard of any news regarding a release date or any additional details. Other than a few references to “don’t worry, we’re actively looking into that!” here and there, there’s been nothing. Have I missed something?