Changelogs - Blizzless Glossary

New runeword

Wonder, a staff runeword with the Conviction aura

Wonder New

Runes: Ohm + Lem + Ist
Base: 3-socket staves

The game version update leaves no way to keep the Conviction aura on bound demons. This is not only a compensation for Warlocks but also a new runeword for Sorceress staves: it adds build variety and more valuable items, and 3-socket staves finally make sense.

Level 9 Conviction Aura When Equipped
7% Chance to cast Level 33 Flame Wave on Striking
+2 to All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
-10% to Enemy Fire Resistance
All Resistances +20-40%
+1 to Telekinesis (any class)

Uber quests: higher difficulty

Harder uber quests: the Ancients cast Bloodlust more often, the Butcher gets Crushing Blow, Leoric slows casting, Diablo Clone's minions stand closer to him

Uber Ancients

Chance to cast Bloodlust raised to 50%

Curses get harder to use: Bloodlust removes them.

The Butcher

Added 50% chance of Crushing Blow

The Butcher will cut through the player's summons more effectively.

Leoric

On contact slows cast rate by 50% for 15 s, effect radius 3
The effect cannot be removed

Diablo Clone

The three minion packs stand even closer to the boss

It gets harder to split the minions and pull them one by one.

Crafting recipes

Crafting uniques and several recipes costs more, Greater Caster Amulet always rolls 20% Faster Cast Rate

Crafting unique items

Why: Based on community polls and the suggestions we reviewed, crafting unique items must not radically outperform gambling, let alone be a preferred alternative to trading between players.

Griffon's Eye

Resplendent Spark: 5 → 8
50% chance of failure: the item comes out with 1 durability
The 50% chance of an ethereal result stays

Arachnid Mesh

Resplendent Spark: 4 → 5
50% chance of failure: the item comes out with 1 durability
The 50% chance of an ethereal result stays

Harlequin's Crest

Resplendent Spark: 1 → 2
Chance of an ethereal result raised to 50%

Nightwing Veil

Resplendent Spark: 1 → 2

Other recipes

Why: Several other recipes get more expensive: they devalued the gold finder's trade or made famous unique items (Raven Frost) pointless.

Unstoppable Ring

Horadric Sphere in the recipe is replaced with Resplendent Spark

Murderous Ring

Life Leech is no longer guaranteed

Artisan's Headpiece

Resplendent Spark: 1 → 2

Headpiece of Tongue-Twister

Resplendent Spark: 1 → 2

Greater Caster Amulet

Always exactly 20% Faster Cast Rate: 10% from the craft properties and 10% from the random rare affix are now guaranteed

Character balance

Tougher Necromancer and Druid summons, weaker Warlock demons; nerfs to Hex: Bane, Blade Fury and Miasma Chain

Summoners

Why: Summoner builds need tuning. Skeletal Mages have 7 times less life than fire demons while filling the same role. Druid summons are much weaker than Warlock summons overall and need a life buff: the gap reaches 11 times. Crushing Blow for the Grizzly is a player request: it has been tried in other mods and is safe for balance since it does not affect PvP. Players report a lot about Warlock minions: their huge life makes the new uber quests trivial, while those quests are meant to be hard.

Summon Tainted

Base demon life: -50%

Bind Demon

The -60% life penalty that applied only at skill level 1 is now permanent at every level

Raise Skeletal Mage

Base life: x2

Summon Spirit Wolf

Base life: +100% on Nightmare, +200% on Hell

Summon Dire Wolf

Base life: +75% on Nightmare, +150% on Hell

Summon Grizzly

Base life: +20% on Nightmare, +40% on Hell
Added Crushing Blow: 2% per skill level

Nerfs to overperforming builds

Why: Overperforming builds need nerfs, some builds outperform their alternatives so much that the game gets boring. The most notable one is Hex: Bane with the Demon Machine crossbow: over 1 million DPS without counting Crushing Blow.

Hex: Bane

Damage per skill level: +22-26 → +13-16 (-40%)

Blade Fury

Damage per skill level: +13 → +11 (-15%)

Miasma Chain

Skill damage: -20%

After this change the hero matches the Hammerdin in damage per second, but still beats him in comfort of play and extra crowd control tools.