Support abilities have been significantly weakened on the “Diablo 3” test server.
Playing Diablo 3 in a group with friends has previously provided significant benefits when individual characters utilized support spells such as a mass slow. These nerfs are expected to particularly affect classes like the Witch Doctor, which are often played as pure supporters or with companions.
Previous changes to the Witch Doctor in Patch 2.4.2
According to information from the Diablofans website, there have been changes to the following spells for the Witch Doctor:
- Big Bad Voodoo – Summons a fetish that performs a ritual dance, increasing the attack and movement speed of all nearby allies by
20%15% for 20 seconds. - Big Bad Voodoo Rune: Dance of the Spirits – The fetish increases the damage of nearby allies by
30%15%. - Haunt Rune: Poisoned Spirit – Haunted enemies receive 20% more damage
from all sourcesfrom attacks. Damage from Haunt is converted into poison damage. - Mass Confusion Rune: Paranoia – All enemies in the area of effect of Paranoia
receive 30% more damagedeal 30% less damage for 12 seconds. - Hex – Summons a Fetish Shaman for 12 seconds that transforms enemies into chickens. Hexed enemies cannot attack
and receive 15% additional damage. - Hex Rune: Jinxed – Increases the damage that hexed enemies receive by
30%15%. - Hex Rune: Giant Toad – Summons a toad that devours enemies for a short time and spits them back out. Spit out enemies are covered in a slime layer that inflicts 750% weapon damage as poison damage over 5 seconds, slows them down, and increases all damage taken by
25%15%. - Summon Zombie Dogs Rune: Chilling Cold – Enemies hit by your Zombie Dogs or hit by them are chilled for 3 seconds
and receive 15% additional damage.
There are also changes for the Monk, Wizard, and other classes with support abilities. However, keep in mind that these patch notes are currently only from the PTR server and can change at any time. As the Witch Doctor’s solo gameplay would be significantly affected by these changes, it is assumed that these changes are not final yet. You can find the previous PTR patch notes on the Diablofans website.
