Blizzard has released the official patch notes for Season 3 with Patch 1.3.0 in Diablo 4. Included: a major nerf for Overpower. The mechanic was particularly important for Barbarians in Season 2. A player calculates how strongly the nerf affects Barbarians.
This is what the patch notes contain:
- At its core, the patch primarily brings adjustments to all classes and some items, along with new items for the respective classes. Barbarians and Sorceresses, for instance, receive a nerf.
- The patch goes live together with Season 3. It starts on Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 PM German time. Here you can find all content related to Season 3 summarized.
- The complete patch notes were posted by Blizzard on Friday. You can find them here on page 2 of this article.
What kind of effect is this? Overpower is one of the mechanics that can multiply the damage of all classes. However, Barbarians benefit the most from it, as well as Druids, whose damage reached the billions.
Each class can overpower with a fixed chance of 3% per attack. The effect becomes stronger the more health and buffs your character has. Since both are generally higher for Druids and Barbarians than for other classes, Overpower is particularly strong for them.
Barbarians even have a talent that makes Overpower even stronger. One reason why HotA Barbarians were the absolutely strongest build for some time in Season 2. With Season 3, there are now heavy nerfs. The patch notes state:
- Overpowering attacks now receive +1% damage instead of the previous +2% per 1% of your base health in buffs.
- Overpowering attacks now receive +1% damage instead of the previous +2% per 1% of your base health that you have as additional bonus health.
- And for Barbarians: The overpower damage from Brutal Force has been reduced from 15% to 8% per rank.
A user on Reddit calculated how significant the nerf would effectively be. He estimates a 14% decrease in damage due to the general nerf for all classes. The additional nerf from the Barbarian talent results in an overall 23% decrease in overpower damage for the class. You can find the exact calculation on Reddit.
Patch Notes for Season 3 – The Highlights
Barbarians also receive a few buffs. Weapon expertise now requires about 50% less experience to level up, and the Berserker mode deals more damage.
Hunters receive new legendaries that apparently build on executing a single, powerful strike from the shadows – classic “assassin” gameplay. Buffs are also available for Crow Feet and Glide Blade.
Sorceresses, who were among the strongest classes in Season 2, could finally get a proper fire build in Season 3. There is a new unique that significantly strengthens meteors. You can find the complete patch notes on the next page.
One of the most important changes for all classes is that Hell Floods are now basically permanently active. With a 5-minute break between floods, they will otherwise be active every hour, just like Blood Harvests in Season 2.
In addition, there are changes specific to Season 3. There is a completely new mechanic where you can build and customize your own companion. The “Construct” can tank for you or deal more damage. How it works, we explain here for you: This is how the new Seneschall mechanic works – All stones and their powers
On the next page, we will show you the complete patch notes for Update 1.3.0 with all the changes to classes and items.
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