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December 7 Update To Patch 2.4.3 PTR

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As promised by way of the official forums a few days ago, an update to the Patch 2.4.3 PTR (Patch Test Realm) would be arriving for adjustments to some of the new Legendary powers previewed at BlizzCon 2016. That update is here today and live for testing on the PTR right now.

However, the update doesn’t stop there, as each class has also received changes to one of their sets! This comes as a bit of a shocker, as it didn’t seem that sets were going to be getting too much tweaking for 2.4.3. It may now be fair to say that this patch is turning into a bigger behemoth than we originally thought we were getting. This latest updated also brings Greater Rift finagling, with smaller monster experience/progression receiving a bump. This should continue to push GRs towards a more consistent experience on average.

Continue forward for all of the new updates:

Originally Posted by Nevalistis (Official Post)

GENERAL

  • Bug Fixes
    • (PTR Only) Fixed an issue preventing the transmogrification options granted by the Anniverary Event from being available account-wide

ITEMS

  • Class Specific Items
    • Some existing class-specific Legendary items have been updated to include a unique Legendary power
      • Crusader
        • Faithful Memory
          • Each enemy hit by Falling Sword increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 50-60% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 10 times
      • Witch Doctor
        • The Barber
          • Instead of dealing direct damage, your Spirit Barrage now accumulates on the target
          • When you stop channeling casting, it explodes dealing 225-250% of the accumulated damage to all enemies within 15 yards
      • Wizard
        • Manald Heal
          • Enemies stunned with Paralysis also take 3000-3500%13,000-14,000% weapon damage as Lightning
    • The following class set powers have received changes
      • Barbarian
        • Wrath of the Wastes
          • (6) Set Bonus
            • Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and Dust Devils all Whirlwind damage is increased to 2500% weapon damage  by 400%
      • Crusader
        • Roland’s Legacy
          • (4) Set Bonus
            • Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 750% 1250%.
          • (6) Set Bonus
            • Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 10%15% damage reduction for 8 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
        • Demon Hunter
          • Embodiment of the Marauder
            • (6) Set Bonus
              • Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 800% 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
        • Monk
          • Inna’s Mantra
            • (6) Set Bonus
              • Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 50% 100% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
        • Witch Doctor
          • Spirit of Arachyr
            • (6) Set Bonus
              • The damage of your creature skills is increased by 1500% 2400%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas.
        • Wizard
          • Delsere’s Magnum Opus
            • (6) Set Bonus
              • Enemies affected by your Slow Time take 2000%2800% increased damage from your Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Explosive Blast, Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, and Wave of Force abilities.
  • Bug Fixes
    • The Barber
      • (PTR Only) Fixed an issue that was causing the explosion created by this item to fail if the stored damage exceeded the target’s current health
      • (PTR Only) Fixed an issue preventing +Spirit Barrage damage from applying to the explosions created by the skill when equipped with this item

ADVENTURE MODE

  • Greater Rifts
    • We have made a number of changes to improve the play experience of Greater Rifts
      • The Greater Rift progress bar now displays the percentage completion at the end of the bar when it is nearly filled
      • Monsters should now be more evenly distributed on each floor in Greater Rifts
        • Along with this, the experience and Greater Rift progression awarded for defeating many smaller monsters has been increased
      • Players will now get an extra chance to upgrade their Legendary Gems if they do not die in a Greater Rift

Are you surprised to see significant changes hit the PTR this late in the game? Do you feel incentivized to go test out the changes to the sets? Drop us a line and let us know what you’re thinking.


JR Cook

JR has been writing for fan sites since 2000 and has been involved with Blizzard Exclusive fansites since 2003. JR was also a co-host for 6 years on the Hearthstone podcast Well Met! He helped co-found BlizzPro in 2013.


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