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2.0 PTR Patch Notes

Last Updated:August 29, 2024

Blizzard just released the 2.0 PTR Patch Notes right after finishing the Campfire Chat!

This is just a preview of the 2.0 PTR Patch Notes. The PTR will open on the September 4th.
Don't forget to take a look at the 2.0 PTR Update Campfire Chat Wrap-Up to learn even more !

Game Updates

Accessibility

Players may now enable Hybrid Targeting, a new feature that allows for proximity selection of interactables to be used when mouse movement is disabled. This is meant to assist with item selection in instances where cursor targeting could prove challenging.

Additions

All Classes

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

Balance Updates

General Updates

All Classes

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

Shrine Updates

Loot Updates

User Interface and User Experience

  • The order in which the player can Favorite/Mark an item as junk has been reversed. Favoriting now requires one click, marking as junk requires two.
  • The icon denoting that there are additional Skill/Paragon points to spend now also displays how many points are available to spend.
  • The tooltips for Dungeons viewed in the Map have been improved to have more information at a glance.
  • New settings have been added in the gameplay options menu to hide certain warning messages and announcements, such as "You need more mana".
  • The sound that plays when arriving at a pinned destination has been made more prominent.
  • Players may now enable Hybrid Targeting, a new feature that allows for proximity selection of interactables to be used when mouse movement is disabled. This is meant to assist with item selection in instances where cursor targeting could prove challenging.

Miscellaneous

  • The number of available character slots has been increased from 12 to 13.
  • Dodge chance can no longer reach 100% through any means. The Dodge Chance bonuses from the handful of related aspects have been swapped from additive to inverse multiplicative, matching typical Dodge Chance modifiers.
  • The Gauntlet will be disabled for Season 6 while the meta settles with the introduction of the Spiritborn and all other system updates.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

General

User Interface and User Experience

  • Fixed an issue where Item names in the Transmutation tab were inconsistent.
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Ground Stomp didn't display the modifiers for the Enhanced and Tactical upgrades.
  • Fixed an issue where the Blast-Trapper's and Infiltrator's Aspects weren't associated with the Trap keyword when searching the Codex of Power.
  • Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Bursting Venoms and the Toxic Alchemist Aspect weren't associated with the Poison keyword when searching the Codex of Power.
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltips for Boss summoning items were inconsistent between the inventory and the summoning menu.
  • Fixed an issue where the highlighting of Necromancer Minions was inconsistent throughout various tooltips.
  • Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment was still labeled as Aspect of Echoing Fury in the Delver Challenge aspect list.
  • Fixed an issue where Frostburn's Lucky Hit to Freeze was not displayed in Character Stats.
  • Fixed an issue where several aspects would not properly show up when using the keyword search filter in the Codex of Power.
  • Fixed an issue where there wasn't a quest marker over the Medical notes dropped by the witch in Alcarnus.
  • Fixed an issue where Life total could display as slightly above or slight below max health when affixes with bonus maximum life were present.
  • Fixed an issue where the quest pin would disappear after running away from the Frightened Pilgrims during the To Walk a Dark Path quest.

Miscellaneous

  • Fixed an issue where items could become un-droppable after interacting with the stash while sitting on a chair.
  • Various performance, stability, and visual improvements.

What's next?

We hope you enjoy the Season of the Infernal Hordes with the aid of our Season 5 guides, tier lists and resources as well as our Patch 1.5.1 updates. Our focus now is to keep things up to date and to make sure our Build Guides are still solid material. We're continuing to work on more updates! We'll also keep monitoring Vessel of Hatred informations, campfire chat and more to keep you updated!

With that said, head over to our Discord to stay up to date with our content development and to make the most of your Season 5 experience! Also don't forget to check out our Youtube channel!

Written by: Chewingnom

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