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Patch 2.1 was a major content patch for Reaper of Souls. It was developed during the spring and summer of 2014<ref>[http://diablo.somepage.com/news/1830-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-release-party#seasons Patch 2.1 release] - Josh Mosqueira, 25/03/2014</ref> and went live to the PTR for player testing in late June, 2014<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-patch-2-1-live-ptr-patch-notes PTR Live] - Blizzard Entertainment, 26/06/14</ref>. After numerous patches and changes and added content/features, Patch 2.1 finally went live on August 26, 2014.
New features added in Patch 2.1 is include: [[Greater Rifts]], [[Legendary Gems]], the artisan [[Urshi]], the next content patch due for Diablo 3 Reaper [[Realm of Souls. There is no expected release date other than sometime in 2014Trials]], The [[Cesspools]] tileset, as stated by Game Director[[Greed's Domain]], [[Josh MosqueiraSeasons]] on 25th March 2014. <ref>, [[http://diablo.somepage.com/news/1830-diablo-iii-reaper-Seasonal Legendaries]], and hundreds of-souls-release-party#seasons Patch 2changes to legendary items and class skills.1 release] - Josh Mosqueira, 25/03/2014</ref>
This article houses not just the patch notes, but extensive collections of changes made during the lengthy PTR period, tracking the evolution of various new game features.
==Official Patch 2.1 went live on [[PTR]] on 26 June 2014.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-patch-2-1-live-ptr-patch-notes PTR Live] - Blizzard Entertainment, 26/06/14</ref> It is still therefore in development and things may change.Notes==
Numerous versions of the patch were rolled out over the course of the PTR testing, with major updates on: [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-patch-2-1-live-ptr-patch-notes June 26th start date], [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/ptr-diablo-3-patch-2-1-notes-updated July 11], [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/ptr-patch-skill-change-comparison-17-july July 18], [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-ptr-2-1-0-patch-notes-5-august August 5], and [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-ptr-2-1-patched-13-august August 13]. The full final patch notes can be seen below. xxx ==Item Changes== Dozens of legendary items were buffed or modified in the patch, and a few new ones were created as well. An overview: * [[Ramaladni's Gift]] is a new legendary material that can add a socket to any unsocketed weapon. New item set: [[Roland's Legacy]]. Crusader set, six pieces. Helm, [[Roland's Visage]], shoulders [[Roland's Mantle]], chest [[Roland's Bearing]], gloves [[Roland's Grasp]], legs [[Roland's Determination]], and boots [[Roland's Stride]]. {||Roland's Legacy item set bonuses (2) Set Bonus:* {{c_green|+500 Strength}} (4) Set Bonus:* {{c_green|+100% Shield Bash Damage}}* {{c_green|+100% Sweep Attack Damage}} (6) Set Bonus:* {{c_green|Hitting an enemy with Shield Bash or Sweep Attack grants 20% Attack Speed for 3 seconds, stacking up to 5 times}}|} Other new legendary items: * [[Akanesh, The Herald of Righteousness]] -- One-handed spear. Inherent bonus of +15-25% holy damage.* [[The Dagger of Darts]] -- New WD dagger. Legendary affix: {{c_orange|Your Poison Darts and your Fetishes' Poison Darts now pierce.}}* [[Wojahnni Assaulter]] -- Crossbow: Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Rapid Fire deals 40-50% more damage per second, stacks up to 4 times.}}* [[Unrelenting Phalanx]] -- Crusader Shield: Legendary affix: {{c_orange|Allows Phalanx to summon twice as many Avatars.}} ===Seasonal Legendaries=== New legendary items only findable by seasonal characters. All these items will move into the general character pool once the season concludes and new seasonal legendary items will be added with season two. Full details on the [[Seasonal Legendary]] items page. * [[Aether Walker]] -- Wand, wizard only.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Removes the cooldown of Teleport. Teleport now costs 25 Arcane Power.}}* [[Bottomless Potion of Rejuvenation]] -- Health potion.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Restores 15% of your primary resource when used below 25% Life.}}* [[Frydehr's Wrath]] -- Crusader Shield** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Removes the cooldown of Condemn. Condemn now costs 40 Wrath.}}* [[Hillenbrand's Training Sword]] -- Templar Relic (follower item)** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Reduces the cooldown of all Templar skills by 50%.}}* [[Krelm's Buff]]. Belt. No class restriction.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Grants a 20% Movement Speed bonus. Taking damage causes you to lose this effect for 15 seconds.}}* [[Krelm's Buff]] -- Bracers** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Grant you immunity to Knockback and Stun effects.}}* [[Leonine Bow of Hashir]] -- Bow. ** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Grants Bola Shot a 15-20% chance on explosion to pull in all enemies within 24 yards.}}* [[Remorseless]] -- One-handed Mighty Weapon. Barbarian only.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Grants Hammer of the Ancients a 25-30% chance to summon an Ancient for 20 seconds.}}* [[Sacred Harvester]] -- Ceremonial Dagger, WD only.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Soul Harvest now stacks up to 10 times.}}* [[Slipka's Letter Opener]] -- Scoundrel Token, follower item.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Reduces the cooldown of all Scoundrel skills by 50%.}}* [[Vadim's Surge]] -- Enchantress Focus, follower item.** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Reduces the cooldown of all Enchantress skills by 50%. }}* [[Vengeful Wind]] (Fist Weapon) ** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Increases the maximum stack count of Sweeping Winds by 5-7. }} ===Helms=== * [[Gyana-Na-Kashu]] -- Fireball weapon damage increased from 300-400% to 525-700%.* [[Kekegi's Unbreakable Spirit]] -- No more inherent affix to [[cooldown reduction]].* [[Leoric's Crown]] -- Legendary affix boosts the effect of the gem socketed into the helm by 75-100%.* [[Madstone]] -- Life regeneration no longer inherent. New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Your Seven-Sided Strike applies [[Exploding Palm]].}} * [[Mask of Jeram No longer rolls AllRes by default. * [[Helltooth Mask]] (Name duplication with the [[Mask of Jeram]] fixed.* [[Quetzalcoatl]] -- No longer an inherent bonus to mana regeneration or Attack Speed.* [[Storm Crow]] -- No longer inherent roll to [[Life on Hit]].* [[The Grim Reaper]] -- No longer inherent bonus to cooldown reduction.* [[The Swami]] -- New legendary affix: {{c_orange|The damage bonus from enemies killed while in Archon form now lasts for 10-15 seconds after Archon expires.}} ===Shoulders===Barbarians can now roll +damage to [[Furious Charge]] and [[Call of the Ancients]] on shoulders. * [[Firebird's Pinions]] -- No longer rolls +Black Hole damage inherently.* [[Jade Harvester's Joy]] -- No longer inherent bonus to [[AllRes]].* [[Vile Ward]] -- New legendary affix: {{c_orange|Furious Charge deals ~30% increased damage for every enemy hit while charging.}} ===Amulets===[[Hellfire Amulet]] added as a reward for the Infernal Machine. Standar [[4/2]] legendary with legendary property that grants 1 passive skill for the appropriate class. * [[Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross]] -- Removed inherent rolls to Attack Speed, LoH, and Life%.* [[Eye of Etlich]] -- Removed inherent rolls to All Res and LoH.* [[Halycon's Ascent]] -- Removed inhernt rolls to +Damage to Elite and Reduced Damage from Elite.* [[Haunt of Vaxo]] -- Now procs Stuns performed by pets. -* [[Kymbo's Gold]] -- Removed inherent LoH. New legendary affix: Picking up gold heals you for the amount of gold picked up. * [[Moonlight Ward]] -- Arcane damage now rolls +30-40% (up from 20-25%). Retroactive change.* [[The Flavor of Time]] -- Now rolls with primary stats. -* [[The Traveler's Pledge]] -- No longer rolls with inherent bonuses to mainstat, Regen, Thorns damage, and +%Life. ===Chest Armor=== * [[Vyr's Astonishing Aura]] -- No longer rolls +1-2% [[Critical hit Chance]]. ===Gloves===* [[Marauder's Gloves]] -- Removed the [[cooldown reduction]] inherent property. ===Belts=== * [[Angel Hair Braid]] -- New legendary affix: {{c_orange|Allows [[Punish]] to gain the effect of all runes.}}* [[Lamentation]] -- No longer inherent affix to critical hit chance. New legendary affix: {{c_orange|Allows Rend to be applied twice.}}* [[Saffron Wrap]] -- No longer rolls life%. Now rolls a primary affix that reduces resource cost of skills, which was formerly found on [[Sash of Knives]].* [[Sash of Knives]] -- No longer rolls Resource Cost reduction. New legendary affix: {{c_orange|Chance on attack to throw a dagger at a nearby enemy for 275-350% weapon damage.}}* [[Vigilante Belt]] -- No longer rolls Regen and LoH. Now rolls cooldown reduction. ===Bracers===* [[Gundgo Gear]] -- No longer rolls All Res and Life%.* [[Lacuni Prowlers]] -- Now rolls 5 primary stats. (Still with inherent Attack Speed and Movement Speed.)* [[Nemesis Bracers]] -- No longer rolls Movement Speed in herently.* [[Slave Bonds]] -- Now roll 5 primary stats.* [[Strongarm Bracers]] -- Now triggers from knockbacks performed by pets. ===Legs===* [[Blackthorne's Jousting Mail]] -- No longer rolls LoH and Life%.* [[Depth Diggers]] -- New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|All resource generators deal 80-100% more damage. }}Does not apply to Wizards and WD primary spells. ([http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/depth-diggers-dead-witch-doctors-wizards Blue explanation here].)* [[Hammer Jammers]] -- Now rolls with 5 primary affixes.* [[Vyr's Fantastic Finery]] -- Inherent roll to [[All Res]] removed. ===Boots=== The fact that inherent bonuses to Movement Speed are actually unwanted by high level characters (since Movement Speed can easily be made up with Paragon Points) seems to have prompted the removal of inherent MS from a few legendary boots. * [[Blackthorne's Spurs]] -- No longer inherent [[Movement Speed]]. * [[Firebird's Tarsi]] -- No longer inherent [[Movement Speed]]. * [[Natalya's Bloody Footprints]] -- No longer inherent [[Movement Speed]] or increased Armor.* [[The Crudest Boots]] -- New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Mystic Ally summons two Mystic Allies to fight by your side.}} Minimum level increased to 22. ===Rings===* [[Band of Untold Secrets]] -- Inherent roll to Attack Speed removed. Now rolls 5 primary stats.* [[Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band]] -- Removed inherent bonus to Life% and LoH. Legendary Affix Life drain effect now capped at 2000% weapon damage per second. (Capped to prevent it being OP in deep Greater Rifts.* [[Eternal Union]] -- New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange}|Increases the duration of all Phalanx Avatars by 200%. }}* [[Focus]] -- No longer LoH inherently.* [[Justice Lantern]] -- Now rolls 5 primary stats.* [[Litany of the Undaunted]] -- No more inherent affixes.* [[Manald Heal]] -- May roll with all resource cost reduction. (Formerly only Spirit cost reduction was possible.)* [[Natalya's Reflection]] -- Removed inherent Regen affix.* [[Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac]] -- Removed bonus to all main stats and other default rolls.* [[Restraint]] -- Removed inherent rolls to Attack Speed and Cooldown Reduction by default.* [[Rogar's Huge Stone]] -- Removed inherent rolls to life regeneration and vitality.* [[Stolen Ring]] -- Now rolls 5 primary affixes.* [[Stone of Jordan]] -- No longer rolls Max resource inherent bonus. (Sometimes rolled 5 primary stats on PTR , but changed for live.)* [[The Compass Rose]] -- Now rolls 5 primary affixes.* [[Unity]] -- Removed inherent bonus to LoH. ===One-Handed Weapons=== New weapons: * [[Akanesh, The Herald of Righteousness]] -- Spear with 15-25% holy damage.* [[The Dagger of Darts]] -- New ceremonial WD dagger.** New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Your Poison Darts and your Fetishes' Poison Darts now pierce.}}* [[Arreat's Law]] -- Critical hit chance affix removed.* [[Azurewrath]] -- No longer rolls Attack Speed inherently.* [[Doombringer]] -- No longer rolls life % and life per hit. * [[Genzaniku]] -- Visuals were changed from reddish glow to greenish/blueish glow. * [[Manajuma's Carving Knife]] -- Removed roll critical hit damage property.* [[Mad Monarch's Scepter]] -- Now counts assists in addition to kills, making the 10 count for the proc easier to achieve in a group.* [[Rimeheart]] -- Redesigned legendary affix since the previous "instantly shattered" was OP in greater rifts.** New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Now 10% chance to instantly deal 10,000% weapon damage as Cold to Frozen enemies.}}* [[The Barber]] -- Removed critical hit damage.* [[The Fist of Az'Turrasq]] -- Legendary Affix redesigned since [[Exploding Palm]] has been changed.** New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Increases Exploding Palm's on-death explosion damage by 75-100%.}}* [[The Gidbinn]] -- Fetishes spawned by The Gidbinn should now work with the [[Fierce Loyalty]] passive and [[Carnevil]]'s Legendary Power. ==Two-Handed Weapons== All two-handed weapons had their base damage increased to create a 26-30% DPS buff. This is retroactive and applies to all existing two-handers. The Crusader's Heavenly Strength passive has been tweaked (nerfed) to compensate, though Crusaders should still be stronger on the whole than they were previously. * [[Baleful Remnant]] -- Now counts assists in addition to kills. * [[Bastion's Revered]], New Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Increases maximum number of Frenzy stacks to 10.}}* [[Blade of Prophecy]] -- Legendary affix text changed as a clarification. (No change in function.)* [[Bovine Bardiche]] -- The chance to summon cows has been increased to 100%, though the internal cooldown is unchanged. Cows are also greatly upgraded in attack ability and hit points.* [[Fate of the Fell]] -- Extra Fires of Heaven hits will now be able to generate procs. -* [[Flying Dragon]] -- Fixed an issue preventing this item from correctly granting +100% Attack Speed. -* [[Fury of the Vanished Peak]] -- Now rolls +25-30% Seismic Slam damage as a fifth primary affix. -* [[Heart Slaughter]] -- Has had its critical hit damage roll removed, now rolls with +25-30% physical damage. -* [[Incense Torch of the Grand Temple]] -- Has been redesigned: Reduces the Spirit cost of Wave of Light by 60%-80%. Now rolls +25-30% Wave of Light damage as a fifth primary affix. -* [[Madawc's Sorrow]] -- Stun duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds. -* [[Scourge]] -- Explosion weapon damage increased from 130-160% to 1800-2000%. -* [[Stalgard's Decimator]] -- Has had its critical hit damage roll removed. Can no longer smart roll for Witch Doctor or Wizard. Weapon damage increased from 275-350% to 550-650%. This change will apply retroactively. Legendary Power can now proc from Rend, Whirlwind, Cyclone Strike, Tempest Rush, and Shield Bash. -* [[The Flow of Eternity]] -- Cooldown reduction for Seven-Sided Strike increased from 45-50% to 45-60%. -* [[The Furnace]] -- Removed legendary affix that caused 6-8% monster health in damage. ** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Increases damage against elites by 40-50%. }} * [[The Grand Vizier]] -- Now rolls +25-30% Meteor damage as a fifth primary affix. ** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Reduces the Arcane Power cost of Meteor by 40%-50%.* [[The Grandfather]] -- No longer rolls Attack Speed inherently.* [[The Sultan of Blinding Sand]] -- Removed [[Movement Speed]] inherent bonus.* [[Warmonger]] -- No longer rolls attack speed and damage increase by default.* [[Wrath of the Bone King]] -- Now rolls with +25-30% cold damage. ===Bows and Crossbows===Newly added item:* [[Wojahnni Assaulter]]** Legendary Affix: {{c_orange|Rapid Fire deals 40-50% more damage per second, stacks up to 4 times.}} Changed:* [[Balefire Caster]] -- Now rolls with +15-20% Fire damage inherently primary affix.* [[Etrayu]] -- No longer rolls life per hit by default, now rolls 15-20% cold damage. * [[Natalya's Slayer]] -- No longer rolls +%damage inherently.* [[Uskang]] -- No longer rolls [[LoH]] inherently. New inherent property, +15-20% lightning damage. ===Orbs===* [[Mirrorball]] -- No longer rolls CDR inherently. Extra Magic Missile hits will now be able to generate procs. ===Mojos===* [[Homunculus]] -- No longer rolls Reduced Damage from Elites and AllRes inherently. ===Quivers=== Unconfirmed: All quivers can now roll +elemental damage as a primary affix. (Maybe just Holy Point Shot, as seen below.) * [[Flint Ripper Arrowheads]] renamed to [[Meticulous Bolts]]. New legendary affix: [[Ball Lightning]] now travels at 50% speed.* [[Holy Point Shot]] -- Now rolls 15-20% elemental damage as one of the five primary stats.* [[Silver Star Piercers]] -- New legendary affix: Chakram now generates 3 hatred.}} ===Shields=== New:* [[Unrelenting Phalanx]] -- Legendary affix: Allows Phalanx to summon twice as many Avatars. Changed:* [[Akarat's Awakening]] -- No longer rolls with socket by default.* [[Hellskull]] -- No longer rolls cooldown reduction by default. * [[Jekangbord]] -- Extra Blessed Shield hits will now be able to generate procs. * [[Lidless Wall]] -- Inherent bonuses to Attack Speed and Resource Cost Reduction removed.* [[Stormshield]] -- Removed inherent bonus to Elite Damage Reduction and Melee Damage Reduction. ===Item Sets===New: * [[Roland's Legacy]] -- New melee themed Crusader set. Includes the standard Torment set items of: helm, shoulders, chest, pants, gloves, boots. ** (2) set bonus: +500 strength. ** (4) set bonus: Increases Shield Bash Damage by 100%. Increases Sweep Attack Damage by 100%. ** (6) set bonus: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 20% increased Attack Speed for 3 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times. Changes to Item Sets:* [[Embodiment of the Marauder]] -- (6) set bonus: Fixed an issue that caused Hatred spenders cast by the Sentries to have a slower attack speed than intended. * [[Firebird's Finery]] -- (6) set bonus: Has been redesigned - Dealing Fire damage causes the enemy to take the same amount of damage over 3 seconds, stacking up to 3000% weapon damage as Fire per second. After reaching 3000% damage per second, the enemy will burn until they die. -* [[Immortal King's Call ]] -- (3) set bonus: Life per Fury spent increased from 289 to 500. * [[Inna's Mantra]] -- (2) set bonus: Life per Spirit spent increased from 124 to 200.* [[Might of the Earth]] -- Earthquakes caused by the Might of the Earth set will once again generate Fury through the * [[Earthen Might Passive Skill. * [[Monkey King's Garb]] -- (4) set bonus: Weapon damage increased from 1600% to 3500%. The decoy will now attempt to spawn next to the closest enemy within 15 yards. * [[Natalya's Vengeance]] -- (4) set bonus: Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 2 seconds per kill. Now also triggers on assists. * [[Shenlong's Spirit]] -- (2) set bonus: Energy ball weapon damage increased from 300% to 1200%. Spirit generation increased from 1 to 4 per second. Energy ball size significantly increased. Internal coodown decreased from 3 to 1.66 seconds.* [[The Legacy of Raekor]] -- (5) set bonus: The damage type dealt by Furious Charge will now be based on the element of the Skill Rune you're currently using. * [[The Shadow's Mantle]] -- (2) set bonus: Now, upon receiving fatal damage you instead automatically cast Smoke Screen and are healed to 25% Life. This effect may only occur once every 120 seconds. (4) set bonus: Has been redesigned - now enables all Shadow Power runes. ===Legendary Gems=== There are 14 new [[Legendary Gems]], findable only in [[Greater Rifts]] and socketable only in rings/amulets. They can be upgraded, boosting their base effect and they unlock a second legendary property at level 25. See the legendary gems article for full details. * [[Bane of the Powerful]]* [[Bane of the Trapped]]* [[Boon of the Hoarder]]* [[Enforcer]]* [[Gem of Efficacious Toxin]]* [[Gogok of Swiftness]]* [[Invigorating Gemstone]]* [[Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver]]* [[Moratorium]]* [[Pain Enhancer]]* [[Simplicity's Strength]]* [[Taeguk]]* [[Wreath of Lightning]]* [[Zei's Stone of Vengeance]] ===Weapon Procs=== Previously, only few legendary items with an elemental proc would benefit from the appropriate type of +[[elemental damage]]. For instance [[Thundergod's Vigor]] was buffed by +lightning damage gear while [[Thunderfury]] was not. This has changed in Patch 2.1 Notesand most items with some sort of elemental damage proc now benefit from +elemental damage affixes. The following legendary items have procs that are confirmed to now benefit from the appropriate type of elemental damage. '''Arcane Damage: '''* [[Moonlight Ward]] '''Fire Damage: '''* [[Cinder Switch]]* [[Maximus]]* [[Scourge]]* [[Shenlong's Spirit]], (2) set bonus* [[Storm Crow]] '''Lightning Damage: '''* [[Fulminator]]* [[Odyn Son]]* [[Schaefer's Hammer]]* [[Thunderfury]] '''Physical Damage: '''* [[Death's Bargain]]* [[Death Watch Mantle]]* [[Blackfeather]]* [[Bul-Kathos's Oath]], (2) set bonus* [[Stalgard's Decimator]] ==PTR Patch 2.1 Feature Previews==
