Monster Power - Revision history

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Flux at 06:44, 16 November 2013

2013-11-16T06:44:00Z

Castaa: /* Player Reaction and Ramifications */ typo fix

2013-03-12T19:23:55Z

‎Player Reaction and Ramifications: typo fix

Castaa: /* Monster Power on Inferno */ fixed bad wiki code

2013-03-12T19:22:23Z

‎Monster Power on Inferno: fixed bad wiki code

Flux at 14:24, 11 March 2013

2013-03-11T14:24:04Z

Jabulaya: /* Public Games */

2013-02-26T04:21:47Z

‎Public Games

Flux: /* Player Reaction and Ramifications */

2012-11-18T04:54:32Z

‎Player Reaction and Ramifications

A3152: /* Player Reaction and Ramifications */

2012-11-18T00:14:02Z

‎Player Reaction and Ramifications

Flux at 00:05, 26 October 2012

2012-10-26T00:05:08Z

Flux: /* Monster Power on Inferno */

2012-10-22T20:41:44Z

‎Monster Power on Inferno

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−	* '''''The Monster Power system ~~is being~~ retired with the launch of new game content ~~for D3V~~ and ~~in the~~ [[Reaper of Souls]] expansion. See the [[difficulty]] article for full details.'''''	+	{{Archived\|February 2014\|Replaced by the [[Difficulty]] article.}}
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		+	* '''''The Monster Power system was retired with the launch of new game content in [[D3v2]] and [[Reaper of Souls]] expansion. See the [[difficulty]] article for full details on the current game features.'''''
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−	The Monster Power system ~~was introduced into Diablo 3 in [[Patch v1.0.5]]~~ in ~~October 2012, after being testable on~~ the ~~Diablo 3~~ [[~~Public Test Realm~~]] ~~for several weeks~~. ~~Inspired by~~ the ~~Diablo 2 {{iw\|Players_X Players X}} system, Monster Power allows players to set a level from 0-10 which will increase the difficulty of the game.~~ [[~~Patch 1.0.7~~]] ~~updated Monster Power to add considerably more experience per MP level, making~~ for ~~faster leveling up with higher MP levels~~.	+	* '''''The Monster Power system is being retired with the launch of new game content for D3V and in the [[Reaper of Souls]] expansion. See the [[difficulty]] article for full details.'''''

−	With each level of Monster Power, the enemies increase in their hit points and damage. In exchange, players gain greater experience, a bonus to Magic Find and Gold Find, and the potential for bonus item drops.

−	The rewards and scaling values differ from Normal/Nightmare/Hell vs. Inferno, and playing on even MP1 in Inferno increases all Act 1 and Act 2 monster levels to 63, creating a big leap in difficulty and item drop potential~~, especially in Act One~~.	+
		+	The Monster Power system was introduced into Diablo 3 in [[Patch v1.0.5]] in October 2012, after being testable on the Diablo 3 [[Public Test Realm]] for several weeks. Inspired by the Diablo 2 {{iw\|Players_X Players X}} system, Monster Power allows players to set a level from 0-10 which will increase the difficulty of the game.
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		+	* [[Patch 1.0.7]] updated the Monster Power to add considerably more experience per MP level, making for faster leveling up with higher MP levels.
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		+	* [[Patch 1.0.8]] added vastly increased [[monster density]] to Acts 1, 2, and 4, but only on the [[Inferno]] difficulty and in games set to MP1 or higher.
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		+	With each level of Monster Power, the enemies increase in their hit points and damage. In exchange, players gain greater experience, a bonus to Magic Find and Gold Find, and the potential for bonus item drops from non-Elite enemies. The rewards and scaling values differ from Normal/Nightmare/Hell vs. Inferno, and playing on even MP1 in Inferno increases all Act 1 and Act 2 monster levels to 63, creating a big leap in difficulty and item drop potential.

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 ==Player Reaction and Ramifications==
-After the system was implemented, players spent a great deal of time experimenting with and arguing[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?840969-Choosing-the-Right-Monster-Power-Level-For-Farming/] about the ideal Monster Power level for item farming. After much early excitement over the increased experience and other bonuses, the conventional wisdom coalesced around the idea that fast runs on a lower MP setting are better than slower runs with a small MP bonus.
+After the system was implemented, players spent a great deal of time experimenting with and arguing[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?840969-Choosing-the-Right-Monster-Power-Level-For-Farming/] about the ideal Monster Power level for item farming. After much early excitement over the increased experience and other bonuses, the conventional wisdom coalesced around the idea that fast runs on a lower MP setting are better than slower runs with a higher MP bonus.
 The early consensus was that Act Three on MP0 was the easiest place for item farming, since the monsters were all level 63, and MP0 on Act Three is much easier than MP1 on Acts One or Two.

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-A key factor for players new to the MP system is the fact that playing on even MP1 raises the monster level of all enemies in Inferno to 63. This changes nothing in Act 3 or Act 4, but on MP0, Act 1 = 61 and Act 2 = 62. Monsters at level 63 have much better odds to drop higher level gear, but are also much more difficult to battle in some ways, especially regarding their resistance to [[crowd control}CC]] effects such as stun, chill, knockback, etc.
+A key factor for players new to the MP system is the fact that playing on even MP1 raises the monster level of all enemies in Inferno to 63. This changes nothing in Act 3 or Act 4, but on MP0, Act 1 = 61 and Act 2 = 62. Monsters at level 63 have much better odds to drop higher level gear, but are also much more difficult to battle in some ways, especially regarding their resistance to [[crowd control]] effects such as stun, chill, knockback, etc.
 [[File:Monster-power-mlvls.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Item Level drop rates in Inferno on ML1 or higher.]]
 As you can see in the infographic above, there is no change to the item level potential of drops in Act 3 and 4, but with ML1+ monsters in Acts One and Two drop items with the same high level potential as Act 3 and 4.
 ===Chests and Barrels===

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-The Monster Power system was introduced into Diablo III in [[Patch v1.0.5]] in October 2012, after being testable on the Diablo 3 [[Public Test Realm]] for several weeks. Inspired by the Diablo 2 {{iw|Players_X Players X}} system, Monster Power allows players to set a level from 0-10 which will increase the difficulty of the game.
+The Monster Power system was introduced into Diablo 3 in [[Patch v1.0.5]] in October 2012, after being testable on the Diablo 3 [[Public Test Realm]] for several weeks. Inspired by the Diablo 2 {{iw|Players_X Players X}} system, Monster Power allows players to set a level from 0-10 which will increase the difficulty of the game.  [[Patch 1.0.7]] updated Monster Power to add considerably more experience per MP level, making for faster leveling up with higher MP levels.
 With each level of Monster Power, the enemies increase in their hit points and damage. In exchange, players gain greater experience, a bonus to Magic Find and Gold Find, and the potential for bonus item drops.
-The rewards and scaling values differ from Normal/Nightmare/Hell vs. Inferno, and playing on even MP1 in Inferno increases all monster levels to 63, creating a big leap in difficulty and item drop potential, especially in Act One.
+The rewards and scaling values differ from Normal/Nightmare/Hell vs. Inferno, and playing on even MP1 in Inferno increases all Act 1 and Act 2 monster levels to 63, creating a big leap in difficulty and item drop potential, especially in Act One.
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 Monster power is now available and searchable in public games (via patch 1.0.7).  You can open up your own MP game or join a game that is being played with MP via the public games menu.
 ==Monster Power Stats==
-Blizzard released full information about the Monster Power effects in mid-October 2012, detailing the exact changes triggered with each level of Monster Power with the aid of some infographics.
+Blizzard released full information about the Monster Power effects in mid-October 2012, detailing the exact changes triggered with each level of Monster Power with the aid of some infographics. Note that the v1.0.5 patch also contained a substantial nerf to overall Inferno difficulty, thus MP0 in v1.0.5 was considerably easier the game had been previously, and Blizzard estimated[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-details-on-the-monster-power-system] that MP2-3 was about the equivalent difficulty for pre-v1.05.
-Note that the v1.0.5 patch also contained a substantial nerf to overall Inferno difficulty. Playing the game on MP0 in v1.0.5 is considerably easier than it was in previous patches.
+Player testing tended to disagree[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/v1-0-5-testing-level-1-on-monster-power-10] and at least in Act 1 and Act 2, the game felt harder on MP1 than it had been previously.
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-[[File:Monster-power-bonuses2.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Monster Power on the [[Inferno]] difficulty.]]
+[[File:Monster-power-bonuses2.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Monster Power on the [[Inferno]] difficulty, v1.06.]]
-The key factor not shown in this chart is the fact that '''all''' monsters on Inferno instantly become level 63 (the highest level possible for non-bosses) at Monster Level 1 or higher. This effects many game features, and makes them much harder to stun, chill, freeze, knockback, etc.
+Patch v1.07 considerably increased the experience gain per level, making higher MP levels more rewarding.
-It also boosts their item level drop potential greatly, and basically "flattens" the Inferno difficulty, granting the monsters in each act the potential to drop the best items in the game.
+* MP 1: 25% (up from 10%)
 [[File:Monster-power-mlvls.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Item Level drop rates in Inferno on ML1 or higher.]]
-As you can see in the infographic below, there is no change to the item level potential of drops in Act 3 and 4, but with ML1+ monsters in Acts One and Two drop items with the same high level potential as Act 3 and 4.
+As you can see in the infographic above, there is no change to the item level potential of drops in Act 3 and 4, but with ML1+ monsters in Acts One and Two drop items with the same high level potential as Act 3 and 4.
 ===Chests and Barrels===

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−	===~~Not in~~ Public Games===	+	===Public Games===
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−	Monster Power can only be enabled in solo games or private games with friends. It can not be turned on in public games, due to issues with matchmaking -- players would need to only join games with the MP on a level they found playable, and Blizzard felt the complications of this outweighed the benefits of MP.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/no-monster-power-in-public-games]
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−	~~It doesn’t work for Public Games. If Monster Power is on, you cannot make your game public. Similarly, when making a public game, Monster Power is disabled.~~
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−	~~As you’ve noted, there are a few issues with allowing MP in Public Games:~~
−	~~* In general, harder content tends to be less enjoyable with random strangers.*~~
−	* It would make matchmaking more difficult by increasing the number of matchmaking pools (one new pool for each MP level). In turn, that could increase wait times for Public Games.
−	* Issues associated with “leeching” or similar behavior could be exacerbated, especially if under-geared players chose extremely high Monster Power levels for the games they wanted to be matched into.
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−	Although we love and support co-op, since Monster Power is a new system, we didn’t want to open it up to Public Games just. We’re definitely open to revisiting that idea down the road, though.</blue>
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−	~~Since virtually all knowledgeable players will use Monster Power whenever possible, this seems likely to completely end public games, which are already rarely-used in Diablo III.~~
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		+	Monster power is now available and searchable in public games (via patch 1.0.7). You can open up your own MP game or join a game that is being played with MP via the public games menu.

	==Monster Power Stats==		==Monster Power Stats==

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 ==Player Reaction and Ramifications==
-It's not yet clear how players will adopt to the new system. The fact that Monster Power combines with the [[Paragon]] system to effectively end the importance of [[Magic Find]] as an item stat is [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/magic-find-evolution-in-diablo-iii lamented by some players], but cheered by others. However, as each level of Monster Power grants enemies a multiplicative 50% more health than the previous level for only an additional 25% Magic Find and chance at bonus loot, Magic Find as an item stat will still be useful until reaching the cap.
+After the system was implemented, players spent a great deal of time experimenting with and arguing[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?840969-Choosing-the-Right-Monster-Power-Level-For-Farming/] about the ideal Monster Power level for item farming. After much early excitement over the increased experience and other bonuses, the conventional wisdom coalesced around the idea that fast runs on a lower MP setting are better than slower runs with a small MP bonus.
-The introduction of Monster Power may lower the incentive for players to join public games, as public games do not feature MP adjustment and can only be played on the default level (MP0).
+The early consensus was that Act Three on MP0 was the easiest place for item farming, since the monsters were all level 63, and MP0 on Act Three is much easier than MP1 on Acts One or Two.
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 ===Monster Power on Inferno===
-Monster Power grants different bonuses and effects on Inferno, giving high end players a very challenging play mode by greatly increasing the hit points and damage of monsters.
+Monster Power grants different bonuses and effects on Inferno, giving high end players a very challenging play mode by greatly increasing the hit points and damage of monsters.  The values in the infographic below were accurate for the system when it was first released in patch v1.0.5, but a week after the patch went live Blizzard reduced the damage output. None of the other values were tweaked at that time.
 [[File:Monster-power-bonuses2.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Monster Power on the [[Inferno]] difficulty.]]
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 As you can see in the infographic below, there is no change to the item level potential of drops in Act 3 and 4, but with ML1+ monsters in Acts One and Two drop items with the same high level potential as Act 3 and 4.
 ===Chests and Barrels===