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 The Paragon system was added to Diablo 3 shortly after release, in the [[v1.0.4 patch]] on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2] The system was an [[end game]] feature that provided additional levels and bonuses for a character once they reached the max level of 60. At that point, the max-level character could start earning Paragon Levels, each of which added passive bonuses 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]], plus the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats). The maximum was Paragon 100, and many players set "P100" as their end goal.
-The Paragon system was completely overhauled for [[Diablo 3 version 2]], in what the developers called [[Paragon 2.0]]. That system is what players see today in Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls. Paragon 2.0 changed Paragon experience to work account-wide, so every character on the account, of any level, received the same full number of Paragon points. Each Paragon Level grants a point that can be spent in any of the four bonus fields in four different Paragon Tabs.
+The Paragon system was completely overhauled for [[Diablo 3 version 2]], in what the developers called [[Paragon 2.0]]. That system is what players see today in Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls. Paragon 2.0 changed Paragon experience to work account-wide, so every character on the account, of any level, received the same full number of Paragon points. Each Paragon Level grants a point that can be spent in any of the four bonus fields in four different Paragon Tabs, allowing for greater character customization.  Paragon 2.0 also makes leveling up a new character much quicker and easier, as Paragon Points are available to all characters on the account, even brand new level 1 heroes.
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-[[File:Paragon-levels-avatars.jpg|thumb|350px|Paragon level avatar upgrades.]]
+[[File:Paragon-defense-patch210.JPG|thumb|350px|Defense Tab and Life Regen buff from Patch 2.1 on the PTR.]]
-The entire Paragon system is due to be completely overhauled in the [[Paragon 2.0]] update, which will change Paragon levels from individual character bonuses to an account-wide bonus tied into greater character customization. The system remains under development, but it will be patched into D3C prior to the release of D3X, with a current target date of sometime in 2014.  See the [[Paragon 2.0]] article for full details.
+The Paragon system was added to Diablo 3 shortly after release, in the [[v1.0.4 patch]] on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2] The system was an [[end game]] feature that provided additional levels and bonuses for a character once they reached the max level of 60. At that point, the max-level character could start earning Paragon Levels, each of which added passive bonuses 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]], plus the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats). The maximum was Paragon 100, and many players set "P100" as their end goal.
-The current system of Paragon levels was added into Diablo III in the [[v1.0.4 patch]] on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2] The system is an [[end game]] feature that provides additional levels and bonuses for characters once the reach the max level of 60. Once at max level all experience gained by a character counts towards his Paragon level. Characters can level up to Paragon 100, and each level awards that character a passive bonus of 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]], plus the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats).
+The Paragon system was completely overhauled for [[Diablo 3 version 2]], in what the developers called [[Paragon 2.0]]. That system is what players see today in Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls. Paragon 2.0 changed Paragon experience to work account-wide, so every character on the account, of any level, received the same full number of Paragon points. Each Paragon Level grants a point that can be spent in any of the four bonus fields in four different Paragon Tabs.
-==Paragon 2.0==
+In the Paragon 2.0 system, each level grants a new Paragon Point, alternating between the four tabs. The first Paragon Point must be spent in the Core Tab, the second in the Offense Tab, and so on, until all fields have been maxed out at 50 points at Paragon 800.  Points above that are awarded only to the Core Tab, where the [[Mainstat]], and [[Vitality]] bonuses are the only two that do not max out at 50 points and can be boosted forever.
-In brief, come Paragon 2.0, all experience earned by max level characters counts for an account-wide Paragon level (hardcore and softcore characters are tracked separately). Each Paragon level earned will grant each character on that account some number of Paragon points to be spent in any of (about 16) different specific bonuses. These bonuses include things like attributes, critical hit chance and damage, movement speed, pickup radius, blocking %, and more.
+===Core Tab===
-==Official Paragon Level Details==
+* [[Attack Speed]]: +.2% per point, for a maximum of +10% at 50 points.
 Quoted from the [[patch v1.04]] official notes.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/]
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-Several screenshots showing off aspect of the Paragon system.
+Several screenshots showing off aspects of the original Paragon system.
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 [[File:Paragon-levels-avatars.jpg|thumb|350px|Paragon level avatar upgrades.]]
-The Paragon Levels system is an [[end game]] feature. These levels are accessed once a character reaches the maximum level of 60. Once a character reaches level 60, experience gained from monster kills, [[quests]], [[destructibles]], [[kill spree]] bonuses or any other source counts towards the Paragon levels.
+The entire Paragon system is due to be completely overhauled in the [[Paragon 2.0]] update, which will change Paragon levels from individual character bonuses to an account-wide bonus tied into greater character customization. The system remains under development, but it will be patched into D3C prior to the release of D3X, with a current target date of sometime in 2014.  See the [[Paragon 2.0]] article for full details.
-==Potential Changes==
+The current system of Paragon levels was added into Diablo III in the [[v1.0.4 patch]] on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2] The system is an [[end game]] feature that provides additional levels and bonuses for characters once the reach the max level of 60. Once at max level all experience gained by a character counts towards his Paragon level. Characters can level up to Paragon 100, and each level awards that character a passive bonus of 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]], plus the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats).
-<blue>Travis Day: The Paragon system was spectacular for what it was trying to accomplish. Sometimes random can be a cruel mistress and the paragon system’s primary intent was to allow you to feel like you’re acquiring progression and even if you’re not getting too lucky with your item drops. We want to take that and expand upon it even more.
+==Paragon 2.0==
-We've definitely talked about things like taking Paragon and decoupling it from your character specifically and making it something that is more account-over working. So that any time you invest in the game is rewarded and you don’t feel like we’re taking anything away from you if you want to try new characters or try out different play styles within the game. That’s something we've looked into a lot.
+The paragon system is going to be completely overhauled in [[Paragon 2.0]]. Refer to that article for full details on this still-evolving system.
-Also, maybe potentially adding some sort of customization within the paragon system. Sort of in the vein of a throwback at a Diablo II start location. We've looked at things like that. We definitely have plans to flesh it our more in time. We don’t need to design it from the ground up. What it does, it does well, and we just need to make it more encompassing.
+In brief, come Paragon 2.0, all experience earned by max level characters counts for an account-wide Paragon level (hardcore and softcore characters are tracked separately). Each Paragon level earned will grant each character on that account some number of Paragon points to be spent in any of (about 16) different specific bonuses. These bonuses include things like attributes, critical hit chance and damage, movement speed, pickup radius, blocking %, and more.
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 [[File:Paragon-levels-avatars.jpg|thumb|350px|Paragon level avatar upgrades.]]
-The Paragon Levels system is an [[end game]] feature. These levels are accessed once a character reaches the maximum level of 60. Additional experience gained from monster kills or [[kill spree]] bonuses counts towards the Paragon levels. There are 100 paragon levels, and each level up rewards a character with the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats), plus a passive bonus of 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]].
+The Paragon Levels system is an [[end game]] feature. These levels are accessed once a character reaches the maximum level of 60. Once a character reaches level 60, experience gained from monster kills, [[quests]], [[destructibles]], [[kill spree]] bonuses or any other source counts towards the Paragon levels.
-==Magic Find Changes==
+As of v1.08 Paragon levels are bonuses solely to the character who earns them, though the developers have suggested that Paragon bonuses might go to the account in the future. They've also suggested that some character customization might be enabled by Paragon levels.
-Further, a character who reached the maximum Paragon level 100 has 300% Magic Find/Gold Find inherently, and up to 375% with 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor, thus would gain '''''zero''''' additional bonus from equipment that provides bonuses to those stats.
+==Potential Changes==
-This system enables characters to cease wearing equipment for Magic Find gain as they level up, and focus entirely on survival enhancing stats. This design has proved controversial amongst fans, and has been objected to as a simplification of the end game item game.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2]
+In mid-2013 the developers began suggesting some future changes to the Paragon Levels system.
-==Official Details==
+<blue>Travis Day: The Paragon system was spectacular for what it was trying to accomplish. Sometimes random can be a cruel mistress and the paragon system’s primary intent was to allow you to feel like you’re acquiring progression and even if you’re not getting too lucky with your item drops. We want to take that and expand upon it even more.
 Quoted from the [[patch v1.04]] official notes.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/]
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 * There are 100 Paragon levels
 * Every Paragon level will reward you with:
+** Core stats such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality in amounts similar to what you’d gain from a normal level
-* Core stats such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality in amounts similar to what you’d gain from a normal level
+** 3% Magic Find and 3% Gold Find
 * In addition, a distinctive border will surround your character portrait in the in-game party frame to denote your Paragon progression, with a new frame earned after every ten levels. Your Paragon level will also be visible to other players wherever your normal level is shown.
 * Nephalem Valor now grants +15% Bonus Experience per stack, as well as +15% to Magic Find and Gold Find
+* Magic Find will now cap at 300% (Nephalem Valor bonuses, Fortune shrines, and multiplayer bonuses will stack beyond this cap).
-* Magic Find will now cap at 300% (Nephalem Valor bonuses will still stack beyond this cap)
+* Magic Find is no longer averaged among all players in a multiplayer game.
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-Players quickly datamined the patch for precise details about the experience gains required for Paragon Levels. Generally speaking, the first few levels are quite quick, but by Paragon Level 5 or 6 the gain is noticeably slower. Still, up to level 10 remains fairly quick, and then 11-20 is only a bit slower. The pace drops off considerably at that point, though up to level 50 is still not enormously grindy. Past 50 though, the number of kills per level increases exponentially, with progress very slow past that point, for most players.
+Players quickly datamined the patch for precise details about the experience gains required for Paragon Levels. Most players can advance through the first 10 or 15 Paragon levels fairly quickly, but the progress slows down in the 20s and 30s, and then grows markedly slow past level 40.  Above level 80 further advances become more of a grind.
 [[File:Paragon-level-1.jpg|thumb|400px|Paragon Level one achieved.]]
-Though the total experience needed is considerable, it was just two weeks before the first character reached Paragon level 100. The winner was a group-played Barbarian named Alkaizer, who dinged to the top on September 6, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/soon-worlds-first-paragon-level-99]
+Though the total experience needed is considerable, it was just two weeks before the first character reached Paragon level 100. The winner was a Barbarian named [[Alkaizer]], who dinged to the top on September 6, 2012 and became famous by giving his name to the popular Act Three experience farming [[Alkaizer run]].l[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/soon-worlds-first-paragon-level-99]
-Though one group of players was able to power up to it in just two weeks, most players will require months or years. Gaining Paragon Level 100 requires vastly more experience than leveling a character from 1 to 60 in the first place. More experience is required to gain Paragon Level 3 than to go from level 1-60 with a new character.
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−	~~A basic table showing the 1-100 level experience requirements. The figures show how much experience is required to gain the next Paragon level, not the cumulative total.~~
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-Paragon Levels were added to Diablo III in the v1.0.4 patch on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2]
+Paragon Levels were added to Diablo III in the [[v1.0.4 patch]] on August 22, 2012.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2]
-[[File:Paragon-level-1.jpg|thumb|400px|Paragon Level one.]]
+[[File:Paragon-levels-avatars.jpg|thumb|350px|Paragon level avatar upgrades.]]
-The Paragon Levels system is an [[end game]] feature. These levels are accessed once a character reaches the maximum level of 60. Additional experience gained from that point onwards adds to the Paragon levels. There are 100 paragon levels, and each level up rewards a character with the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats), plus a passive bonus of 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]].
+The Paragon Levels system is an [[end game]] feature. These levels are accessed once a character reaches the maximum level of 60. Additional experience gained from monster kills or [[kill spree]] bonuses counts towards the Paragon levels. There are 100 paragon levels, and each level up rewards a character with the same [[attribute]] bonuses as a normal level up (3 to the class main stat, 2 vitality, 1 to the other two stats), plus a passive bonus of 3% to [[Magic Find]] and [[Gold Find]].
-This system enables characters to focus entirely on survival enhancing stats without sacrificing anything for Magic Find. This design has proved controversial amongst fans, and has been objected to as a simplification of the end game item game.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/introducing-the-paragon-system-2]
+==Magic Find Changes==
 ==Official Details==
-Quoted from the patch v1.04 official notes.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/]
+Quoted from the [[patch v1.04]] official notes.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/]
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 * In addition, a distinctive border will surround your character portrait in the in-game party frame to denote your Paragon progression, with a new frame earned after every ten levels. Your Paragon level will also be visible to other players wherever your normal level is shown.
 * Nephalem Valor now grants +15% Bonus Experience per stack, as well as +15% to Magic Find and Gold Find
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 * Magic Find will now cap at 300% (Nephalem Valor bonuses will still stack beyond this cap)
-* Magic Find is no longer averaged among all players in a multiplayer game
+* Magic Find is no longer averaged among all players in a multiplayer game</blue>
-* Additional Sound Options including Sound Output and Speaker Setup has been added
+==Paragon Levels Experience==
-* A new tutorial about “Elective Mode” will now appear when a player enters Nightmare, Hell, or Inferno difficulty for the first time</blue>
+Players quickly datamined the patch for precise details about the experience gains required for Paragon Levels. Generally speaking, the first few levels are quite quick, but by Paragon Level 5 or 6 the gain is noticeably slower. Still, up to level 10 remains fairly quick, and then 11-20 is only a bit slower. The pace drops off considerably at that point, though up to level 50 is still not enormously grindy. Past 50 though, the number of kills per level increases exponentially, with progress very slow past that point, for most players.
-==Paragon Levels Experience==
+That's something of a misleading comparison though, since monster kills in Inferno are worth gigantically more experience than monster kills on lower difficulty levels. For instance, a nearly full clear of Act Three on Inferno is worth around 20 million experience, while it requires just 25,934,700 experience to take a brand new character from level 1 to 60.
-Players quickly datamined the patch for precise details about the experience gains required for Paragon Levels. Generally speaking, the first few levels are quite quick, but by Paragon Level 5 or 6 the gain is noticeably slower. Still, up to level 10 remains fairly quick, and then 11-20 is only a bit slower. The pace drops off considerably at that point, though up to level 50 is still not enormously grindy. Past 50 though, the number of kills per level increases exponentially, with progress very slow past that point, for most players.
+Note that paragon level characters '''''do not''''' gain experience from quest rewards (though many players hope this will change).[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-78-paragons-items-and-farming] Paragon experience is awarded only from monster kills, and from bonus experience from [[destruction]] bonuses of objects or by scoring large monster [[kill streaks]] and [[mighty blow]] bonuses. (Though these other bonuses are fun to achieve, they grant a few hundred or thousand experience at most, which is considerably less experience than a character earns from killing a single monster in [[Inferno]].)
-* 25,934,700 experience is required to level a brand new character from 1 to 60.
+===Experience Charts===
-basic table showing the 1-100 level experience requirements.
+A basic table showing the 1-100 level experience requirements. The figures show how much experience is required to gain the next Paragon level, not the cumulative total.
 [[File:Paragon-levels-exp-chart.jpg|center|Increasing experience required to gain each Paragon level.]]
-A handy pie chart showing the total Paragon Level experience was created by Sexton.[http://www.diablofans.com/topic/66318-paragon-level-chart/]
+A handy pie chart giving a proportional view of the total Paragon Level experience gain, created by Sexton.[http://www.diablofans.com/topic/66318-paragon-level-chart/]
 [[File:Paragon-levels-exp-pie-chart.png|center|thumb|800px|Paragon levels on a pie chart.]]

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		+	Players quickly datamined the patch for precise details about the experience gains required for Paragon Levels. Generally speaking, the first few levels are quite quick, but by Paragon Level 5 or 6 the gain is noticeably slower. Still, up to level 10 remains fairly quick, and then 11-20 is only a bit slower. The pace drops off considerably at that point, though up to level 50 is still not enormously grindy. Past 50 though, the number of kills per level increases exponentially, with progress very slow past that point, for most players.
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		+	Gaining Paragon Level 100 requires vastly more experience than leveling a character from 1 to 60 in the first place.[http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/yj87t/paragon_level_exp_chart/c5w38fc]
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		+	* 25,934,700 experience is required to level a brand new character from 1 to 60.
		+	* 10,454,400,000 experience is required to go from Paragon level 0 to Paragon level 100.
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		+	basic table showing the 1-100 level experience requirements.
		+	[[File:Paragon-levels-exp-chart.jpg\|center\|Increasing experience required to gain each Paragon level.]]
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		+	A handy pie chart showing the total Paragon Level experience was created by Sexton.[http://www.diablofans.com/topic/66318-paragon-level-chart/]
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		+	[[File:Paragon-levels-exp-pie-chart.png\|center\|thumb\|800px\|Paragon levels on a pie chart.]]
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