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Diablo II Version History
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- Patch 1.11 Preview
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Skill Balance Changes
Amazon Javelin and Spear Skills
- Jab - Added skill synergy bonuses.
- Impale - Added skill synergy bonuses.
- Fend - Added skill synergy bonuses.
- Plague Javelin - Reduced casting delay.
Amazon - Bow and Crossbow Skills
- Magic Arrow -Increased Attack Rating bonus.
- Guiled Arrow -Added skill synergy bonuses with Magic Arrow that adds 1% magic damage per level.
Assassin - Shadow Disciplines
- Venom - Increased poison damage duration time from 0.4s to 0.8s,all poison damage done will be convert in 0.8s
- Shadow Warrior - Increased Attack Rating bonus.Added skill synergy bonuses.
- Shadow Master - Increased Attack Rating bonus.Added skill synergy bonuses.
Assassin - Traps Skills
- Blade Sentinel -Increased duration time,Added skill synergy bonuses.
- Blade Fury -Added skill synergy bonuses.
Barbarian - Combat Skills
- Leap Attack - Increased Attack Rating bonus.
- Frenzy -Increased Attack Rating . Added defense bounus with each successful swing.
- Berserk -Increased Attack Rating and magic damage.
Druid - Elemental Skills
- Armageddon - Added great amout of physical damage. Reduced cast delay from 6s to 4s
- Tornado - Added 0.5s casting delay.
- Cyclone Armor - Rebalanced Absorb Damage.
Druid - Summoning Skills
- Spirit of Barbs - Give them ablity of reflecting ranged damage.
Necromancer - Poison and Bone Skills
- Bone Spirit - Decreased mana cost. Added 0.8s casting delay
Paladin - Combat Skills
- Blessed Hammer - Increased damage. added 0.8s casting delay
Paladin - Defensive Auras
- Prayer - Increased Healing rate,removed mana cost.
Sorceress - Lightning Spells
- Teleport - Increased mana cost,added 0.5s casting delay
- Lightning - Increased high-level damage.
- Chain Lightning - Increased high-level damage.
- Lightning Mastery - Added -1% enemies' lightning resistance per 3 skill levels.
Sorceress - Fire Spells
- Enchant -now it adds fully damage to yourself and your hireling,but 3/8 cut when casting to your allies
- Hydra - Reduced casting delay from 2s to 1s
- Fire Mastery -Added -1% enemies' fire resistance per 3 skill levels.
Added one new Rune Word for all battle.net players
HolyShield
4 sockets shield
mal+pul+vex+cham
12% Chance To Cast Level 11-18 Fist of the Heavens On Striking(varies)
+30% Faster Block Rate
20% Increased Chance of Blocking
+160-180% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+250 Defense
+5% To Maximum Fire Resist
Magic Damage Reduced By 7
Freezes Target +3
cannot be Frozen
+3-8 To Holy Shield (varies)
Improvements
Add a level requirement to complete final act quests in order to prevent players form rushings
Normal Act 1 Andariel: requires level 12
Normal Act 2 Duriel: requires level 20
Normal Act 3 Mephisto: requires level 24
Normal Act 4 Diablo: requires level 27
Normal Act 5 Baal: requires level 40
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Nightmare Act 1 Andariel: requires level 46
Nightmare Act 2 Duriel: requires level 53
Nightmare Act 3 Mephisto: requires level 57
Nightmare Act 4 Diablo: requires level 60
Nightmare Act 5 Baal: requires level 70
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Hell Act 1 Andariel: requires level 75
Hell Act 2 Duriel: requires level 80
Hell Act 3 Mephisto: requires level 83
Hell Act 4 Diablo: requires level 85
Hell Act 5 Baal: requires level 87