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Published on 2021-08-14 01:17 AM
Upcoming Hotfix - Conduits Upgrades Based on Specialization
Patch 9.1 Hotfixes - August 13, 2021
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Patch 9.1 Hotfixes - August 13, 2021
Classes
Dungeons and Raids
Items and Rewards
- Monk
Monk
- Resolved an issue where Storm, Earth, and Fire spirits could deal increased damage with their abilities during the small window of time while they are returning to your Monk after Storm, Earth, and Fire’s duration has expired.
- Resolved an issue where Storm, Earth, and Fire spirits could deal increased damage with their abilities during the small window of time while they are returning to your Monk after Storm, Earth, and Fire’s duration has expired.
Dungeons and Raids
- Sanctum of Domination
- Sylvanas Windrunner
- Resolved an issue that could cause Veil of Darkness to not strike any targets in Stage 3.
- Resolved an issue that could cause Veil of Darkness to not strike any targets in Stage 3.
- Sylvanas Windrunner
Items and Rewards
- Some leather and mail covenant armor should now show up properly on the Kyrian and Necrolord Renown Quartermasters with the default filters set.
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Published on 2021-08-13 01:51 AM
Patch 9.1 Hotfixes - August 12, 2021
Classes
Torghast, Tower of the Damned
Priest
- Glyph of the Sha will now benefit from the Rabid Shadows conduit.
- Glyph of the Sha will now benefit from the Rabid Shadows conduit.
Torghast, Tower of the Damned
- Anima Powers
- Priest
- Fallen Priest's Blessing will now grant more damage to Devouring Plague, Penance, and Holy Word: Chastise when acquiring multiple stacks of the power.
- Discipline
- Fallen Priest's Blessing will no longer gain stacks when Purge the Wicked (Talent) deals damage.
- Fallen Priest's Blessing will no longer gain stacks when Purge the Wicked (Talent) deals damage.
- Fallen Priest's Blessing will now grant more damage to Devouring Plague, Penance, and Holy Word: Chastise when acquiring multiple stacks of the power.
- Priest
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Published on 2021-08-11 10:38 PM
Jesse McCree - Diablo IV Lead Designer No Longer with Blizzard
Jesse McCree, one of the names brought up in one of the stories surrounding the recent lawsuits, is no longer working for Activision Blizzard according to Kotaku. A spokesperson confirmed that Jesse McCree, Luis Barriga, and Jonathan LeCraft are all no longer with the company. For more information, click the banner below.
Blizzard Removes Diablo II Resurrected TCP/IP Multiplayer Support
Blizzard has silently removed TCP/IP multiplayer support in Diablo II Resurrected, going against its promise earlier that it will be a core feature in the remaster.
Diablo II: Resurrected Act I & II Remastered Cinematics
Blizzard has released remastered cinematics of Act I and Act II for the upcoming Diablo II Resurrected.
Jesse McCree, one of the names brought up in one of the stories surrounding the recent lawsuits, is no longer working for Activision Blizzard according to Kotaku. A spokesperson confirmed that Jesse McCree, Luis Barriga, and Jonathan LeCraft are all no longer with the company. For more information, click the banner below.
Blizzard Removes Diablo II Resurrected TCP/IP Multiplayer Support
Blizzard has silently removed TCP/IP multiplayer support in Diablo II Resurrected, going against its promise earlier that it will be a core feature in the remaster.
Diablo II: Resurrected Act I & II Remastered Cinematics
Blizzard has released remastered cinematics of Act I and Act II for the upcoming Diablo II Resurrected.
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Published on 2021-08-11 10:32 PM
Patch 9.1 Hotfixes - August 11, 2021
Achievements
Classes
Dungeons and Raids
Quests
- Death's Advance, The Archivists' Codex, Ve'nari, and The Avowed reputations should now count towards the Exalted Reputation achievements.
- Developers’ note: Some players who have already capped out their reputation with these factions may not see these update until next week’s restarts. We have a code change coming with restarts that will fix those players, but we want to get the data updated to prevent new players from running into the issue.
- Developers’ note: Some players who have already capped out their reputation with these factions may not see these update until next week’s restarts. We have a code change coming with restarts that will fix those players, but we want to get the data updated to prevent new players from running into the issue.
Classes
Warlock
- Fixed an issue where Decaying Soul Satchel and Wrath of Consumption Runecarving effects would persist after the items were removed.
- Fixed an issue where Decaying Soul Satchel and Wrath of Consumption Runecarving effects would persist after the items were removed.
Dungeons and Raids
- Sanctum of Domination
- Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
- The Loom of Fates should more easily maintain counterclockwise rotation without interruption.
- The Loom of Fates should more easily maintain counterclockwise rotation without interruption.
- Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
- Mists of Tirna Scithe
- Ingra Maloch
- Repulsive Visage will no longer be cast when Droman Oulfarran is at 25% HP or less.
- Developers’ note: Currently it's possible to get Oulfarran to 20% just as Maloch begins casting Repulsive Visage, and this can feel frustrating and difficult to control when it happens. The goal of this change is to give players a small buffer so they can play around this ability more reliably.
- Developers’ note: Currently it's possible to get Oulfarran to 20% just as Maloch begins casting Repulsive Visage, and this can feel frustrating and difficult to control when it happens. The goal of this change is to give players a small buffer so they can play around this ability more reliably.
- Repulsive Visage will no longer be cast when Droman Oulfarran is at 25% HP or less.
- Ingra Maloch
Quests
- Fixed an issue in the "The Power of Elune" quest where Shandris Feathermoon would sometimes use Sentinel's Ward at improper times.
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Published on 2021-08-11 03:46 AM
Activision Blizzard Shareholder SOC Letter
Today, one of Activision Blizzard's shareholders has released a letter that criticizes the company's response to the recent lawsuit and the promises to improve its work culture.
In this letter, the SOC Executive Director has shared a list of changes for Activision Blizzard to make, including increasing board diversity and equity by adding a woman director, removing bonuses from executives found to have engaged in or enabled abusive behavior, and undertaking a company-wide Equity Review.
We believe that to ensure smooth operations and a strong reputation going forward, Activision Blizzard should commit to the following changes:
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Diablo II: Resurrected Early Access
Blizzard has announced the Early Access and Open Beta dates for Diablo II: Resurrected. Early Access testing will begin on August 13th, and the Open Beta weekend will begin on August 20th.
Today, one of Activision Blizzard's shareholders has released a letter that criticizes the company's response to the recent lawsuit and the promises to improve its work culture.
In this letter, the SOC Executive Director has shared a list of changes for Activision Blizzard to make, including increasing board diversity and equity by adding a woman director, removing bonuses from executives found to have engaged in or enabled abusive behavior, and undertaking a company-wide Equity Review.
Originally Posted by SOC
While we appreciate the improved tone and increased detail in CEO Kotick’s recent letter to Activision Blizzard employees, customers, and shareholders, the changes Mr. Kotick has announced do not go nearly far enough to address the deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management at the company. To wit: - No changes have been announced or proposed that would in any way alter the current process for filling vacancies either to the board of directors or to senior management.
- No changes have been announced with respect to executive pay, either with respect to clawing back compensation from executives who are found to have engaged in or enabled abusive practices, or to align executives with the equity goals Mr. Kotick articulated.
- The announced review by Wilmer Hale is deficient in a number of ways: this firm has a sterling reputation as a defender of the wealthy and connected, but it has no track record of uncovering wrongdoing, the lead investigator does not have in-depth experience investigating workplace harassment and abuse, and the scope of the investigation fails to address the full range of equity issues Mr. Kotick acknowledges.
We believe that to ensure smooth operations and a strong reputation going forward, Activision Blizzard should commit to the following changes:
- Increase board diversity and equity by adding a woman director – preferably one with a history of advocacy for marginalized people and communities - by the end of 2021, committing to gender-balance on the board by 2025, and reserving at least one board seat for a nominee selected by current employees as their representative.
- Claw back bonuses from executives found to have engaged in or enabled abusive behavior, award no bonuses for 2021, and make future bonus awards contingent on the company as a whole achieving clearly articulated and independently verified milestones for diversity and equity.
- Undertake a company-wide Equity Review, similar to the Racial Equity Reviews that Facebook, Air B&B, Starbucks, and BlackRock have completed or promised, but that will encompass the full range of concerns (including inequities rooted in gender, gender-identity, sexuality, and race) articulated by Mr. Kotick, Activision Blizzard employees, and customers: equity and representation issues in game design, the development process, and in user forums and similar settings.
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Diablo II: Resurrected Early Access
Blizzard has announced the Early Access and Open Beta dates for Diablo II: Resurrected. Early Access testing will begin on August 13th, and the Open Beta weekend will begin on August 20th.
- The upcoming test weekends will feature two additional classes for players to experience: the Druid and the Paladin. Classes from the last alpha test (the Sorceress, the Barbarian, and the Amazon) will also be available for testing.
- Multiplayer will be enabled alongside cross-progression on Windows® PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4.
- Like in the Technical Alpha, both Act I: The Sightless Eye and Act II: The Secret of the Vizjerei will be fully playable. The fully remade Act I & II cinematics will also be viewable in the Diablo II: Resurrected Early Access and Open Beta tests.
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