Patch 2.2.0 for Diablo 3 is on the way soon, bringing with it some more of that sweet, sweet loot. Namely three new legendary armour sets designed to compete with the game’s most powerful gear.
Bonuses to some existing sets have also been reworked, and Blizzard has added over 15 new legendary powers in the form of legendary gems, armor, rings, and more.
”One of our main goals this patch is to introduce more sets that could compete with the most powerful ones currently in the game,” explains Blizzard. ”To that end, we’re debuting three new 6 piece sets in patch 2.2.0—Unhallowed Essence, Wrath of the Wastes, and Delsere’s Magnum Opus. You’ll be able to take these items for a spin on the PTR (in Wrath of the Wastes’ case, literally)!”
Other additions include some re-jigging of the game’s Adventure mode Rift layouts, and new Rift tile-sets, intended to provide some variety for players who’ve seen pretty much every map currently playable. Blizzard’s also adding new objectives in Adventure mode, including Exploration, which has you search an area for captives to free.
Then there’s the usual class balance tinkering, some UI tweaks, a couple of new kinds of treasure goblin to slay and loot, and a switch over to a proprietary file format called CASC.
”This new file format has lots of improvements that directly benefit players,” the developer claims, ”including a self-maintaining file structure (which helps prevent errors during installation), a faster and more reliable patching process, the ability to hotfix game client data, and a whole lot more!”
Patch 2.2.0 is coming to the PTR very soon, where you’ll be able to test out all the new content before it goes live.
