Version 1.3.1

Version History
← 1.3.0l January 22, 2015	1.3.1 February 2, 2015	1.3.1b → February 13, 2015

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 1.3.1 released by Grinding Gear Games.

Features

• Added two new Microtransactions: Seraph Bow Weapon Skin and the Verdant Blink and Mirror Arrow Skill Effect.
• Added three new unique items, two of which were designed by our supporters.
• A fourth unique has also been added for use in Race season 11, it will not be able to drop until the Race Season begins.
• Added the Hall of GrandmastersHall of Grandmasters
  Promenade MapMap Level: 73
  Map Tier: 6
  Guild Character: ÙContains the Immortalised Grandmasters
  PvP damage scaling in effectThe grandest and greatest ever to fight,
  Divine the champions stand tall.
  But match their power, best their might,
  And even the immortal may fall.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. unique map. The map currently has three full wings (150 Grandmasters). More will be added in future patches.
• Added a visual effect to players or monsters that are under the effect of Elemental Equilibrium.
• Added PvP Spectate Following functionality. Using /spectate no longer requires the player you are attempting to spectate to be in a PvP match. It will automatically spectate them once they enter a PvP match and will continue to spectate their PvP matches until you stop the following. You can use /spectate or manually change zones to cancel the spectate following.
• Further improved stash tab highlighting. You can now find gems that are socketed in items. We have also added an information highlight which includes useful information about the stash tab highlighting tool.
• The Event Noticeboard now defaults to the Events Tab, rather than the PvP Tab.
• Strongboxes now spawn packs of monsters in quick succession, instead of all at once.
• Adding audio to the Chicken PetChicken PetPetSummons your pet.

General Balance

• Scold's BridleScold's Bridle
  Mind CageEnergy Shield: (73-84)Requires Level 65, 138 Int(80-100)% increased Spell Damage
  15% reduced Cast Speed
  +(30-60) to maximum Mana
  Your Skills deal you 400% of Mana Spent on Upfront Skill Mana Costs as Physical Damage"The sharper the pain, the sharper the mind.
  A curious paradox."
  - Shavronne of Umbra no longer damages totems, traps or mines.
• VengeanceVengeanceTrigger, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Attack Damage: (170-255)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-255)%Requires Level 24Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. Requires a Melee Weapon.(8-56) to (12-85) Added Attack Physical Damage
  30% chance to Trigger this Skill when Hit
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% chance to Trigger this Skill when HitPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. can no longer trigger while unarmed.
• The mods which removed status ailments and bleeding now provide immunity to those effects. The "of Dousing" suffix makes you immune to ignite, while still removing burning.
• Zana's crafting bench mod for Beyond now only grants a 15% chance to spawn Beyond portals, down from 20%.
• The Otherworldly prefix for Maps now only grants 10% increased item quantity, down from 16%.
• Reduced the quantity of items dropped by Magic and Rare Beyond demons.
• Na'em, Bending Stone no longer drops substantially more and better items than the other Beyond demon bosses.
• Abaxoth, the End of All That Is now drops substantially more and better items than the other Beyond demon bosses.

Bloodlines and Torment Balance

• Tormented Spirits are now substantially more inclined to possess a monster when one is in range.
• The Bloodlines Phylacteral Link mod no longer appears on Devourers.
• Phylacteral Link now rotates between monsters every 7 seconds (up from 5).
• Phylacteral Link now spawns less frequently than before.
• Bond of Chaos deals substantially less damage in later difficulties.
• Bond of Chaos can no longer appear on monsters which are spawned hidden, due to beams going into the sky/ground.
• Order of the Frozen Sky damage-per-pack-member-killed has been slightly increased.

PvP Balance

• Updated items, mods, passives and starting skills to provide balanced matches between preconstructed PvP-only characters.
• PvP balance changes: (These will NOT affect characters outside of player versus player combat)
• Tornado ShotTornado ShotAttack, Projectile, Bow
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (10-12) Mana
  Attack Speed: 80% of base
  Attack Damage: (100-120)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-120)%Requires Level 28Fires a piercing shot that travels until it reaches the targeted location. It will then fire projectiles out in all directions from that point, which will travel for a short time before disappearing.Fires 3 secondary Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been reduced by a further 10%. The total reduction is now 30%.
• Molten StrikeMolten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Damage: (110-185)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-185)%
  Projectile Speed: 750Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will deal area attack damage to enemies where they land.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Fire Damage
  Fires 4 Projectiles
  60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  +(0.2-0.6) metres to Melee Strike Range
  Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Projectiles deal (0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been reduced by 15%.
• CycloneCycloneAttack, AoE, Movement, Channelling, Physical, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 2 Mana
  Attack Speed: 300% of base
  Attack Damage: (44-59)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (44-59)%
  AoE Radius: 1.6Requires Level 28Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channelling this skill, you cannot be knocked back.(5-28) to (8-42) Added Attack Physical Damage
  10% increased Area of Effect per 0.1 metre additional Melee Strike Range
  30% less Movement Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% more Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been reduced by 10%.
• Support Trap SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
  Icon: T
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
  Trap lasts 4 seconds
  Supported Skills deal (20-6)% less Trap Damage
  Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Trap DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. T-override has been reduced to 0.9 seconds (from 1.1 seconds).
• Blastchain Mine SupportBlastchain Mine SupportSupport, Mine
  Icon: Y
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 50%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
  Supported Skills deal (59-53)% less Damage
  Mine lasts 5 seconds
  Supported Skills have a Base Mine Detonation Time of 0.25 seconds
  Supported Skills gain a Base Reservation equal to Base Mana and Life Cost
  Supported Skills deal 5% more Damage for each prior Mine in Detonation Sequence
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% increased Mine DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. T-override has been reduced to 0.9 seconds (from 1.1 seconds).
• Split ArrowSplit ArrowAttack, Projectile, Physical, Bow
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-10) Mana
  Attack Speed: 110% of base
  Attack Damage: (100-119)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-119)%
  Projectile Speed: 3260Fires multiple arrows at different targets.(1-56) to (2-85) Added Attack Physical Damage
  Fires (5-9) Arrows
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.2-4) ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been increased by 10%.
• SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-21) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.65 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
  Projectile Speed: 420Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 2.00 seconds
  Fires (4-8) Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been increased by 5%.
• Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-21) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.65 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 330%
  Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Deals (8-1458) to (12-2188) Cold Damage
  Projectiles Pierce all Targets
  Projectiles continuously lose Damage, up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
  Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been reduced by a further 5%. The total reduction is now 25%.
• ArcArcSpell, Chaining, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-23) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12An arc of lightning reaches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other enemies, but not immediately back. Each time the arc chains, it will also chain a secondary arc to another enemy that the main arc has not already hit, which cannot chain further.Deals (6-198) to (32-1122) Lightning Damage
  Chains +(4-7) Times
  15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each remaining Chain
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Chains +(0.05-1) TimesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been increased by 5%. The total reduction is now 5% (up from 10% reduction previously).
• Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeSpell, AoE, Cold, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (10-20) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 65%Requires Level 28Icicles emerge from the ground in a series of small bursts, each damaging enemies caught in the area and knocking them back in the direction of the next burst.Deals (21-300) to (32-450) Physical Damage
  Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
  100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  Cannot Knockback Unique Enemies more than once per second
  Final Burst Deals 200% more Damage
  Final Burst has 100% more Area of Effect
  Final Burst cannot Knockback
  Causes 4 Bursts
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Final Burst Deals +(2.5-50)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been increased by 10%.
• Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 10 Mana
  Attack Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  AoE Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 10Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.(12-134) to (18-200) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
  (3-5) to (4-7) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
  75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance
  100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance
  (90-109)% increased Movement Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been reduced by 30%.
• Static StrikeStatic StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Chaining
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Damage: (110-188)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-188)%
  AoE Radius: 19Requires Level 12Attack with a melee weapon, gaining static energy for a duration if you hit an enemy. While you have static energy, you'll frequently hit a number of nearby enemies with beams, dealing attack damage.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 3.00 seconds
  Beams Hit Enemies every (0.40-0.32) seconds
  Chains +1 Times
  Beams deal 40% less Damage
  (4-6) maximum Beam Targets
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Beam frequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. damage has been increased by 5% to a total reduction of 20%.
• Spells triggered by Cast on Damage Taken have had their damage reduced by 25%.
• The Clever Construction notable now only prevents traps and mines from being destroyed by players for 2.5 seconds, down from 5. This has no change for monsters.

Bug Fixes

• Crafting costs of Zana's Crafting bench are no longer consumed if the map fails to open.
• Fixed a bug where masters in your Hideout could appear underground.
• Fixed some cases of the wagons in the Warehouses causing blockages.
• Fixed bugs with Sandspitters and Shield Crabs when they had Bloodlines mods. The Sandspitters should now inherit the Bloodlines properties from the crab.
• Fixed various bugs where minions dying, timing out or being replaced would incorrectly increment the timer on the Zana missions where killing monsters increases the time remaining.
• Fixed a bug where Doedre's ElixirDoedre's Elixir
  Greater Mana FlaskRecovers 120 Mana over 4.00 Seconds
  Consumes (31-36) of 36 Charges on useRequires Level 12(250-300)% increased Charges per use
  Removes 80% of your maximum Energy Shield on use
  You take 50% of your maximum Life as Chaos Damage on use
  Gain (1-3) Power Charges on use
  Gain (1-3) Frenzy Charges on use
  Gain (1-3) Endurance Charges on useDoedre Darktongue knew the Way of the Thaumaturge.
  In order to receive, one must give... without hesitation.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. and Scold's Bridle could stun the player.
• Fixed a bug with Arc where if someone cast it far away from you, it would render when you approached the area it was cast in.
• Fixed various bugs with Cyclone that would occur when being reduced to zero movement speed.
• Fixed a rare instance crash which occurred when monsters were removed during certain variations of Vagan and Vorici missions.
• Fixed a rare instance crash related to Vorici missions.
• Fixed a bug where you could Spell Dodge a Bear TrapBear TrapTrap, Spell, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-23) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
  Can Store 3 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 300%Requires Level 4Throws a trap that damages and immobilises a single enemy for a duration based on how much damage was dealt. After the immobilise expires, a debuff remains on the enemy for a duration, lowering their movement speed by an amount which lessens over time. The affected enemy will take increased damage from traps and mines until the debuff expires. Modifiers to spell damage do not affect this skill's damage.Deals (16-1447) to (22-2026) Physical Damage
  Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration
  Trap lasts 4 seconds
  Base duration is 3.00 seconds
  Locks enemy in place
  Enemies take 25% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hits
  Enemies have 80% less Movement Speed when the Debuff starts
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Base duration is (0.05-1) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed a bug where you could use off-hand weapons with FacebreakerFacebreaker
  Strapped MittsEvasion: (30-39)
  Energy Shield: (7-9)Requires Level 16+30% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  10% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
  (600-800)% more Physical Damage with Unarmed Melee Attacks
  Extra goreFly like a Storm Crow, crush like a Rhoa to gain the benefits without actually using that weapon to attack.
• Fixed a bug where the challenges to complete masters’ missions wouldn't give you credit if they were part of a Zana mission to complete another master's mission.
• Fixed a bug where you could get stuck dead if you tried to respawn while queued for PvP.
• Fixed a bug where you could be stunned or knocked back after starting to use Cyclone, if the monster started using its skill before you did.
• Fixed a bug where pressing escape cancelled your PvP Queue.
• Fixed a bug where the name of the portal which returns you from PvP areas to a Hideout was incorrect.
• Fixed a bug where players could get permanently stunned if they were stunned during the revive/round change in PvP matches.
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't respawn at a checkpoint while in a queue for PvP, if the checkpoint was in a different zone.
• Fixed a bug where Merveil's illusions weren't appearing in The Cavern of Anger.