Version 3.0.0b

Version History
← 3.0.0 August 4, 2017	3.0.0b August 5, 2017	3.0.0c → August 10, 2017

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 3.0.0b released by Grinding Gear Games.

• Using channelled lightning skills will no longer trigger Orb of StormsOrb of StormsLightning, Spell, Duration, AoE, Chaining, Orb
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-16) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 65%Creates a stationary electrical orb that frequently unleashes a splitting bolt of lightning at a nearby enemy. Modifiers to cast speed will increase how frequently it does this. Using a lightning skill while inside the orb's cloud unleashes additional bolts. Casting this skill again will replace the previous orb.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning DamageBeams Split towards 0.1 additional targets1% increased Cast Speed
  1% less Skill Effect DurationDeals (2-185) to (7-555) Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 6 seconds
  Beams Split towards (2-4) additional targets
  Strikes every (1.5-1.02) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed a bug where the following items, which are meant to grant extra minions, instead granted small increases to skeleton attack, cast and movement speed: , , and any items with Catarina's crafted +1 skeleton mod.
• Fixed a bug with the Soul of Solaris Pantheon Power, which accidentally applied to every hit rather than 20% of them.
• Fixed an instance crash that could occur when players enter new areas with Prophecy.
• Fixed an issue with the The Act 9 Boss fight where the boss would prioritise minions over players.
• Fixed a bug with the "Defeat Map Bosses" Harbinger Challenge where non-map bosses would count.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur in parties with one of the encounters in The Rotting Core.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with the life flask tutorial.
• Fixed an instance crash related to Storm BurstStorm BurstAoE, Spell, Lightning, Channelling, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%Requires Level 12Unleash orbs of energy while you channel that repeatedly jump towards the targeted location until their duration expires, dealing damage in small area after each jump. When you stop channelling, all remaining orbs explode, dealing higher damage in a larger area.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Area of Effect while Channelling
  2% reduced Explosion Area of EffectBase duration is 1.2 seconds
  Deals (6-114) to (8-171) Physical Damage
  Exploding Orbs deal 75% of Skill Damage for each 0.4 seconds of remaining Duration
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Orbs jump every 0.4 seconds
  +(0-2) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

The following hotfix was deployed after the 3.0.0b patch:

• Fixed a crash with The Aspirant's Plaza.
• Fixed an instance crash with Abberath.
• Fixed a bug with Harbingers in The Beachhead where they could fail to summon, making the map impossible to complete.

This patch has been deployed without a restart. There is an associated client update, this has not been deployed to Steam and is not needed for the above fixes.

A second hotfix was deployed after the 3.0.0b patch:

• Fixed a bug where the Harbinger challenge to defeat Hollowskull, the Willing Host was not working.
• Fixed a client crash at startup on players with GPUs that do not support INTZ depth texture format.
• Fixed an instance crash with Dark PactDark PactMinion, Spell, AoE, Chaining, Chaos, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-13) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28This spell removes some life from one of your Skeleton minions near you or the targeted location to deal chaos damage in an area around it. This effect will chain to your other nearby skeletons. If you have no skeletons near you or the targeted location, it will sacrifice your own life to deal damage instead.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of EffectSacrifices 0.05% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos DamageMinions recover 0.1% of Life on HitSacrifices 6% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage
  Deals (24-241) to (36-362) Chaos Damage
  Chains +2 Times
  Uses your Life if no Skeletons in range
  (0-76)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

This patch has been deployed without a restart. There is an associated client update, which has not been deployed to Steam. The client crash fix will be deployed to Steam clients along with a more substantial patch later, to prevent disruption to Steam players.