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Halstrom · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 3:48 PM

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/top...1780011?page=1

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Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

We're in the process of removing the on-use benefits of the Mantra of Healing rune, Boon of Protection. The hotfix change is:

Amount of damage absorbed is now capped at the amount of healing provided by Mantra of Healing in the first 3 seconds after activation.

We recommend discontinuing its use until the rune is replaced with a new rune and mechanic in a future patch.

The Boon of Protection rune was approximately ten times over its budget on the benefits it provided, and it was quite simply a mistake on our part to let the rune ship as it was. We don't intend to take these quick and drastic measures often, but considering the severity of the issue, we felt it important to correct it swiftly.

We're shooting to post a full list of recent hotfixes tomorrow, and will be looking to answer questions once that's live.

Insom · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 3:51 PM

they nerf that, but not nerf the spirit/crit from sweeping winds??

**Dox** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 3:55 PM

In future, please include more than just a URL when posting. :P

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Halstrom:

Sorry, and thanks for filling in. Pressed for time at work.

Cyanide · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 3:56 PM

wow...nerf monk? seriously?

**yongming** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 4:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Insom

they nerf that, but not nerf the spirit/crit from sweeping winds??

ist that the first nerf. this one is the second one.

crAzerk · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 5:06 PM

I think more nerfs will come soon, such as for wizards too ;P

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	Fourby:	You mofo i ws sitting here, blowing my screen like a retard trying to get rid of bug
	TABottles:	YEAH WTF

Daboo · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 6:02 PM

Apprently EU servers had maintenance, and smoke screen got nerfed, so did force armour.

Smoke screen nerf now makes it 1.5 seconds with a 2.5 second cooldown, and two seconds with rune, with a 2.5 second cool down. It was too good to be true to begin with anyway

Edit: apparently the 30% native damage reduction for monks and barbarians was not working , and has now been enabled.. o.0.

**yongming** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 7:34 PM

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5270829946
=)

crAzerk · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 7:48 PM

@yongming Lol now to find two good 2handers...

**yongming** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 7:57 PM

bought 2 800+ dmg 2h staff for less than 50k each to play

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Nemo:

Awesome looking !

x5_Bard · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 8:33 PM

The 30% decreased damage wasnt active?

**** MY LIFE SO HAPPY

**iMSystem** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 9:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Insom

they nerf that, but not nerf the spirit/crit from sweeping winds??

I think they just hotfixed this with the restart...

**ToR.Arnor** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 9:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yongming

bought 2 800+ dmg 2h staff for less than 50k each to play

how can you equip 2 2handed weapons O.o

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x5_Bard:

was a cosmetic bug, didnt effect your damage!

**yongming** · Wed, 23rd-May-2012, 9:49 PM

you do gain stats and dmg from dual wielding 2h.

Insom · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 7:31 AM

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Originally Posted by System

I think they just hotfixed this with the restart...

Really? When was the restart? I played last night at about 11pm and it was still returning spirit like mad

TABottles · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 8:30 AM

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TADivinity:

hahahh

iM SundeR · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 9:35 AM

Active Skills

Fists of Thunder

Skill Rune - Quickening

Fixed an issue that was causing spirit regeneration to incorrectly trigger off critical hits from other sources, such as Sweeping Wind

Mantra of Healing

Mantra of Healing will now correctly provide only two times the base healing effect for the first 3 seconds after activation, down from four times the base healing effect (tooltip will still show the old value)

Skill Rune - Boon of Protection

A maximum absorption amount has been set to 1000 Life. This skill will be redesigned in an upcoming patch.

Sooo.. what everyone was going on about that it's necessary to have a huge spirit pool in order to spam mantas is not the skills working as intended. I made it all the way to Act 4 Hell without having to spam mantras at all, not sure why people think that skillset is good at all.

If I'm missing something can someone please explain it to me, because it seems like having no spirit because you have been able to spend it all without straining your cooldowns is a million times better than having full spirit and only a mantra to dump spirit in to because your cooldowns haven't reset yet.. but I could be wrong.. need clarification that's all.

Insom · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 9:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SundeR

Sooo.. what everyone was going on about that it's necessary to have a huge spirit pool in order to spam mantas is not the skills working as intended. I made it all the way to Act 4 Hell without having to spam mantras at all, not sure why people think that skillset is good at all.

If I'm missing something can someone please explain it to me, because it seems like having no spirit because you have been able to spend it all without straining your cooldowns is a million times better than having full spirit and only a mantra to dump spirit in to because your cooldowns haven't reset yet.. but I could be wrong.. need clarification that's all.

What build/gearset are you using?

Ive been struggling in ac3 NM, using sweeping winds/sss/serenity/moh/fot/palm

**yongming** · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 10:58 AM

act 4 hell is fine. but inferno.....

Insom · Thu, 24th-May-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by yongming

act 4 hell is fine. but inferno.....

Do you have a link to your build? Im trying to gather as much info as i can because you dont get 2nd chances in HC.. 1 fuckup, and its all over..