Version 2.5.0b

Version History
← 2.5.0 December 2, 2016	2.5.0b December 8, 2016	2.5.0c → December 9, 2016

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 2.5.0b released by Grinding Gear Games.

• The chance of Essences to occur in maps has been increased by around 50%.
• Fixed an issue where the engine would stall while loading some shaders causing a performance stutter for some machines with certain character builds.
• The hover boxes on Breach chests have been increased in size so that they are easier to click on.
• Non-rare Breach monsters no longer drop maps. All Breach monsters in Breach domains will still drop maps. Because Breaches have so many monsters, these monsters being able to drop maps completely throws off our normal map drop balance. The Breaches are already extremely rewarding, and do not reduce the number of maps that you find from the rest of the area.
• Breach monsters now have a lower chance to spawn Beyond portals.
• The names on the Upgrade Breach Unique Items challenge have been corrected to reflect changes made before the 2.5.0 release.
• Added changes for Summoned Skeletons which were patchnoted for 2.5.0 but not included in the patch.
• Spells triggered by Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
  2% less Skill Effect DurationDeals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
  Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
  Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. now target your cursor's location, rather than at the end of the beam.
• Fixed a bug where the "Areas contain additional Monsters that Convert when Killed" Sextant mod would not work with BlightBlightSpell, Chaos, AoE, Channelling, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.30 sec
  Radius: 26Apply a debuff to enemies in front of you which deals chaos damage over time. Enemies who aren't already debuffed by Blight are also hindered for a shorter secondary duration, slowing their movement. Continued channelling adds layers of damage to the debuff, each with their own duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Chaos Damage3% increased Secondary DurationDeals (3.1-257.4) Base Chaos Damage per second
  Base duration is 2.5 seconds
  Base secondary duration is 0.8 seconds
  80% reduced Movement Speed
  Debuff can have up to 20 layers of Damage
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
  2% less Skill Effect DurationDeals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
  Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
  Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed an incorrect stat description with Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
  Radius: 15Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.02% of Damage Leeched as Life1% chance to create an additional Blade3% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer BladesDeals (3-101) to (5-151) Physical Damage
  Base duration is 5 seconds
  Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
  10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
  35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
  35% more Damage for each blade
  +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The RebirthRebirthAn ordinary life, an ordinary death, marked by an extraordinary rebirth.You will slay a normal foe, who will be resurrected and granted new power.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character. Prophecy no longer triggers on Breach monsters.
• Fixed an issue with Breach Domains that could occur when leaving and rejoining the instance.
• Fixed an issue with Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
  Radius: 15Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.02% of Damage Leeched as Life1% chance to create an additional Blade3% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer BladesDeals (3-101) to (5-151) Physical Damage
  Base duration is 5 seconds
  Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
  10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
  35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
  35% more Damage for each blade
  +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. where it could snapshot support gems across multiple instances of the skill.
• Fixed a rare crash with Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
  2% less Skill Effect DurationDeals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
  Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
  Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. while using Cast while Channelling SupportCast while Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: W
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 38Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Channelling Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage
  Supported Triggered Spells deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on EnemiesTrigger a Supported Spell every (0.45-0.35) seconds while Channelling Supported Skills
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed an issue where some old AMD cards would just display a black screen.

The following hotfix was deployed after the 2.5.0b patch:

We're deploying an update that fixes item stat ordering and the trade API. Thanks for your patience!