Version 3.0.1

Version History
← 3.0.0c August 10, 2017	3.0.1 August 18, 2017	3.0.1b → August 25, 2017

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 3.0.1 released by Grinding Gear Games.

3.0.1 Patch Notes

• Added the Portent and Harbinger supporter packs.
• Charged DashCharged DashMovement, AoE, Channelling, Attack, Lightning, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 4 Mana
  Attack Speed: 160% of base
  Attack Damage: (95-110)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (95-110)%Requires Level 28Channel to project an illusion which you steer. You gain stages while it moves, until it stops at a maximum total distance. Waves of area damage frequently pulse along its path, based on your attack speed. Stop channelling to teleport to the illusion, dealing a final wave of damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed0.5% more Movement Speed1% increased travel distanceDeals (95-110)% of Base Attack Damage
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Final wave deals 75% of Damage per stage
  Deals 150% more Damage while Channelling if Illusion has finished moving
  Illusion moves at 130% of your Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. has been corrected to have its intended scaling. It now scales up by +1% base damage each level, starting at 90% of base damage.
• The Ravaged Square now has fewer Heretical Wards.

Harbinger Improvements

• Harbingers now drop fewer stacks of currency shards, but these shards have reliably higher stack counts. This results in a higher total number of currency shards than before.
• Harbingers now appear more frequently in Map areas.
• More powerful Harbingers now appear more frequently. The volume of shards they drop has been increased, and they are also better dressed.
• You now need to complete 50 Harbinger End-game maps to complete the "End Game Grind" challenge (down from 100).
• Minions spawned by Harbingers were granted a resistance to all damage types that decayed over time. This is now multiplicative with other forms of damage taken. This change means they that can't be trivialised by WitherWitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (3-9) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.28 secRequires Level 10Casts a debilitating debuff on enemies in an area, hindering their movement and also inflicts the Withered debuff, which increases the Chaos Damage they take and can stack up to 15 times.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect DurationHindered Enemies deal 0.2% reduced Chaos Damage5% chance to apply an additional Withered Debuff if you Cast this Spell yourself(30-36)% reduced Movement Speed
  6% increased Chaos Damage taken
  Base duration is 0.5 seconds
  Withered lasts 2 seconds
  (0-19)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Shock and other modifiers to damage taken.
• Harbingers are now less likely to enter a state where they don't summon new monsters.
• The Harbinger Flame DashFlame DashSpell, Movement, Duration, Fire, Travel, Blink
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-23) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
  Can Store 3 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%Requires Level 10Teleport to a location, damaging enemies and leaving a trail of burning ground in your wake. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased travel distance2% chance to Ignite enemies
  2% more Burning DamageDeals (7-479) to (11-718) Fire Damage
  Deals (18.9-1262.7) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is 4 seconds
  (0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ability now Flame Dashes its minions to your location.
• The Harbinger Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers you've cast.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Area of Effect
  2% reduced Cast Speed0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration0.25% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when CastDeals (21-510) to (38-947) Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  (10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
  +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.-like ability now attaches to the minions, moving with them.
• The Harbinger FlameblastFlameblastSpell, AoE, Fire, Channelling
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-7) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.20 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Channels to build up a large explosion, which is released when you stop using the skill. The longer you channel, the larger the area of effect and damage of the explosion, up to 10 stages.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage1% chance to Poison on Hit0.1 maximum Stages
  1% less Cast Speed+0.5 to radius
  0.5% less Area of Effect per StageDeals (31-280) to (46-419) Fire Damage
  110% more Spell Damage for each stage
  90% more Damage with Ailments for each stage
  50% chance to Ignite enemies
  +3 to Radius for each Stage
  10 maximum StagesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ability is now stronger but used less often.
• The Harbinger Storm Cascade ability no longer stops at the Harbinger's minion's location. Instead, it will pass through, making it much more deadly for characters at a distance.
• Added several new abilities for the Harbingers to use. Be careful!
• The Harbingers from Act 6 onwards now have a chance to spawn an Obelisk when they summon monsters. These obelisks have a variety of skills.

The Beachhead Improvements

• The Beachhead map now has a wider variety of monsters.
• Monsters slain as part of the Beachhead portal encounter now don't drop items, but still award experience.
• Upon completing The Beachhead portal encounter, the Obelisks now will shatter and drop shards.
• Completing the encounter awards significantly more items.
• The encounter itself has been rebalanced, and players now have to defeat an especially powerful Harbinger as part of it.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Harbinger monsters with the Inner Treasure mod would not drop a unique item.
• Fixed a bug with the Pantheon powers for Solaris and Lunaris where bonuses to Physical Damage Reduction instead applied to Armour.
• Fixed various bugs with several skills that were preventing them from targeting Kitava.
• Fixed a bug where the --nopreload and --noasync launch parameters could cause performance problems or crashes.
• Fixed a bug where socketing 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. in The Rippling ThoughtsThe Rippling Thoughts
  Legion SwordOne Handed Sword
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: (137.8-148.4) to (254.8-274.4)
  Elemental Damage: 1 to (60-70)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20
  Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 62, 122 Str, 104 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy RatingGrants Summon Harbinger of the Arcane Skill
  Trigger Level 20 Storm Cascade when you Attack
  (75-90)% increased Spell Damage
  (140-160)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds 1 to (60-70) Lightning Damage
  Adds 1 to (60-70) Lightning Damage to Spells
  10% increased Area of Effect
  
  
  would prevent Storm Cascade from being cast.
• Harbingers and The Beachhead map boss can no longer be possessed by a Tormented Spirit from the Possessed FoePossessed FoeA name remembered all this time, their will stolen by a vengeful spirit.You will encounter one or more very powerful monsters possessed by a Tormented Spirit.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character. Prophecy. This made the map impossible to complete.
• Corrected a tile from the Mesa MapMesa MapMap Level: 78
  Map Tier: 11
  Guild Character: ÒTravel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. that was too narrow for characters to pass through.
• Fixed a bug where The Beachhead map would not spawn Harbingers on non-Harbinger leagues.
• Fixed a bug that could cause disconnects when changing areas.
• Fixed some performance issues with Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers you've cast.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Area of Effect
  2% reduced Cast Speed0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration0.25% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when CastDeals (21-510) to (38-947) Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  (10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
  +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed a bug where the "A Whispered PrayerA Whispered PrayerA preacher whispers to the skies and the skies answer with a blanket of biting frost.You will track down a powerful Frost Preacher who will drop a unique item when slain.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character." Prophecy could not be completed.
• Fixed a crash with the low-life tutorial.

The following hotfix was deployed after the 3.0.1 patch:

• Fixed a bug where closing the client could produce a string of errors.

This patch has been deployed without a restart