Blizzard has released a new patch for the beta version of Diablo III. This new patch enables the Hardcore Mode and comes with some changes to the game’s classes. In this latest beta version of Diablo III, right-clicking a skill hot-key will now open the skill interface and in Elective mode, skills can now be dragged and dropped from the skill interface into hot-key slots. Furthermore, Magic Find and Gold Find are now shared amongst party members and cast time to resurrect a fallen ally has been increased from 1 second to 3 seconds. You can view the entire changelog after the jump.

Diablo III Beta Patch Changelog:

General

-Hardcore mode is now available, and can be unlocked by reaching level 10 with at least one character
-Cast time to resurrect a fallen ally has been increased from 1 second to 3 seconds
-Player created games now default to Invite Only. Check “Allow Quick Join” in the Social tab of the Options menu to allow your friends to join
-Magic Find and Gold Find are now shared amongst party members.
-The average combined value of the entire party’s Magic and Gold Find applies to all players regardless of location in the game world. The averaged values will not display in the UI/Skill UI
-In Elective mode, skills can now be dragged and dropped from the skill interface into hot-key slots
-Right-clicking a skill hot-key will now open the skill interface

Auction House

-The Sell interface has been updated to better match the in-game inventory and stash
-Combined the advanced and basic search features
-The Active auctions tab now allows users to see all active auctions
-Searches for recipes and tomes have been added

Classes

Barbarian

-Barbarians now have innate 30% passive damage reduction versus all sources. This damage reduction is applied at the same time as all other damage reducing effects (such as Armor), but prior to shield block

Ground Stomp
-Now destroys barrels

Leap Attack
-Ability renamed to Leap
-Weapon damage reduced from 125% to 85%
-Now slows enemies in the landing zone by 60% for 3 seconds

Demon Hunter

Hungering Arrow
-Rune of Puncturing
-Arrow pierce chance reduced from 55% to 50%

Impale
-Rune of Impact stun chance reduced from 100% to 65%

Smoke Screen
-Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
-Cost increased from 15 to 24 Discipline

Monk

-Monks now have innate 30% passive damage reduction versus all sources. This damage reduction is applied at the same time as all other damage reducing effects (such as Armor), but prior to shield block

Breath of Heaven
-Heal amount reduced

Crippling Wave
-Damage increased from 100% to 110%

Deadly Reach
-Damage increased from 100% to 110%

Exploding Palm
-This skill has been redesigned.
-No longer generates Spirit, now costs 40 Spirit
-Now deals 220% weapon damage over 3 seconds

Fists of Thunder
-Damage increased from 100% to110%

Crafting

-Gold cost to craft items reduced
-Cost to train Blacksmith doubled
-More crafting materials are now required to craft items
-Chance to salvage rare crafting material from blue Magic items reduced from 10% to 5%

Followers

Templar

-Normal attack now deals 15% weapon damage
-Intervene taunt reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds

Items

Several aspects of the game economy have been adjusted, including but not limited to:
-Gold drops
-Item sale values
-Vendor costs
-Repair costs
-Rings and Amulets now become available at a higher level. As a result, these items will no longer drop in the in beta. Fear not – sparkly baubles await you in the retail version of the game.

Monsters

-Mira Eamon now drops better loot.
-Monster damage has been increased

Bug Fixes

–Players are now able to leave the game if unexpectedly disconnected from Battle.net
-Public Games can once again accommodate up to four players
-Players can now queue for a Public Game involving any quest they’ve unlocked
-Players should now properly be able to send and receive friend invites
-Friends should no longer appear as [ ] in chat
-Lots of more

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