Diablo® III

Boon of Protection Hotfix - 5/22

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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.
#1
5/22/2012
Right on.
#3
5/22/2012
Thanks for the communication.
#4
5/22/2012
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....... my imba ;(
#5
5/22/2012
90 Night Elf Druid
total destruction
8640
Won't be my tears. Haven't even gotten a chance to use the thing so I wouldn't know how powerful it was.
#6
5/22/2012
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Thanks for a great game and for your continued care and support!
#7
5/22/2012
Interesting how this is the first to be patched
#9
5/22/2012
cool, now just fix legendarys
#10
5/22/2012
So you made Inferno too hard for monks, and let's not even get into barbs, then nerf one of the runes. A+
#13
5/22/2012
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I didn't use it anyway, I must've been missing out
#15
5/22/2012
Now I can actually use other mantras!
#16
5/22/2012
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05/22/2012 09:38 PMPosted by Geemsean
Interesting how this is the first to be patched


I have to agree, i was thinking more about mages running around with 5k hp and energy shield: force armor, soloing inferno within the first few days... mmm =p
#17
5/22/2012
Not force armor but this? Any monk can attest to its power?
#18
5/22/2012
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lol
#19
5/22/2012
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Same never really used it. 56 monk in hell
Edited by SixRiverStyx#1665 on 5/22/2012 9:40 PM PDT
#20
5/22/2012
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