Necromancer Skeleton Minion Hotfix (May 14 Beta Update)
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The Necromancer Skeletal Minions are receiving a slight buff via a Hotfix in Diablo 4 (Diablo IV). Read on to see a full detail of the Hotfix and the effect of the Skeleton Minion changes to the Necromancer class as a whole!
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Necromancer Hotfix Overview
Hotfix Update Announcement
There has been a deployed hotfix for the game this May14 that was announced on the US Diablo forum and Twitter by Adam “PezRadar” Fletcher, Community Manager of Diablo 4.
Hi all
The team has just deployed a hotfix for the Diablo IV Server Slam that will be addressing some of the feedback we’ve seen regarding Necromancer pets and their survivability. This is a backend change so users will not need to download a new update. The hotfix will take a few hours to deploy to all users.
Just a reminder, the Server Slam test will be ending at 12:00PM PDT on Sunday. Thanks again to everyone who has logged in over the weekend to help test our servers prior to the launch of Diablo IV.
Source: PezRadar
This hotfix patch in question, is focused on the Necromancer Skeleton Minion Nerf that was given for the Necromancer after the previous beta where several changes were made to the game.
Hotfix Buffs and Effects to the Necromancer
Before the Hotfix, Skeleton Minions would draw aggro too easily which would result in them dying often even against weaker mobs. After the Hotfix, Skeleton Minions will still die quite quickly, however, they are a little bit more durable now and they draw aggro from enemies less! This means that they actually take less damage at the compensation of the main player being the center of the enemy's attention.
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