Heads up gamers, it looks like Blizzard will be issuing a hotfix for Diablo 3 and it looks like the Monk character class will be on the receiving end of it. According to Blizzard’s community manager, Bashiok, the hotfix is expected to address the Mantra of Healing rune, Boon of Protection, which is apparently about ten times stronger than it was originally meant to be. Oddly enough based on the reports in the forums, the Monk class in the Inferno mode is currently facing a pretty tough time to the point where many players have re-rolled to different classes, so would nerfing this ability really be the way to go here? Taken from the Blizzard forum:
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.
Either way if you’re playing the Monk class and the Mantra of Healing coupled with the Boon of Protection rune is one of your essential skills, it looks like it might be time to tweak that build of yours.