Diablo III hotfix increases drop rates for high-end items

Diablo III hotfix increases drop rates for high-end items
James Orry Updated on by

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The latest Diablo III hotfix has rolled out, increasing the drop rates of high-end items (level 61-63) found in Acts II and IV of Hell difficulty and Acts I-IV of Inferno difficulty.

Hell – Act III and Act IV

  • iLvl 61: 13.9%, up from 9%
  • iLvl 62: 3.45%, up from 1.9%
  • iLvl 63: 0% (no change)

Inferno – Act I

  • iLvl 61: 23.9%, up from 17.7%
  • iLvl 62: 12.6%, up from 7.9%
  • iLvl 63: 4.8%, up from 2.0%

Inferno – Act II

  • iLvl 61: 23.3%, up from 18.6%
  • iLvl 62: 18.6%, up from 12.4%
  • iLvl 63: 9.3%, up from 4.1%

Inferno – Act III and Act IV

  • iLvl 61: 27.1%, up from 24.1%
  • iLvl 62: 21.7%, up from 16.1%
  • iLvl 63: 16.3%, up from 8.0%

In addition bosses are now guaranteed to drop at least one Rare item for players with four stacks of Nephalem Valor and at least two Rare items for players with five stacks of Nephalem Valor.

The hotfix also addresses a few bugs.