Blizzard has announced and unveiled the eagerly awaited patch 1.0.5 for the popular action role-playing title "Diablo 3," consisting of the cursed Infernal Machine, for American gamers.
The most significant thing about patch 1.0.5, apart from the usual bug fixes, is that it will be introducing a bagful of new features to the game, such as Monster Power that allows players to control the difficulty of the game (parallel to the "/players" command in Diablo 2), a new event called Infernal Machine that lets players fight "uber" versions of some of the game's most malevolent bosses, along with a host of other changes.
Players need to remember that they will not be prompted to download patch 1.0.5 until the patch is live in their home region. For instance, if players are logging in from a European or Asian client, they will need to wait for this patch to release in that region before it can be installed.
Additionally, if the home region is the Americas, players will be unable to log into Europe or Asia using Global Play after patch 1.0.5 is live until those regions have also patched.
Patch 1.0.5 (v 1.0.5.12480), will feature Monster Power which is similar to the "Players X" command in the previous "Diablo 2."
Monster Power, per the official page, "is a system designed to give players more control over how challenging enemies are in each difficulty. With this system, players can choose to increase the health and damage of monsters according to different "power levels" and in return they'll receive scaling bonuses to experience as well as boosts to Magic Find and Gold Find which will stack above the 300% cap."
Additionally, the option to increase Monster Power will be available to all players starting at level 1 in the Quest Selection window. It can also be adjusted separately for Normal, Nightmare, Hell, and Inferno difficulties.
Moreover, the Infernal Machine will allow level 60 players to battle supreme versions of some of Sanctuary's most despicable bosses, and while the rewards for defeating these bosses will be great, the machine will need some assembling.
"Only the most powerful Nephalem can unlock the secrets to building the Infernal Machine, but once forged the device can be used to open portals to special encounters featuring not one, but two bosses which have been augmented from their original versions, both in terms of difficulty and appearance," the page adds. "Defeating each boss pair will provide players with extra items and gold, as well as a chance to find components for a new Legendary ring."
To know more about other features and how to assemble the Infernal Machine check here.
