Welcome back to our feature preview for Patch 1.6.0! In the first part we discussed the new Crystal system that will be replacing our Enchanting system and massively increasing the customization options for your gear.
Now it’s time to show off of the second major part of 1.6.0, Mythstones!
Mythstones are similar to Crystals in that there are 20 unique types and they are used to make items more powerful. What’s different about Mythstones, is that they are actually socketed into items that have the new “Empty Socket” affix.
Once you find a mythstone, simply select the “Apply” option and then select an item that you’d like to upgrade. Above we show an Epic Gauntlet with two “Empty Sockets” that’s perfect for this Mythstone.
Once you select Apply, a confirmation box will appear, confirming what you’re adding to the item.
Now that is complete, you should see your new affix on the item in purple ( denoting a “Mythic Affix” ). Above you can also see that we added another mythstone “Endow” to further increase the weapon’s DPS by 50%. Notice how there’s now two Damage Percent modifiers on the same item!
Like Crystals, you can convert lesser Mythstones to greater ones with 2 ( recently changed from 3 ) of the lesser mythstone and some gold.
Crystals and Mythstones aren’t all that’s going into this next patch. 1.6.0 will also contain a new section of the Shop that sells random items. This should help players searching for specific Legends of a certain item type increase their chances of finding that Legend.
Also, items will have a few new epic and legend affixes, and we’re planning on releasing some new community designed legends! Above is an example of a Set designed cooperatively with our team and one of our testers, Sonophilos, that will definitely appear in 1.6.0.
If you’re interested in seeing a certain legend make it in the game for 1.6.0 or one of our future patches, please submit an idea to our Legend Design Contest.
We’re nearing the final stages of testing with the 1.6.0 patch, and once released will start on 1.6.1 which will contain a few large progression systems that should satisfy every level of player.