"We have been hearing feedback from players regarding some of the changes in 1.1.0 for #DiabloIV.
We are going to have a Campfire Chat later this week on Friday to talk more about it.
We will have more details/timing in the next day. Thanks again for the feedback!"
You want to nerf 20%. You tell them you nerf 50%. They get mad. You backtrack to 20%. They are happy.
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