Diablo 4 : PTR Day 1 Updates - Bone Spirit Testing

[@TheCobraNine]

ey seroc thank you for having time for a call last night. helped me alot to understand how to test stuff forward!

[@serocifkre]

my pleasure!!!

[@Requiem002]

Current necro balance in s4 is mostly ok, apart from the bad blood builds. I really hope that we get more build choices for endgame in s5 ,and not just bone spirit as i personally hate the skill. Thanks for testing stuff.

[@serocifkre]

You are welcome. The reality is, we know every unique already in game is getting a look over and potentially having its stats / aspects increased. There are several builds that perform well with uniques such as blood builds or blighted corpse explosion, if they get their individual uniques changed, who knows what those builds can do

[@FlyingJustToFall]

Any chance of u trying and reviewing some Blood Surge? I am HOPING so much for Blizz to notice this ability they have forgotten about.

[@serocifkre]

I don't typically do anything blood related, but i might with some of the new uniques at least play around with it a bit. Will depend on how much time

[@YA-pd3xc]

VERY GOOD，Looking forward to your strategy

[@serocifkre]

thank you

[@oprgaming153]

Looks like more fun ahead! You know how there is an unbuffed goal of around 50% crit chance - where does that come from? just the gloves and two rings? I seem to be stuck at high 30s %. But none of them are fully masterworked yet or GA so maybe that's it idk...

[@serocifkre]

both rings, the gloves, amulet

[@serocifkre]

also you get a very small amount from the dexterity nodes like 4%?

[@oprgaming153]

@@serocifkre thank you again. Yeah so I'm not missing anything then. You have a GA for one crit chance on your ring and then its a case of decent rolls and 12/12 masterwork great ty

[@alexmaagna]

ty for the updates man

[@serocifkre]

You are welcome

[@Ousoul]

Cant w8 for new patch! Thank you for great content!

[@serocifkre]

@Ousoul thank you for the support I am looking forward to it!

[@petehx99]

Great job thanks!

[@serocifkre]

Thank you

[@R3TR1BUT1ONz]

Hi, did put sacrificial on another piece of gear or did you just straight up replace it with Imprisoned Spirit?

[@serocifkre]

replaced it for now. i am still testing some it could make it back in but not sure yet, plus we dont know fully waht other changes are coming for season 5 this is all theory atm!

[@djlolman]

hi man thanks for the update are you gonna share the ptr build so we can try it ?

[@serocifkre]

oh well poopie i thought i did give me a few minutes to get it to the descrption in video

[@serocifkre]

added to the description of this video.

[@YA-pd3xc]

When you lose the essence per second of your head and shoes. Is essence still enough?

[@serocifkre]

It's actually quite manageable. Putting a couple points into grim harvest helps a ton. I will be doing a s5 bone spirit preview guide later this weekend that will go over those

[@StefanP012]

What boss drops the crown? I killed all tormented bosses on ptr no crown drop

[@serocifkre]

Anywhere. Its target farm is Hordes it appears

[@Fandolorian]

Do we have a build guide or link for this?

[@serocifkre]

I do! Now this doesn't have any of the ptr changes but it is the most up to date for live. www.wowhead.com/diablo-4/guide/classes/necromancer/bone-spirit-build-overview

[@Fandolorian]

@@serocifkre awesome! look forward to the PTR version :D

[@yozu2651]

Doing gods work mate, cheers for the upload

[@packalunch1030]

Do I need a skeleton even though I can get "Essence" through shoes?

[@serocifkre]

they help with corpses as well as we dont generate that much without them

[@YA-pd3xc]

I hope you will save this build until S5 season to avoid being weakened

[@serocifkre]

It looks good so far for season s5

[@YA-pd3xc]

When you lose the essence per second of your head and shoes. Is essence still enough?

[@packalunch1030]

What about the defensive side? i want more tanky

[@serocifkre]

i have been thinking about this alot. i think we drop one of the boards and spec heavier into hP but also, we can use might now because the boots give us basic attack swhich trigger might aspect

[@packalunch1030]

​@@serocifkre How about " Endurant Faith " golves (tanky +) I'll be looking forward to a tanky build. Thank you.

[@baghatur1177]

Do the new gears drop anywhere or horde only?

[@thedonovan]

That's my question too. Where is this helm actually dropping.

[@serocifkre]

Can drop anywhere including obols

[@thedonovan]

@@serocifkre No place to target farm? Like one of the bosses?

[@serocifkre]

@@thedonovan i dont know if we have any data for that yet rumor is the target farm would be the horde but thats not been that consistent it seems as most of the equipment has been just legendaries.

[@EterNOX-r8g]

Necro can wield tho handed axe?

[@serocifkre]

they can for season 5

[@userxyz783]

banished lord is op tho

[@serocifkre]

Its very OP

[@danieliorns4446]

tier 3 is boring af

[@serocifkre]

I actually dont get to hit the mobs until like tier 5 or 6 on my spirit lol

[@qullo9686]

Personally, I play Necro and there is one big problem... he builds a bone ghost, a golem, a plague. The mechanics and gameplay remain the same, the game is tedious and boring

[@serocifkre]

We do have a lack of variety in builds right now that can compete however, all of the builds are viable if thats how you wish to play. Doesn't mean youre gonna push pits with them though. Every class has the same. Barb doesnt have 10 builds pushing top pits...