Let there be loot: Diablo 3 increases high-end item drop rates

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A hotfix just went live in Diablo 3 to significantly boost your chances of finding gear with item levels 61 through 63 (the highest in the game). The change only affects Hell difficulty Act III and forward. Read on for some crunchy numbers.

Hell – Act III and Act IV

  • iLvl 61: 9% to 13.9% (old drop rate to new drop rate)

  • iLvl 62: 1.9% to 3.45%

  • iLvl 63: 0% (no change)

Inferno – Act I

  • iLvl 61: 17.7% to 23.9%

  • iLvl 62: 7.9% to 12.6%

  • iLvl 63: 2.0% to 4.8%

Inferno – Act II

  • iLvl 61: 18.6% to 23.3%

  • iLvl 62: 12.4% to 18.6%

  • iLvl 63: 4.1% to 9.3%

Inferno – Act III and Act IV

  • iLvl 61: 24.1% to 27.1%

  • iLvl 62: 16.1% to 21.7%

  • iLvl 63: 8.0% to 16.3%

Len Hafer
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Len Hafer is a freelancer and lifelong PC gamer with a specialty in strategy, RPGs, horror, and survival games. A chance encounter with Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness changed her life forever. Today, her favorites include the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive like Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, and thought-provoking, story-rich RPGs like Persona 5 and Disco Elysium. She also loves history, hiking in the mountains of Colorado, and heavy metal music.