The new season 5 changes will be delivered incrementally within a few days, and this is the first patch. The next patch will contain new skill masteries, and then item sockets and new merchants, such as the set item NPC and portal NPC.

Major:

- Added new crafting materials: Steel, which is obtainable by smelting Iron and Essences at the Disassembler. Steel is used for smelting Titansteel and will also be a currency used for new merchants. Titanium Ore, a rare blacksmith material which drops from monsters of Tier 15 and above. Titansteel, which is obtainable by smelting Steel and Titanium Ore. Titansteel is used for essence crafting with heating stones, which allow you to upgrade one affix per item to SS rarity. SS affixes cannot be extracted by disassembling. - Heating Stone changes When heating affixes of rarity AAAAA or below, the maximum success rate is increased to 25%. When heating an S affix (to obtain SS), the maximum success rate is 100%, but requires Titansteel, and the durability loss by overheating is halved. - Added new pets: Baby Dragon: Increases loot inventory by 1 row, with 30 minutes base auto battle. Eagle: Increases your movement speed by 10%, with end level chest rewards. Larva: Increases crafting reagent drop chance, with end level chest rewards. Snake: Auto opens nearby loot chests, with end level chest rewards. - Increased maxium world stage to 35

Minor:

- Whirlwind can now crit, be dodged and blocked - Fixed whirlwind interaction with objects such as the end stage chest

Balance changes:

- Reduced base crit chance of axes - Reduced base damage of Groa Set Wand - Reduced Deadly Axe deadly strike chance - Reduced Shield of Infinite Strength more strength% from block - Slightly reduced unique drop rates - Slightly reduced Demon shadowbolt damage from Unholy Rage