Exploding Palm - Revision history

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‎Skill Rune Effects

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2012-06-08T18:59:57Z

‎Media

MrFrye at 04:48, 29 May 2012

2012-05-29T04:48:46Z

MrFrye: new skill rune table

2012-05-14T00:53:40Z

new skill rune table

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2012-03-29T22:44:00Z

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Flux: /* Skill Design */

2012-03-14T00:42:11Z

‎Skill Design

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2012-03-14T00:37:21Z

Elly at 03:20, 13 January 2012

2012-01-13T03:20:55Z

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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
 {{skill description header}}
 <skill class="Monk">Exploding Palm</skill>
 <skill class="Monk" rune="The Flesh is Weak">Exploding Palm</skill>
 <skill class="Monk" rune="Strong Spirit">Exploding Palm</skill>
 <skill class="Monk" rune="Impending Doom">Exploding Palm</skill>
 <skill class="Monk" rune="Essence Burn">Exploding Palm</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 [[File:IconExplodingPalm.png|left]]
-'''Exploding Palm''' is a Techniques [[Monk skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 13. The Monk inflicts internal damage that can cause a target to explode.
+[[File:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|200px|Exploding Palm in action.]]
-* An earlier version of this skill had a much more complicated operation. For details, see: [[Exploding Palm (Feb 2012)]].
+Thus the developers reworked the skill in Patch 2.1 on the PTR in early July 2014, taking out the percentage based damage and replacing it with a very high weapon damage. [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/14569138/patch-210-ptr-patch-notes-updated-july-9-7-18-2014]

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 <gallery>
 Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|Exploding monster from stage 3 Exploding Palm.
 Image:Exploding-Palm-by-GAMi.jpg|Exploding Palm by [[GAMi]].
 </gallery>
 ==References==

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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Monk|techniques}}
 [[category:Monk skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Monk active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Exploding Palm rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Monk">Exploding Palm</skill>
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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Monk passives]] provide a benefit to Exploding Palm:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Monk Passive Resolve}}
+<skill class="Monk">Resolve</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Monk}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Monk|techniques}}
 [[category:Monk skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconExplodingPalm.png|left]]
-'''Exploding Palm''' is a [[spirit]]-spending [[Monk skill]]. It costs 40 spirit and deals 220% weapon damage over 3 seconds.
+'''Exploding Palm''' is a Techniques [[Monk skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 13. The Monk inflicts internal damage that can cause a target to explode.
 <br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Exploding Palm in action]]
+[[File:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|200px|Exploding Palm in action.]]
 Using innate knowledge of internal parts of humanoids, the [[Monk]] sets off organ damage that potentially can have very explosive effects.
 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Exploding Palm rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Exploding Palm rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Monk">Exploding Palm</skill>
-===Exploding Palm Video===
+===Video===
 A video of the early version of Exploding Palm can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel]. This does not represent how the skill works in the game any longer.
 <youtube>4gVXss9ERUo</youtube>
 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
+The following [[Monk passives]] provide a benefit to Exploding Palm:
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 <blockquote>''This was probably the coolest spell most people saw at Blizzcon, just for the massive blood explosions it created. It was magnificently overpowered, working like an early D2C version of Corpse Explosion. Triggering the third stage of this one, then beating that monster down with [[Way of the Hundred Fists|100 Fists]], was almost certain to clear any room, killing every monster anywhere near melee range.</blockquote>
-This skill was indeed moved from Tier 2 down to Tier 5 for [[BlizzCon 2010]]. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Exploding Palm became a level 12 skill.  Additional slight level adjustments went on during the beta testing, before the skill was entirely redesigned in March 2012.
+This skill was indeed moved from Tier 2 up to Tier 5 for [[BlizzCon 2010]].
 ===Previous Versions===
-See the [[Monk skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Exploding Palm and other Monk skills.
+See the [[Monk skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Exploding Palm and other Monk skills.<br>
+Or see [[Exploding Palm (Feb 2012)]] for the older version of this skill.
 ==Media==
 Exploding Palm can be seen in action on video here:
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 <gallery>
-Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|Exploding monster from stage 3 Exploding Palm
+Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|Exploding monster from stage 3 Exploding Palm.
-Image:Exploding-Palm-by-GAMi.jpg|Exploding Palm by [[GAMi]]
+Image:Exploding-Palm-by-GAMi.jpg|Exploding Palm by [[GAMi]].
 </gallery>
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 ==References==
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-monk-skill-tree-discussion-and-status/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Monk Skill Tree stats and discussion]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8008273#post8008273 Silva's Monk Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8008273#post8008273 Silva's Monk Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/monk/active/ Monk Active Skills] -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/monk/active/ Monk Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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 [[category:Monk skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 <youtube>4gVXss9ERUo</youtube>
 ==Skill Design==
-[[Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Pop!]]
+[[Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|200px|Pop!]]
 This was probably the coolest spell most people saw at [[BlizzCon 2009]], just for the massive blood explosions it created. It was magnificently overpowered, working like an early Diablo 2 version of {{iw|Corpse_Expplosion Corpse Explosion}}. Killing any monster with this heart debuff engaged was almost certain to clear any room, killing every [[monster]] anywhere near [[melee]] range.
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 {{clear-left}}
 ==Synergies==
 * No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.

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 [[File:IconExplodingPalm.png|left]]
-'''Exploding Palm''' is a Spirit Generating [[Monk skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 12. The Monk inflicts internal damage that can cause a target to explode.
+'''Exploding Palm''' is a [[spirit]]-spending [[Monk skill]]. It costs 40 spirit and deals 220% weapon damage over 3 seconds.
 <br><br>__TOC__
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-==Skill Effects==
+==Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick list. See the [[Exploding Palm rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Active skills header}}
+<skill class="Monk">Exploding Palm</skill>
 ===Exploding Palm Video===
-A video of Exploding Palm can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
+A video of the early version of Exploding Palm can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel]. This does not represent how the skill works in the game any longer.
 <youtube>4gVXss9ERUo</youtube>
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 ==Skill Design==
 [[Image:Monk-exploding-palm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Pop!]]
-This was probably the coolest spell most people saw at [[BlizzCon 2009]], just for the massive blood explosions it created. It was magnificently overpowered, working like an early D2C version of Corpse Explosion. Triggering the third stage of this one, then beating that monster down with [[Way of the Hundred Fists|100 Fists]], was almost certain to clear any room, killing every [[monster]] anywhere near [[melee]] range.
+This was probably the coolest spell most people saw at [[BlizzCon 2009]], just for the massive blood explosions it created. It was magnificently overpowered, working like an early Diablo 2 version of {{iw|Corpse_Expplosion Corpse Explosion}}. Killing any monster with this heart debuff engaged was almost certain to clear any room, killing every [[monster]] anywhere near [[melee]] range.
-It will have to be [[nerf]]ed in the final game since this is just insane for such a low level skill.
+The effect and graphics were both nerfed considerably by the time of the beta test, with the glorious blood explosion changed to a light pink orb effect, much to the displeasure of most players.
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 <blockquote>''This was probably the coolest spell most people saw at Blizzcon, just for the massive blood explosions it created. It was magnificently overpowered, working like an early D2C version of Corpse Explosion. Triggering the third stage of this one, then beating that monster down with [[Way of the Hundred Fists|100 Fists]], was almost certain to clear any room, killing every monster anywhere near melee range.</blockquote>
-This skill was indeed moved from Tier 2 down to Tier 5 for [[BlizzCon 2010]]. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Exploding Palm became a level 12 skill.
+This skill was indeed moved from Tier 2 down to Tier 5 for [[BlizzCon 2010]]. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Exploding Palm became a level 12 skill.  Additional slight level adjustments went on during the beta testing, before the skill was entirely redesigned in March 2012.
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 ==Graphics==
 [[File:Exploding-palm2.jpg|thumb|300px|Exploding Palm is always a red and bloody mess.]]
-Fans have occasionally pointed out the oddity of this skill causing a huge, red-blooded explosion no matter what it's used on; bloodless [[skeletons]], monsters with green or blue [[blood]], etc. This issue was playfully addressed by [[Bashiok]], the Diablo 3 community manager, in a forum post in April 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-charms-in-d3-and-exploding-palm-impossibilties/]
+During the early "blood supernova" version, fans pointed out the oddity of that bloody effect emanating from bloodless enemies like [[skeletons]], or from monsters with green or blue [[blood]]. This issue was playfully addressed by [[Bashiok]] in a forum post in April 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-charms-in-d3-and-exploding-palm-impossibilties/]
-''...blood explosion is the AE damaging effect of the skill that occurs when the subject dies. It occurs along with the death effect of whatever it’s applied to, and isn’t an increase of their normal death effect.</blockquote>
+<blue>We have tons of unique death types, the exploding palm effect you’re talking about though is an effect of the skill itself though and not the makeup of the creature it’s used against.

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 {{Monk Skillrune Creeping Demise}}
 {{Monk Skillrune The Flesh is Weak}}
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 4 runestones.}}