Direboar Updates

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Can't fully take credit for this, as someone recently mentioned it in discord. However I fully agree Direboar in particular could use some love. They're immensely under-utilized, and being so, I think really anything this tier mob or higher is a contributing factor to other issues (i.e. limited quality hunting spots, whining about balance, etc.)

Everything else in IceBound has quests available. Direboars do not. This should be changed in my opinion. 

The loot table for rare items should be tweaked as well to include a few more quality potential drops. The best drops Direboars have are Greed Leather which is everywhere and drops from even lower level mobs like Cyclops/Trolls. Elemental Hammer is so common they cost like 2 coins. Spice them up a bit, maybe add vortex gems (these are always sellable rather quickly), add a really quality drop like a Ring of Xelima. There's obviously other options, but you get the idea. Doesn't need to be overkill. I think Ring of Xelima in particular would be high enough and be rather rewarding getting one from hunting there.

I could apply this sort of thinking to other scenarios for hunting as well (I think most people would love to see D3 reworked for better hunting grounds as well), but this one stands out to me as one of the most. I personally dislike seeing so many "options" to hunt that are not utilized because the benefit to do so just isn't there.

The best part of this is, it's a super easy change in comparison to other content.

Side note: I would NOT change their regular loot table. I think only dropping weapons is unique and can be beneficial as well.