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[Miyazaki’s Slave]

But thats one skill. Use the other 4 or 5

Tell me how you have not passed level 45 without actually telling me you have not passed level 45.

There isn't much build diversity in these classes. By the time you are level 80+ you are pretty locked in with your paragon board and ancient/unique items which center around a skill by the way...not all of them.

While YES...the addition of the season mechanic will argument each of the classes with, potentially, crazy amounts of power you still need to get BACK to 80 to enjoy that...and that's a tall order if you are just rolling a new character (which you have to do) and playing through the season while skipping the story content.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

“Latest Baldurs Gate 3 patch nerfs all classes, players are pissed and say they will leave the game for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope”

 

[balls of snow]

Its the Blizzard way.

 

[DavidGzz]

1st season and I will try a new class so technically zero nerfs for me, it's just the way it is from the get-go. People are so whiney for everything lol

 

[Von]

 

[hlm666]

Its the Blizzard way.

Not sure why people are surprised, Blizzard have been using nerfs and buffs since wow to create pseudo new content.

 

[Winter John]

I'm glad they've made my lvl 50 sorc even more useless, and nerfed all the fun out of the game. This means I can finally get into Divinity Original Sin 2. Seems like the perfect time to start with BG3 on the way.

 

[phant0m]

I'm glad they've made my lvl 50 sorc even more useless, and nerfed all the fun out of the game. This means I can finally get into Divinity Original Sin 2. Seems like the perfect time to start with BG3 on the way.

i actually like Diablo 4 quite a lot, but DoS2 is a leagues better RPG.

 

[Winter John]

i actually like Diablo 4 quite a lot, but DoS2 is a leagues better RPG.

Yeah. I'll give the season a try, but I'm not about to spend more time grinding if it's less rewarding.

 

[unlurkified]

Nope they are all overreacting. Typical of internet culture

There was more buffs than nerfs in this patch. And the classes are still just as strong

Just not true. Abilities that got buffs were only by 5-10%. A lot of additive dmg bonuses got buffed but the big multiplicative ones like crit and vulnerable got gutted 40-50%. Survivability has been nerfed a lot too. Basically you die more easily and do significantly less damage now, pretty much across the board.

 

[Ocean Dweller]

oof

 

[cash_longfellow]

GAAS is absolutely destroying the game industry

 

[Tg89]

Blizzard has no idea how to design gameplay these days, been that way for a while. They're just throwing shit at the wall. Whatever, D4 was good for a week.

 

[newtypepilot]

Time to add some power up mtx packs.

Create the problem. Sell the solution.


but somehow people still defend this company LOL

 

[Phase]

I can't help but feel I'm being mocked reading that. Something about the "campfire chat" line.

 

[drotahorror]

Create the problem. Sell the solution.


but somehow people still defend this company LOL

Except they're not selling a solution. So what is your point again?

 

[dreamstation]

Less talking more action!

 

[gothmog]

Lol. You've already lost if you have to post shit like this.

 

[Minsc]

So the game will be harder? Good.

 

[HoodWinked]

the nerfs are so strange, because the stuff that was mid was nerfed but the OP stuff wasn't really.

WereNado build is still OP, shred build still wipes Lilith

And Rogue poison/stagger build still cheeses Lilith.

 

[hinch7]

WoW doesn’t cater to the ultra hardcore nor does this Diablo 4 patch

I mean I understand that you absolutely have to input your uninformed hot take

Sure, I'll bite. Played through most wow expansions and Blizzard nearly always balances towards the top players (or hardcore). They always balance classe/abilities from data from the top down. Be it raids, mythics, PVP etc. What trickles down to other players is what you get. We're talking end game content which they balance for. Not levelling. Its the same with most other MMO's with an active player base.

So take my "uninformed take" as you will. What is your input then? Other than trying to gaslight.. Curious.

 

[Freeman76]

Nope they are all overreacting. Typical of internet culture

There was more buffs than nerfs in this patch. And the classes are still just as strong

Spoken by someone who obviously doesnt play it. This patch ruined sorceror completely. I know you are just trolling but some people will read that and believe it.

 

[mxbison]

I was actually thinking of grinding a few more levels and atleast complete the last capstone dungeon. Maybe not.

 

[Chukhopops]

Nope they are all overreacting. Typical of internet culture

There was more buffs than nerfs in this patch. And the classes are still just as strong

Checked notes for my class and yeah it’s mostly buffs (Druid).

Don’t play other classes aside from a low level rogue so can’t comment on other classes.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Cry me a river. These changes are fine.

 

[March Climber]

GAAS is absolutely destroying the game industry

I'm not sure if GAAS is to blame here. This sounds more like trademark Blizzard balancing that has existed for years.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I'm not sure if GAAS is to blame here. This sounds more like trademark Blizzard balancing that has existed for years.

Bunghole does this constantly as well. Keep them playing more for less rewards. Pure greed.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Jokes on them. I swapped out aspect of control for the Ice Spikes, and they were super effective, but I think I will have to swap that out for more damage. My build is unorthodox and went through many iterations. It's not even a typical Shards sorc(went online recently and my build isn't even optimal). So, before I get pissed, I'm going to do some testing, because I don't use any fire skills in my build, minus fire shield. I left many, MANY good Legendary Astrals in my stash, just for this shitty moment.

I don't like the general nerfs, though. That's my one-off, for now.

 

[Barakov]

Diablo IV Patch Notes

We will continually update this article with all patches the development team implements for Diablo IV.

news.blizzard.com

Players reacted, lots are saying they will be leaving for Baldur's Gate 3:

Oof. I made the right decision to uninstall when I did.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Time to add some power up mtx packs.

Or even better, lvl up packs.
Set max lvl to 9999 or 99999 and sell packs of 5 lvls, with most casual players being unaware of enemy scaling, it will print money!

 

[K2D]

Gotta pad out the gameplay experience to avoid more players complaining about lack of content..

 

[Heaven Angel]

lol, I'm glad I finished the story in the launch weeks before these things started.

Yep the story was really good and I completed twice with different characters and that's about it for the game. Nasty grind this game has.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Cant wait until they all find fault with Baldersgate and then threaten to move onto barbies dreamhouse adventures!

 

[Warablo]

 

[AV]

Yeah, glad I did the campaign and bounced. Will probably get my money's worth by redoing the campaign on other classes but it fucking blows that anything harder than world tier 2 is gated by endgame.

They need to make it so once I unlock T3 I can have it on new characters.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Don’t care about nerv’s or buffs but the patch made the game even slower. Respecting my time even less.
Not gonna bother playing anytime soon. And that breaks my heart as a die hard Diablo fan. I disliked the campaign as is and the game felt underwhelming as is.

How could it come to this.

 

[Disco Dave]

Blizzard to its customers

 

[Haint]

Don’t care about nerv’s or buffs but the patch made the game even slower. Respecting my time even less.
Not gonna bother playing anytime soon. And that breaks my heart as a die hard Diablo fan. I disliked the campaign as is and the game felt underwhelming as is.

How could it come to this.

Slower is the point. The faster people get to cap, the faster they quit, and the faster they stop buying $15 horse armor. They would actually prefer a lot of people quit if they're not buying stuff out of the cash shop cause they're literally costing them money by continuing to play (server time and upkeep).

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

So, I've started a chain sorc after 50 levels of shred druid boredom (all druid builds are grind-dependant on a special item).

And now chain Sorc is basically trash.

Brilliant. Time to end this misery. With all it's faults Diablo 3 after the console release was always fun to play for any class. Here, I'm actually struggling for tens of hours with any melee charachter (bause you need aspects and items for them to be fun), and more chill classes are basically useless and paper-thin in def now. Marvelous.

 

[Bernardougf]

Blizzard is trully positioning itself to become part of the xbox studios family

 

[Zheph]

So, I've started a chain sorc after 50 levels of shred druid boredom (all druid builds are grind-dependant on a special item).

And now chain Sorc is basically trash.

Brilliant. Time to end this misery. With all it's faults Diablo 3 after the console release was always and constantly fun to play for any class. Here, I'm actually struggling for tens of hours with any melee charachter (bause you need aspects and items for them to be fun), and more chill classes are basically useless and paper-thin in def now. Marvelous.

chain Sorc was already trash

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

chain Sorc was already trash

For chill PvE leveling up to 50 it was still fun (obv you need to respec after that for mid-game)

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Cheers, Blizzard!

 

[Zheph]

Cheers, Blizzard!

to be fair people were already leaving the game, just needed the final stab

 

[Mephisto40]

I can understand why people are mad at the update, but it seems to me like they've nerfed the single build people are using for each class, rather than the entire class itself

I don't see much of an issue with them making more builds viable

 

[Zheph]

I can understand why people are mad at the update, but it seems to me like they've nerfed the single build people are using for each class, rather than the entire class itself

I don't see much of an issue with them making more builds viable

They nerfed damage (vulnerable and critical) and damage reduction regardless of builds but yes the main builds for sorc/necro took a big hit also

 

[Ozzie666]

I was going to give season 1 a chance. Been resting and waiting. But now I am not so sure. I usually just enjoy these games for a time then stop. I keep thinking Diablo 3 eventually got to a really good fun place. So, I hold out hope things could improve.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Leave for Baldur's Gate 3?

They are two totally different games.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[Kiya's Guard]

You guys are grinding too fast, this needs to stop. Call forth the nerfhammer!