I play Hardcore seasons with 1 or 2 friends only - mostly just 1. That person is going to play Barbarian in S9 as a support. So my question is - what is the best class pairing with the Barbarian for a 2player and 3 player set up. I am assuming a WD and Monk but would appreciate a more insightful view as my thoughts are based off little fact base.
I would honestly start with a Barb with him, loot share with your friend to get them geared, then have your friend P-level your Monk or WD that will perform as the group damage dealer.
If you are 3 player, Witch Doctor Arachyr firebats is going to be extremely strong. If you have a monk and barb support, they will be able to clear/keep you alive and your dps will certainly be enough to pull the group through some solid GR levels.
I would go for monk. Out of the three classes (barb, monk, WD) the monk has by far the best free starter set. Lootshare (double barb) is a good argument, but from my experience diversity and synergy trumps loot share. WD is king in the first 3 hours of a season (pre-T6) and the last 3 hours (the final push), but for speed farming... not really. It'll be at least 10-15 hours before you get into GR70+ where actual class composition starts to matter. And at that point, you can still switch to WD/monk or even wizard (I think for most of the season I'd recommend farming with wizard and switch to monk/barb/WD for the final push a few weeks before the season ends).
I would go for monk. Out of the three classes (barb, monk, WD) the monk has by far the best free starter set. Lootshare (double barb) is a good argument, but from my experience diversity and synergy trumps loot share. WD is king in the first 3 hours of a season (pre-T6) and the last 3 hours (the final push), but for speed farming... not really. It'll be at least 10-15 hours before you get into GR70+ where actual class composition starts to matter. And at that point, you can still switch to WD/monk or even wizard (I think for most of the season I'd recommend farming with wizard and switch to monk/barb/WD for the final push a few weeks before the season ends).
I had never thought of it like this before - thank you. I will try this strategy when the season starts!
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I am looking for suggestions for Season 9.
I play Hardcore seasons with 1 or 2 friends only - mostly just 1. That person is going to play Barbarian in S9 as a support. So my question is - what is the best class pairing with the Barbarian for a 2player and 3 player set up. I am assuming a WD and Monk but would appreciate a more insightful view as my thoughts are based off little fact base.
Thanks
Monk and wich doctor is perfect but il would play thé monk as support. ..not the barb
I would honestly start with a Barb with him, loot share with your friend to get them geared, then have your friend P-level your Monk or WD that will perform as the group damage dealer.
If you are 3 player, Witch Doctor Arachyr firebats is going to be extremely strong. If you have a monk and barb support, they will be able to clear/keep you alive and your dps will certainly be enough to pull the group through some solid GR levels.
I would go for monk. Out of the three classes (barb, monk, WD) the monk has by far the best free starter set. Lootshare (double barb) is a good argument, but from my experience diversity and synergy trumps loot share. WD is king in the first 3 hours of a season (pre-T6) and the last 3 hours (the final push), but for speed farming... not really. It'll be at least 10-15 hours before you get into GR70+ where actual class composition starts to matter. And at that point, you can still switch to WD/monk or even wizard (I think for most of the season I'd recommend farming with wizard and switch to monk/barb/WD for the final push a few weeks before the season ends).