One awesome feature about D2 was the summoners. The necro and druid, mostly the necro, were able to conjure up a small little army of minions to do their dirty work. I always loved this, especially in hardcore, because it wasn't just one or two minions but several minions. Most games like wow or skyrim only allow you to summon one or two creatures at a time, more like pets I guess. I havnt seen many games allow the player to make a small army, other than overlord for example, and especially ones with pvp elements. I can understand how it can be difficult to balance and stuff for pvp but I just like it so much. Hopefully some game, maybe d3 (prob not), will allow players to raise armies.
What do you think? Did you enjoy this feature in D2?
Summoning an army made the game kind of boring i thought. You really don't have to do anything. You can just stand there and let your minions do all the work, which i don't think was the point of them. Only being able to summon a few makes your character more important than just having to resummon
eh ive never been a big summoner player because they arent home-run hitters. you can make them into walking tanks with alot of health and resistances and you can make small armies, true. but they're damage output is usually so low. im more of a glass cannon build type of player. i go for the kill them before they kill me play style to get through things quickly, and summons just didnt quite get that job done for me. dont get me wrong, its a cool feature and alot of people love it, but for me ill stick to a glass cannon
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(this build was before D3 launched... looking back on it now - i had no idea what i was doing)
In Hellgate the summoner (appropriately named) could summon quite a few minions - I believe you can get above 25, maybe even 30. Of course the game isn't very good, so its not like it mattered much
I too quite enjoyed the mass-summoning ability of the necro. Whenever I go back and play D2 I always roll a summon necro. I don't think its a major issue of balance, as I mean..how is it any different than balancing a demon hunter or a barb. The summoner necro will have less Hp and armor and if you can break through his/her summoned army, you can get in there and kill their squishy ass. Here's to hoping the necro makes its way into an expansion (although I truly do doubt it due to the presence of the witch doctor).
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What do you think? Did you enjoy this feature in D2?
I do like those types of classes.