The only part that I do agree is that there is indeed quite a wild margin between skills and there do exist an inbalance. especially after so much buff and nerf done to various skills with all the patch. One thing that really come to be is that the original motto that any character can build their skill set in various different manner and still be able to play well simply no longer work. DH after 1.0.8 had almost all but Rapidfiring away. It seems Its been eons since I see a Barb that do not WW ... so and so .... yes there is inbalance between the class and between the skills, but even more so between skills of the same class, now that's even worse
If one got to go through the Natalya's Solace set , one can find reference to Natalya's story somewhat after Diablo II. So the reference goes
Natalya turned from the ways of the Viz-Jaq'taar and sought redemption in the weapons of the demon hunters ( ref. from Natalya's Slayer )
She had new prey, and they would not escape her sight. ( ref. from Natalya's Sight )
Treading through the blood of demons brought her some small semblance of peace. ( ref. from Natalya's Bloody Footprints )
Natalya knew how to use the darkness as a weapon. ( ref. from Natalya's Embrace )
and finally
A symbol of the old ways. ( ref. from Natalya's Reflection )
So from all of that we can confer Natalya is well and around , but she had renounce her Viz-Jaq'taar way and forge herself into a Demon Hunter and sound like she is grungy about the past .. what kind of story might lie with her ... Was she one of the primary protagonist in establishing the order of Demon Hunters or did she just join up. all much for a good story. Did she take the knowledge she's gleamed from working with all those D-II heros and pass it onto the DH(s) ... that's a story to be made here
Just pick up a Buriza on my last farming run. Anyone got an idea how the piercing chance claculate when using this together with Hungering Arrow, do the stat stacks or does it take the higher or the lower one. I was thinking if it work out fine I might made a build for my mid level run DH
My feeling is that, aside from having so few hard-hitting skills, the real problem of the DH is that we regenerate Hatred *only* via spamming hatred generating abilities. .....
....... I still think it's silly we should be locked into spamming a specific primary (regardless of how awesome it is) just because we want to generate Hatred, while Barbs and Wizards get to pretty much *spam* their secondaries / other high DPS skills. The situation Bokkkie described with Cluster Arrow is exactly what I am talking about: you use one or two big Hatred spenders, you have to spam primaries for 5 seconds until you can do it again. It's just how it used to be in the early days for Wizards and Barbs, too. This should either be the case for every class, or it should not be the case for any class.
Very well put , and consider this, DH is the only class who need to manage 2 resource, there is a gross mismatch of resource regen rate there. All the other class use the same resource for defensive, escape and offensive and we had to keep jugging the 2 and worse not only is one regen slow and misery, the other would not regen the rate as others. In short the DH class badly need total rehash of the skill and its associated effect. Also its ridiculous to lock the DH class into several skill. The whole principle is that one should be able to tailor combo of the skills and anyone should deliver that possibility. Not just a few.
In fact, taken to this, DH do not have any defensive skill, DH had only escape skill or somewhat ( survive ) skill but those are no replacement to real defensive skill. And right now DH class also are badly undergunned for their damage done ... this need badly a quick fix
I certainly would not disagree, spend some time browsing through the high end players, and they are almost certain to be equipping the same weapons , some class even more so , say Demon Hunters. Barb and Monk got a wider choice of good weapon depending on their play style.
IMHO Blizzard need to diversify the itemization better. So that there are enough variety for each and every class for every level of play from playing Normal on lvl 1 up to P100. Its kind of boring when every other Barb I meet use a big Skorn.
Speaking of Itemization, I think the very first play level gear is rather illogical , no heros to be , even apprentice would venture out to kill demon without the very basic of protection I would say, so instead of naked, I think what Blizzard should do is to randomize lvl 1 on new created hero a set of chest armor, boot, gloves, and pants.
Just come along, not new to the game , really have been playing Diablo since D-I, but now we have 1.0.7 and 1.0.8 I figure I would start anew with D-III , I had my old ID, but now I start a new one on B net and this time I am not going to try to go super uber with DPS, Magic Find, and stuffs like that, I am just going to try to play the game and all the variation that might come interest me.
Right now I am thinking if I can build a DH without using any Bow, CrossBow and Handcrossbow.
gang, here's my first thread , that other day I was reading B net's recent post about best looking armor, those comments, and some browsing of various players profile made my heart sink .. its like everybody pretty much gear up the same with only minor variations.
don't known about it, but before 1.07 when I delete all my old heros so I can restart playing new I have able to equip them all the way to fight to the top with rares. And they sure look better.
So I propose , ok , just as a side fun project, let's go out and equip your character with all rare ( or magic or normal ). Let's forget about DPS and so and so, its about FASHION sense here. go out and tailor your best looking armore combo ( and the weapon / shield ). Shall we , no legendary uniques ... let see how it goes. and come back and post a reply here with screen shot of the chr. front, back and both side and any angle you think that show off the tailoring. Might be a Pink ( lovely ) Doom Armor set on a female barb , why not right .... use any combination of the armor from any tier, dye them whatever color you sense lead you, and let's show off
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Natalya turned from the ways of the Viz-Jaq'taar and sought redemption in the weapons of the demon hunters ( ref. from Natalya's Slayer )
She had new prey, and they would not escape her sight. ( ref. from Natalya's Sight )
Treading through the blood of demons brought her some small semblance of peace. ( ref. from Natalya's Bloody Footprints )
Natalya knew how to use the darkness as a weapon. ( ref. from Natalya's Embrace )
and finally
A symbol of the old ways. ( ref. from Natalya's Reflection )
So from all of that we can confer Natalya is well and around , but she had renounce her Viz-Jaq'taar way and forge herself into a Demon Hunter and sound like she is grungy about the past .. what kind of story might lie with her ... Was she one of the primary protagonist in establishing the order of Demon Hunters or did she just join up. all much for a good story. Did she take the knowledge she's gleamed from working with all those D-II heros and pass it onto the DH(s) ... that's a story to be made here
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Very well put , and consider this, DH is the only class who need to manage 2 resource, there is a gross mismatch of resource regen rate there. All the other class use the same resource for defensive, escape and offensive and we had to keep jugging the 2 and worse not only is one regen slow and misery, the other would not regen the rate as others. In short the DH class badly need total rehash of the skill and its associated effect. Also its ridiculous to lock the DH class into several skill. The whole principle is that one should be able to tailor combo of the skills and anyone should deliver that possibility. Not just a few.
In fact, taken to this, DH do not have any defensive skill, DH had only escape skill or somewhat ( survive ) skill but those are no replacement to real defensive skill. And right now DH class also are badly undergunned for their damage done ... this need badly a quick fix
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IMHO Blizzard need to diversify the itemization better. So that there are enough variety for each and every class for every level of play from playing Normal on lvl 1 up to P100. Its kind of boring when every other Barb I meet use a big Skorn.
Speaking of Itemization, I think the very first play level gear is rather illogical , no heros to be , even apprentice would venture out to kill demon without the very basic of protection I would say, so instead of naked, I think what Blizzard should do is to randomize lvl 1 on new created hero a set of chest armor, boot, gloves, and pants.
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Right now I am thinking if I can build a DH without using any Bow, CrossBow and Handcrossbow.
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don't known about it, but before 1.07 when I delete all my old heros so I can restart playing new I have able to equip them all the way to fight to the top with rares. And they sure look better.
So I propose , ok , just as a side fun project, let's go out and equip your character with all rare ( or magic or normal ). Let's forget about DPS and so and so, its about FASHION sense here. go out and tailor your best looking armore combo ( and the weapon / shield ). Shall we , no legendary uniques ... let see how it goes. and come back and post a reply here with screen shot of the chr. front, back and both side and any angle you think that show off the tailoring. Might be a Pink ( lovely ) Doom Armor set on a female barb , why not right .... use any combination of the armor from any tier, dye them whatever color you sense lead you, and let's show off