Meh. When I played D2 necro was probably the least seen class. This is non hardcore and speaking of purely my personal experience. I played for the first year or so of D2 and maybe 2 years of LoD.
It doesn't surprise me at all that WD is the least popular class, but as said I imagine it will be very effective for hard core.
its VERY simple. after seeing so many people bash on him saying hes "weak" "boring" ect. when he is the polar opposite is because people simply do NOT know how to use him properly. hes clearly the hardest class to learn how to get his spells to flow together but once you figure him out hes the best by far with his amazing utility and still great damage.
so just dont listen to people who have no idea what they are talking about.
While that might be part of the problem... the WD is a pretty complex class compared to the other classes... but I think the main problem is that many people dont like the "feeling" of the class. The WD is a jittery old man that screams everytime he casts his spells (thats the reason I could never play the female WD... that sound when you cast the Toads Oo).
The thing about "weak" just isnt ture (and "boring" is something that people have to decide for themselves) From the beta I would say he is in the 2nd place power wise. Wizard > WD/DH > Barb > Monk... something like that (thats my personal opinion.)
yea i agree 100% about the levels of power. wiz def number 1 then WD/DH barb monk ect.
but in terms of survivability its WD> Monk > barb > wiz > DH. so the WD is close to the top on both of those so thats why hes my fav
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
I just find him lacking untill he gets firebomb. I also don't like his animations stuff and the noises he makes when he summons the frogs. I'm sure he gets better at later levels I thought fire bats were really cool so I havn't dismissed him out yet but he may be the last class I play all the way.
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Dhalsim in Street Fighter is actually a Monk sooo... he's bad as WD archetype
The best VIP example for WD is... *drums* ... the Witch Doctor.
No, really. Many popular myths, comics, movies or games feature WD-like characters as physical/spiritual healers, tribe wisemen, but they are rarely named, because they need not to be. They represent an ideal. Their position is unique in the hierarchy of their society. They do voodoo. They know the jungle. They protect from evil and witchcraft. Most things will be set in your imagination, when you hear Witch Doctor, just like it would be with a named character. Now with Barbarian, Wizard, Monk... these classes are not so specific, and leave much for guessing.
I just find him lacking untill he gets firebomb. I also don't like his animations stuff and the noises he makes when he summons the frogs. I'm sure he gets better at later levels I thought fire bats were really cool so I havn't dismissed him out yet but he may be the last class I play all the way.
They nerfed the crap out of firebomb, it seems rather mediocre at best now.
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One is never hurt by being given additional choices, only by taking them away. A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
I just find him lacking untill he gets firebomb. I also don't like his animations stuff and the noises he makes when he summons the frogs. I'm sure he gets better at later levels I thought fire bats were really cool so I havn't dismissed him out yet but he may be the last class I play all the way.
They nerfed the crap out of firebomb, it seems rather mediocre at best now.
they didnt nerf it. they made it way better. pre Patch 13 you could cast it less then corpse spiders before you ran out of mana. now you can infinitely spam it without your mana even moving.
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
WD is DoTs, pets and snares. Sure, uber powerful in the right hands, but doesn't have the big "OMG" crit numbers people like seeing on Barb/Wiz.
truth. they just look at his skills doing less wpn dmg % and think instantly he sucks and i just L-O-L at those people. although pile on does 800% dmg and zombie bears do 236% and fire toads 170% hungry bats 200% sacrifice 200% per dog corpse bomb 266%........
but ya whos counting.... lol
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
The Witch Doctor as it is in the beta doesn't have his wide array of spells. I imagine in the late game once he has all spells he will be quite enjoyable because you'll have to use more than one spell and use them properly. As it is now in the beta you only have 4 max spells(at 13) and everything dies much too quickly to even use the full potential of said skills so the WD comes of a little lackluster compared to the rest.
I can't wait for the Necro, I want some more evil shite
huh?
huh? ...lol
wait..... huh to my huh or huh to him ?.... huh?
I dont knooooow I'm so confused >_<
I'm gonna see if I can clear this up.
First "huh?" was Glad questioning you saying you can't wait for the Necro, since there will not be a Necro in D3 ever, as Witch Doctor took it's place.
Second "huh?" was to Glad's "huh?" because you didn't understand why he was "huh?"ing at you.
Then both of you didn't know what each other were "huh?"ing about, and both got confused.
At least I assume that's how things went.
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Imo its a tad different and wasnt a class in D2 and therefor alot of the d2 fan base proli arnt that keen to try it. I love the WD the spells are awesome and its just a fantastic all rounder class (cc, aoe, single target, pets) The wd will be my first lvl capped toon. :-)
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I can't wait for the Necro, I want some more evil shite
huh?
huh? ...lol
wait..... huh to my huh or huh to him ?.... huh?
I dont knooooow I'm so confused >_<
I'm gonna see if I can clear this up.
First "huh?" was Glad questioning you saying you can't wait for the Necro, since there will not be a Necro in D3 ever, as Witch Doctor took it's place.
Second "huh?" was to Glad's "huh?" because you didn't understand why he was "huh?"ing at you.
Then both of you didn't know what each other were "huh?"ing about, and both got confused.
At least I assume that's how things went.
Wait, are you sure there's gonna be no Necro? Cause they never out ruled one, remember?
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the WD summons zombies and poison and can steal peoples soul n stuff. all the exact same things the necromancer does. even if new classes came in the expansion in like 2 years it still wouldnt be the necro because its nearly a dupilcate class, they make 1 class summon the dead they wouldnt have another do the same thing. so dont hold your breathe
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
I can't wait for the Necro, I want some more evil shite
huh?
huh? ...lol
wait..... huh to my huh or huh to him ?.... huh?
I dont knooooow I'm so confused >_<
I'm gonna see if I can clear this up.
First "huh?" was Glad questioning you saying you can't wait for the Necro, since there will not be a Necro in D3 ever, as Witch Doctor took it's place.
Second "huh?" was to Glad's "huh?" because you didn't understand why he was "huh?"ing at you.
Then both of you didn't know what each other were "huh?"ing about, and both got confused.
At least I assume that's how things went.
HUH?
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It doesn't surprise me at all that WD is the least popular class, but as said I imagine it will be very effective for hard core.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
That being said, I'm totally levelling a WD first.
'Cause I'm the type of nerd that will bust your jaw.
huh? ...lol
yea i agree 100% about the levels of power. wiz def number 1 then WD/DH barb monk ect.
but in terms of survivability its WD> Monk > barb > wiz > DH. so the WD is close to the top on both of those so thats why hes my fav
Van Helsing, bro
wait..... huh to my huh or huh to him ?.... huh?
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My first thought when I saw DH was Vampire Hunter D
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216651/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Hunter_D
Dhalsim in Street Fighter is actually a Monk sooo... he's bad as WD archetype
The best VIP example for WD is... *drums* ... the Witch Doctor.
No, really. Many popular myths, comics, movies or games feature WD-like characters as physical/spiritual healers, tribe wisemen, but they are rarely named, because they need not to be. They represent an ideal. Their position is unique in the hierarchy of their society. They do voodoo. They know the jungle. They protect from evil and witchcraft. Most things will be set in your imagination, when you hear Witch Doctor, just like it would be with a named character. Now with Barbarian, Wizard, Monk... these classes are not so specific, and leave much for guessing.
They nerfed the crap out of firebomb, it seems rather mediocre at best now.
A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
they didnt nerf it. they made it way better. pre Patch 13 you could cast it less then corpse spiders before you ran out of mana. now you can infinitely spam it without your mana even moving.
Instant gratification
WD is DoTs, pets and snares. Sure, uber powerful in the right hands, but doesn't have the big "OMG" crit numbers people like seeing on Barb/Wiz.
truth. they just look at his skills doing less wpn dmg % and think instantly he sucks and i just L-O-L at those people. although pile on does 800% dmg and zombie bears do 236% and fire toads 170% hungry bats 200% sacrifice 200% per dog corpse bomb 266%........
but ya whos counting.... lol
I dont knooooow I'm so confused >_<
I'm gonna see if I can clear this up.
First "huh?" was Glad questioning you saying you can't wait for the Necro, since there will not be a Necro in D3 ever, as Witch Doctor took it's place.
Second "huh?" was to Glad's "huh?" because you didn't understand why he was "huh?"ing at you.
Then both of you didn't know what each other were "huh?"ing about, and both got confused.
At least I assume that's how things went.
'Cause I'm the type of nerd that will bust your jaw.
Super Cop! He knows where you live, he knows where you sleep.
Wait, are you sure there's gonna be no Necro? Cause they never out ruled one, remember?
HUH?