I choosed Top 500 by Heroscore but for Top 500 by DPS is almost the same thing. The stats may not be representative but I never thought kitting builds are so unpopular. At least in softcore, because in hardcore Hydra has above 40%.
So all in all the 1.05 didn't diversify builds that much. At least for wizzard I see that wirlwind/HOTA ratios are around 50/50.
According to diabloprogress.com the wizzard kitting builds are almost extinct. Arcane Orb, Blizzard and Hydra are used by less then 2% of the top 500 players. I always thought blizz+hydra as a used build but seems I was wrong.
The top500 is the most unrepresentative sample you can take for any kind of assessment. These people 1) have reached p100 already and are just messing around 2) mostly have insane gear 3) some of the accounts seem to be wasted, as they are not playing anymore and sold their gear or re-rolled WD.
This was the best sample I could find. If you have access to better statistics let us know.
1)Some of them might be messing around still the CM passive is used by 94%. So they aren't messing around that much. And if they do mess around they should do it using Blizz/Hydra/Arcane or other unpopular spells since they are sick of CM builds by now.
2)They have insane gear yet Magic Weapon is used by 86% and Archon by 74%.
3)Didn't check them all by hand. But if they have no gear on them eventually someone will re-check and they lose the top 500 spot.
According to diabloprogress.com the wizzard kitting builds are almost extinct. Arcane Orb, Blizzard and Hydra are used by less then 2% of the top 500 players. I always thought blizz+hydra as a used build but seems I was wrong.
I am a CM meteor wizzard and I sometimes(like10-15% of the time) kite. Works pretty good especially with Slow Time. Dropping ice or fire on a group of unsuspecting mobs is so fun.
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So all in all the 1.05 didn't diversify builds that much. At least for wizzard I see that wirlwind/HOTA ratios are around 50/50.
So CM nerf incoming?
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This was the best sample I could find. If you have access to better statistics let us know.
1)Some of them might be messing around still the CM passive is used by 94%. So they aren't messing around that much. And if they do mess around they should do it using Blizz/Hydra/Arcane or other unpopular spells since they are sick of CM builds by now.
2)They have insane gear yet Magic Weapon is used by 86% and Archon by 74%.
3)Didn't check them all by hand. But if they have no gear on them eventually someone will re-check and they lose the top 500 spot.
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I am a CM meteor wizzard and I sometimes(like10-15% of the time) kite. Works pretty good especially with Slow Time. Dropping ice or fire on a group of unsuspecting mobs is so fun.