Minion-based soloing builds are useless in Hell difficulty

[swirly]

So right now my Zombie Dogs are in a kennel, waiting patiently for a patch to increase their survivability.

I'm starting to debate that myself. I'm in Act 1 Hell up to around the spider queen and I'm starting to debate if I even notice them anymore. I've also switched out my build a lot. Currently running with this. I'm liking the Fire Pit rune for Firebomb, though I know GG prefers Roll the Bones. I'm feeling like AOE or Single target, just throwing Fire Pits is fine. So using one dps skill and a bunch of cooldowns. I'm considering swapping out Zombie Dogs for Soul Harvest or Hex, but haven't quite worked myself up to it. I keep telling myself that maybe I'll find some gear that will up my damage enough to make them leech enough to live.

I'm also semi-considering keeping an eye out for regen gear and seeing how Feirce Loyalty works out. That is very dependent on drops though so may never happen.