Basic Math - The Failure of Diablo Melee

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There are a few generally acknowledged truths that affect these discussions:

1) For melee to survive in Inferno, they have to gear and skill heavily on the defensive side. For the sake of argument, why don't we assume that the game is balanced towards this setup? To assume otherwise would mean that Blizzard barely even tested their own game. Melee fans complain that they have to take mostly defensive abilities just to be able to operate; honestly, if they didn't have to, the system would be broken.

Quick note: there was a big hubbub yesterday about a Barb posting a 2H guide on reddit - cleared Inferno with it.

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