06-16-2012, 03:08 AM
(I will skip the quote for brevity)
Mongo, I stated `other than the Wizard, the other classes have terrible internal skill balance'. You retorted `no, those classes are viable in Inferno'. Two completely unrelated statements. I never said you could not get to and kill Diablo/Inferno with any class. I am more than certain it has been done a hundred times over: that was not my contention and has absolutely nothing to do with my point. I stated that the Wizard has the best internal balance, with many skills that are viable across the entire game, and no skills that are absolutely `must-have'. I stated that no other class is as well balanced.
The Demon Hunter is almost forced into using Smoke Screen, and Elemental Arrow is by far the best choice for offense. I literally do nothting other than spam Elemental Arrow and use Smoke Screen defensively, because no other skill is worth using. I believe Barbarians require Revenge to be viable as a class. I also get the impression that Leap and Feel No Pain are quite essential too. My understanding is that the Witch Doctor requires Spirit Walk to be viable. This is not a comprehensive list: I am merely providing enough to illustrate my point.
My core argument is this: Mongo, the Wizard is a really well designed and balanced class. You cannot soley use that as your point of argument and say `all the classes are fine, just learn to play'. Yes, you have done this, more than once. Most classes have atrocious internal balance and require massive overhauling. The Demon Hunter requires all her passives to be removed and replaced with useful ones, her defensive skills need a massive overhaul and the power/cost ratio of most of her attacks needs addressing. The Witch Doctor has crippling mana issues that requires very specific strategies to overhaul; no other class has this problem, so it should not exist. The Monk has issues in that he is fragile, yet needs to be in combat to generate spirit to combat his fragility; there is a catch-22 here that needs looking at. The Barbarian... well, I think most of his problems are just Inferno and will be solved quite quickly, but I could be wrong.
Mongo, I stated `other than the Wizard, the other classes have terrible internal skill balance'. You retorted `no, those classes are viable in Inferno'. Two completely unrelated statements. I never said you could not get to and kill Diablo/Inferno with any class. I am more than certain it has been done a hundred times over: that was not my contention and has absolutely nothing to do with my point. I stated that the Wizard has the best internal balance, with many skills that are viable across the entire game, and no skills that are absolutely `must-have'. I stated that no other class is as well balanced.
The Demon Hunter is almost forced into using Smoke Screen, and Elemental Arrow is by far the best choice for offense. I literally do nothting other than spam Elemental Arrow and use Smoke Screen defensively, because no other skill is worth using. I believe Barbarians require Revenge to be viable as a class. I also get the impression that Leap and Feel No Pain are quite essential too. My understanding is that the Witch Doctor requires Spirit Walk to be viable. This is not a comprehensive list: I am merely providing enough to illustrate my point.
My core argument is this: Mongo, the Wizard is a really well designed and balanced class. You cannot soley use that as your point of argument and say `all the classes are fine, just learn to play'. Yes, you have done this, more than once. Most classes have atrocious internal balance and require massive overhauling. The Demon Hunter requires all her passives to be removed and replaced with useful ones, her defensive skills need a massive overhaul and the power/cost ratio of most of her attacks needs addressing. The Witch Doctor has crippling mana issues that requires very specific strategies to overhaul; no other class has this problem, so it should not exist. The Monk has issues in that he is fragile, yet needs to be in combat to generate spirit to combat his fragility; there is a catch-22 here that needs looking at. The Barbarian... well, I think most of his problems are just Inferno and will be solved quite quickly, but I could be wrong.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.