06-06-2012, 11:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2012, 12:03 AM by FireIceTalon.)
My Barb and Wiz already have about the same amount of dmg reduction in Nightmare that my poor DH does in Inferno. Actually my Barb has more already, at only lvl 43.....sigh.
DH class is waaaaaaaaay too item dependent, because their defensive skills are lacking compared to the other classes. And ofc, the items the DH needs are no guarantee things will get smoother once you obtain (if you can obtain them to begin with). The problem is, Dexterity only gives to dodge, as far as I know, in terms of critical dmg reduction mechanics. Barb has it easier, because they can stack strength to get high armor and just get resists/Vit on gear. Wiz gets intelligence which helps with resistances, and it seems like they have higher 'natural' armor class than DH's do - plus shield on Wiz is completely viable, but on DH it kind of sucks because then your DPS goes splat (not to mention you still get 2-shotted regardless), but on Wizard this doesnt seem to be a factor - your dps remains high and it is easier to get a solid armor number. So, DH needs gear that has Dex, Vit, resist all, armor, and affixes that boost dps such as critical hit dmg/chance, or even attack speed - and using a shield is pretty much out of the question. Thats alot of stats needed for each piece of gear - making the char extremely difficult if not nearly impossible to build.
DH class is waaaaaaaaay too item dependent, because their defensive skills are lacking compared to the other classes. And ofc, the items the DH needs are no guarantee things will get smoother once you obtain (if you can obtain them to begin with). The problem is, Dexterity only gives to dodge, as far as I know, in terms of critical dmg reduction mechanics. Barb has it easier, because they can stack strength to get high armor and just get resists/Vit on gear. Wiz gets intelligence which helps with resistances, and it seems like they have higher 'natural' armor class than DH's do - plus shield on Wiz is completely viable, but on DH it kind of sucks because then your DPS goes splat (not to mention you still get 2-shotted regardless), but on Wizard this doesnt seem to be a factor - your dps remains high and it is easier to get a solid armor number. So, DH needs gear that has Dex, Vit, resist all, armor, and affixes that boost dps such as critical hit dmg/chance, or even attack speed - and using a shield is pretty much out of the question. Thats alot of stats needed for each piece of gear - making the char extremely difficult if not nearly impossible to build.
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"Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class, made into law for all, a will whose essential character and direction are determined by the economic conditions of the existence of your class." - Marx (addressing the bourgeois)