D3's difficulties get CNN coverage - again.

[MongoJerry]

I find Frozen to be the worst overall, because you can't do ANYTHING when that happens (you cant even use a potion). Nightmarish and Waller are quite bad too, especially if they are together.

My understanding is that every class has at least one ability that can be used when Frozen and/or can break Frozen. In the Wizard's case, you can use Diamond Skin to absorb damage while you're Frozen and Mirror Images to break Frozen, if you wish.

And that's how the game should be. It's fine to have difficult mechanics, provided that the player is armed with tools to counter or combat those mechanics. The game should expect that every player has 2-3 active defensive skills plus some sort of aura/armor and 2-3 offensive skills to cycle through depending on the situation. However, it may be that the skill counters versus mob mechanics balance isn't there, yet. It sounds like the Wizard has the best selection of useful defensive abilities (Diamond Skin, Teleport, Frost Nova, Mirror Images, Wave of Force) that counter mob mechanics. Other classes (especially Demon Hunters) should have their defensive skills improved to match that kind of defensive skill selection. Also, elite packs should probably have their cooldowns on their special abilities increased a little to take into account the fact that they spawn in large packs. Or perhaps packs should have some kind of "pack global cooldown" triggered when a member casts a special attack.