So what if solo-8 is thrown out as the "standard" with the new 1.10 patch? Solo-8 is a form of elitist snobbery in my opinion(the old teasing of "inferior" players). I do agree that Hell is tedious and frustrating(on Players 1) even with the Uber gear. Any one playing without twinking is out of luck. So instead of possibly dozens of variations on player equipment, it will now likely come down to massive "cloning" of damage reduction gear and all characters pretty much using the same equipment in order to survive. The problem is that there IS a Single Player component of the game, and anyone trying it better be prepared to not be able to finish(unless you twink). The good thing about 1.10 is that you no longer can just ignore monsters like in versions 1.0 thru 1.09. Now they actually HURT you, so you have to adapt your "tactics".
I'd rather be part bull than a complete sheep.