Barbarian

Every game has them, and every player has one they love.

I just love this game sometimes. For all the flaws you might list, one thing is clear — Diablo 3 does not care if I build and spec my character entirely around simply spinning my way through every single demon I see until they’re all dead. Indeed, it welcomes this activity. It loves it. And this is why I love Diablo 3.

I mean, I try other builds. Right now one of my Barbarians is rocking a Seismic Slam build using full Immortal King for the permanent Ancients and a Fury of the Vanished Peak. I don’t quite have enough pieces of the Might of the Earth set yet to focus on that, but once I do, I’m sure Seismic Slam damage will be delightful. But still, I love my Whirlwind build.

Actually, I got so impatient that I went and farmed up the Might of the Earth pants and went full Earthquake/Seismic Slam on my recently leveled Barbarian because why not? And yes, it’s delightful. I happened to get a pair of Bracers of Destruction out of a GR, and my word it’s lovely. Things evaporate. Does this mean I’ll abandon my Whirlwind build? No, it just means I have a reason to play two different Barbarians.

Like I needed one.

Barbarian.

When discussing Diablo 4 and what classes we'd like to see in it, the first thing to realize is that each new Diablo game has introduced new ones.

Several players feel like the recent nerf to classes like Barbarians and Witch Doctors is aimed at keeping Necromancers ahead of the pack on Greater Rift clears. Now Blizzard has addressed the reasoning behind these changes and what they actually add up to.

Okay, it's no secret I've been playing a lot of Diablo 3 lately.

If you've been playing a lot of Diablo 3 lately -- maybe you're leveling a Necromancer, or maybe you just like Season play like I do -- then today's announcement that the patch 2.6.1 PTR is live will possibly come as a surprise.

Since I don't raid much, I'm pretty much done with patch 7.2 in World of Warcraft.

"Matt, why are you building all of your Barbarian's gear around Seismic Slam?" "Matt, why does your hunter have like five raptor pets of varying colors?" "Matt, why so many Warriors?" (more…)

As is usual for me, I've gotten back into Diablo 3, dividing my time in game between a seasonal Barbarian and my level 70 Barbarian, grinding up Paragon levels.