 | T6 Builds from Blizzard(1) | Category: PTR FeedbackJuly-20-2014 4:17 PM PDT (8 years ago)  |
| So rather than go through the time consuming countless hours of play test, endless gripes and arguments over equipment balance, why don't we ask the developers and Blizzard to post the recommended builds and some itemization for the various classes. Isn't it well past the time (several years now) for Blizzard to provide the players an example of viable builds for end game, T6+, What skills do they consist of and what gear? Prove there are more than one or two cookie cutter builds per class. | ||
 | T6 Builds from Blizzard(5) | July-21-2014 5:41 AM PDT (8 years ago) |
I see where you're coming from, but it's not up to them to decide how you should play the game. You should use a build that you enjoy playing the most, this doesn't always have to be the most efficient. If they did this, too many people might either assume that build is BiS or there's no point trying to find a viable alternative. This is quite true. We like to give people choices and room for experimentation on how to build a character that suits their style of play and that they also think is fun to play. If we were to tell people which builds are intended to be Torment 6 viable, then we would risk limiting choice, experimentation, and also fun, as many people would feel compelled to use those specific builds instead of creating builds based on their own preferences and play styles — In short, we prefer for people to discern the best builds on their own based on their experiences and what they think is fun to play. | ||
| T6 Builds from Blizzard(12) | July-21-2014 8:45 AM PDT (8 years ago) |
The OP wasn't seriously asking for a list of builds, just making the (oft-repeated) point that no class has more than 2 well-established builds that can do T6. If the OP indeed really isn't asking for an official list of Torment 6 viable builds, then of course my previous response to his request does not address his concern. Unless we homogenize all classes by giving them identical stats, skills, and gear, we will likely never see a day where there will no longer be builds that are stronger than others! There are many really skilled players in this community that are masters at discerning the builds with the greatest potential and efficiency, which will likely always be the case, but that is not necessarily a problem as long as other builds are capable as well. As you say, there are a few "well-established" builds right now that are competing for the "top performing" status, and we are well aware of that. We are also aware of the requests for more such "top performing" builds, and the developers have acknowledged that. It should be added though, that there are a number of players in the community who consider anything less than "top performing" as "not viable", so hopefully more builds will become "viable" in the future for those players, but it is worth mentioning there are other builds than the "well-established" ones that are actually capable even if they are not "top performing" - There are players out there in the community who have been making guides and videos demonstrating such builds. I'm not trying to dismiss build diversity concerns, so please do not interpret my post as such, I'm just trying to say the situation may not be as "black and white" as some would like to portray it. We have said before that there is always room for improvements, and will likely say it again in the future, and this means that we are always interested in knowing the reasons why and when people think something is not up to snuff - when people constructively elaborate on their difficulties finding other capable builds, and if said difficulties are due to certain skills, gear, or stats they don't feel work well or don't think are fun to use, then we are certainly gathering that feedback. | ||
| T6 Builds from Blizzard(31) | July-22-2014 1:29 AM PDT (8 years ago) |
Some very good posts in this thread. I hope the diablo developers get to see them. There are some solid posts in this thread indeed, so we are taking note of them :-) | ||
