No nerf. This is a 20 year old game…
Just ADD more runewords, no nerfing…
No point adding new runewords without endgame content.
I hope to god they do not listen to you. Nothing needs nerfs.
Project Diablo 2 did this already, it was not well received.
Cope (el+eld+eth) - Armor
+100% Enhanced Damage
+1 to teleport
+25 all resist
You cant Die 1/1 Charges
This should appear in the inventories of all D3 players. Maybe it would get them to shut up about nerfing stuff in D2.
Bahahaha get rekt ladder eletists. So glad this was not real.
Im just expecting more powercreep.
“Super Grief” “any 5 socket weapon”
“El Lo El Lo El Lo”
Indestructible
900% enhanced damage
+600 damage
+90% all res
100% chance of level 99 enchant on striking
100% chance of crushing blow
What news was there of new runewords that I missed. Thanks!
How exactly are melee such as Barbarian supposed to even compete without Grief? Are they only supposed to rely upon Crushing Blow for damage? Sorceress as an example can farm in many places without runewords and kill stuff within seconds, where are Barb supposed to farm without really strong runewords? They need to re-make everything if you want all characters to be viable without really good gear.
I bought the game hoping for balance changes it DESPRITLY needs it, and i know a ton of peeps who also think it, I Mean all the community forums just talking about the mercs or other balance changes over-all
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ROFLMAO if you think no one thinks this game needs a balance update.
Rather than new runewords, it would be awesome for there to be new bosses or quests or even, dare I say, a new class. 
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The answer is simple, Buff the weak!
Not just runewords, but Unique items need a lot of buff love, i’ll give a small example of how it can be done,
Example:
Grandfather sword - hard to find, useless compared to grief.
Remove the indestructible → change it repair 1 dur in 4 sec, Allow item to drop ethereal.
Add some Crushing blow 20-40%
Maybe some Deadly strike
1-2 Sox variable
Done,
Much better.
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Maybe like for summoning druid can have both wolves and bear out at once with extra stats to compete with the necro summoning
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They’ve literally already said they plan on implementing, adding runewords to the game was something that was always planned. Calm down there chief. It’ll be fine. Some other classes need love too… the entire game shouldnt be All the sorcs and Hammerdins.
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Agree completely. In spite of being an “almost purist” myself, we have to realize that new RW are coming…they already announced it. Best way to mediate the damage is to offer options that the playerbase wants.
If all you do is say “no new RW”, then they’ll just make whatever they choose. At least provide some beneficial options so they move in a direction that we can tolerate.
I’m only for nerfing grief if it means that other affordable RW are implemented that can compete. Grief has a place because most players won’t be able to get the runes for stuff like BotD, but they deserve options that will allow them to progress, and grief fits that.
To me they need to include some options at that tier other then grief, something that has more flexibility, like with ED instead of flat damage, increased speed, etc. other stats that can benefit build types, like + resists on a 2h weapon RW that can compete with grief )or it’s nerfed version) in damage
And yeah. more BowaZon options for sure. Perhaps even more caster options at higher levels? like generic armor with some + skills and resists, 2 things that casters really need on armor. And redo the class specific armors, most of them are medicore at best considering the runes they cost.
Plus we also have to consider that if they balance and fix skills, that could impact the current RW we have. Imagine if fend was a valid skill, some of those 4-6 soc Rw’s would become allot more popular. What if they added splash jewels to the game? It would change RW viability allot, even w/o adding more words to the pool.
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where they announced?
They should have separate game modes, where new items are available in only one of those modes, and people could choose which mode they play. Then they could tinker with balancing from time to time, resetting that 2nd mode so everyone starts over with the new balance changes. And purists could stick to the old mode with the original balancing.
If only we had the technology for it…
Signed. What were they thinking, to gate like 8 runewords behind a single rune (BER)? I also want a fast cast jewel. Say 5-7% faster cast. Add a chase jewel for casters.
I would like a runeword/unique that casts Lower Resist on striking or fix cold mastery to just be -res instead of %res. Lightning and Fire would do more damage geared, but Sorcs could break into Hell MUCH easier.
D3 has no nerfs… It has the opposite.
Wrong reference…