2.6.6 Barbarian Community Buff Proposal

[Free-1746]

@Nevalistis

For this patch, we focused on items as many players as possible could use, with a couple noted exceptions that were long-standing requests. Mortick’s Brace was a good fit for this, because we agree Barbs needed a significant boost.

Thanks for the reply, Nev, but this doesn’t add up.

Mortick’s Brace doesn’t offer Barbs a significant boost. It does very little to only a few of our builds. At best, it’s a lateral move: we swap current items for Mortick’s and gain the same exact bonus.

I cover the patch notes here: Hold on. Pause. Excuse me? - #3 by Free-1746

I think you can understand our frustration: This patch has nothing of substance in it for Barbs. These items address none of our concerns or problems.

@Nevalistis

We wanted to make sure to include something for Barbs, but that doesn’t mean we are done forever. I have a blog coming soon™ (I hate using this because memes, but it applies here as it’s working its way through various approvals and still needs localization) that will explain more of what you can expect from patch to patch in the future. Please bear with me. Transparency takes time and a lot of coordination.

That’s completely understandable, and I also understand that your hands are often tied–we all have bosses, after all. But I think we need some clarification here:

Are Barbs going to get additional buffs?

Even if we have to wait a Season or two, that’s fine. We’re willing to wait if it means getting meaningful buffs. But we’ve been on the backburner too long–the data in our proposal paints that picture clear as day. So do the various data analyses that we’ve done Season after Season.