Nerf Thread on General

[MicroRNA-1507]

@Liakos-1816

Barb sucked at solo pushes for years

What do you consider sucking solo? Is it a class being the weakest class? Below average? Average? Not overpowered?

When you say years, what do you mean from 2014? 2015? 2016? 2017? 2018?

There is some data:

http://d3resource.com/seasons/

(Example from S12) Offensive Ability and Efficiency Analysis Sample

CLAIMER: THIS IS AN OLD ANALYSIS GIVEN AS AN EXAMPLE FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE ANALYSES, I MIGHT TURN THIS INTO A WIKI SO THAT VARIOUS FOLKS CAN DO THE SAME/SIMILAR WORKS WITH DIFFERENT FORMULAS. THIS WILL SHOW VARIOUS PERFORMANCE MEASURES FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WITH NEW SEASONS OR ERAS In this study, I am going to compare the greater rift clearing efficiency of every class using whole leader board of Season 12 as of 01/12/2017. As a confirmation basis for balancing, I will compare every cla…

[Analysis] Era 11 Patch 2.6.6 Classes Grift Clearing Efficiency Indicator Assessment (Class Power)

In this study, I am going to compare the greater rift clearing efficiency of Barbarians to Necromancer and Wizard class using whole leader board of Era 11 Patch 2.6.6 as of 25/08/2019. The analysis shows that Wizard class seems to have broken the balance achieved in the game in S12. Currently their clearing capability is “significantly” higher than the other classes. Buffs for barbarians are once again required to create a logical and reasonable end game balance to make this game an ARPG again (…

How quickly things are forgotten - Solo Greater Rift Summary Per Class

Several forum posters have discussed differential class performance for solo seasonal greater rifts over the last couple of years. I have summarized the last six seasons (12-17) relative to the top 10 greater seasonal rift clears per class from the America region. I have also included the data for the 4 eras since the necromancer was introduced. Needless to say, I think some might be surprised that the lowest greater rift clears on average during this time. For the average of the four eras, th…

[Analysis] Era 11 Patch 2.6.6 Classes Grift Clearing Efficiency Indicator Assessment (Class Power)

[Imgur] Conclusions: The strongest class in terms of greater rift efficiency is wizards (represented by orange dots and lines), a class that many think is vastly overpowered. Many have called for nerfs to this class. The weakest class in terms of greater rift efficiency depends on the greater rift level analyzed. The two weakest classes for grifts considered below 113-114 were necromancer (the worst) and monks (second worst). For greater r…