Barbarians need 10 GR levels? They need 2x × 2x damage… go into some items and change some numbers. BK Swords increase damage 0%? Now they increase damage 100%. Lut Socks increase damage 0%? Now they increase damage 100%.
Bada bing, bada boom, you got a new 2x multiplier and another 2x multiplier.
completely hypothetical example, principle remains the same though
But it seems they recognize this lack of update for barb and they will see it on the future (it has been more than years they know it - maybe more two years they fix it lol).
I get the idea. however. I disagree with the direction you put this in…
IMO:
Beacon of Ytar passive reduces the cooldowns by 20% (standard) and also 1 second for every critical hit.
Like a built in OBSIDIAN RING OF THE ZODIAC but only on crits.
The Mortick’s Bracer’s change is just terrible, as is the Beacon change. Would be better off just increasing the skill damage of EVERY Barb and Monk skill baseline.
The main issue with Barb and Monk is that if you buff them just slightly too much, suddenly you get 3x monk/1x barb, or 3xbarb/1x monk comps, taking not only the support, but the RGK AND trash clear spots.
Don’t bite on this.
This is bad overall.
You would be forced to use these items in order to get the damage.
People have already written great examples to fix Barbarians.
This is not one of them.
All optimal meta builds require the use of specific items either equipped or in the cube. There is no item diversity.
Nev already said that the “great” barbarian fix would never be implemented as is and that it was an unreasonable request. A simpler solution is needed. Barbs asked for Morticks repeatedly and they finally got it. As Free said, it is a lateral buff. We need the witch doctor patch 2.6.5 treatment that really buffed a build. This is the best that we can hope for.
Casual players asked for the item without understanding that it dates from 2.2.0 and is of little value. Experienced Barb experts knew better; we clearly stated that Mortick’s is only valuable when combined with other, substantial buffs.
Hire Pickes Jr to address barb and monk stuff for us. They don’t have time to. So Pickles could be addressed to focus more on class changes. Let’s do it. For a better tomorrow.
If they set it up the way you would of done it, maybe, but I know that those change in simple numbers, can cause all sorts of problems further down the line
After looking up what a software architect engineer is, you are just the person that gives the orders and leave it to the actual programmers to make it happen
An actual computer programmer or whatever the actual title is of the person writing the actual program has more of a clue as to what can and can’t be done in said program
@Steve, I was an engineer for ~5-6 years. I did a good job and learned the architecture so they let me do design work for other engineers. You don’t become a software architect if you can’t program
Wow do people actually believe that changjng a variable such as “Demon Hunter Set Bonus 5” from [10,000%] to [40,000%] or whatever is “impossible” or a super complicated genius level programming feat?
They literally just added way more complicated code such as an amulet that doubles your damage until you take damage or an amulet that doubles pylon duration and Messerchmidt’s Reaver which gives you reduced cooldown on kill etc.
You think they can do all of that, and add stuff no one is really askjng for, but CAN’T static item values?
Come on, use your critical thinking. PicklesJR is is right about set bonuses.