Heals, buffs, etc. Would be Crusader, Monk or Witch Doctor? Those gave off support vibes to me. Is there one class that is best at it?
Barb and/or DH I would say.
Oh those were the days.
Bit confused by the replies. Are the classes with heals and buffs not the best at support?
Correct. Barb groups up monsters which is of extreme benefit and DH has some of the best buffs/debuffs for pure damage boost.
In the long, long ago, of the very early seasons, Crusaders were taken as a tank / support, because of their Consecration ability which provides a circle of healing for anyone stood in it, and Condemn / Vacuum to gather mobs. The Consecration ability used to overlap and stack, i.e. if the Crusader put down two Consecrations, and you were stood in the intersection of them, you’d get double the healing. Three Consecrations, triple the healing, and so on. Then Blizzard changed Consecration so the healing bonus no longer stacked. Overnight the Crusader was out of the META.
Then we had the support Monk, again because of the healing abilities / mantras, and an ability to group mobs up and keep them tightly packed. This did not get nerfed. However, changes were made to certain Demon Hunter abilities and items which meant that they could apply debuffs to mobs which meant they took a lot more damage from all the party’s heroes. The loss of the Monk’s healing was more than offset by the buffs / debuffs the DH provided, so the Monk lost their META slot.
The only support that’s been a stalwart of META groups is the Barb, and that’s quite simply due to the unparalleled ability to scout forward rapidly, gather mobs back to a static point (Ancient Spear / Rage Flip) and Ground Stomp / Wrenching Smash to pixel-pull them into a very, very tight group. They also have abilities which provide protection to the whole party and enable the group to run faster.
To put it more simply… Support in D3 means something much different than in most RPG or MMO games.
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Yupp not a tipical RPG, MMO set here. Your dark knights is a Necro, the best support is a Barb or DH, best pet class is Monk and DH, best single target dmg dealers is WD, best trash killer is Sader and Wizz, and there are some overlaps, but when you played the game enough you’ll get to the roles quickly. It’s not about the vibes, it’s about their best builds.
I have tried to play both zbarbara and zDH. I barely do any damage. In fact my follower deals more damage than me. It takes about 30secs to kill group of normal enemies.
Is this sarcasm or did you actually miss the point of zDPS builds?
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