This is why it’s an intentionally low bar. It’s all about trading an aspect for affixes/paragon/skills. Early theorycrafting based on possibly flawed PTR data suggests some builds may go one way and some another.
They’re trying to find a balance whereby there is choice in how you accomplish a task. I don’t think they’ve gotten there, personally, as I think some classes are just trading damage reduction for life but that’s the attempt they’re making and they’ll keep adjusting based on how things go.