I realy dislike this “we turn every char into a caster” season powers.
Diablo has different classes so everyone can play class fantasie he likes.
I was allways a Melee driven player and the Barb was my way to play Diablo since 25 years now. I wanna cut of heads with a sword and smash in skulls with a mace.
That is what this class should be centered around. That is the “REASON” why a Barb is here. To fulfill a melee centred class fantasy. Nothing wrong with throwing fireballs and meteors. It’s great. That is why we have a Mage in char rooster.
Looking at season 9 i once again see a lot of flashy “Caster” style season powers and i feel like we just turn every char into a flashy caster from now on. It realy annoys me.
If i want flashy skills with explosions i play a mage. That is not why i pick a Barb. It is already annoying enough that almost all strong barb builds rely either on Tornados or Earthquakes wich both absoluty belong into the “Druid” playstyle and not the Barb.
For me this is such a insane disconnect to the classes and lore of Diablo. I was realy raising an eyebrow on release of D4 when i learned that the BArb cannot use a shild but a necro can. That was a total “dafuq!” moment.
Is it too much ask to bring the Barbarian more into a “Barbarian” direction…