A player wanted to pump his character in Diablo 4 up to half a million health points and fails in the attempt. The fact that this could even be possible already creates discontent in the community. They believe: The class balance of the game is currently poor and the recent changes are absurd.
What is the discussion about? Barbarians are currently the strongest class in Diablo 4. Along with hunters, they lead the tier list of the best builds in Season 4 and have little competition.
They are particularly strong because they possess many times the health points of other classes, can take more damage, and deal more damage. The damage displayed on the character sheet (“Paper Damage”) far exceeds that of other classes. A large part of these numbers comes from the fact that barbarians can carry more weapons than any other class and thus have more stats available.
A user on Reddit aimed to achieve a target of 500,000 health points in Season 4. Even with all the potions, battle cries, and fully upgraded gear, he only reaches just over 478,000 health points. His journey ends here, but it has sparked a dispute.
This is the criticism: Instead of congratulating him on his achievement, players in the thread are upset about why such numbers could even be possible. Or more precisely, why only barbarians can do such a thing:
I love how barbarians have 10 to 20 times the health pool and damage of other classes, and Blizzard is planning even more buffs for them. #1 game design here.
Possible_Baboon on Reddit
Only with the mid-season patch did barbarians become significantly stronger. Although other classes also received a buff, it is partly much weaker. Druids, for example, are still at the absolute bottom.
Sorcerers in a similar condition as the shown barbarian might reach 18,000 damage and the same amount of health points – nowhere near half a million. Even some barbarian players are surprised by the new and upcoming changes.
The expansion “Vessel of Hatred” is released on October 8:
Blizzard buffs all classes, distributes nerfs to the weakest
Patch 1.5.0 is expected to be released in the week of June 24 and will include the PTR for Season 5. There will be buffs for all classes again. Once again, the barbarian is at the top among the enhancements of many skills.
Even though all other classes also receive buffs, there is directly a nerf for sorcerers: Teleport will have a cooldown of 14 seconds instead of eleven. This is already causing trouble, as the skill is not just for movement, but is an important defensive ability. Teleport can trigger barriers or stuns, for example.
In another thread on Reddit, users are already complaining about this change, calling it “salt in the wound.” Sorcerers now have the worst defense of all classes, and the nerf makes them even worse.
Users hope that the upcoming PTR will be used to implement community feedback, possibly reversing the nerf on sorcerers and adjusting class balance a bit. Strong barbarians are not even the problem, but the fact that no other class can keep up: Mid-season patch buffs many classes, but players feel two deserve more love
