Rhykker has provided a very useful summary of the top 2.4.2 PTR builds for Diabro 3. I imagine the final patch changes have been negligible, so this is pretty close to live.
Of most interest: The monk appears to be on top for now, followed by the witch doctor. The wizard is okey-doke, but to attain rank 6, she has to use that stupid Firebird/Archon build, which is too fiddly and relies on an ancient Chantodo set (wand and source). I keep getting non-ancients, but it doesn’t matter, as I have no interest in this build.
A surprisingly popular ring choice with melee classes is the Legacy of Nightmares set, the one that gives you big damage boosts for using ancient legendary items instead of sets. I suspected this would gain popularity once people figured out its benefit and build diversity. This is the strategy Nananea used with her thorns barbarian months ago. Since she is the queen of out-of-the-box strategies, I can’t say I’m surprised.
So anyhow, I am strongly considering a witch doctor build for Season 7, since the chapter completion set will be Helltooth this time. If you care about wizards, they get Tal Rasha, which is infinitely better than the crappy Delsere’s Magnum Opus set. I think all the classes get decent starter sets this time.
Very useful information. However, I did try to make a new seasonal character last night. But I just couldn’t get into it. I sat and stared at the character creation screen for a long time and just didn’t see anything I wanted to play.
I’m all Monked out. Barbarian I played last season. I remembered Crusader is completely boring until at least level 60. I don’t even want to try a Wizard as it will never live up to even your mule Wizard. I thought about Witch Doctor but I kind of like the one I have already.
I wound up making a Demon Hunter but I played him for about 30 seconds before deciding to logout.
I hate to say it, but I think D3 is dead, Jim. I was hoping for something more interesting in this patch, but it’s just a reheated 2.4.1. I cannot understand why they don’t just make stash tabs available as microtransactions, as in the Chinese version, but they’re dead set against this. Instead you have to jump through hoops that are very difficult for casual players who don’t have reliable nightly groups.
To me, the wizard is the most interesting toon to play, but mine has everything she wants, so there’s nothing left except seasonal acquisitions like stash tabs and cosmetic silliness. Such a shame they won’t properly support this game.