This grants you basically invulnerable for 10 seconds since HOTA barbs can't attack 11 times within 10. The thing that really sucks about the shout and shout ring nerfs is that you're forced to use a basic skill (which feels like dogshit) until you have perfect gear/high level. You will have a blast! Dont tell anyone <3. Barb is dog water. Very fun to play and very smooth leveling experience. Sheamus_1852 • 2 mo. It could drastically increase difficulty and for rewards do nothing but increase drop rate of Ubers, this would solve multiple things in one go. the Barb got slaughtered and not from Hota nerf. With a reduction of 75% to 125%, WW / Rent would be on par with Slam and Hota. With healthy balance of range and melee on the field, the defense gets more diversified and makes the field more interesting to play (no pun intended). Patch Notes for Barb. I noticed this for max fury on barbs, didn’t realize it was across the board. 12 Likes. What's the point of doing higher nightmare dungeons if the drop is literally the same? Getting 1 Paragon point every couple of hours is the only reward for that grind and you literally don't need that since you can farm mid tier nightmares and get the same loot. She provides a very decent army for the beginning. You and I know that shouts WILL get nerfed. He shared it over on Reddit and D4Builds. The following endgame builds will help you optimize your character from Level 50-100. Heartstopper-11246 June 24, 2023, 6:38pm 7. Quick Reference. Sorc has a few other options besides arc spamming, rogue has a ton of options that are all relatively high tier builds, necro has two very boring but very powerful builds that don’t use summons. . 2 hotfix, as the community now scrambles to find the best alternative to leveling up in Diablo 4. Tactical Vest for Nerf Guns, holds nerf darts and accessories, comes with two packs of darts ,I have 10 in stock. does anyone else find this crap repulsive, my other buddy. Maybe a nerf to the multi-scaling CC aspect sorcs have (the /25-35% scaling damage to. Before you guys jump into conclusion, know that the hpta nerf being looked into and Adam fletcher was not aware of this so it’s more likely a spaghetti code mess up rather than a stealth nerf. Barb is dog water. $2. 5K subscribers. This list contains all noticeable additions concerning gameplay. Blizzard confirmed the nerf via patch notes for the latest 1. a decent geared rogue with poison comes and hit you. My HoTA barb after the hotfix to fix the accidental nerf felt strangely weaker. All classes are affected by this change. InfamousCRS. WW is better at clearing mobs and speed farming/dungeon clearing. Cove is a new type of fraction and town with all the necessary elements. 3 Likes. I don’t know about other classes but this ONLY affects HotA damage for barbs, by no means OP after the quake bug fix. HOTAS Flight Stick for PlayStation4. Swapped from Whirlwind to Hammer of the Ancients 2 days ago and it’s way more fun IMO. And no, especially with a leader board or season. Barbarian feels weak? I tried all three classes and i gotta say the barb felt quite disappointing. I’m running a HOTA build (love it, plz don’t nerf) and I watched some guides for paragon boards, everyone uses disembowel. Nothing needs to be nerf, but if HoTa gets nerfed, rogues and necro needs to follow suit with the nerfs while the sorcs stay put. ) nerfs to barb unbreakable duration uptime. Gasmic-11993 July 7, 2023, 7:42pm #12. errorContainer { background-color: #FFF; color: #0F1419; max-width. This build has incredible damage, survivability, and speed. Fraktal-1850 June 9, 2023, 11:41am #6. HOTA would be the only other build I’d try on barb. Level 100 Barb here btw. Go back and play like. 128. I used to play an MMO that got ruined because of complaints from PVP players. He bellows intimidating war cries and unleashes ground-shaking slams to send approaching hordes reeling. Comment by Nevcairiel on 2023-06-04T17:34:33-05:00. As you level, you can focus on Vulnerable Damage/Core Damage. Too much survivability and damage. I sincerely believe it is not intended and they are not addressing it while they were so quick to nerf the whole bunch of stuffs. Other than that, juggernauts Q could use a duration / damage nerf for the early game and. 95%. I have acquired nearly legendary aspect at 95 and perhaps I missed this but what is the one called that has 3 steel grasp charges, because it definitely isn’t the garbage unique that only adds extra chains. 2, the nerf to the dungeon elite density. Caged heart of focused rage with a good enough roll, like 60-70 fury spent on a HotA build will be permanently active pretty much, as HotA with. The arsenal system also felt unnecessarily cumbersome and doesn’t seem to add anything meaningful to the class. Whoever designed and balanced Rogue needs to be promoted and whoever worked on sorc needs have the ability to use a computer stripped from them. HOTA is more like for NMD pushing and endgame content. You're still starving for fury in 4 player 40-60 nightmare dungeons because Sorcs and Necros absolutely mop everything up. SUPERMAN-15513 June 26, 2023, 5:04pm 1. If you’re a HOTA barb in PVP ( don’t care about pve, so whatever the fuck you want to ), then I simply question how you can actually have more than five minutes of fun with this god forsaken play. They nerfed hammstring lol. GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. btw curious about your current clear with the HOTA nerf. no class should be able to do this, maybe urgent need for a big nerf . . Aspects have been re-enabled. 25 comments. Hardcore Uber Lilith Defeated - Once Again by Ben! Get instant notifications when the latest news is published via the Wowhead Discord Webhook! Enjoy an ad-free experience, unlock premium features, & support the site! While Ben already boasts the first Hardcore Uber Lilith kill, he now boasts a second World First title - the first Hardcore. 8. As a well known fact, it is not applicable with weapon Expertise System of two handed swords. ”The HOTA nerf obviously makes a huge difference but that’s because it was a bug so it’s good they fixed it. ”. 79. You can try looking for uber lilith video before HOTA nerf then compare it to now. Blizzard has fixed an issue regarding which will result in a hefty damage nerf for one of the most popular Barbarian builds, while other abilities like , , and have received meaningful buffs. Amumu. 1. There is zero overlap between the developing teams of the two mods. P. Necropolis They got nerfed, hard in the Hota. ) blizzard’s ice spike build gets adjusted. Also hota is better. The. T. Overpower HOTA is an taking Barbarian to the next level. ) bone spear aspect gets toned down (the multiplier is insane). #Diablo4 #Barbarian #BuildAfter finishing most of my goals on my hardcore Rogue, I decided to roll a Barbarian and try something more off meta with a Walking. 0 patch for Diablo IV aims to balance much of the endgame content ahead of the Seasons of the Malignant launch, but it seems to hamper the fun. Uncertainty is pretty unattractive to me for a game like diablo. 2. Barb RIP. Nerf Ultra Select Fully Motorized Blaster. Sorc can at least grow into deleting screens of near-level trash quickly, barb never comes to excel at anything. Avantasian-1260. instead of nerfing hammer of the ancients, they nerfed HAMMSTRING and BLEED damage. If you don’t run triple shouts you are going to get punished on higher nightmare dungeons. Nerfs are negligible but I’d still consider it the games hardest class, at least for leveling, not sure about endgame. Skill Setup. ridge. There are only 3 Aspects you really need and a bunch you can play with. Lightning Storm Druid. I have 102% crit chance on my hota barb with mortal draw and caged heart of focused rage btw. Yes, it was nerfed because there is a big focus on PvP in HotA. ago. 1. <style> body { -ms-overflow-style: scrollbar; overflow-y: scroll; overscroll-behavior-y: none; } . This is your comprehensive guide for building a titan that shatters the earth with Hammer of the. Legions move speed is too high, the passive is too strong, the ultimate cooldown is too low, and the insta-kill potential with blink blade mail is ridiculous. Lol. Nerf Earthen Bulwark and HOTA Barb. 8 Likes. Would be interesting to see. 99 at Best Buy $69. Increased Critical Strike / Vulnerable Damage affixes are now additive with other damage increases instead of being multiplicative. Give me my money back, thank you, and please also compensate me for my lost hours, please… I bought this game to play the barbarian introduced to me in the beta, rofl. Blizzard has unfurled 6,600 words worth of 1. Well, HotA barb is definitely S Tier so I’d keep smashing my friend. 105%. instead of nerfing hammer of the ancients, they nerfed HAMMSTRING and BLEED damage. Some PVP Balancing. Here is how to build your barb. HotA Barb. Developer Note: Earlier today, we pushed out Hotfix 12 which included stability and. 0 Patch Notes Season of the Malignant Official Blog Post HOTA Needs a MASSIVE nerf. But in general, builds here are being judged off on how well they can accomplish this on average. Iron Skin. Diablo IV Forums Barb Does Damage = Nerf. So the dev note below that patch note basically says “yeah we know. With 2 gap closers it is out of control right now. (Before the nerfs the “strong” build aka HOTA was only strong due to a bug). SeÐïtïonïst-1796 June 8, 2023, 10:17pm #20. HoTA barbs were farming me. Ground Stomp. 1 Patch HotA Barbarian Nerf Analysis / PvP Gear Update. 2 Likes. Barb is very unexciting right now. Blizzard has promised to address “feedback” from players on Diablo 4’s latest patch following backlash from the community. 1-25 is Upheaval/Death Blow, at 25 Repsec to HOTA/Death Blow into Walking Arsenal. % Total Armor affix has been increased by 160%. D4 1. They already addressed pvp. I honestly am liking the changes. Class Changes Barbarian Reverting a performance change that inadvertently reduced the damage for “Hammer of the Ancients”. I created a barbarian who had intent of constantly swapping weapons in order to reduce the ultimate iron maelstrom cooldown. All the HOTA and PVE players coming in being salty that im dissing SOMETHING about their game. xROLLxTIDEx-1592 July 31, 2023, 9. Use Steel Grasp to group up enemies and greatly increase your damage output. HotA and WoG are in no way compatible: no WoG features are available when playing HotA, and vice versa. Alkaizer gave his opinion today. Avantasian-1260. Leap. . Nerfing something to the ground is so dumb when a middle-ground exists and Blizzard usually goes too far with the nerf hammer and spoon feed buffs, which triggers a lot of drama whenever there is a big patch. You cast it, then cast it again 1 second later. Lunge with bleed for normal attack, Rend for single targets and bosses, whirlwind for mobs, stomp and iron skin for control and survivability. Barb nerfs only effected very late game clearing and shouldn't effect you at these levels. Massive nerf. 1) : While I knew there was going to be some sort of patch coming before the release of season 1 of Diablo 4 in July, I wasn’t quite expecting this one. Diablo 4's warrior-like barbarian class has been causing a bit of a stir, however, owing to some viral endgame builds that transform them into whirling storms of death. Lunge with bleed for normal attack, Rend for single targets and bosses, whirlwind for mobs, stomp and iron skin for control and survivability. Xorn-1696 July 17, 2023, 9:48am 5. For the HotA Leveling build, we will be focus on using a two-handed axe for the increase to Vulnerable damage, as well as getting a head start on leveling up this skill to. Chaddly7-1515 July 28, 2023, 7:17pm #1. 2 Hotfix 13 - Infinitely Spawning Monsters and. As we introduce patches to keep your experience in Sanctuary smooth, we will update the below list and denote whether the fixes are intended for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, or all platforms. 3. Conclusions. Honestly I expect a HotA nerf which means the only good/viable Core Skill is going to be Rend and Double Swing. The good: leapquakes and ground slam quakes stack the 10 upheaval charges, meaning in big groups you can get max stacks almost instantly. For Necro, Galthran is back in the game (in HotA Ranloo used to replace him), it is hard to beat that speed bonus on skeletons. Nerfing things post acquisition is probably the least fun feeling in an mmo. Hota barb is still good in nightmare. Nerf Earthen Bulwark and HOTA Barb. Whirlwind keeps getting nerfs over and over and over and over again. At level 90 I see 300k rend crits and I one shot most everything. SUPERMAN-15513 June 26, 2023, 5:04pm 1. I definitely think people shouldn't be immortal, but also 80% should have an impact, and 80% definitely should. Donut: hopefully rend thorns is at the bottom of the list so it gets nerfed last. . Hypertrophy-3111 June 19, 2023, 7:03am #3. HotA has a good reasons to halve the outcome of necromancy and remove Galtran from heroes roster, this combination was just plain unfair and had it coming. The final and 6th second does 2 damage. HOTA nerf, most welcomed. Developer Note: We do want to forewarn that Druid players with these weapons already equipped will still be able to use them, but you will not be able to re-equip them if removed from your weapon slot. This is a casual game. Patch 1. Leveling Guide. I already hit 100 so gg. I also 2 shot a level 120 butcher with “nerfed” hota. From 8% down to 3% damage. 0. RIP HOTABuild by Huxley#diablo4 #lillith #barbarian #hotaSummary. HotA is in no way connected to WoG. On top of the other barb targeted nerfs one after another, while other classes can kill lilith in 30 seconds with no adjustments. They said it won't be balanced. Ninja Hotfix, not in patch notes. ceefbakes72 • 1 mo. I have acquired nearly legendary aspect at 95 and perhaps I missed this but what is the one called that has 3 steel grasp charges, because it definitely isn’t the garbage unique that only adds extra chains. Until the Barbs show up. Would be interesting to see. 100% damage reduction nerf. Can’t even call it a preemptive nerf for the new sorc super heart because it’s gone after s1. 63. Got smacked by tons of HoTA barbs along the way, but at 100 reworked my build/gear for pvp, and have yet to find any real threats in pvp. Yeah several aspects were fixed so infinite bleed isnt a thing but Hota still can probably reach those numbers. horrible-1697 June 23, 2023, 7:25pm #1. 0 Barbarian Changes - HotA Nerf, Weapon Mastery Skills Buffs. Patch Notes for Barb. Not a hota build. Join. While other Barbarians are charging into battle and ripping their foes to shreds with Whirlwind, or sending shockwaves across the ground with their Hammer of the Ancients, we take a much more relaxed approach - the strategic "do nothing" tactic. 0. I have acquired nearly legendary aspect at 95 and perhaps I missed this but what is the one called that has 3 steel grasp charges, because it definitely isn’t the garbage unique that only adds extra chains. 0. Build:. 5. Barbarian’s in Diablo 4 are in a spot of bother after one of their most powerful builds just died due to a bug fix. expert resistance skill (+20%). Once the HoTa player cant kill with the initial smashes, they’re as good as dead with their nerfed to trashed cooldowns. But when I was looking into the patch. I was critting an elite for my base damage. Even before this bug, HOTA barb took almost 15 minutes of perfect play to kill lilith, while necro kills it in 30 seconds with bad gear. Kinda disappointed was hoping to see some compensation to the massive hota nerf (bug fix) as well as ghors getting a rework (getting rid of attack speed for crit chance or something) and removing the two second mandatory damage burst which makes them. You can still get 100% or almost 100% uptime. a decent geared rogue with poison comes and hit you. boltbane-1510 August 8, 2023, 2:24pm #2. 7000 gold to Irabeth at the camp and level 1 armies go puff in autoresolves. Videos included for gameplay examples. All builds should be brought to that level. The first successfull attempt in adding the new terrain in. Really regretting that I chose barb right now. Well they promised PVP in Diablo 3, and promised PVE in Overwatch 2. Get the unique helm that turns earth skills into bear skill. Barb is nothing without it’s shouts. 0. F: Resistence/Interference, Ballistics, Learning, Eagle Eye. No Mercy officially deleted from the game, affecting all barbarian builds instead of HOTA. No build will go without shouts. 6. For the most part it was fun. . Supreme iron maelstrom reduces its cooldown by 1 second every time you swap weapons and deal direct damage. I have no issues with Barb post patch. Overall, this seems like something that's either going to get nerfed soon or reworked into a nerf soon because there is no reason not to use this, especially compared to most of what's coming soon. with all necro skills being halves, this being said they still have some really powerful options and can still mass skeletons if you choose a hero for it To be honest the only reason they're this high up is just becuase of vampire lords. Barbarian HOTA is ️. Although hota is a beast i dont like relying on it because its obviously bugged and will see a nerf bat soon. Here’s a simplified table outlining the key aspects of the HotA Barbarian playstyle in Diablo 4: Powerful AOE attack skill that forms the foundation of the build, maximizing damage output. I have gone through HOTA and WW builds extensively slotting gear as I go spending every penny I have to make it better in the 80's level. . There’s just no contest fighting them, it’s so brain dead of a play style and nothing counters it. This was the only build barb could use since the previous hotfix to kill lilith. 0. . WW is only good for speed farming it has horrible damage scaling against uber Lilith or high NM pushes. so like an extra 180 armor and 18% more physical damage. It’… 31: 13300: August 19, 2022 [Guide] Zodiac Rend (Season 20) Introduction This build guide explains in painstaking detail the Zodiac Rend build, our strongest and most versatile Rend and Whirlwind build. TheBigPointyOne • 2 yr. Any other HotA barbs noticing way less damage done today? EDIT: PezRadar. Didn’t see anything about it in the hot fix notes. Anyone with a slow attack like some druid builds were impossible to 1v1. So then i figured wth use upheaval. Ganndz. This is what makes the HotA build so strong and is the most important aspect to. Group: Member. Subscribe. 8. is a writer, health coach and mama who is most proud of the stamps in her passport, her fierce loyalty and her ability to cook in any sized kitchen. I used to play an MMO that got ruined because of complaints from PVP players. Nothing needs to be nerf, but if HoTa gets nerfed, rogues and necro needs to follow suit with. You went way overboard on the hota nerf atleast for its end game power, I hear ppl like it for leveling though so might sit fine as is, just need something in our kit toward late game to give it some extra punch. I don’t know about other classes but this ONLY affects HotA damage for barbs, by no means OP after the quake bug fix. Raise Skeleton. Patch 1. HotA is in no way connected to WoG. kkwon39. Bleazy-11235 July 31, 2023, 9:20pm 16. This build will focus on a core combat loop that consists of a few different "rotations". Blizzard has released another hotfix, this time reverting the unintended nerf to Hammer of the Ancients as well as fixing a bug which caused infinite monster spawns! Diablo Patch 1. Robs more defensive setup on his gear means you can just stand in any damage in the game and never take a single hp of damage. Listen, if you don’t PvP, you just don’t know. The Barbarian has unparalleled strength and expertly wields an entire arsenal in battle, with a weapon for every occasion. 1. Diablo 4 1. • 10 days ago. Theophan-11651 July 8, 2023, 12:59am #13. . 11,362 views - Mon, Jun 14 at 23:03. Whirlwind Barbarian. The history of barbarian persecution is long. Gold: 282. Then if your opponent has the 3 items (boots, necklace, and cloak) that give a total of 30% resistance, and has the. HOTA QUAKE NERF REVERTED & General Balance State Diablo 4. Barb nerf comapred to other classes - Twitch. AlbinoTadpol-1241 June 27, 2023, 11:34pm #1. Ninja Hotfix, not in patch notes. D4 Post Nerf Tier List. . Nerfs are negligible but I’d still consider it the games hardest class, at least for leveling, not sure about endgame. There are more nuance to this build so just look up Pulverize bear druid. -Nerfed EXP gain by ~20% for ALL players, even SSF, when their goal seemed to be to only nerf power-lvling-Nerfed Overworld mob-lvls in the endgame (which was never a problem), so now activities in the Overworld don't give you any EXP on higher lvls. Nerfing damage won’t change that fact unless you both nerf the popular choice and bring up the rest of the ignored. Hammer of the Ancient doesn't hit like it used to. . HotA is its own expansion, based on the original Shadow of Death, without leveraging any material or know-hows from WoG. I got home from work and I do a NM50 dungeon, I’ve been farming this tier of dungeon like it was nothing for the last week and a half, suddenly I’m barely making it through the dungeon, my damage seems like it’s at times 1/10 of what it was before. Massive nerf. Show off your character, talk about some wacky build. Diablo IV. SeÐïtïonïst-1796 June 8, 2023, 10:17pm #20. This build is defined by some items, such as Cindercoat and legacy SoJ/Skull Grasp with -HotA cost. Hammer of the Ancient doesn't hit like it used to. gg uses the phrase "once your fury issues are solved" to describe when you should spec into ground stomp and stop bothering with lunging strike. It’s just awful to play. Haha the one 100 i killed in the few hours of doing this thought it was hilarious. Martial Vigor - 10% damage reduction nerf against elites. Yes it resets all of those CD’s; but it’s not designed for that use case; so it’s going to be sub-optimal when you don’t need the resets on those other skills. Go back and play like. PC General Discussion. its silly I try to recreate some of strongest bone spear builds and got to 48. But in general, builds here are being judged off on how well they can accomplish this on average. Discussing the patch notes for Diablo 4 on July 18th 2023. not atm due to two aspects WW really needs as well as some uniques nerfed. And Diplo belongs from map, maybe there all creatures has been set to savage status (do not join your army) Reply. Ww barb still s tier after that tiny nerf to one single item. The best weapon for this Barbarian build is the Mace of Ancestral Force. W with the hota nerf. The barb isn't even that "tanky" compared to other classes. Even with maxed. Check Price. Danoniero-2851 June 23, 2023, 8:15pm 25. So for people who wants to play hota with pre-nerf diplomacy, heres a little "guide": Hop into "RMG Template Editor", open your favorite template (for example, JebusCross), i suggest you to create a backup copy of the original one, just in case, but after you opened the template, you'll see a map like stuff. 0 Barbarian Changes. instead of nerfing hammer of the ancients, they nerfed HAMMSTRING and BLEED damage. Necro pre-nerf was stupid . T. 5K subscribers. B4m0r1z0r-2800 June 24, 2023, 5:51am #2. ago. Yes highly recommend going hota barb for s1. Class specialization. i’d rec hota. 1 Like. The problem is the nerfs to Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind and Gohr’s Devastating Grips and to a lesser degree, the nerf to Challenging Shout damage reduction. Sorcs need a buff. The leveling builds listed at the top of this page are designed to take your Barbarian to Level 50. . 2 casts, 20 damage over 6 seconds. Still working on those. 3 Likes. . 2. Currently messing around with a berserk/arsenal build.