128. GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. 0. so like an extra 180 armor and 18% more physical damage. Aspects have been re-enabled. Not sure how it’ll do at higher end stuff, but I’m trying to make it work. Legion needed a nerf 4 patches ago; this hero is so polarizing in pubs it's not even funny. The movement speed is nice, but 1I'm experimenting w/ swapping in Challenging Shout for more consistent Fury gen instead. But when I was looking into the patch. 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. My hota does zero dmg now wtf? PC General Discussion. Its like skills are costing double fury. 4 is out! As previously announced, it is predominantly aimed at solving issues pertinent to the original game and Horn of the Abyss. errorContainer { background-color: #FFF; color: #0F1419; max-width. Reply replyI was expecting the HOTA nerf, but everything else. 99 at GameStop. Barb is very unexciting right now. % Total Armor affix has been increased by 160%. They can’t just buff everything constantly. People been crying too much about sorc to notice that Barb is probably the bottom class now after HotA nerf. Swapped from Whirlwind to Hammer of the Ancients 2 days ago and it’s way more fun IMO. ones you can do pretty easily without using your best weapons/optimized gear. Cove is a new type of fraction and town with all the necessary elements. Subscribe. Would be interesting to see. It still takes a bit but nowhere near 200+ turns. Key-Substance2473. PvP playable now? PC General Discussion. Valerin_Bizonov • 2 yr. 2h slash lunging strike, double swing, hota, war cry, iron skin, wrath of the berserker. Iron Skin. 79. What happens is that when the HOTA barb hits you, it procs the Escape Artist effect and you can dodge the next 11 attacks (max roll on amulet) for the next 10 seconds. Cooldown reduction is now capped to 3 targets, for a maximum of 9 seconds of Cooldown reduction. awayawaythrownaway • 21 min. Watch all of Rob2628's best archives, VODs, and highlights on Twitch. Patch 1. There’s just no contest fighting them, it’s so brain dead of a play style and nothing counters it. Revert Back Please. For a 40% chance it sure happens quite a bit. FC: 0361-6999-4252. Addressing particularly how it effects the Barbarian class HOTA build and the effect of cumulativ. 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. #diablo4 #barbarian #hammer Get ready to smash your enemies with the Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian. 1. Group: Member. Yet again can’t stress enough the build remains the same. Barrage Rogue. Discussing the patch notes for Diablo 4 on July 18th 2023. 3. PVP players are the first to complain and the. 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. They nerfed hammstring lol. Take to the skies with the HORI HOTAS Flight Stick for PlayStation 4. State of barbs compared to other classes when fighting uber lilith. This is a video series of a former AAA designer critically analyzing Elden Ring's design. 0. 0 Barbarian Changes - HotA Nerf, Weapon Mastery Skills Buffs. Then they also nerf the WW Unique dead, but other classes like Sorc have shoes where they have 100% crit rate and there is no nerf, but at the Barb WW they still nerf the aspects for crit rate to death. Nerf Earthen Bulwark and HOTA Barb. 102. I can’t tell if HOTA is smaller than before though. 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. Look where those promises have. Read on to learn all the Gears, Skills, Aspects that you will need and how to play the build. . ) bone spear aspect gets toned down (the multiplier is insane). But Upheaval can crit on average for 3-5 million. 2 casts, 20 damage over 6 seconds. Any other HotA barbs noticing way less damage done today? EDIT: PezRadar confirmed this was not intended and they're looking into it. wonder why they haven't nerf storm wolf yet, maybe coming in the big patch later. Your Two-Handed Slashing weapon determines the DPS for Rend. Blizzard has promised to address “feedback” from players on Diablo 4’s latest patch following backlash from the community. 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). Hammer of the Ancient doesn't hit like it used to. nah 100% you will play new expansion or other dlc in the new seasons. Avantasian-1260. At level 90 I see 300k rend crits and I one shot most everything. 0. 5. 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. Steel Grasp. 3 Likes. Hammer of the Ancients. They nerfed hammstring lol. Barbarian nerf from Diablo 2 I wanted to change the barbarian in Diablo 4, but it is the same. which is the armor and physical damage nodes. And no, especially with a leader board or season. HOTFIX 13 - JUNE 23, 2023 - 1. Each aspect is listed with its matching gear slot. 2 hotfix, as the community now scrambles to find the best alternative to leveling up in Diablo 4. Alk F. SKU: PS4-144U. The best weapon for this Barbarian build is the Mace of Ancestral Force. No views 1 minute ago #Diablo4 #Patch #Update. instead of nerfing hammer of the ancients, they nerfed HAMMSTRING and BLEED damage. 6. With a reduction of 75% to 125%, WW / Rent would be on par with Slam and Hota. ago. 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. Hammer of the Ancients (HotA) Barbarian is super fun and is built around CotA. Thrustmaster. HOTA scales extremely well without needing tons of gear, possibly even outscales WW if you party play. Quick Reference. Chaddly7-1515 July 28, 2023, 7:17pm #1. You can check out the written build HERE: In this video, we'll be discussing the Barbarian Endgame build Hammer of the Ancients - As. 1. kkwon39. nerf any class that can clear nm 100 dungeons in under 15 minutes or uber lilith in under 10 minutes (suck it blizzard sorcs) Not the only 2 things, personally would like to see Exploit glyph removed as well and then maybe reduce duration for Vulnerable to 2 or 2. 1 patch today, I was expecting the HOTA nerf though the fixing of the ancestral forces aspect. With these 3 items my HotA costs 6 fury to use, allowing for infinite HotA spam at 100% fury, thus we won't need anymore RRC on our gear and can then gear for CDR. Everyone on the forums crying rn, im just happy pvp might actually be enjoyable now. Vulnerable duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds. ago. Terri-21271 June 4, 2023, 4:55pm #10. 4. . My HoTA barb after the hotfix to fix the accidental nerf felt strangely weaker. 12. My defense feels good and my builds feel strong. Join. 16. General experience is that HotA is better for leveling but whirlwind is better late game. This build will focus on a core combat loop that consists of a few different "rotations". I noticed this for max fury on barbs, didn’t realize it was across the board. 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. You could also do NM dungeons over and over to level it. Patch Notes for Barb. Add to Cart Instore Only Instore Only-+ ×. Hamstring now only Slows Healthy enemies, and Slow amount increased from 10/20/30% to 20/40/60%. Call of the Ancients is also a good burst. Not sure that there is a way to cheese the endgame and not sure why you’d want to. ago. You will have a blast! Dont tell anyone <3. The next 4 seconds, it does 4 damage per seconds for a total of 16 damage. C: Sorcery, Fire. SKU: 21008326. And you can still focus on vampires early and have a fairly insane army. Barb last HoTA nerf. 289 subscribers. AlbinoTadpol-1241 June 27, 2023, 11:34pm #1. Maybe a nerf to the multi-scaling CC aspect sorcs have (the /25-35% scaling damage to. Gold: 34,115. 2h axes have pretty good stats, except the attack speed is nerfed. The nerf reverts will take place with Patch 20. While HotA naturally has a very small area of effect, we solve this by using the Aspect of Ancestral Force (which, conveniently, can always be imprinted via the Codex of Power). It costs $20 to join and $5 to rent a Nerf gun, but you can bring your own, too. 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. Generate Fury with Rallying Cry and Lunging Strike to unleash Rend on density, Elites and Bosses. Which things would you want to see changed for a game like this? AI?…Hoping my firewall/fireball enchant sorc can still clear NM dungeons. F: Resistence/Interference, Ballistics, Learning, Eagle Eye. I don’t know about other classes but this ONLY affects HotA damage for barbs, by no means OP after the quake bug fix. HotA Barb. 2 Likes. Notably nadoWW, grizzly rage, and bone spear. . Subscribe. 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. Every nerf Blizzard have done for Barbs have been so harsh that it was like finding a strand of hair in a haystack to make. Apr 4, 2022 @ 3:51am fix a stupid boss, but completely ignore all the glaring performance issues #12. Fans expected Diablo IV's Season of the Malignant update to bring some major changes to Blizzard's ARPG, but what fans didn't expect. This HotA IK Barbarian Build used to have a Raekor variation, but it eventually grew into a competitive build of its own, before turning into a Boulder Toss Raekor build, which you can access using the link below. umm lol. . The nerf only really affects late game when you've already stacked vuln/crit dmg. Even with a bugg that added 100% dmg it was still worse. With either Warcry or Rallying Cry up, it's usually two lunges then HotA. does anyone else find this crap repulsive, my other buddy. Best D4 S1 Post Nerf Necromancer Endgame Build - D4 1. Quote (labeletteaumiel @ Jul 3 2023 04:23pm) CHANGE MY MIND. . NEW: Hota Barbarian Season 1: Nightmare Dungeon TIER 70 (Patch 1. Season 1 Barb = Nerf, dead, worst class Season 2 Barb = 1 Shot everything, immortal, best in both PvP and PvE Season 2 Barb = Guessing somewhere in between, balanced. . 2, the nerf to the dungeon elite density. Particulars vary but HOTA builds favor using the core ability Hammer of the Ancients. HOTA would be the only other build I’d try on barb. And what's a better place than a cozy inn, right? Added a spoiler tag if people want to comment on story stuff. Probably need a discovery of another interaction before another top tier build materialises, it at all. People been crying too much about sorc to notice that Barb is probably the bottom class now after HotA nerf. Yea it seemed still broken to me. This grants you basically invulnerable for 10 seconds since HOTA barbs can't attack 11 times within 10. Blizzard’s day one Diablo 4 patch notes have rolled out, with a small number of key updates making the list including nerfs to several Diablo 4 classes. Blood GolemThis Diablo 4 Highest Damage Barb Build Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian Leveling Build Guide for Leveling 1-50 or 50-100 sets you up in Diablo 4 for OP Big. You're still starving for fury in 4 player 40-60 nightmare dungeons because Sorcs and Necros absolutely mop everything up. Edit: Blizzard confirms its not intended, they are looking into it. Posts: 71. Yup true, and this is not a satisfying situation. Sad but true - Metallica. BadKarma_JT posted. HotA is so much more enjoyable than Whirlwind. The u/Fluid_Conflict1242 community on Reddit. Bigbazz-2623 June 24, 2023, 1:34am 1. Initially challenging, but once resolved, significantly boosts the build’s potency. . I used to play an MMO that got ruined because of complaints from PVP players. Bigbazz-2623 June 24, 2023, 1:34am 1. You can still get 100% or almost 100% uptime. . But Upheaval can crit on average for 3-5 million. 3% crit chance as a start point I got sacrifice bonus 20% crit chance for 6 sec after corpse tendrils and top it up with bone storm and paragon boards. Lol. Massive nerf. I haven't had any trouble killing things up to 23 levels higher than me, but I am level 91 now and the paragon board is. Walking arsenal feels like how barb is supposed to be. Much like Druids, Barbarians struggled during Diablo 4‘s betas. Lighthades • 1 mo. 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. If hota barb gets nerfed, might as well be compared to butterbean at this point. I think that both Diplomacy and Necromancy are fine now - Diplomacy is still one of the best method to spend surplus of money, both in early game (I usually pick Cyra on mirror templates because of possibility of attracting to your army some neutral Gremlins) and late game (As an exemple Firewalk and similar. You can check out the written build HERE: In this video, we'll be discussing the Barbarian Endgame build Hammer of the Ancients - As. Players complain in pvp because they may get hit by that random crit but the is a PVE game and it will break the class completely to change HOTA s current state. If you don’t run triple shouts you are going to get punished on higher nightmare dungeons. Gems and Hearts. 100%. 95%. . #diablo4 #barbarian #whirlwind #nerf TLDR: We have not seen other Classes in Endgame at level 100 yet, so it is not possible to judge anything based on the p. 2d. BadKarma_JT 3 months ago #1. Nothing needs to be nerf, but if HoTa gets nerfed, rogues and necro needs to follow suit with. Barb now in S2 (from perspective of someone playing WW) feels good once you reach. Diablo 4 Well, we're back in the world of Diablo 4, and we have confirmation from the devs that the Barbarian class is being looked at once again. HOTA needs to catch a pvp nerf. So then i figured wth use upheaval. Perhaps I got this heart because the. Been experimenting and I therefore conclude that it's easier to build HOTA barb vs WW barb. Horn of the Abyss version 1. 75 seconds long or HOTA 1-2 times to repeat. Healing done reduced by 20%. Rend. Right now, their weekly all-ages Vancouver Brawl happens on Sunday afternoons at Trout Lake. ago. Diablo 4. If Necropolis needs anything - it is definetely not a buff. What’s stupid about the barb nerf is they don’t really bring up alternate options, either. No Mercy officially deleted from the game, affecting all barbarian builds instead of HOTA. This change is a nerf to make Critical Strike Damage and Vulnerable Damage comparable to other dame increase options. Please enter the captcha below. the issue is the nerfs not only hit WW but all barb builds so WW is still the best build around it just requires a lot more gear now. Barbarians, Rogues, and Druids are definitely at the top of the D4 post nerf tier list and rankings. Lunge with bleed for normal attack, Rend for single targets and bosses, whirlwind for mobs, stomp and iron skin for control and survivability. . instead of nerfing hammer of the ancients, they nerfed HAMMSTRING and BLEED damage. I’m sure none of the devs are playing barbarian, otherwise you’d be nerfing rogue and necro long before you nerf the barbarian. Even with the most powerful barbarian build i can’t really touch her health bar before. NzNOOGAzN • 22 min. This build guide explains in painstaking detail the Raekor-HOTA (R6 HOTA) build, a powerful variant to the IK- or LOD-based HOTA builds. ago by Synapse7777 HotA damage nerfed 50-75% overall. , best viewed with JavaScript enabled. This is a casual game. Hamstring now only Slows Healthy enemies, and Slow amount increased from 10/20/30% to 20/40/60%. 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. SeÐïtïonïst-1796 June 8, 2023, 10:17pm #20. Once you loot 3 utopias in one day, right under your opponents nose, you start to appreciate the movement points properly - +100k gold and 10 relics for having just 1 day advantage. However, like two years ago, some. Just saying. 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. It is pretty easy to build and straight forward. 5% using the Hammer of the Ancients now. Pulverize Druid. players, its not fair…90% ppl in pvp are rogues and hota barbs…they have crazy combination of survive, utility and dps and they totally spoil pvp. The. I really, really, REALLY feel like we need WT5. 8 Likes. 99 at GameStop. HOTA. 11,362 views - Mon, Jun 14 at 23:03. ) earthen bulwark gets gutted. #diablo4 #barbarian #hammer #quake #balance. Conflux and Necropolis were the most powerful towns by far in SoD, so they got hit the hardest to balance them with the. 0 Barbarian Changes. Go back and play like. In each rotation, we use our Basic Skill a certain number of times to generate Fury, and then spend the Fury with HotA. Most of those using HOTA for lilith use the bug showcasing how large the radius is. Welcome to Vancouver's most active nerf community! As a group we aim to host and promote regular Nerf Wars for all ages in Vancouver BC. If its fixed it not like it was. Patch 1. gg boobarian running hota, u have a good run. 00 #17. 1 #Update #HotA #Barbarian #PvP #PK #Build #Buildguide #Paragon #Hi. Hammer of The Ancients. Heroes HD on steam and play necro after playing HOTA. Below you will find the optimal setup for Legendary Aspects for the Shout HotA build. Bone spear isn’t op though. Appokalipto-2228. The Diablo IV team has been diligently monitoring your feedback. HotA and WoG are in no way compatible: no WoG features are available when playing HotA, and vice versa. Pulverize is supposed to be one of the builds that was fairly impacted by the changes. Asmongold said he would "donate $10,000 to charity" to watch a AAA designer, who is critical of Elden Ring, play the game (clip in comments). 2d #Maxroll #Blizzard 00:00 Introduction00:55 Necromancer02:42 Rogue04:44 Sorcerer05:58 Druid06:35 Barbarian09:44 Summary-----. Blizzard. Can’t even call it a preemptive nerf for the new sorc super heart because it’s gone after s1. I was critting an elite for my base damage. This particular barbarian on /p8 in D2 LoD clears Chaos (not seal rushing) in about 6 to 6. Weapon Masteries get an additional charge – This gives you two charges on Death Blow which can mean two big hits in a row or more chances to reset the cooldown on. 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. 2 Likes. Ben is literally the chosen one for aRPGS. Some PVP Balancing. Currently in right hands it is among the strongest towns on most popular templates and arguably THE strongest on Jebus in current meta. Posts: 12,721. zBarb. 12. Go right ahead Blizzard, show us how anti-fun you are by nerfing the one thing Barb can do that’s comparable to other classes. Nowadays, Hammer of the Ancients is one of the few Barbarian skills making use of the Legacy of Dreams setup as the Immortal King's Call. Stack crit chance, crit damage, vuln, STR, and core. For those who aren't aware pressure point only procs on lucky hit so it's not a guaranteed vulnerable application with every skill use. 0. Singularity-11212 June 9, 2023, 4:20am #11. 1 patch notes, detailing the nerfs and buffs that have already hit Diablo 4’s classes, along with changes to neutral elements of the game. Gameplay Fixes. X does 10 damage over 5 seconds, which is 2 damage per second. 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. if HOTA nerfs go through I'm done with this game. The core of this build will be focusing on maintaining high Berserk uptime through a number of passives and actives, lining up. If Necropolis needs anything - it is definetely not a buff. SUPERMAN-15513 June 26, 2023, 5:04pm 1. The burst Fury from Leap is often wasted because Berserking Fury bonuses or Rally cry help build quickly. Even with maxed. Barb now in S2 (from perspective of someone playing WW) feels good once you reach. In HotA all necromancy % values got halved, and conflux creature growths are toned down. Uploading daily clips from Diablo IV. • 6 mo. 8. It's a buff that is also a nerf, because now you can't stack that much berserking just with a single skill. Add a Comment. New terrain for the Conflux town - Highlands. Sheamus_1852 • 2 mo. 1 Best Dungeons to Farm XP Solo - D4 S1 Solo XP Farm After Patch. It was actually smaller than druid’s seismic pulverize. 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. . $45 at Amazon $69. Yes highly recommend going hota barb for s1. Really need transparency on what changes are being made. Nerfs are negligible but I’d still consider it the games hardest class, at least for leveling, not sure about endgame. The best solo dungeon is going to be Iron Hold, the reason for this is that not only do you get a very good amount of XP, but it actually seems to have the best loot opportunity out of any of the dungeons, it is one of the best XP farm locations in Diablo 4. 0. Build: her second form, take 2 points out of Martial Vigor into Concussion to stagger her. PC General Discussion. Barb nerf comapred to other classes - Twitch. The mistake was calling for nerf’s early in the beta. Ganndz. 1 mo. Addressing particularly how it effects the Barbarian class HOTA build and the effect of cumulativ. Barb is dog water. This Diablo 4 patch changes. HOTAS (Image credit: Windows Central) The best way to enjoy. A Month. It was weird and still sometimes no visible dmg to elites. 0. HI, So far barb class is able to maintain shouts full time, spin freely, do tier 100 sigils, 1 hit world bosses with HOTA, so my question is: When it gonna be nerfed? all the other classes are not at this level, even at PvP it is praticly unbeatable due to the amount of stuns, unstopable, berserk, etc… i understand that some random dev play barb, but im tired of every single diablo release. You want HoTA man. 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. 16. 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. They nerfed hammstring lol. End game you stack Overpower and Vulnerable Damage. #diablo4 #barb #nerfsSlight nerfs /adjustments to every class but with the most impact on the Barb! EVERY build of the is affected by this, due to Numbing Wr. This Diablo 4 Season 1 BEST Rend Barbarian Build Guide After the Nerf for Leveling 1-50 sets you up in Diablo 4 for OP Big Damage Endgame and is the best BAR. I used to play an MMO that got ruined because of complaints from PVP players. Upheaval can do damage, but requires too much to make it work compared to HotA which requires a lot less setup in combat and from itemization. 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. Really important to nerf player power in a mostly PVE game where PVP is just a minigame with cosmetic rewards. Alkaizer is reporting seeing less than half damage from a few hours ago on his Lilith kills earlier today. 1. 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. 1. And if you need the greatsword expertise for your build, just select it as the weapon technique in your expertise tab. B Tier - Bone Spirit. Feel free to discuss mods,. This build guide assumes you have a Level 50 Character and finished the. Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian – Lvl 50 Barbarian Build Guide: In this Diablo 4 Barbarian Class Build, I’ll show you how to play a Lvl 50 – Berserking Whirlwind Barbarian, which continues our beginner Diablo 4 Build for the Barbarian. Anivia. 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. HotA lacks survivability that you need to run solo unless you got lots of gear. ago.