This doesn’t automatically mean Demon Hunters and Necromancers are weak, but it shows that at that point in time and Paragon level, they’re not pushing solo Greater Rifts as well as other classes. During that same time frame, Demon Hunters were a bit behind at GR 125 and Necromancers were even further back at GR 123. With that benchmark, we see that Barbarians, Monks, Witch Doctors, and Wizards were all comfortably hitting that expected mark of soloing a GR 130 within a few weeks of patch 2.6.7, while Crusaders were comfortably past it and up to GR 138. Heck, I play a lot and I’m not even close to 5k non-Seasonal, and it’s a decent benchmark to set for that very reason. Clearly most, if not all, Seasonal players are well below 5k Paragon levels. To judge class performance, Blizzard specifically looks at solo Greater Rift 130 performance for characters with 5000 Paragon levels in non-Seasonal play. According to the team, “each class should be able to accomplish similar goals, just in different ways.” The Diablo 3 team tries to retain “unique class fantasy” for each class - which very much reminds me of the discussion of class balance in Legion - but it’s more important for classes to be balanced. I’m always looking at how my Crusader plays vs.how my Barbarian plays, and how my Monk stacks up compared to both of them. I found it interesting that Blizzard avoids direct 1-to-1 class comparison, because it’s usually the go-to comparison players make. So let’s go over the post and talk about the key points that stood out for me. Sometimes I read an article and I smile because I find so much of it really, deeply interesting, and that’s absolutely the case with this. It’s one of those delightful rare birds that sets to elucidate the complex, dynamic feat of game design, covering how the developers compare class performance and determine if classes are relatively balanced for endgame play. Outside of BlizzCon, it’s rare to get details on Blizzard’s design process, but the Diablo 3 team just posted an interesting breakdown of how they balance classes.
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