Quote (Overpriced @ Dec 15 2021 03:11pm)
because no matter how blizzard "balances" skills, the fact there is Tgods + wisp + Lo or Hotspurs + Vex + 2x Dwarf Star + Nozokaz Relic Amulet, the items in the game is what causes PVP not to be balanced, not the inherent balance of how skills and damage and breakpoints etc. is already setup.
Amazon:
Slow Missiles is banned
Assassin:
Dual-claw assassins: maximum resistance to any element is 80
W/S assassins: maximum resistance to any element is 85
Dual-claw assassins: only one item granting absorb is allowed
Necromancer:
Bone Wall is banned
Bone prison is allowed vs characters that have Teleport (only in 1v1)
Iron Maiden and Life Tap are banned
Amplify is allowed in TvT, Lower Resist is allowed only in 1v1, others are banned
Fire resistance: 85 maximum + 15% sorb or 90 maximum + 0% sorb
Paladin:
No use of Mediation if Prayer has more than one base point
Holy bolt is banned
Sorceress:
Can't use mana potions if using ES
Can't have %absorb or + max resistance if using ES
Replenish Life is capped at 27 if using ES
%DR is capped at 31 if using ES
Memory runeword can be used as a prebuff
Cold Sorceresses may use Doom runeword
Items
Dracul's Grasp (only for Smiter, but not in SvS)
Exile runeword (only for Smiter, but not in SvS)
Last Wish (really?^)
Doom runeword (Only Cold Sorceress)
Skills
Life Tap
Iron Maiden
Bone Wall
Slow Missiles
Clearly it's not just those few sorb items.