Hello guys,

This post isn't really for the dead inside adult teenagers, crying over the fact that they don't feel the same as D2 on D4, years past sorry dudes. Get a time machine, no new game will help fill that void.


For those who want to discuss the game itself, I wanted to know your feelings regarding the injured bullwark druid, and if you think it will get destroyed by the developpers soon.



Screenshot is mine from 5 minutes ago. This is to me, by FAR, the very best farming build in the game, I have been clearing Tier 100 since level 80ish, I play on eternal, so no Barber hit, those are genuine hits the build does every 4-6 seconds... You never drink potions, you only die to very specific affixes. Butcher/dungeon bosses die within 5 seconds as well, and i have barely any paragon damages yet.

Since Beta, the bulwark damage works the same way, it scales on enemy level. Do you guys think it is intended? I am currently mad farming the glyphs on that new druid before they nerf it. Or do you think there is a way to adjust it without killing the build completely?


For those unfamiliar with the build and too lazy to Google:

You have a bunch of damage red while injured



You damage yourself before starting the dungeon, monster kinda 1 hit you otherweise inside the tier 100 lol. Then you cast bullwarlk, thanks to the symbiotic aspect, nature's fury key passive and the staff of crone, you constantly remove your cooldown.
spam bullwark on mobs so the explosion does the damages on the screenshot, spam claw to reset cooldown, etc. Zero mana/Spirit build, the other skills are all defensives.

Cheers

I think it will get nerfed for sure. But maybe not on purpose.

It has become extremely popular as a mainstream meta build, which brings attention to it. I think having more and more people play it means that it will be tuned back for balance.

It trivializes T100 content and is IMO the fastest build at T100 and easiest to play. It kind of breaks the game in that once you experience this build, your other characters feel less potent.

I don’t think it will be nerfed on purpose, because blizzard la d4 dev team isn’t capable of addressing this without breaking other interactions. I imagine their code is all over the place.

Although the most likely outcome is a stealth nerf. Or maybe even “abilities that dealt damage based on the monster’s level have been adjusted to be based on the attack power of the player.”

This is why you need to enjoy the meta while it lasts.
By the way, I only played the full health Bulwark.

This post was edited by D2Ghosts on Sep 2 2023 10:15am

never tried full life, i really like the idea of being injured to play, cracks me up lol.



yeah i kinda expect something along those lines, I use 2 damages glyph in paragon and only defensive ones, and i deal more damages than my bone spear nec, like 6-8 times more, with absolutely no risk. Uber lilith was a joke, really easy af lol

was gonna try druid next season... my necro seems pretty broken and probably will be patched too

well said

You probably didn't notice, so I have news for you - it is Diablo 4 subforum and people discuss Diablo 4 here, not D2.

And a lot of people said Diablo 4 is garbage. This doesn't relate to D2 in any way, just deal with this simple fact, friend.

What good is a farming build in a game with nothing to farm..... Hrmmm

Frankly this is the problem. No incentive.

Uber Lilith is easy to kill with a cheese build, and immensely frustrating/unrewarding without one. Although it’s impressive to see someone beat it with pure skill, most will quickly see it as a pointless waste of time due to the objectively poor mechanics and rewards. Someone can carry you to solo achievement for like 30fg.

NMDs up to T100. T100 is a joke in terms of difficulty and reward. People only do it for fast glyph XP and if they’re 4 weeks behind the curve in game progression.

So I’ve got an injured bulwark Druid with mid gear that can do both. There’s no reason to gear up any further because I can do all the content.

So of course like other Diablo games - there’s a place in the thriving service economy and trading scene to find your niche. LOL

Jk you can run NMD Services and make less than minimum wage in FG for more work and less fun that flipping burgers at McDonald’s. And then spend your hard earned money improving your gear.. to do that faster! GTFO

idk ,didnt play this trash game gg