Quote (MADmartigan @ Feb 19 2026 08:09am)

I finally started playing the Warlock for the first time. I'm playing single player offline (8 player game).
I'm planning to build a Goatman build. Just got my 2nd Goatman at level 24. Planning to have 3 Goatman.

Unless the Bind Demon skill at Level 30 intrigues me too much. in that case I'm going two Goatman and The Smith.
I hate cookie cutter builds and I see everybody getting Hephasto and Lister the Tormentator. Not me though guys...

But I'm building a Warlock summoner either way. I'm addicted to D2R again. I was worried this would happen but it's for the best.

However, I also think Chris Wilson who co-created Path of Exile nailed his D2R Reign of the Warlock review. A lot of excellent points he made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wvInEE5Fo

One particular thing he mentioned. Characters being too overpowered. They can always nerf those. But they shouldn't nerf the fun. An example was when the D2R Devs accidentally gave the shockwave Werebear unintended double damage one season a couple years back. It became a super fun and chill build. Very popular and many people were starting to actually play that once slept on build. And then they nerfed it back to being irrelevant again. Anytime they stumble into an overpowered build just embrace it and let people enjoy it. We would've never had the iconic hammerdin a couple decades ago if they fixed every overpowered build.

Quote (ROM @ Feb 19 2026 09:58am)

It's true.