I still don't think people will be using Darkness Trap after buffs.

What this game needs is a 2 DU building, so we don't have to place 2 random Apprentice Walls to max out the DU for the Master Builder bonus.

Upcoming Patch (7.16) Notes
* Added "Assault Mission Pack" premium content, free for owners of Eternia Shards Complete Pack
* Added "Barbarian Hero Class" premium content
* Added "Hardcore Mythical Defender", "Dungeon Raider", and "Mythical Dungeon Raider" Accomplishments + Steam Achievements
* Added one-button "Sync All Items to DefenderStore.com", and no longer pops up Steam Overlay after you login to the site!
* Hardcore mission completions now save and are visible in your completion stats


* Total fix for network bandwidth issue involving high-attack-rate projectile towers: tower projectiles are now locally spawned and locally-calculated client-side, completely elminating their bandwidth cost.
* Spider Webbing no longer stacks on players -- you can only be webbed once-at-a-time
* 'Group Hug' Achievement can now optionally be earned using the corresponding Gender-Swapped Heroes
* Fixed bug where Squire's Blood Rage damage resistance calculation was inverted, erroneously making him take MORE damage as the Blood Rage stat was level updated. This is resolved, and now e.g. 1800 point Blood Rage will cut incoming damage by about 50%, enabling better Squire tanking especially on the high-end.

* Added "Q" key to toggle "Front View" mode where you can view the front of your character and rotate around them for tasty pics
* Added "H" key to Toggle HUD visibility
* Added Item-Box/Hero-Shop "Folder" support (+ Subfolders too)
* Added Item Drag-&-Drop support (Drag off Hero Inventory to drop, Drop onto buttons to activate that button's action on the item, etc)
* Made Hardcore mode available in all Difficulty settings
* Resolved UMF Ogre pathing stuckage case
* Added 'Mythical Defender' reward! 'Outlander' costume with special ability
* Reduced Healing Ramp Cost by 20% (less Healing Cost per HP increase), and reduced Healing Cost by a straight 40% in NM
* Darkness Trap now strips mobs of elemental immunity, and reduced DU cost to 5
* Player Shop Maximum Item Sale Cost is now correctly 200,000,000 (the UI was previously erroneously limiting the number to 8 digits, preventing reaching this maximum)
* Added UI Option to disable controller rumble feedback
* Fixed the cost of upgrading "Halloween Spooktacular!" items, now is the same as other equivalent items
* Fixed another kind of 'Return-To-Tavern-Crash' (perhaps the last)
* Buffed Squire Circular Slice damage ramp by 15%, Reduced its cooldown by 1 second, and increased its animation speed by 25%
* [Subject To Beta] All Squire Towers HP buffed by 60% in NM, Harpoon Turret rotate speed increased by 40%

[Additional/Modified Details Forthcoming]

7.16
* Added "Assault Mission Pack" premium content, free for owners of Eternia Shards Complete Pack
* Added "Barbarian Hero Class" premium content
* Added "Hardcore Mythical Defender", "Dungeon Raider", and "Mythical Dungeon Raider" Accomplishments & Steam Achievements
* Added one-button "Sync All Items to DefenderStore.com", and no longer pops up Steam Overlay after you login to the site!
* Hardcore mission completions now save and are visible in your completion stats

* Fix for network bandwidth issue involving high-attack-rate projectile towers: tower projectiles are now locally spawned and locally-calculated client-side, completely elminating their bandwidth cost.
* Spider Webbing no longer stacks on players -- you can only be webbed once-at-a-time
* 'Group Hug' Achievement can now optionally be earned using the corresponding Gender-Swapped Heroes
* Fixed bug where Squire's Blood Rage damage resistance calculation was inverted, erroneously making him take MORE damage as the Blood Rage stat was level updated. This is resolved, and now e.g. 1800 point Blood Rage will cut incoming damage by about 50%, enabling better Squire tanking especially on the high-end.

* Added "Q" key to toggle "Front View" mode where you can view the front of your character and rotate around them for tasty pics
* Added "H" key to Toggle HUD visibility
* Added Item-Box/Hero-Shop "Folder" support (+ Subfolders too)
* Added Item Drag-&-Drop support (Drag off Hero Inventory to drop, Drop onto buttons to activate that button's action on the item, etc)
* Made Hardcore mode available in all Difficulty settings
* Resolved UMF Ogre pathing stuckage case
* Added 'Mythical Defender' reward! 'Outlander' costume with special ability
* Reduced Healing Ramp Cost by 20% (less Healing Cost per HP increase), and reduced Healing Cost by a straight 40% in NM
* Darkness Trap now strips mobs of elemental immunity, and reduced DU cost to 5
* Player Shop Maximum Item Sale Cost is now correctly 200,000,000 (the UI was previously erroneously limiting the number to 8 digits, preventing reaching this maximum)
* Added UI Option to disable controller rumble feedback
* Fixed the cost of upgrading "Halloween Spooktacular!" items, now is the same as other equivalent items
* Fixed another kind of 'Return-To-Tavern-Crash' (perhaps the last)
* Buffed Squire Circular Slice damage ramp by 15%, Reduced its cooldown by 1 second, and increased its animation speed by 25%
* All Squire Towers HP buffed by 60% in NM, Harpoon Turret rotate speed increased by 40%
* Eliminated Speed Boosts in NM Assaults

Also ninja App tower nerf NOT in the patch notes.

http://forums.trendyent.com/showthread.php?43870-The-Barbarian-is-Here

suck ass trendy:


*At this moment, Valve is adding the AMP to the Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards complete pack. We'll be sure to update this post the moment the AMP has been added.

This is nothing new.

I only started in xmas patch so new for me

They've had a pretty long streak of ninja/hidden nerfs, etc.

Either way assault dlc is FUCKING INCREDIBLY HARD on nightmare.

Upcoming Patch Notes (7.16b)
* Barbarian players can now hold Left Mouse Button and Right Mouse Button to automatically alternate between left-and-right attacks, proceeding automatically through the combo chain (with the combo finisher etc).
* Fixed issue where the Defense Active-Hero Bonus wouldn't re-associate if Hero had left-game and re-added in splitscreen
* Fixed issue with inverted scaling on certain weapons held in Barbarian's Left Hand
* Fixed nightmare squire hp incorrect value on pause screen
* 45% increase in Barbarian HP on Nightmare, in line with Squire's increase
* Darkness Trap Defense Unit cost reduced from 5 to 3

[Additional Details Forthcoming]