Ive bin llding on the ptr for a few days now and i think if they keep it the same lld is going to be really fun.ive had the chance to duel just about every type of char, using just about everytype of skill.
I know we said in the beggining that we shouldnt be banning skills, and i still agree with this, however i do believe that cerain COMBINATIONS of skills are completely unfun to duel against, i guess im just making a post to vent about skill combinations that are almost unbeatable as a melle.or are just unfun in general.
Wizzard:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#alYXTd!bWZ!a.ZaaaA setup similar to this makes it almost impossible for a melle character to win a fight(
assuming chars are similarly geared) Pretty much all the have to do is keep u within shocking aspec range(DONT HAVE TO BE ON SCREEN) and when u get close use a cc skill and teleport away, and then keep shocking u over and over and over. ive seen some people pretty much camping the bridge and island. and these make for uber gay duels.
Demon Hunters:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/demon-hunter#aZXYkV!aZc!aZZZaaMy only issues with demon hunters are when the use there sentris and stay inside the square building or camp the island, they pretty much put up there sentris, vault or smokescreen around in circles while there sentries slowly kill u and put up traps at the buildings sides and rep life. theres literally almost nothing u can do.
Witch Doctors:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#beiXUZ!aeW!aZaaaalol where to begin
Corpse spiders- uber low cost main attack, than can be thrown half way across the screen and chases u the other half
haunt- un ccable, un dodgable, off screen attack
hex- changes u into a chicken for 6,4,2 seconds, so u can spend an entire 10 seconds as a chicken
fear- 4.5 second fear( usually accompinied buy grasp and chicken afterwards) and then they just jaunt away and start the barrage over again.
And then EVEN EVEN if u can kill them, they get a free death, a free escape skill, and get to come back at 15% life, not to mention the life rep built into there skills.
like i said, this is really just me venting, i knew choosing a melle that it was gona be an uphill battle, and i knew there was a chance that these kinda duels where gona happen, im just kinda annoyed is all.d2 was fun because there was always a way to beat another class, so far this is almost feeling like a rock+sciccors+paper type of dueling system.
I think as the patch hits and more actual dueling happens, beside the few of us on the ptr these will slowly become more aparent, just wana tell u guys about the issues ive seen so far, once again not crying for a skill ban, just saying these builds and certain skills combinations are kinda gay

OH if ur looking for the gayest easiest builds to win duels with, i guess i just game them to u
might as well give u the best builds so far for melle as well, atleast that ive seen and dueled against
Monk:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#adjhgT!Xde!aZaaaadashing strike is an awesome gap closer, and sss will put out alot of dmg, but be carefull once u are out of spirit chasing down casters can be almost impossible with the amount of cc and escape skills they will have,u can echange gaurdians path for exalted soul if u are using a shield and not dual weilding.
Barb
vs caster:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#acdgiP!bec!aaZaavs melle:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#aZcgkP!dbc!aZZZ.ZThis post was edited by chrisc995 on Jan 27 2013 05:18pm