Diablo 4 players claim Druid class is \u201cdead\u201d after disappointing 1.4.3 buffs Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4\u2019s Druid class got some love in the 1.4.3 patch, but those who have been playing the class since launch feel like build diversity hasn\u2019t meaningfully evolved since launch. What\u2019s more, people who love the class are starting to leave it behind. On the surface, the Druid class got several buffs in patch 1.4.3 and has seen mostly buffs since the release of the game. In reality, players are frustrated that none of these buffs have pushed any Druid builds into having a more consistent and even leveling process with healthy build variety. Sure, Sorcerer wasn\u2019t great at launch, either, but that class has been buffed up enough to push through high-level content without too much difficulty. Druid is a different story unless you\u2019ve got the right build. Patch 1.4.3 had over two dozen buffs for Druid, but most of them increased damage and scaling on inconsequential things like thorns and Rabies or focused on increasing how much the class Fortifies from abilities rather than giving players more damage. \u201cSince the start of the game, they have been buffing Rabies every patch. Stop wasting space on patch notes if you are not willing to get in game and test your builds,\u201d one Redditor asserted. \u201cThe build doesn\u2019t even clear T100 NMD with full +8 gear and perfect Masterworks, it\u2019s doing like 300k dmg, what do you think a 25% buff is going to do?\u201d they asked the community. \u201cIt\u2019s starting to be frustrating that none of the issues with the class get addressed.\u201d It\u2019s worth mentioning that, when you get everything you need for a Druid to shine, they\u2019ve got some of the best late-game tools to clear out Pit 100 and Helltides with ease. Once you get a cohesive Pulverize build together or a Werewolf Tornado build, this class absolutely shreds late game \u2014 even if Pulverize somewhat falls off against bosses. The problem is just how much of a slog it is to get there, and how specific these builds are. You need every component for them to work properly. Additionally, every top-tier build requires using animal forms, making the human form and most abilities associated with it pointless. \u201cProbably in the minority but I wish there were some real advantages to staying in and fighting as human form Druid,\u201d said another fan. \u201cAt this point I\u2019m just resigned to Spiritborn probably being more what I\u2019m looking for.\u201d This is where player frustration comes from. Though the class received a ton of buffs that look big on paper, the reality is that they don\u2019t make any new builds viable for the class or meaningfully change the way Druid plays. \u201cThey are slowly deleting the druid class so you can play the new druid class soon,\u201d one Redditor joked, referring to the Spiritborn class that\u2019ll be coming with Vessel of Hatred. Sentiment toward Druid even from those who love the class most is at an all-time low. \u201cRabies got buffed AGAIN! 25% isn\u2019t gonna do anything. Holy sh*t man, they clearly don\u2019t play test Druids. Dead class.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 4 players claim Druid class is \u201cdead\u201d after disappointing 1.4.3 buffs Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4\u2019s Druid class got some love in the 1.4.3 patch, but those who have been playing the class since launch feel like build diversity hasn\u2019t meaningfully evolved since launch. What\u2019s more, people who love the class are starting to leave it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}