How Good Are Vessel of Hatred's New Class Skills? Diablo 4 Class Lead Opinions
On October 8, the Spiritborn will bring a completely new class experience to Diablo 4. Thankfully, existing classes will also get new skills to try out with the release of Vessel of Hatred. After a week of PTR testing, our Class Leads sat together to discuss their new class skill and how it might affect their leveling and endgame meta!
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Barbarian's Mighty Throw
While it's still a bit too early to determine the state of the Barbarian in Season 6, it's clear that Barbarians have yet to escape the post-nerf purgatory that started in Season 5.
Mighty Throw is a satisfying ability with a lot of potential and is likely to be at the top of the pile for Barbarian builds in the expansion's first season. The skill itself will certainly be the star of a new standalone build while following the typical three-Shout Barbarian build formula.
It is also obvious that Mighty Throw pays homage to Barbarians of the past, and the smooth gameplay around the skill really shows that Blizzard put a lot of thought into Mighty Throw. While we certainly appreciate fan service, it would have been nice to see some of the heavy-handed Barbarian nerfs from last season dialed back a bit
Druid's Stone Burst
Stone Burst, in theory, looked like a fun skill in the latest Campfire Chat. What's not to love about blowing up entire screens through stony power? Despite the massive gameplay potential of this multi-stage channeled skill, it was surprising to see how one-sided Stone Burst ended up feeling in action.
Instead of being able to charge the skill while moving its location to be more strategic in what you're blowing up (which is how Lightning Storm operates, at least in localizing Lightning Strikes to cursor location), the cursor locks to a location when you start the charge and will only move when you release the channel. This gives Stone Burst a more analog, bursty feeling instead of being a dynamic tool to control the battlefield. Yes,
