A fun and argument-filled ranking of the Barbarian’s Top Ten skills. Plus “Firebug” wizards take over the rankings, Jay Wilson leaves Blizzard, and the Warcraft movie debuts. Featuring Cpt. Goldfish, Aahz, and Flux.
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Diablo 3 Podcast #208: Top Ten Barbarian Skills
0:30 — Intro and format of the “Top Ten class” skills conversation.
3:30 — Wizard Firebird “Firebug” Set bug not getting fixed and class imbalance.
17:00 — Jay Wilson leaves Blizzard. Six years too late? Exit reactions and JW memories…
25:00 — Warcraft Movie! Complete disinterest from both guests gives controversy-seeking Flux a sad.
32:30 — Barbarian and top ten skills discussion begins. #10: Earthquake!
37:00 — Frenzy! Aahz finds some rare agreement in skill opinions. But all the other Primary skills are boring melee attacks?
42:00 — Threatening Shout: Grim Harvest.
47:40 — Ancient Spear? Cool in the days of PvP, and now Boulder Tossing for laughs.
50:30 — Leap. Everyone loves Death from Above.
51:50 — Wrath of the Berzerker. Good or Bad? Either useless or too powerful, varying from each patch.
57:00 — Whirlwind. Fun even when not effective. Better skill design in D2 when attack speed and weapon range factored in.
59:00 — Hammer of the Ancients. Hulk smash! Opinions differ.