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00:00:00 – 00:17:45
The video provides an in-depth review of playing the Necromancer class from level 1 to 55, offering a mix of personal experiences and critiques. The speaker highlights various builds, including blood, bone spears, and corpse explosion, noting an initial focus on minions which proved to be ineffective. Minions frequently died, requiring constant re-summoning and detracting from the main character's strengths, leading to disappointment with minion-based builds.
A significant discussion revolves around the disparity in effectiveness between different builds, particularly comparing the enjoyable blood surge build to the more powerful but less appealing bone spear build. The constant management of corpses was also seen as a cumbersome mechanic that limited build variety and added unwanted micromanagement.
Despite these negative points, there were notable positives. The speaker appreciated the art design, the satisfying combat mechanics, and the visually appealing spell effects. Although some builds were found to be less effective, the overall gameplay was enjoyable. The class was seen as thematically pleasing, albeit with some elements like minions needing adjustments.
The Necromancer remains a strong class, as evidenced by achievements such as defeating Uber Lilith with a bone spear build. However, the speaker recommends improving minion viability and offering more effective build options to enhance player experience. Ultimately, the Necromancer class received a 7 out of 10 rating, with an encouragement for players to try it despite its flaws. The video concludes with a call to action for viewer engagement.
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In this part of the video, the speaker provides an overview of their experience playing the Necromancer class from level 1 to 55, focusing on an unbiased personal perspective. They played mostly solo, with minimal external influences, and experimented with various builds including blood, corpse explosion, and bone spears. Initially, they aimed to represent an average or casual player’s experience. They noted that despite trying to use minions, they found minions to be ineffective as they frequently died, causing them to invest in minor bonuses instead. The speaker plans to structure the video by addressing their negative points first, then positives, followed by an overall review of the class.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their dissatisfaction with the current state of minions in a game, emphasizing that they feel weak and unsatisfying to use. They explain that while a dedicated focus on minions might improve their performance, the initial experience is underwhelming, requiring constant re-summoning and significant sacrifice of the main character’s capabilities. The speaker critiques the lack of appeal in minion-based builds during the early game, arguing that this may deter players from pursuing them further.
Moreover, the speaker expresses frustration over the disparity in effectiveness between different build types, specifically comparing a blood surge build to a bone spear build. Despite enjoying the blood surge build for its fun and satisfying mechanics, the bone spear build significantly outperformed it in terms of damage output, making the blood surge build feel impractical. This contrast highlights the need for better balance among different build options to ensure a more rewarding and varied gameplay experience.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their mixed feelings about playing as a Necromancer in a game. While they attempted to avoid spoilers, they mentioned watching a few streams and noted that the bone spear build is particularly effective. They express a preference for the blood build, specifically Blood Surge and Hemorrhage, but acknowledge that the bone build seems stronger.
The speaker dislikes two main mechanics of the Necromancer: using minions and managing corpses. They feel that many essential abilities and passives revolve around corpses, which limits their build choices and adds unwanted micromanagement. Additionally, they find the ultimate abilities underwhelming and not impactful, especially if they dislike using minions.
Despite these criticisms, the speaker mentions some positives about the Necromancer class, particularly enjoying the leveling process. They plan to discuss these positive aspects further, indicating this segment isn’t solely negative.
00:09:00
In this segment, the speaker praises the art design of the Necromancer, noting the impressive details in outfits, colors, and effects. They highlight the smooth and satisfying feeling of the character’s combat abilities and the visually appealing effects of curses and abilities like Bone Spear and Blood Surge. Despite some visual clarity issues in dark environments, which are acknowledged to be fixed, the speaker appreciates the logical layout of build mechanics and how they make sense for different play styles, although they mention some builds may feel more effective than others, leading to a bit of disappointment.
00:12:00
In this segment, the speaker discusses their experience and feelings about playing the Necromancer class. They express that although certain builds, like the Blood Surge build, are less effective than others like Bone Spear, they still find the gameplay enjoyable. Despite criticisms suggesting some builds are subpar, the speaker had fun using them. The main frustration noted is with minion viability in early levels, as they tend to die quickly against bosses, requiring significant secondary stats and Paragon board investments to improve. Overall, the speaker believes the Necromancer is a fun and thematically pleasing class, even if some elements, like the minions, need adjustments.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the discussion centers around the Necromancer class in Diablo. Many players are attracted to the game specifically to play as a Necromancer, especially for its minion-based gameplay. However, there is a noticeable disconnect between initial excitement and actual gameplay experience, leading to some complaints about the class. Despite these complaints, the Necromancer is noted to be quite strong, with proof of Uber Lilith being defeated using a bone spear build.
The narrator mentions that while some view the Necromancer as weaker in the late game, the class is enjoyable from level 1 to 50. They express satisfaction with the class and recommend it, even with their own complaints. These complaints revolve around the ease of use for minion builds early in the game and a desire to see more viable builds beyond bone spears. Overall, the Necromancer receives a 7 out of 10 rating for enjoyability, and players are encouraged to try it despite initial criticisms. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to like, subscribe, or join a live stream.