Barb Gameplay "fun factor" reactions?

felong · 27-12-2008, 08:11

Every Blizzcon gameplay review I have read has been filled with details on the barbarian which has been great but no one has really elaborated on how fun he was to play. I remember reading in IGN that they didn't have quite as much fun with the Barb as they did with the Witch Doctor and the Wizard.

Does anyone have any feedback on how fun they were?

felong · 27-12-2008, 08:18

http://www.planetdiablo.com/features.../wdbarb101708/

Heres a review that gives the barb a 7/10 while the WD gets a 10/10..interesting

Athanasios · 27-12-2008, 18:25

The wd and the wizy could be more fun to play cause there just new. The barb doesn't have that "new" factor. That could have something to do with it.

Mizantrop · 27-12-2008, 21:18

I think it might be because the barbarian is more of a gear dependent class. While you could have played a naked WD or wizard at blizzcon and have a blast (starting at level 5 with lots of skills also helps), the fun factor with the babrie really changed depending on what cool weapon you could find in your 10-15 mins with the game.

felong · 27-12-2008, 23:45

Yeah, the point about being gear dependent is probably right..I'm wondering if they're doing enough with it to give it that extremely visceral/cool feel that the other classes seem to have

Akse · 29-12-2008, 15:04

Barb has always been one of the most boring classes on early levels.. after lvl 30 it was WEEE with Whrilwind

The gameplay demo shows some really nice action going on on later levels when you get all those nice skills.

teh_Thrasher · 30-12-2008, 03:40

yep early on its a little bit less awesome than a fully developed barbarian but by then they totally kick *** and there will be ownage aplenty.

the new experience should be fun first time through cause of the story and what not. and then if u make more and more barbarians im sure ull get tired of the low level grind but that happens.

Matora · 06-01-2009, 05:28

Yeah, going -act5 for funsies at a LAN with friends, the Barb takes a while to have fun with.

Smash · 11-01-2009, 20:34

Looks like i spent lots of time on full zoom in just too watch how blood cover my barbarian during fight

. Is this fun factor?

Silverkill · 14-01-2009, 08:00

Like Barb for his brutal kind of play... Always rushing, in the horde of monsters... With plate armore and 2hand sword in hand...
Don't think it is boring at all... All classes do same things all the time... so i can't say frost orb sorc is much more fun than ww barb.