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Jordan Gerblick

1 week after Diablo 2 got its first new class in 25 years, the playerbase is already fractured on whether it's perfectly OP or "completely unacceptable"

Screenshot from Diablo 2: Resurrected Reign of Warlock trailer, showing an older man holding a magical grimoire while standing in front of a menacing demon-like monster.

The surprise release of Diablo 2's first new class since the medieval ages has mostly gone down very well, with initial impressions being generally positive. That said, now that players have had a week playing as, playing alongside, and battling Warlocks, there's a heated debate fracturing the D2 community: are they overpowered?

The emerging consensus seems to be, yes, absolutely, 100%, without a shadow of doubt. But then the argument evolves into a broader discussion about whether overpowered classes and builds should be nerfed at all. Like Diablo 4's Spiritborn problem from a little while back, Blizzard needs to decide whether to nerf down Warlocks, nerf up the other classes to match, or just leave the whole thing alone and let players figure it out themselves. Naturally, there are impassioned opinions across the spectrum online.

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