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Necromancers are not alone, though. All of the game's five starting classes at launch have been changed, with various buffs and nerfs alike. The hopes are that all classes will be balanced for when the game officially launches on June 6, or June 2 for early access players. Here are all of the class changes that Blizzard made from the open beta before launch. Diablo 4 beta class changes General Effects like Stun and Freeze can be applied to Elite Monsters twice as long before they become Unstoppable. Reviewed class skills to confirm that all classes have access to sufficient skills that remove control impairing effects. Many Legendary Powers have had updates to their effectiveness. Barbarian A flat 10 percent passive damage reduction has been added for the Barbarian Class. Some Skill Tree passives had their damage reduction effects reduced to compensate. The Whirlwind Skill now deals more damage and consumes more Fury. 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Necromancers are not alone, though. All of the game's five starting classes at launch have been changed, with various buffs and nerfs alike. The hopes are that all classes will be balanced for when the game officially launches on June 6, or June 2 for early access players. Here are all of the class changes that Blizzard made from the open beta before launch. Diablo 4 beta class changes General Effects like Stun and Freeze can be applied to Elite Monsters twice as long before they become Unstoppable. Reviewed class skills to confirm that all classes have access to sufficient skills that remove control impairing effects. Many Legendary Powers have had updates to their effectiveness. Barbarian A flat 10 percent passive damage reduction has been added for the Barbarian Class. Some Skill Tree passives had their damage reduction effects reduced to compensate. The Whirlwind Skill now deals more damage and consumes more Fury. 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The feedback has been heard loud and clear, and Diablo 4’s <\/em>Necromancer has been nerfed pretty hard.<\/p>

Diablo 4’s <\/em>open beta was filled with Necromancers, and with good reason. It was the first time that the class was playable to the masses, and players who enjoyed the closed beta were looking to try something new.<\/p>

But players quickly found out that the Necromancer was quite strong<\/a>, especially in builds centered around the Corpse Explosion skill. That’s been nerfed, as too has the health of summoned minions. <\/p>

Necromancers are not alone, though. All of the game’s five starting classes at launch have been changed, with various buffs and nerfs alike. The hopes are that all classes will be balanced for when the game officially launches on June 6, or June 2 for early access players.<\/p>

Here are all of the class changes that Blizzard made from the open beta before launch.<\/p>