Fire godlike retaliate - monk or barbarian?

[VV33]

Dear all,

 

about to start the game and trying to come up with ideas for a good player character in relation to party. 

 

I've read about a fire godlike build based on battleforged and have seen a monk build (enverxis) as well as one for a barbarian (http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/74074-my-fire-barbarian-tankish-build/) and am now wondering which of the two would be the best fit with a party as follows:

 

tank 1: Edar companion

tank 2: paladin hired adventurer?

second line 1: PC (monk/barb retaliate, secondliner I guess? 

second line 2: Druid companion 

ranged dps 1: wizard companion

ranged 2: Priest companion

 

questions to you experienced players:

 

I. which of the PC options would you recommend? monk or barb retaliate? I am aiming for fund also in the first half of the game, so only lvl12 awesome builds are not what i am looking for.

 

II. what do you think of party composition? drop the druid for another hired monk /barb (the one i wont pick as main char)?

 

III. Drop the monk/barb retaliate build altogether and go for a paladin PC?

 

Many thanks in advance, I am looking forward to this amazing game!

 

Best,

 

VV

 

 

[taek]

Barbarian, but it's bugged to all hell. Things will melt, but they certainly aren't intended and you might as well put the game on Easy/Normal.

I'm avoiding playing the Barbarian until they do a bugfix pass on them and we know what's intended and what's not.

[VV33]

Thanks, that is good to know. i dont want a too OP build that takes the fun out. how well does a fire monk retaliate play? Or maybe a paladin as pc for added roleplaying depth.

 

What do you think of the party composition?

[Voltron]

Thanks, that is good to know. i dont want a too OP build that takes the fun out. how well does a fire monk retaliate play? Or maybe a paladin as pc for added roleplaying depth.

 

What do you think of the party composition?

 

For lower difficluties it may work. But truth is retaliate and Fire-God Like burn is the heaven of barbarian. You can try to do it with monk but you won't have even half effectiveness of barbarian.

 

I am now soloing PotD with Fire-God Like barbarian and it is not so easy OP. You are not moon-like so you have to play game smart to get your hands on retaliation shield and also gear up as fast as you can. I am yet to judge if I would have more success later game with Moon God-Like

 

Either way- if you wanna retaliation build- only barb.

[Casildar]

I agree with taek about the barb.  It's ridiculously broken with retaliate.

 

Whichever class you pick though, I doubt you're going to get much mileage out of retaliate on a second line character in a group with two tanks.

[iKrivetko]

Isn't putting a retaliation-based character in the second line a wee bit silly?

[Infares]

Monks work much better as Moon Godlike offtanks. They still get their wounds but they're not required to watch their life flash before their eyes every encounter.

[Daemonjax]

Barbarian, but it's bugged to all hell. Things will melt, but they certainly aren't intended and you might as well put the game on Easy/Normal.

I'm avoiding playing the Barbarian until they do a bugfix pass on them and we know what's intended and what's not.

 

I wouldn't go so far as to avoid playing barb altogether.  Just don't choose One Stands Alone... or is there another bugged barb ability?