Note that all the following data are come from Ladder Season one. The following chart breaks down each class by total number of characters at or above level 20 on the Expansion: Normal ladder, looking at the raw numbers, total percentage, and overall rank:
Rank | Class | Build | Characters >=Level 20 | %Total |
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3 | Amazon | Lightning Fury/Charged Strike | 144,286 | 10.9% |
7 | Assassin | Lightning / Death Sentry Trapsin | 68,593 | 5.2% |
4 | Barbarian | Berserker | 115,084 | 8.7% |
6 | Druid | Wind Druid | 88,657 | 6.7% |
5 | Necromancer | Bonemancer | 106,276 | 8.0% |
2 | Paladin | Blessed Hammer Paladin / Hammerdin | 337,449 | 25.6% |
1 | Sorceress | Lightning Sorceress | 456,345 | 34.6% |
Compared to the start of the Ladder Season 1, the gap between Sorceress and Paladin has certainly diminished. More interestingly, the Necromancer, which was the third most played class at the start of the ladder, has lost its spot and it is now overtaken by Amazons and Barbarians.
While there are still 2 months remaining for the end of Ladder Season 1, one thing is obvious: The Meta has not changed. It can be argued that the Amazon buffs changed the meta in some way, but another argument can be made against the effectiveness of such a change. Hammerdins and Sorceresses are still the dominating classes in the meta. The Lightning Fury / Charged Strike Amazon is in the meta due to its monstrous boss damage and efficiency at farming.
Our own research suggests that there are different viewpoints with regards to making changes in general. It should be highlighted that the following list of viewpoints does not encompass all of the viewpoints regarding the subject matter. While we try to remain objective and indifferent to each viewpoint, we have selected some of the general viewpoints for your consideration: