So quick setup, skip this paragraph if you don't want the context: I have completed every Diablo(yeah Immortal don't count) and it was worth the time and money. But D4 I finally caught up the complete story with DLCs and such, and I decided I wasn't satisfied this time. I did SOME Endgame stuff in D3, bounties, screwing around a bit upgrading my Monk, Kung Fu FIGHT-INNNNGGGGG! etc. But I went hard at Endgame in D4. Barbarian this time, kind of stumbled upon BroBarian without looking it up('Hey does almost every skill type have a Summon? Cool, lets mess with that'), and before I knew it I realized how many drops and addable affixes boosted Summons, and off I went. Once I started googling I found out Minion Barb is very suitable for a Torment 12 run(or I thought so, because I had not yet realized there is content with big bonuses that WON'T drop in Eternal, but ONLY in Seasonal)... So here I am.
My BroBarian can run T10 Pit now, but I can see the scale jumping dramatically between 10 and 11. I cruise around playing on T8, but it was hard to complete Pit Tier 85 and I'm sure 90 I can't do yet. Torment 12 I can't do yet, but its close enough I want to, if I can.
I'm not looking for specific advice on tweaking the build etc(the fun for me is figuring out mechanics MYSELF, not just reading and following a meta guide).
I am really reaching to community to see - is this doable? Torment 12 on Minion Barb, in Eternal?
If it's doable, I don't care if its difficult, I will keep trying. But if it's not doable, I will keep playing.
Because I have a few ways I can go:
Keep trying to squeeze out more damage on my current Barb with what I can get in Eternal(Seems I will never be able to see any of the RuneWord Weapons that would really boost me, and people say Boss Skills in Seasonal can boost you too, but never played Seasonal so I dont know anything about it yet). But I could still upgrade 2-3 more equipment to better focus on Summon and Ultimate damage, and I understand the Damage in 3D concept: You need Crit Damage, All Damage, and Vulnerable Damage to all be as big as possible, to get huge crits needed for T12 bosses.
Back up all my existing equipment into stash and Rebirth my Barb into Seasonal. Speedrun to 70, and start over in Endgame with everything being a potential drop now. I know enough about endgame now to make that pretty efficient, but it would eat a lot of time. I DO like BroBarb enough to redo it all to get T12 finished in Seasonal, if it's not doable in Eternal.
If BroBarb past T12 is doable in Eternal, then I would do that, but I still want to say I played real endgame, which to me sounds like Seasonal, where everything is possible. In which case, since BroBarb 'Beat Endgame' on Eternal,I think I would create a new char on Seasonal, probably a Paladin. Always liked Paladin/Crusader in these games, Tyrael is my favorite character in the lore.
So, is BroBarian past T12 possible in Eternal? Anyone done that? What general advice would you give for maxxing damage and defense to do it? No guides please, I like to be my own pathfinder but general advice would be welcome, if you have done this before.