Theory for wild patch... maybe?

It's possible they are just nerfing everything into the dirt, to funnel us into the newer gems/ascensions for more testing. I mean, they can't just ask us all "Can you guys please just play the new stuff?" If they left it how it was, a lot of folks would try out the new gems and ascensions, more than half would probably ditch them and go back to what they been using. Not saying that some things didn't need a nerf. Just a hopeful thought! Because I don't want these D2 minions fighting for me.

One of my favorite things about this game was having an army of "useful" minions that don't die to 1 normal monster or get wiped out 16 times in 3 attempts on a boss. That's a "nick knack" build! just sitting in your character selection screen.