A few ideas of how to save D3

[Elric of Grans]

It all comes down to your definition of variant. I concede, a naked character is not going to get to Inferno, though I think LoL would be a cake-walk compared to Diablo. Many Variants were about a theme, which does not preclude using `top-tier' skills. For example, I have been thinking about a Grenadier-themed Demon Hunter, who uses all the grenade and rocket skills/runes and melee weapons. It would be a variant, but so far I have not seen any reason it would not get to Hell, and I doubt it would fail to enter Inferno. Some variants do not even care about death, or even embrace it. Am I the only one who remembers The Lemming? For Glory! (Personally, I preferred the Hamster ~wheecht!).