I think that one of the most disappointing things about D4 is that it actively punishes you for wanting to try new things via high respec costs and gearing/aspect requirements. This is especially true at end game because there is no "Refund All" for paragon boards. Hence why (accurate) build guides are so important.
Another thing that makes theorycrafting difficult yourself is that due to all skills being %age based, it's much harder to plan out the math behind a build.
Finally, while it's relatively easy to try out different builds while you're leveling, the landscape of what is viable when you hit WT3/WT4 completely changes as Glyphs start generating more of your DPS/survivability than the skills in your previous build, which dramatically changes what your build may look like. This change at end-game is great for variety (leveling builds are different to end-game builds), but due to the aforementioned way that D4 punishes you for wanting to try new things, it makes it pretty difficult in WT4+ to play anything but the "meta" builds.
All that being said, the Dev update tomorrow mentioned that they'll be going over Season 1 details as well as a bunch of QoL changes that are upcoming. So my fingers are crossed for at least a "Refund all" for paragon boards, if not multiple "Spec"/Armory slots.
Control got me to build a new PC. I had an average laptop before, but sold the laptop and built a PC with a 3080 in it for the sweet raytracing. Managed to pick the 3080 up at RRP before all the Crypto boom started, so I was stoked! Still going very strong after almost 3 years.
Here's my decent haul. Some of them aren't really in the "Sale" as they just launched but have launch discounts.
Same, saw the huge ad and promoted post and did a double take, like "Did I open the wrong app?".
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