@Ryolnir @Asros @MichaelMayhem @Psilocke @AllthenewnamesIvemissed
Have you considered just removing Brutal Rating and Brutal Damage Rating from the game entirely? You could roll it into crit and crit damage instead, with a hard cap for crit around 60-75%
This would also give us more options for focusing on defenses as it would be 2 less offensive affixes to have to deal with. I've done a little bit of thinking on this and obviously things would have to be done.
Helas could be transitioned into new Critical Rating and/or Critical Damage Rating blessings.
Insignias with Brutal and Brutal Damage Affixes can get a new roll of equal % in either another damage or defensive affix. Things like move speed, chance to slow, spirit, or +1s will not be a viable replacement roll.
Slots 1-5 could be converted similarly. All Brutal Rating rolls can merge with another crit rating roll on gear, or add one if it doesn't already exist. Brutal Damage Rating can be converted to a random defensive affix.
Artifacts could be adjusted like Uniques.
Pets Brutal rolls can be converted to Crit rolls.
Fighting can be converted to a higher base DMG roll.
Powers with "Always Brutal" or higher chance to Brutal can be converted to always Crit/higher chance to Crit
Powers with increased Brutal Damage can be changed to increased Critical Damage
Rune Words would need a slight overhaul which you guys have said is coming anyways.
Passives and Toggles with Brutal Rating/Brutal Damage can have them removed, and their power leveled divided to the stats already on them fairly.
But in the end I feel this type of change would be healthy for the game and allow players to focus just a little more on living. This is just some notepad type thoughts here and if you'd like I'd be happy to go through it with a lot more depth. Not to mention the following. Crit and Brutal are redundant stats anyways with the same goal of players seeing bigger numbers. This also helps simplify the system for newer players while also introducing them to more defensive options like the hardcore players like myself would gain from this.