Quote Originally Posted by Addah View Post
It's hard for me to imagine how Summoner can remain the same, casting damage spell be reduced, overall difficulty be increased, yet be stronger than 4.2.

What items were they using in beta testing?

I have not seen the effects of new boss heals, so perhaps that will also help.
There were no new items in beta testing, so they used the same items that were in 4.2. They will be even stronger with the new 5.0 items!