Returning User Question

I'm planning on returning to the game for Awakening after taking about a year break from it. Since I've been out of it for so long I wanted to use a basic, cookie-cutter beginner build to start me off on the right foot when beginning the new HC league. My question is, will Awakening reset the skill tree and/or drastically change the efficacy of any existing builds via nerfs? Or am I fairly safe in choosing a currently viable build in the current "meta" and using that as a starting point through Awakening?

Yep... lots of changes. Too many to list.

new skills, new leech, new tree, new reducedmana, new uniques, new golems,... things will change but I wouldn't bother, just play the way it's most fun for you. You can still read about details later.

If you have a favorite "vanilla" build, chances are it'll still work in 2.0. Just have fun with it! =^[.]^=