Why are mionion builds *always* so weak vs HVT's?

As sadly expected, im having difficulty with many of the 'high value targets' (yellow & unique). The minions lack of survivability is certainly one aspect, but the other, arguably larger aspect, is the fact that HVT's *IGNORE* minions. So im constantly running away trying to not get hit, while many of their AoE's just wipe my minions, leaving me doing hardly anything for damage while running around trying to avoid getting hit.

This of course, isnt new. It seems every ARPG makes minion builds 'decent vs weaker crowds' but suck ass vs bosses and mini bosses. The entire POINT of minion builds is that the Minions deal, and take the damage, NOT the caster. And in early game ( i only just hit level 12) this is not the case, and im getting my ass handed to me because the minions are so weak and get ignored so often.

At the very least, the Warrior skeletons need to pull attention off of the caster.

Please help the minion builds out. Stop making them so weak vs HVT's.

Yeeep.. still the case..