Originally posted by LordOfMars
Well, thats why swords / faster weapons are better. You hit more often for less damage - which keeps the enemy back on its heels (hit recovery). With the slower weapons, the monsters have a better chance to recover and hit you between swings - which can get you in recover-lock or block-lock.
dont forget about skills like frenzy, it increases your attack speed so two axes will do more damage and be fast enough, think about that, and if you use ww your attack speed doesnt matter only your attack rating and damage
And here is my idea for an item,
Diablo's soul stone
one handed sword
set item
133-266 damage
25% chance to cast that red lightning spell diablo then hit lvl 15
+4 to all skills
+70 to dextery and strength
+50% chance of deadly strike
+70 mf
+2 to all demon hunter skills
+40 to fire and cold resist
Speed very fast
the idea is that a part of diablo's soulstone was forged into a sword
Baal's soul stone
armor
+4 to all skills
25% chance to cast mana burn on strike, i am guessing that was the name of the skill baal used to burn our mana
+300 to mana
20% mana leach
defence 1040
same thing as diablo's soul stone but with a armor
Mephisto's soulstone
shield
75% chance to block
20%life leach
+300 to life
+400 to attack rating
+80mf
+4 to all skills
the whole set is called gear of prime evils
+800 to life
+130 to strength and dextery
+600 to life and mana
swords attack speed +60%
shield's chance of blocking 85%
armor's defence 1500
mana and life leach 60%
+3 to all skills (in addition to all previous skill pluses)
i work on parshial bonuses tomorow and that is then i make corrections in set bonus.