The "In" crowd (Barbs)

[SweatyOgre]

Double posting and flaming? Tisk tisk, now I see why you're no longer a mod here.

Gemini, I have to fully disagree with your barb info. No barb who is any good uses a 2 handed weap. And Concentrate is much better than WhirlWind.

 

[Gemini_Bloodian]

Originally posted by SweatyOgre
Double posting and flaming? Tisk tisk, now I see why you're no longer a mod here.

Gemini, I have to fully disagree with your barb info. No barb who is any good uses a 2 handed weap. And Concentrate is much better than WhirlWind.

I think it's more of a factor he's a moronic, immature person.

Well, it really depends on the person. Sometimes, I see people using a 2 handed weapon now and again. I haven't played in a long time, so I forgot the name, but I know it's a black sword that adds something like 2 to barbs skill.

Yes, Concentrate does more damage, but WW is more common, and concentrate can be hard to use when facing a ww.

Gemini_Bloodian

 

[Guru]

Alright, let me clear some things up. To begin with, I wouldn't say c9 was removed from mod because of spam as much as he didn't want to mod anymore.

Next of all, +skills do not benefit barbs as much as items with resist, fhr, dr, stats bonuses, life, r/w speed, and especially ds, cs, cb, and ow and I'm sure I left stuff out. Plus skills are pratically useless.

EDIT- if you dont believe me, I would like to duel barb vs barb with you.

As far as skills go, WW is usually better than concentrate in pvp since it hits so damn much. Conc is far too slow, and you can get stun locked and what not while using it, though it does add nice defense. WW is best with a s/s build, so that's what I would recommend.

For skills, I'm doing the same thing as I did in 09 since they're aren't really any drastic synergy changes that need to be recognized.

Max master (sword/axe preferably)
Max WW
Max shout
Max bo
13 (with items) on inc speed
1 in nat resist
1 inc stanima
1 in battle command
1 in prequist.
1 in zerk
everything else in iron skin

stats

str enough to use items, dex look at the formulas, everything else in vita

if you're poor, you'll never get the items so i wont bother right now

 

[SweatyOgre]

I myself far prefer Concentrate because it isn't as cheap as WW.

 

[Guru]

Originally posted by SweatyOgre
I myself far prefer Concentrate because it isn't as cheap as WW.

Cheap as in decripify? So you wouldn't recommend that to a pvp or necro?

Barbs are at a disadvantage enough in pvp, I wouldn't suggest making it even harder by not using their best skill. And since it isn't used in melee duels anyway, I don't think its cheap having to run after and catch an oppent in order to use it.

 

[c9h13no3]

Main reason I spam and call you retarded is because I don't feel like typing out why your ideas are so bad.

I quit modding this board because I hadn't played D2 in over a year.

However, anyone with half a brain can see errors in your post. The comment about plus to skills and PvP barbs was really priceless. Guru's played barbs forever and he will tell you (or did tell you) how silly they are for a barb.

Basically, I've seen thousands of noobs, and I'm sick of telling them over and over about how going about it their way is wrong. So I just get right to the point, instead of being long-winded and explaining. If your ego is too fragile, get off the internet.