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"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@hooya.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Oliver Wenzel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > "RegNitto" <RegNitto@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > news:1109263940.856841.69430 @l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> >
> >> I have never built a barb... gave plenty of that equipment away in
> >> the past... but never got around to building one until now. That
> >> being said (i feel like a newb), I'd like some advise. Currently,
> >> my newly created barb (RegArion) is level 24 and ready to take on
> >> the ancients. 8 skill points have been saved up.
> >
> > at level 51 you or your merc can get a DELIRIUM helmet (LEM, IST, IO).
> > This is all the crowd control you'll ever need. So you only need to
> > put skill points in Shout, Battle Orders and Battle command.
> > Also, as BC/BO/Shout are the basic warcries of each barb, I always
> > try to time them so at least Shout/Battle Command last about the same
> > time. So I always know that after about 3-4 minutes I have to yell
> > them again..
> > One other Warcry (one point is enough mostly) is Find Item which
> > gives a second chance for loot from a body.
> >
> > Five hard points in Iron Skin/Natural Resists together with +skills
> > give a nice basic pool of additional defense and resists.
> >
> > I don't like Frenzy too much. Wait and see if you like it, before you
> > put too many points in. It receives synergies from Taunt and Double
> > Swing and I wouldn't put skills points there..
> >
> > OTOH, Concentrate gets 10% damage per BO level, which you are going to
> > max anyhow. Level 15 Conc with maxed BO has 200% AR, 340% damage and
> > 240% def.
> > Level 15 Frenzy with 20 Taunt has 320% damage and 200% AR. You still
> > need lots of BO, so that costs you 55 skill points against 35 with
> > Conc/BO.
> >
> > Frenzy can still be a one-point wonder. First attack with Frenzy for
> > the speed bonusses, then switch to Conc using the speed-up attack..
> >
> > The most versatile weapons are axes. There's a bunch of runewords for
> > them, they are quite fast and crafting Blood axes can get amazing
> > results. I especially like the Kingslayer runeword. It has +1
> > Vengeance as your skill of choice against physical immune/stone skin
> > guys.
> >
> > If you can get a LO rune, look at the Fortitude (armor) runeword. It
> > has a built-in might merc (300% Enhanced damage), a somewhat weaker
> > Defiance merc (20% ctc level 15 Chilling armor), some resists and
> > other good stuff. Now just hire a Holy Freeze merc and you are set..
> >
> > Hmm, I've got the sudden urge to go and build this guy..
>
> So have I, minus the Fortitude as the closest I've got to a Lo is two Mals
> which I'd have to cube for the Delerium. Especially as I have had
> Stormshield, Medusa's Gaze, Head Hunter's Glory and Spike Thorn on a mule
> for ages now and really want to use at least one of them before the
re-set.
> 35% damage reduction on Stormshield? How cool is that? With a SoE and a
> Harly I could easilly get in excess of 50% damage reduction.
>
Heh, nice dusty stash you have there, sir!
> Hmm, don't have runes for Kingslayer but there are other options. I am
> partial to Stormlash and have two. PIs are no problem with Stormlash.
Sorta
> goes nicely with Stormsheild too.
🙂
>
> I really want to build this guy now but I have three characters I'm
working
> on ATM, a record for me as I usually stick to one at a time.
Max Block Stormlash/shield Concentrate guy could be fun for sure.
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