05-29-2003, 10:39 AM
Warcry IS blockable (i've tested this many times....and barbarians aren't even my primary.....trust me - it's blockable). Also it has a lower % chance of effecting bosses/uniques/champions than standard enemies (100% chance on normal enemies...like 30-40% chance on champions, little less on superuniques and bosses).
I recommend a Might merc or a Holy Freeze merc personally.....might will ramp up that berzerk damage......or holy freeze can slow them down even more (warcry + holy freeze = they aren't goin anywhere).
Shield vs. No-shield is a kinda underground debate from what i've heard....at higher levels I'd go with shield...but lower levels I'd go without a shield. reasoning is as follows:
even though your defense hits 0 with berzerk, it's still part of the formula (ie it exists) - and the chance to hit formula is still taken into account (also a few enemies have "ignore target defense" already in their attacks.....about 1/4-1/3rd of the enemies in the game). At high levels - they will miss more often because of your level (it will offset their AR after a certain point) - and you can dodge the attacks based on level alone. Where at low levels they have the advantage over you, and will hit you 95% of the time defaulting to the shield (and thusly block lock).
FBR will help.... a 2 shael moser's blocks rather nicely. or a shael whitstan's.....and that's for all but the slow block characters (non-shifted druid or necromancer).
I recommend a Might merc or a Holy Freeze merc personally.....might will ramp up that berzerk damage......or holy freeze can slow them down even more (warcry + holy freeze = they aren't goin anywhere).
Shield vs. No-shield is a kinda underground debate from what i've heard....at higher levels I'd go with shield...but lower levels I'd go without a shield. reasoning is as follows:
even though your defense hits 0 with berzerk, it's still part of the formula (ie it exists) - and the chance to hit formula is still taken into account (also a few enemies have "ignore target defense" already in their attacks.....about 1/4-1/3rd of the enemies in the game). At high levels - they will miss more often because of your level (it will offset their AR after a certain point) - and you can dodge the attacks based on level alone. Where at low levels they have the advantage over you, and will hit you 95% of the time defaulting to the shield (and thusly block lock).
FBR will help.... a 2 shael moser's blocks rather nicely. or a shael whitstan's.....and that's for all but the slow block characters (non-shifted druid or necromancer).
Chaos < Logic > Order
One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win, sometimes lose.
One who does not know the enemy and does not know himself will be in danger in every battle.
- Sun Tzu "The Art of War"
One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win, sometimes lose.
One who does not know the enemy and does not know himself will be in danger in every battle.
- Sun Tzu "The Art of War"