Maybe Barb Masteries need a bump up

[Occhidiangela]

-mastery at 25 doesnt gove 50% crit, it gives 22%

Yep, after I posted that, I went to Chippydips and slapped my forehead in dismay. I wonder if that will change any after the patch. I doubt it.

-I think its assummed all most 4melee builds will have skills at 25

I think that is a solid assumption.

-Frenzy builds dont leave much room for BO, assumming you build for paladin lvl damage.

With 4 pts per vitality point and BO bonuses for life and Mana, you put strength points where a paladin would have to allocate vitality. For an extra 20-30% more damage? It won't put the Barbarian over the top. I get your point on Frenzy, and having to make choices due to synergy set ups. (I'd still probably put quite a bit in BO in HC.)

-Str damage isnt multiplied by skills or is it? If its not(as I rememeber it) then spending extra points on str is very ineffiecient relative to spending them on vitality, since vitality is multiplied by skills.

Last I checked, it works this way: (Str/100 + skills bonus/100)*Wpn damage.

Im not really saying the new system wont work(a Fant paladin + a BO should barb will be nice), Im just wondering. I need to get some good items imported to characters I guess so I can test them.

Yes, for sure, the more stuff you can play with, the better.

PMH sounds like a key Hell Diff affix, in any case. :)