06-06-2006, 12:27 AM
Heiho,
someone with the patience to play a Concentrating Barb also has the patience to bring that Barb through Hell.
Some Musings:
- try to get Life Leech. Try it hard. Gamble Rings. Kick chests and barrels. Whatever. Try. Your weapon ist just good enough for now, but fair too whimsy for the long run. Cube a blood sword with four health pots, a ruby, and a magical sword (exc 2H swords should show up at the vendors in act5 at least)
- I'd suggest going 2H. No sense in attacking slowly _and_ doing little damage. If your resists seem too low, change belt to Nightsmoke. The damage to mana attribute will help you a lot without the needing of all that mana leeching gear.
- Barbs have bad shield block. Use shield only in areas where you need additional resists. Go 2H otherwise.
- (if you ever get your hands on the third Cleglaw item, use complete Set with slot2, since you'll wear a 2H sword in slot1!)
- also check weapon speed, IAS aside Bloodfist are far superior to Sander's, especially in damage
- build a TalEth armor. Not teh best0 armor for fighters, but superior to Isenhart, and it will do for now. Isenhart makes only sense with additional Set pieces.
- did I mention I'd heavily suggest to go 2H?
someone with the patience to play a Concentrating Barb also has the patience to bring that Barb through Hell.
Some Musings:
- try to get Life Leech. Try it hard. Gamble Rings. Kick chests and barrels. Whatever. Try. Your weapon ist just good enough for now, but fair too whimsy for the long run. Cube a blood sword with four health pots, a ruby, and a magical sword (exc 2H swords should show up at the vendors in act5 at least)
- I'd suggest going 2H. No sense in attacking slowly _and_ doing little damage. If your resists seem too low, change belt to Nightsmoke. The damage to mana attribute will help you a lot without the needing of all that mana leeching gear.
- Barbs have bad shield block. Use shield only in areas where you need additional resists. Go 2H otherwise.
- (if you ever get your hands on the third Cleglaw item, use complete Set with slot2, since you'll wear a 2H sword in slot1!)
- also check weapon speed, IAS aside Bloodfist are far superior to Sander's, especially in damage
- build a TalEth armor. Not teh best0 armor for fighters, but superior to Isenhart, and it will do for now. Isenhart makes only sense with additional Set pieces.
- did I mention I'd heavily suggest to go 2H?