06-07-2006, 03:12 PM
Quote:If you do not mind taking forever going from one WP to another, if you don't mind having to retreat and drink pots after every fight of more than 2 mo's and dying a lot, if you do not mind running away like a screeming schoolgirl upon seeing a boss pack, and if you do not mind forever shopping for a cruel sword of crap (and in act 3 it would take forever) then it is doable. Oh and also if you get lucky and find a unique elite in act1-2, but that can't be counted on.High Warcry for stun duration (twin Spirits or somesuch on switch) coupled with Taunt and you're pretty much safe. I have a barb in Act V Hell now and there isn't much that can hurt him. Dual ranged boss packs with Amp and something else made him drink, but other monsters are pretty much ignorable.
He's no mass killer, but he is one of the safest (and, granted, most boring) characters I've had.
As for high damage weapons, with Warcry you can afford to go 2-handed with an autocruel™ Insight polearm. High damage + good Critical Strike chance. Not sure about the speed though, might be dreadfully slow. But like librarian said, if you play a Concentrate Barbarian, you must have lots of patience to begin with.
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