08-10-2006, 10:14 AM
Heiho,
Archers are a good opportunity to train your Howl and Taunt skills.
Also you can jump into the pack and give 'em a solid War Cry.
Really, I think the Zerk is all about raw damage and a big life pool. Subtle things like shields don't fit that picture. Zerk mode is nothing you want to play with a weak heart and mind. Ancient Zerkers are known to have ripped of their clothes and fought naked, so that no piece of armour could disturb their agility in combat (blizz coders must have known this, since your defense goes down), and the more exaggerated stories tell us they've eaten their shields before combat just to get in the right mood.
Plus, of course, from the tech approach the Barbarian has abysimal blocking qualities. You'd rather want to go into HitRecovery - which is preventable via a huge lifepool - than into BlockMode. This would be the reason why I would suggest going 2H with a weaker minded Concentrating Barb, too. The constitution and a skill like natural resistance the Barbarian have even make the resistance bonus you commonly want a shield for neglectible.
Quote:How about actually having a chance of surviving Hell archer packs?happy feet, like Munkay suggested, or stand your place and begin to cry.
Archers are a good opportunity to train your Howl and Taunt skills.
Also you can jump into the pack and give 'em a solid War Cry.
Really, I think the Zerk is all about raw damage and a big life pool. Subtle things like shields don't fit that picture. Zerk mode is nothing you want to play with a weak heart and mind. Ancient Zerkers are known to have ripped of their clothes and fought naked, so that no piece of armour could disturb their agility in combat (blizz coders must have known this, since your defense goes down), and the more exaggerated stories tell us they've eaten their shields before combat just to get in the right mood.
Plus, of course, from the tech approach the Barbarian has abysimal blocking qualities. You'd rather want to go into HitRecovery - which is preventable via a huge lifepool - than into BlockMode. This would be the reason why I would suggest going 2H with a weaker minded Concentrating Barb, too. The constitution and a skill like natural resistance the Barbarian have even make the resistance bonus you commonly want a shield for neglectible.