08-21-2012, 11:42 AM
I must be some sort of freak then, because I made it through Act II inferno with a 2H build with no LOH at all, just some life regen and revenge. Act III is a brick wall, but that's because I'm undergeared and didn't feeling like grinding for better stuff, not because I'm using a 2-hander.
I think the importance of LOH is overstated.
Also, one important advantage of life steal is that it isn't scaled by a proc coefficient, or more accurately there's a global coefficient of 20% in Inferno. That's par for the course for most AoE skills, and lifesteal has the advantage of scaling with your damage. So with the new stronger lifesteal affixes on 2-handers, I can see lifesteal quickly becoming superior for 2H builds.
I think the importance of LOH is overstated.
Also, one important advantage of life steal is that it isn't scaled by a proc coefficient, or more accurately there's a global coefficient of 20% in Inferno. That's par for the course for most AoE skills, and lifesteal has the advantage of scaling with your damage. So with the new stronger lifesteal affixes on 2-handers, I can see lifesteal quickly becoming superior for 2H builds.