Do WW Barbs stand a chance?

[Vash]

Barbs have taken a significant hit since their heyday back in classic and the early expansion days. Maybe I'm just missing something but it seems like it's really hard to keep barbs alive these days...

I found a Hellslayer off of Pindle the other day and I figured oh why not...let's try making a barb. I also have a CCB socketed with 2 ED jewels and a shael from back in the day.

Anyone have any advice about how to make a Barb (I want to use WW as my main skill...I kinda miss using it :) ). Should I use the Hellslayer? Use the CCB two-handed? Try to get myself another good sword and dual wield the suckers? Sword/shield? Maul?

What about point distribution? I looked over the stats on Arreat Summit and it loooks like putting more than one point into WW is pretty much worthless. Though the masteries give less damage, they give more AR and also chance for critical hits (which isn't 100% anymore :( ). I'm thinking I'll need some high defense equip and invest in shout and BO for protection.