04-13-2004, 05:34 PM
Tried it only with a singing barb, for whom it works wonderfully. That's one character who wants to land right smack in the middle of packs of monsters, but needs a split second or two to start yelling. The general knockback from leap was HUGELY preferable to the single knockback + damage bonus from leap attack, especially when you're dual wielding wands.
Few builds will get similar use from the leap skill, however. Aside from that one advantage of knocking back all enemies, leap is much less useful -- you need to invest several points to get a usable range, wheras a single point in leap attack allows you to reach anywhere on screen.
I'm curious to know what type of barb you're planning on using the leap skill for. A hybrid singer/berserk or concentrate barb (leap, warcry to stun, then chop chop one at a time with a big 2 handed weapon) would probably benefit from leap, giving that crucial second or two to get off a good warcry.
gekko
Few builds will get similar use from the leap skill, however. Aside from that one advantage of knocking back all enemies, leap is much less useful -- you need to invest several points to get a usable range, wheras a single point in leap attack allows you to reach anywhere on screen.
I'm curious to know what type of barb you're planning on using the leap skill for. A hybrid singer/berserk or concentrate barb (leap, warcry to stun, then chop chop one at a time with a big 2 handed weapon) would probably benefit from leap, giving that crucial second or two to get off a good warcry.
gekko
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