About WW barb

[bohooho]

So afterall WW is still viable in hell pvm and pvp with uber gear??
I really like to play a WW barb since I had one in 1.09 and it was fun to play a WW barb. Conc and zerk are just very dull skills IMO =)

Can someone please tell me what gears are required for both mf and pvp??
And some suggestions on how to spend skill pts and stat pts for a WW barb?
Thanks a lot

[xtc_sazabi]

i'll put up the stats/gear on my new lvl 77 dueler:

Max- Weapon mastery
max-WW
max-BO
16 points in shout but eventually max

rest in Iron skin, i have 1 point in natural resistence and it suits me fine, since i have a caster setup a melee setup, and various diff setups as the situation calls

MELEE GEAR

Arreats
Eth valor
Angelic Set ( 1 ammy 2 rings)
Verdungos
SS
Botd Zerker
Steelrends
Gores

CASTERS
Enigma or Guardian Angel
dwar stars or wisp projectors
maras
T-gods
SS
Botd Zerker
Arreats
i can hit about 78% resist all, and 85% resis lightning.

stats:
Str: 74
Dex: 138
vit: rest
eng: does anyone ever?

[bohooho]

I wonder if Eth Botd CB is a good choice since i have one and i alrdy put a pt in sword mastery.
But ppl told me eth botd zerker is better
is there a huge difference??
Cuz i like using sword better it looks nicer on my barb =)

[Ifrit18]

Both have a range of 3. Beserker axe has lower requirements. The beserker axe is ahead of the colossus blade 1 handed by avg of 4 dmg. Only a slight difference but noticeable.

[iceball_aarf]

Eth Botd Colossus Blade = Eth BoTD B.Axe in everything except requirements, the axe has less requirements... but on the other hand the CB allows you to go 2H if you feel you need to... i would rather spend a little more stats and be more versatile with the blade :D...

[Halciet]

Eth Botd Colossus Blade = Eth BoTD B.Axe in everything except requirements, the axe has less requirements... but on the other hand the CB allows you to go 2H if you feel you need to... i would rather spend a little more stats and be more versatile with the blade :D...

Except for damage, and regular swing speed. The CB caps out at 499 damage or so on a perfect, 415% BotD, while the Berserker caps out at around 545, so after skill and item ed, it ends up addings a few hundred more damage, which is doubled on deadly and critical strikes. It also hits the last one-handed swing frame 22% ias sooner than the CB, which is a big difference. That part doesn't matter for whilring though, I just wanted to point it out and bring up the fact that the zerker has a good deal better damage.

The versatility is the sword's only real advantage in LoD anymore, but I don't really see it as that important. I figure you should generally just be one or the other, and almost always advocate the use of a shield.

-Hal

[All Wheel Drive]

i'll put up the stats/gear on my new lvl 77 dueler:

Max- Weapon mastery
max-WW
max-BO
16 points in shout but eventually max

rest in Iron skin, i have 1 point in natural resistence and it suits me fine, since i have a caster setup a melee setup, and various diff setups as the situation calls

MELEE GEAR

Arreats
Eth valor
Angelic Set ( 1 ammy 2 rings)
Verdungos
SS
Botd Zerker
Steelrends
Gores

CASTERS
Enigma or Guardian Angel
dwar stars or wisp projectors
maras
T-gods
SS
Botd Zerker
Arreats
i can hit about 78% resist all, and 85% resis lightning.

stats:
Str: 74
Dex: 138
vit: rest
eng: does anyone ever?

Man, how can u wear arreat, ss, valor and most of all steelrends when u have only 74 str. Not to say valor can be worn only from lvl 85 up (from what I remember)? It does not add up at all... No enigma, no nothing to boost str... except botd, but still not enough...

[xtc_sazabi]

If i put on my enigma and then take it off, i have 164 Str, enough to carry a valor, which reqs 155. and this is my planned setup, and what my old barb used to wear.

[All Wheel Drive]

If i put on my enigma and then take it off, i have 164 Str, enough to carry a valor, which reqs 155. and this is my planned setup, and what my old barb used to wear.

Man, I quit posting on this thread, something is realy wrong. Forget I even said anything...

[bohooho]

Oh and should i pump str or vit?
for pvp , str increase dmg but vit is more important IMO...

oh and i should pump iron skin with the rest of my pts rite?

[Halciet]

Vit, as damage isn't as important now that leech is nerfed, and yes, pump ironskin with leftover points for pvp.

-Hal