IAS and Whirlwind

[jamespal]

If most barbs primary attack is WW, then would going after IAS items/sockets really be needed?

also, say at lvl 70 how much should someone put into say Life and and Magic, in general. Cant remember their exact names sorry.

[ProfessionalBerg]

WW does depend on your IAS - even if the animation shows a constant whirl of attacks, in reality, you are just hitting x times per second, and this x can be increased with IAS. Do not ask me for breakpoints - I don't know.

[Thyiad]

Weapon Speed Calc (http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calcs/weaponspeed.php?lang=english)

[vorstelman]

isn't it so that for whirlwind only on-weapon ias matters?
there was a chart somewhere that said how much ias you needed for each weapon type.
1 handed weapons need 34% ias for highest bp is the only one i can remember.

[krischan]

For WW, only IAS on the weapon itself matters. For one-handed weapons and two-handed swords, the final breakpoint is reached if IAS minus base speed is 34 or higher, for other two-handers it's 60.