ZappaFan
20-02-2009, 15:40
This just in from the "Did You Know or Do You Really Care" Dept:
Just started working on a new WW Barb. As with any new barb I started him off with a Khalim's Will, play him with whatever else can be purchased from Charsi, and with him buffed by my singer & a Demonlimb he mows through Act I no problem, play him till lvl 13 so I can toss on some +5 str lc's and then equip him with Sigons & Angelics stuff. So then I continue to level him to about 18 or 19 when I finish Act II. So now I have to replace the Khalim's Will so I can quest through Act III. I might normally go back to Act II until I can get him to 22 or 21 so I can switch out the Will for a Hellplague or General La Di Dah flail or something like that. But since this guy is eventually going to wield a pole I decided that just wasn't right even though he could have certainly done fine with that. I really wanted to see him with a big stick. None of the poleaxe's that I could use at lvl 19 excited me too much so I got the bright idea of looking at the spears, and lo and behold there's Bloodthief Brandistock, my all time favorite "first equipped" Act II Merc weapon. I have never ever used it for anything else. So I slap that sucker on, get buffed and wreak absolute havoc through Act III & Act IV (using Conc). That was fun! :) A very welcome break from the incessant key hunting I've been doing, that's for sure.
Just started working on a new WW Barb. As with any new barb I started him off with a Khalim's Will, play him with whatever else can be purchased from Charsi, and with him buffed by my singer & a Demonlimb he mows through Act I no problem, play him till lvl 13 so I can toss on some +5 str lc's and then equip him with Sigons & Angelics stuff. So then I continue to level him to about 18 or 19 when I finish Act II. So now I have to replace the Khalim's Will so I can quest through Act III. I might normally go back to Act II until I can get him to 22 or 21 so I can switch out the Will for a Hellplague or General La Di Dah flail or something like that. But since this guy is eventually going to wield a pole I decided that just wasn't right even though he could have certainly done fine with that. I really wanted to see him with a big stick. None of the poleaxe's that I could use at lvl 19 excited me too much so I got the bright idea of looking at the spears, and lo and behold there's Bloodthief Brandistock, my all time favorite "first equipped" Act II Merc weapon. I have never ever used it for anything else. So I slap that sucker on, get buffed and wreak absolute havoc through Act III & Act IV (using Conc). That was fun! :) A very welcome break from the incessant key hunting I've been doing, that's for sure.