Help with Frenzy Barb Stats

[Teargrine]

Hey everyone, I already know to make an uber frenzy barb we want basiclly every point in vitality possible beyond enough in str and dex for items. My problem atm is I am a sword spec barbarian who has already spent about 15 points in dex and 30 in str. At 35 I have 55 dex, I think 125 ish vitality, and 80 str(excluding item bonuses). 90 with I think. People say no more than the base points I already spent in str or dex if not LESS are needed to use the best gear, but yet I see the best armors need about 250 str and the best swords up to 130, even the swords I see now I cant even use! (i.e. dimensional blades at 60 dex, 90 str). What do I do!?

[jhtvman]

The most strength you will possibly need is 232 (Sacred Armor) and the most dexterity you'll need is 136 (Phase Blade). If you really want to get precise about it, you can do the math and figure out exactly how many points you'll need to spend to get to where you can equip all your gear.

Honestly though, don't flip out about spending more than a tiny bit on strength and dex. A little bit more damage and AR never hurt anyone, and you can always make up for those vitality points by getting your hands on some BO sticks/flails and Warcry CGs to pump that skill up to really high levels.

I spent more than was absolutely necessary in strength and dex for my frenzier and I've still got a little over 5.2k health on him, which is more than enough to get me through anything including Uber Tristram. Don't worry too much about what some people say regarding stat point allocation. The game's been around long enough that a good portion of the remaining players are freaks who obsess over making all their builds as absolutely "perfect" as they can get them. It's silly and unnecessary.

[donshi]

The problem with everyone's standard str/dex allocation is that they they're all twinked and have anni's, torches, and optimal +stat gear to be able to equip good items without wasting a point in str/dex.

If you don't have these equipment, well, there's really nothing you can do about that other than to continue. When you do gather enough wealth to be able to purchase such gear, then I would highly recommend you restart and spend the least amount of str/dex possible. When you become experienced and wealthy, leveling up is pretty damn easy in this game anyways.


So yeah, I suggest you use the character that you have to ultimately gather the expensive +stat boosting gear, and then make a new frenzy barb. But it definitely is essential that you make a new barb in the future if you want to uber.

To make my point, imagine that you could wear your equipment without any points wasted in dex/str. That means the 45 points you wasted could have been put into vitality. That's 180 health. If you've been around the boards, people spend an HR just to get small charms that increase health by 20. You could have gotten 9 of those charms without any wasted HRS or inventory room!

180 might seem little, but this loss is multiplied because battle orders works on a percentage basis. 180 could translate to 360 health give or take depending on how much +skill gear you have on, and 360 health can make a considerable impact when you're doing uber tristram.