Barb vs smiters

[zirilion]

well i did say perf........

[morotsjos]

I would like to think I am an experienced Barbarian player. I can beat 90% of all smiters. I use BOTD ghost spear and dish out 11k, with 6.7k life. I can actually outreach smiters, even if it doesn't always seem like it. The ones who run at me are quickly sliced up with retreating whirlwinds at awkward angles. The ones who sit there are much harder, but can still be dealt with, using calculated whirlwinds and leap to stun and outreach them. The hardest ones to duel are the smiters with over 30k defense and who teleport right on top of me. I rarely beat those guys.

thats because you use a twohander. they are much easier with grief+beast or grief+doom.

[MoD]

thats because you use a twohander. they are much easier with grief+beast or grief+doom.

It's because I don't use 32020s or Angelics. Nothing to do with my spear. A spear is actually better, I can outreach the bastards. My attack rating is fairly low, that's the problem. I can beat those teleport smiters, but rarely.

[morotsjos]

It's because I don't use 32020s or Angelics. Nothing to do with my spear. A spear is actually better, I can outreach the bastards. My attack rating is fairly low, that's the problem. I can beat those teleport smiters, but rarely.

range is useless if they are somewhat competent teleporters/desynchers.
hence you're left with lower damage/ar and less hits than with two weapons.

[MoD]

range is useless if they are somewhat competent teleporters/desynchers.
hence you're left with lower damage/ar and less hits than with two weapons.

Any barb will be defeated by a good teleport smiter... Not just mine.

[morotsjos]

Any barb will be defeated by a good teleport smiter... Not just mine.

wrong .

[MoD]

wrong .

Not wrong. A paladin with 4.2k+ life, 33k+ defense, with grief and teleport, if played properly by an experienced user, can beat any barb.

An elite barb can win, but not very often. Those smiters are extremely hard to beat.

[morotsjos]

Not wrong. A paladin with 4.2k+ life, 33k+ defense, with grief and teleport, if played properly by an experienced user, can beat any barb.

An elite barb can win, but not very often. Those smiters are extremely hard to beat.

good barb will always win series of duels. period.

[sorceressgod]

a teleport smiter is just like a teleporting berserker barb, only better lol.

[kingdryland]

a teleport smiter is just like a teleporting berserker barb, only better lol.

They are somewhat different...Berserk can be blocked,smite can't, magic damage from berserk can't be easily resisted,physical from smite can be...A smiter is faster,can benefit from lifetap and keeps his defense high while smiting....I think that smite>berserk but they both seem lethal in the hands of the correct player...