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Which barb build did you end up running?

Too much cheese in the achievements, or more specifically, the speed records.

Any else notice just in regular build threads people will crop their pics so you can't see buffs?  I just assume any pic like that has store pots, cookies, etc. since they clearly want to hide something.  Anything to look better to the lesser people and get more attention.

i just wasted 5 min of my life reading this...thanks

5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 14^th, 2015 at 4:44am:


None yet, still pushing this pally during the hour of playtime I can afford each week.

Still not so sure that it won't be a downgrade, barb seems to clear trash faster, but I think the single target dps is still quite competitive.

Nerf update:

The Storm's Eye nerf is painful, but was much more scalpel than sledge-hammer (significantly less painful than was advertised). The build is still extremely potent, and I don't really see a need to change it since the Ravager capstone is still insultingly shitty.

Barbarian is still fun, but as I hinted elsewhere, I am going to start working on a breaking a different class now.

5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 17^th, 2015 at 1:00am:


With rage extended crit and imp crit (as well as devestating crit and oc) a pick gives you 1-16x1,17-18x4, 19-20x7 (total of 38).
Maul (with all of the above and pulverize) is 1-14x1, 15-18x3, 19-20x6 (total 38)
So crit profile equales out however THF uses 1.5 str mod on all attacks while TWF uses x1 str on main hand and x0.5 str on off hand.

Thf can get up to 35% chance to proc special effects on glancing blows and up to 79% damage.
Considering attack speed while twitch fighting thf is real close if not over twf attack per second.

Check out this video's end fight at http://youtu.be/UTwsPPtf2ow
The guy is thf till trash is dead then he twitchs the boss (whom's hp is dropping really fast).
Easy enough to test, you can go in there and compare dps on the boss like you did vs the tree build in vol.
Video seems to be before the nerf though if you activate your eye just for the end fight the difference shouldn't be that great in your favor (because of the +10 melle power).

I'd be interested to see what you come up with.

SayWhatAgain wrote on Jan 18^th, 2015 at 4:53am:


LOL.

I mean that dude's got some sweet zerging skills, but the DPS is not equal. My base damage is higher on hits and regular crits. 19-20 crits were about the same. He was missing out on a lot of proc damage as well. Dumbass wasted twists on wild/malicious weapons.

Looks like 27 secs on the endboss? I'll see what I get next time I log.

SayWhatAgain wrote on Jan 18^th, 2015 at 6:58am:


For other builds LD is more DPS generally. TWF pick Barbarians should always be in DC.

They never were max dps in general,this build was max dps compared to the other barb builds THF/SWF.

The difference with the nerf is that you are now saving  Zeal and Storm Eye for when you need it instead having it open all the time.

So basically its a 25 melee power decrease in general and a meh spike when you need it with a long cooldown that transfers through quests.

You can always spam it ofc when its off cooldown but for the most part of the quest you`ll be hitting 4 mobs with 25~20 melee power and at the next group of mobs 10~0 and you wont have it when you actually need it without careful planning.

TL;DR
Reduced the overall DPS and its now another clicky to add to the ~10 more a barb has to spam

5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 18^th, 2015 at 7:07am:


That's arguable.
+1 crit on 19-20, action hero, 68 mp outweighs +1 crit range, +4 base damage and zeal IMO in most cases but I"ll give you credit for planning and running a build which I haven't.

I'd be very interested to find out how long it will take you to clear the end boss + his trash or his hp from the point the thf barb starts twitching down.

Well you don't get double strike on Cleaves so Cleaving for ze max deeps on single target would be pretty stupid no ?
Or +W increases and Momentum in rotation makes up for that ?

Oh.
Are you sure ?