So Ill preface this post with a couple of things. I watch videos, read forums religiously, keep up with theorycraft etc to try and play to the best of my ability/gear to the best of my ability. Ive recently come to a road block in act 3 though. And Im curious if I could get a little advice/info from other act 3 barbs.
Currently I sit at 1073 as my lowest resist with shout up ranging up to 1277 physical for my highest resistence. I have 48k hp, 10, 444 armor with the enchantress. So all in all I feel my stats in those regards are fine. I unfortunately only have 16 percent chance to block with my current shield and really low LoH. Im working on these the best I can but as most of you know the upgrades to shields (not even talking about SS, just high block shields in general can run upwards of 3-4 million.) And lets not even talk weapons.
So that leaves me with a couple of questions...is getting a SS/Justice Lantern/Helm of Command the only way to make progress through the last 2 acts? Is getting absurd LoH the answer as well? Should I only be using gimmicky tactics to try and get down white mobs. I know how to deal with elites and such but they just cream me. I have 11484 dps which seems rather lacking? Should I drop defenses to up the dps? Ive kinda just run out of options at this point and its really disheartening. Any help/advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.
My block amount caps at 2794 with a block chance of 16 percent. I know these are low but alas the high block shields, even the blue variety with res all are crazy expensive.
At the risk of sounding like a rant, I will give you my 2 cents from personal experience:
Unless you are willing to drop 30-40 mil on upgrading a couple slots (namely shield/weapon), I would consider farming act 2 for some extra cash or levelling another character. Unfortunately it's become pretty common knowledge that Barbs are extremely gear dependent and it has driven the price of our essential items to obscene levels. Justice Lantern and Helm of Command aren't nearly as essential as a high block Stormshield (or even regular shield) and a high LoH/DPS 1 hander. Both of these things will run you - at the very minimum - 10 million each. A high reduce String of Ears is also a solid investment but you won't find anything over 15% for under 15 mil.
Act 3 for Barbs is without a doubt the most expensive gear check for any class in the game. You need high-rolled items in each and every slot to have any chance of surviving. The good news is you won't find A4 much more difficult than A3.
Basically, you have 2 options.
1) Overpay grossly for moderate upgrades.
2) Stop frustrating yourself and level another character. I hear DHs are a great choice - you can farm gear for your Barb with little more than an amazing weapon. =P
Your stats are similar to mine at the end of A2, although I had worse RA and much higher HP. After nearly breaking my computer from getting annihilated repeatedly by white Soul Rippers and Hellflyers in A3, I splurged all of my money (45 mil) on upgrades to the same slots as you need. I bought a nice 1100 DPS/600 LoH weapon with a socket for the AMAZING PRICE (seriously, good luck finding this deal again) of 20 million, a 18% String of Ears for 10 and a 29% Stormshield for the remaining 15. It took me another 3-4 mil of farming to bring my LoH and RA up, although I could finally survive. It was a massive relief when I finally made some progress and finished Inferno, but it felt like an empty accomplishment. Now I can farm for the same gear I just spent a fortune on. =/
TL;DR Save yourself the headache and roll another character to farm gear for yourself, or wait until Inferno is nerfed for melee.
At the risk of sounding like a rant, I will give you my 2 cents from personal experience:
Unless you are willing to drop 30-40 mil on upgrading a couple slots (namely shield/weapon), I would consider farming act 2 for some extra cash or levelling another character. Unfortunately it's become pretty common knowledge that Barbs are extremely gear dependent and it has driven the price of our essential items to obscene levels. Justice Lantern and Helm of Command aren't nearly as essential as a high block Stormshield (or even regular shield) and a high LoH/DPS 1 hander. Both of these things will run you - at the very minimum - 10 million each. A high reduce String of Ears is also a solid investment but you won't find anything over 15% for under 15 mil.
Act 3 for Barbs is without a doubt the most expensive gear check for any class in the game. You need high-rolled items in each and every slot to have any chance of surviving. The good news is you won't find A4 much more difficult than A3.
Basically, you have 2 options.
1) Overpay grossly for moderate upgrades.
2) Stop frustrating yourself and level another character. I hear DHs are a great choice - you can farm gear for your Barb with little more than an amazing weapon. =P
Your stats are similar to mine at the end of A2, although I had worse RA and much higher HP. After nearly breaking my computer from getting annihilated repeatedly by white Soul Rippers and Hellflyers in A3, I splurged all of my money (45 mil) on upgrades to the same slots as you need. I bought a nice 1100 DPS/600 LoH weapon with a socket for the AMAZING PRICE (seriously, good luck finding this deal again) of 20 million, a 18% String of Ears for 10 and a 29% Stormshield for the remaining 15. It took me another 3-4 mil of farming to bring my LoH and RA up, although I could finally survive. It was a massive relief when I finally made some progress and finished Inferno, but it felt like an empty accomplishment. Now I can farm for the same gear I just spent a fortune on. =/
TL;DR Save yourself the headache and roll another character to farm gear for yourself, or wait until Inferno is nerfed for melee.
I think you way overpaird for the String of Ears, I got a 19% with max resist for 2.5 million last night and I saw many in the 18-19 range sub 5 million. Alas, your weapon is godly.
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Currently I sit at 1073 as my lowest resist with shout up ranging up to 1277 physical for my highest resistence. I have 48k hp, 10, 444 armor with the enchantress. So all in all I feel my stats in those regards are fine. I unfortunately only have 16 percent chance to block with my current shield and really low LoH. Im working on these the best I can but as most of you know the upgrades to shields (not even talking about SS, just high block shields in general can run upwards of 3-4 million.) And lets not even talk weapons.
So that leaves me with a couple of questions...is getting a SS/Justice Lantern/Helm of Command the only way to make progress through the last 2 acts? Is getting absurd LoH the answer as well? Should I only be using gimmicky tactics to try and get down white mobs. I know how to deal with elites and such but they just cream me. I have 11484 dps which seems rather lacking? Should I drop defenses to up the dps? Ive kinda just run out of options at this point and its really disheartening. Any help/advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.
What is your block amount and chance? I ask because I see plenty of barbs neglect the influence of their shield too much.
Unless you are willing to drop 30-40 mil on upgrading a couple slots (namely shield/weapon), I would consider farming act 2 for some extra cash or levelling another character. Unfortunately it's become pretty common knowledge that Barbs are extremely gear dependent and it has driven the price of our essential items to obscene levels. Justice Lantern and Helm of Command aren't nearly as essential as a high block Stormshield (or even regular shield) and a high LoH/DPS 1 hander. Both of these things will run you - at the very minimum - 10 million each. A high reduce String of Ears is also a solid investment but you won't find anything over 15% for under 15 mil.
Act 3 for Barbs is without a doubt the most expensive gear check for any class in the game. You need high-rolled items in each and every slot to have any chance of surviving. The good news is you won't find A4 much more difficult than A3.
Basically, you have 2 options.
1) Overpay grossly for moderate upgrades.
2) Stop frustrating yourself and level another character. I hear DHs are a great choice - you can farm gear for your Barb with little more than an amazing weapon. =P
Your stats are similar to mine at the end of A2, although I had worse RA and much higher HP. After nearly breaking my computer from getting annihilated repeatedly by white Soul Rippers and Hellflyers in A3, I splurged all of my money (45 mil) on upgrades to the same slots as you need. I bought a nice 1100 DPS/600 LoH weapon with a socket for the AMAZING PRICE (seriously, good luck finding this deal again) of 20 million, a 18% String of Ears for 10 and a 29% Stormshield for the remaining 15. It took me another 3-4 mil of farming to bring my LoH and RA up, although I could finally survive. It was a massive relief when I finally made some progress and finished Inferno, but it felt like an empty accomplishment. Now I can farm for the same gear I just spent a fortune on. =/
TL;DR Save yourself the headache and roll another character to farm gear for yourself, or wait until Inferno is nerfed for melee.
I think you way overpaird for the String of Ears, I got a 19% with max resist for 2.5 million last night and I saw many in the 18-19 range sub 5 million. Alas, your weapon is godly.