I'm looking for some advice for upgrading my barbarian. i cant seem to locate decent upgrades for my character for less than 40000000000000000000000000 million (or at least that's what it feels like.)
i'm currently sitting on just shy of 10 Mil gold, and want to be able to farm Act 3 effectively. i would prefer to remain a Sword and Board Tank style barb, as i enjoy the play style, but at this point i'm pretty much just wanting to catch up to all the players who are farming act3 effectively, so really, whatever it takes lol
Can anyone suggest any specific item upgrades or skill changes for my character?
Hmmm.. I'm also a sword and board barb and just this 1.0.4 I was able to clear from act3 ghom to diablo... with the following stats... 60k hp, 10k armor, 20k dps, 950 life on hit, 900-1000 all resist.... I never died even once and I was able to kill elites probably around 3 minutes depending on the affixes.
My stats my not look good if you want to farm act3, but I was able to handle mobs/elites much easier than 1.0.3.
As for your gear, probably you need more Armor? Probably more vitality / Hp? As for skills, I use frenzy with sidearm and instead of ruthless - tough as nails...
For a tank barb you definitely want more armor and vit.
To be completely honest with you your stats are all fine, you might be able to use more life on hit, but it would be hard to find a weapon with dps like the one you have and also more life on hit. I feel like the main problem is actually in part your build, its far to defensive without any damage output.
With your current gear set up I would recommend swapping leap for Battle Rage - Into the Fray, and Ignore Pain for Seismic Slam - Rumble. You'll get tons of rage from into the fray, and with it you can just chain spam seismic slam and keeps most of your enemies at bay, when you encounter an elite pack just pop Wrath and you'll chain slam most packs to death.
That's me, you can tell I'm not much bigger than you, more life on hit and slightly more resist all, but I've been considering losing some life on hit for more crit dmg via my weapon socket, so I don't think life on hit is really the issue.
So what it comes down to is your build and the way you play it. As I already said I feel like you're just being far to defensive, but in reality the reason you're dying isn't because you aren't tough enough, it's because you aren't killing them fast enough and are taking to many hits. So I'd try out a few different builds, the one I'm using should work well, since enemies can't hit you with all the knockback you pump out, or alternatively you could try a WW build, but I find those builds are better suited to dual wielding.
Note: I personally use weapon master for the extra crit, but it might actually be very good if you go with a seismic slam build - more slams. I also absolutely destroy act 3 inferno, which means you can too, you do more dmg than me.. =D
Obviously my weapon needs to be upgraded but are any other pieces really really bad? It's extremely hard to find a helm with a socket and high crit chance. I obviously am just using the red gem for the xp boost.
ANY help would be really appreciated because act 3 after ghom and even ghom, is kinda being a pain in the butt now =D.
It's your build. Try something more offensive. Like I said to OP, you aren't failing because you aren't tough, you're failing because your damage output isn't high enough.
You guys both do more damage than me, and with my build I absolutely destroy A3, honestly it's your build. Also your resist all is very low.
I'd suggest trying to find a Mace/Axe if you plan to keep weapon master.A belt with ~10%+ Frenzy dmg can also make a pretty decent dmg improvement (it won't show up in your stats page though). Otherwise your gear should be alright for getting through act 3.
I was stuck just after Ghom until the patch, and now I fly through Act 3 as weapon throw spec. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Rolist-1597/hero/5582575
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I'm looking for some advice for upgrading my barbarian. i cant seem to locate decent upgrades for my character for less than 40000000000000000000000000 million (or at least that's what it feels like.)
i'm currently sitting on just shy of 10 Mil gold, and want to be able to farm Act 3 effectively. i would prefer to remain a Sword and Board Tank style barb, as i enjoy the play style, but at this point i'm pretty much just wanting to catch up to all the players who are farming act3 effectively, so really, whatever it takes lol
Can anyone suggest any specific item upgrades or skill changes for my character?
my armory profile is here: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/tehbug-1629/hero/15367989
thanks for your time.
My stats my not look good if you want to farm act3, but I was able to handle mobs/elites much easier than 1.0.3.
As for your gear, probably you need more Armor? Probably more vitality / Hp? As for skills, I use frenzy with sidearm and instead of ruthless - tough as nails...
For a tank barb you definitely want more armor and vit.
With your current gear set up I would recommend swapping leap for Battle Rage - Into the Fray, and Ignore Pain for Seismic Slam - Rumble. You'll get tons of rage from into the fray, and with it you can just chain spam seismic slam and keeps most of your enemies at bay, when you encounter an elite pack just pop Wrath and you'll chain slam most packs to death.
http://us.battle.net...346/hero/793472
That's me, you can tell I'm not much bigger than you, more life on hit and slightly more resist all, but I've been considering losing some life on hit for more crit dmg via my weapon socket, so I don't think life on hit is really the issue.
So what it comes down to is your build and the way you play it. As I already said I feel like you're just being far to defensive, but in reality the reason you're dying isn't because you aren't tough enough, it's because you aren't killing them fast enough and are taking to many hits. So I'd try out a few different builds, the one I'm using should work well, since enemies can't hit you with all the knockback you pump out, or alternatively you could try a WW build, but I find those builds are better suited to dual wielding.
Note: I personally use weapon master for the extra crit, but it might actually be very good if you go with a seismic slam build - more slams. I also absolutely destroy act 3 inferno, which means you can too, you do more dmg than me.. =D
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Zachrael-1329/hero/24448594
Obviously my weapon needs to be upgraded but are any other pieces really really bad? It's extremely hard to find a helm with a socket and high crit chance. I obviously am just using the red gem for the xp boost.
ANY help would be really appreciated because act 3 after ghom and even ghom, is kinda being a pain in the butt now =D.
You guys both do more damage than me, and with my build I absolutely destroy A3, honestly it's your build. Also your resist all is very low.
I was stuck just after Ghom until the patch, and now I fly through Act 3 as weapon throw spec. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Rolist-1597/hero/5582575