title says it all pretty much, i was thinking about once you complete the game on normal and things begin to get harder if it would be a good idea to try out a hand crossbow with a shield for added defense.
Probably will be feasible.
My Sorceress always had her shield on in hell difficulty. Good way to get armour and res up without getting insane gear.
The problem you get in Diablo3 is that weapon damage affects skill damage, so you will last longer, but so will they.
Inferno is gonna be more fun even with randoms than solo so this kinda thing will be popular i guess, as survivability will be better than a "glass cannon" approach.
definitely, my DH build is aimed around using 1h xbow and a shield.
my best friend who was an amazon player by heart, loved to have shield/java on switch. he was very glad to be able to get hes xbow and have a shield at the same time
DH with a hand-crossbow and a shield is just like a Wizard with a wand and a shield... or a monk with an axe and a shield, or a WD with a dagger and a shield and not his mojo.
Well like Blizzard said, there are a lot of ways you can make your character unique from others, and this is just one way of doing it.
I did the same for my beta play through, didnt have anything else very good drop, and there was a sweet shield that i was able to find that was the best upgrade at the time, sure it didnt increase my dmg that much, but it doubled my armor.
My Sorceress always had her shield on in hell difficulty. Good way to get armour and res up without getting insane gear.
The problem you get in Diablo3 is that weapon damage affects skill damage, so you will last longer, but so will they.
Inferno is gonna be more fun even with randoms than solo so this kinda thing will be popular i guess, as survivability will be better than a "glass cannon" approach.
my best friend who was an amazon player by heart, loved to have shield/java on switch. he was very glad to be able to get hes xbow and have a shield at the same time
less damage, but whatever hard is fun
or a monk with an axe and a shield, or a WD with a dagger and a shield and not his mojo.
Well like Blizzard said, there are a lot of ways you can make your character unique from others, and this is just one way of doing it.
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My PvP build would be different from these 13.
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But if you group up with two wiz and another DH, then you will get hit more often then with one barb in your group.
Still, we didnt try inferno yet so, it might help even if you have a barb.