Recently I made the switch from tank to dps as suggested by most
But I'm still finding it very hard to solo elites even in act 1, act 2 is a no go
Can any 2H dps give some tips out there
I also have spare gear which I've also shown there, that's some of my left over tank gear, as I think my main problem lies in my resist being too low, not really sure so I'm just keeping it in case I need to stack some resist, I've already changed my shoulders from the dps ones to the resist ones, and I'm really low on gold so buying gear is not really an option as I'd like to be able to solo farm act 1 to get more gold in order to buy more gear.
Get your resists up to about 300-400 for act1 then go all nuts with crit and strength. I'd say get some all resist on your pants/belt/boots/rings. Ignore pain or seismic slam in your spec might work and can get a healing/armor passive if you still have trouble.
Definitely more resists. If you aren't using Impunity, use it. If you are using it, double your resists (buffed). That'll make it a lot easier.
I'd also suggest dropping Life Steal. Your 3% there only translates into 0.6% in Inferno. Try Life on Hit, though it loses a lot of power compared to dual-wielding. Life Regeneration is also excellent, especially since it's independent of hitting anything. I have 940 and it has a real impact on survivability. I'm always looking for more.
Also, if you aren't having DPS problems, but instead are having issues with champion/rare packs, try my build. With WotB+EQ you will literally melt any pack. Shielding is the only real issue, so you have to time your CDs right. Seismic Slam is great for raged or runners. Ignore Pain's Life Steal will fill up your health if you Seismic Slam a few guys during its duration. It also makes you immortal versus a single target.
TL;DR Get more defense and sustain. Maybe try a different build.
I can not stand to lose Battle Rage tho, its a 10k dps increase and it seems i need earthquake for act 2
Is my dps atm good enough for act 2, is all that's needed more resist?
I tried act 2, managed to kill one pack but kept dying afterwards
I think I need more life and just resist maybe?
I'm really not sure about the dps tho, with BR and WotB active I get 90k dps
Sorry I have replaced charge with seismic slam, just remembered, so ignore charge, i havent used it since i stopped tanking.
For Act II, really all you would need is, again, more resists. I have (with Enchantress and War Cry: Impunity) 7k less DPS than you, 400 less Armor, 8% more Crit, 43% less Crit Damage, 4.2k more Health, but maybe around five times your Resists and I steamroll Act II.
I also have 564 Life Regen and 131 Life per Hit. Never underestimate how much extra health this'll give you over the course of a fight.
Recently I made the switch from tank to dps as suggested by most
But I'm still finding it very hard to solo elites even in act 1, act 2 is a no go
Can any 2H dps give some tips out there
Here are my stats
stats: http://i47.tinypic.com/2lwkqd5.jpg
gear: http://i47.tinypic.com/29njtrp.jpg
spare gear: http://i45.tinypic.com/2ey8htt.jpg
I also have spare gear which I've also shown there, that's some of my left over tank gear, as I think my main problem lies in my resist being too low, not really sure so I'm just keeping it in case I need to stack some resist, I've already changed my shoulders from the dps ones to the resist ones, and I'm really low on gold so buying gear is not really an option as I'd like to be able to solo farm act 1 to get more gold in order to buy more gear.
Here is my build:
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#aSiVkP!bZY!bcaccZ
Thank you
Oh and what about A2/A3 - think you still need like 1100+ resists to do it easily?
I'd also suggest dropping Life Steal. Your 3% there only translates into 0.6% in Inferno. Try Life on Hit, though it loses a lot of power compared to dual-wielding. Life Regeneration is also excellent, especially since it's independent of hitting anything. I have 940 and it has a real impact on survivability. I'm always looking for more.
Also, if you aren't having DPS problems, but instead are having issues with champion/rare packs, try my build. With WotB+EQ you will literally melt any pack. Shielding is the only real issue, so you have to time your CDs right. Seismic Slam is great for raged or runners. Ignore Pain's Life Steal will fill up your health if you Seismic Slam a few guys during its duration. It also makes you immortal versus a single target.
TL;DR Get more defense and sustain. Maybe try a different build.
I went with this if my memory serves me correct
Can not check atm as I'm not at home
http://eu.battle.net...iRkP!dZY!bcabcZ
I can not stand to lose Battle Rage tho, its a 10k dps increase and it seems i need earthquake for act 2
Is my dps atm good enough for act 2, is all that's needed more resist?
I tried act 2, managed to kill one pack but kept dying afterwards
I think I need more life and just resist maybe?
I'm really not sure about the dps tho, with BR and WotB active I get 90k dps
Sorry I have replaced charge with seismic slam, just remembered, so ignore charge, i havent used it since i stopped tanking.
I also have 564 Life Regen and 131 Life per Hit. Never underestimate how much extra health this'll give you over the course of a fight.