Well I used to want to main barb when d3 comes out, but after playing the wizard I just prefer its style so I decided to main wizard first.
however I also love using 2 hand pole arms or spear + shield combo just for the style, after checking that wizard cannot use polearms I was very disappointed but at least spear and shield combo are still usable.
Now the question is how gimped will my wizard be compared to a wizard who uses wand + source or wand + shield given I am able to equip my wizard with a spear that happened to roll with + int and other caster stat (I am gonna guess there will be no legendary spear for me and rares are the only way to go)
So far in the beta I lose about 12 DPS using my spear+ shield combo compared to wand+ offhand but it just looks really cool.
PS: are there anyone else who would equip their char for the style and not just stat or is it just me?
lose about 12 DPS using my spear+ shield combo compared to wand+ offhand but it just looks really cool.
PS: are there anyone else who would equip their char for the style and not just stat or is it just me?
Hard to say if that is only for style if You will think about d2. There was this runeword that You could make only in polearms called infinity. It was lowering enemies resists and it was pretty much op for sorcs Maybe somehow thats part of reason why u cant use them now
If i could use polearms my wizard would look like someone from dynasty warriors X(
Not gonna lie, the idea of a spear and shield wielding wizard sounds pretty epic. The problem though is that it goes against the traditional squishy wizard type.
Now, if the wizard could use a shield and then create a spell-weapon for melee, that would be pretty awesome. Each element could have it's own type too! Water for slashing, lightning for piercing, and so on and so forth.
I used a 2h axe for most of beta. On higher difficulties I think the shield might actually help more than it'll hurt you. Wizards are a bit lacking in defensive gear, relying on skills instead.
Well shields will for sure have some wizard related skills, as they used to have in Diablo 2, that i would be pretty sure about.
And depending on your gear, stats, spells, group. You will either want an Orb or Shield
Nope, but I think there are skills that increase your armor by a percentage, which would greatly benefit shield users.
There are also 2h mage weapons, such as staves. There will be a lot of ways to play, I imagine all of them will have benefits.
Equip for style hmm, maybe when i get alittle bored i could swap my skills for a while in single player game, but Never against bosses, on hardcore, on multiplayer, on PVP or forever, in the end you should try mix both, how you like to play (fun factor/style/original build) plus being effective/strong.
I've seen wizard using shield and it does work, you get far beefier more tanky than orb-wizards, of course your probably losing some Affixes from the orbs but you can have it all...in fact there is a chance the best builds will use shield on PVP, since in PVP how long you can keep yourself alive some times is more important than pure damage.
All you need to do is find a good shield and whatever weapon you want, as long as you dont trade style for effect, you are good to go, and even if you do, in a single player game, its all about ur fun.
yeah in beta my wand has a 25 int over the spear but same base damage, so hopefully in retail I ll be able to get my hand on int spears and they will probably be fairly cheap on the gold ah as they are considered junk items by most people.
Dude, i love spears in video games. i always use them when i can and i guess if a can get into the beta i will be trying to use spears/polearms with my wizard too haha. Really glad to see that you can.
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however I also love using 2 hand pole arms or spear + shield combo just for the style, after checking that wizard cannot use polearms I was very disappointed but at least spear and shield combo are still usable.
Now the question is how gimped will my wizard be compared to a wizard who uses wand + source or wand + shield given I am able to equip my wizard with a spear that happened to roll with + int and other caster stat (I am gonna guess there will be no legendary spear for me and rares are the only way to go)
So far in the beta I lose about 12 DPS using my spear+ shield combo compared to wand+ offhand but it just looks really cool.
PS: are there anyone else who would equip their char for the style and not just stat or is it just me?
If i could use polearms my wizard would look like someone from dynasty warriors X(
Now, if the wizard could use a shield and then create a spell-weapon for melee, that would be pretty awesome. Each element could have it's own type too! Water for slashing, lightning for piercing, and so on and so forth.
There are also 2h mage weapons, such as staves. There will be a lot of ways to play, I imagine all of them will have benefits.
I've seen wizard using shield and it does work, you get far beefier more tanky than orb-wizards, of course your probably losing some Affixes from the orbs but you can have it all...in fact there is a chance the best builds will use shield on PVP, since in PVP how long you can keep yourself alive some times is more important than pure damage.
All you need to do is find a good shield and whatever weapon you want, as long as you dont trade style for effect, you are good to go, and even if you do, in a single player game, its all about ur fun.
The armor does work well with a lot of wizard skills though.