It's not the main focus of your post, I know, but some people aren't aware of this:
Ignore Pain with Ignorance is Bliss (20% of damage dealt is returned as life) is subject to the same penalties as the life steal stat on items. In Inferno, you are subjected to an 80% reduction. You only get 20% of the 20% of your damage as life. So in reality, the Ignorance is Bliss rune only gives you 4% of damage as life in Inferno.
If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
You'll still be kept at full health throughout the duration of Ignore Pain (at least thats how it is for me atm, and I have very low survivability stats), simply because your earthquake will do a fuckton of damage (as I'm sure you already know :P).
As for the vortex part, I think you'll have to switch your spec around a bit, especially if you plan on going beyond act 1. Unless you have godlike gear, you'll most likely need some kind of pseudo "ranged" ability, like seismic slam in order to kite when your cooldowns are down. I can't say for sure, since I haven't tried it, but from what I can see now in my situation this is the conclusion I've reached.
And yes, champs that run away are a pain in the ass, nothing sucks more than throwing down your earthquake only to see the mobs just casually walk out of it without taking much damage.
That sucks about the Ground Stomp vortex. I haven't used seismic slam in forever and would miss the 4 second stun, which helps hold mobs still for Earthquake.
And no godlike gear for me. Only using drops I found and a 535 dps weapon I bought on the GAH.
As far as stats go, I have just shy of 50k life, around 5.5k damage and just over 5k armor with the Enchantress. My resists suck tho. Highest is only 77. I need to make some improvements before I hit Inferno.
It's not the main focus of your post, I know, but some people aren't aware of this:
Ignore Pain with Ignorance is Bliss (20% of damage dealt is returned as life) is subject to the same penalties as the life steal stat on items. In Inferno, you are subjected to an 80% reduction. You only get 20% of the 20% of your damage as life. So in reality, the Ignorance is Bliss rune only gives you 4% of damage as life in Inferno.
If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
I've always enjoyed playing the 2h barbarian. Plus I love seeing the Earthquake (Path of Fire) + Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) laying waste to champs/rares when using a good 2h weapon.
I'm only in Hell Act 3 and I can feel my current weapon getting weaker, so I may need to upgrade soon.
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Why would I when it's working so well? lol
That sucks about the Ground Stomp vortex. I haven't used seismic slam in forever and would miss the 4 second stun, which helps hold mobs still for Earthquake.
And no godlike gear for me. Only using drops I found and a 535 dps weapon I bought on the GAH.
As far as stats go, I have just shy of 50k life, around 5.5k damage and just over 5k armor with the Enchantress. My resists suck tho. Highest is only 77. I need to make some improvements before I hit Inferno.
If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
I'm only in Hell Act 3 and I can feel my current weapon getting weaker, so I may need to upgrade soon.