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    Posts: 153 Arc User
    edited January 2010 in Barbarian
    I am gonna hit 90 soon and as every other barb I was planning to get GXs. One day me and my friend were dueling without skills (plain strikes), he had the FC gold hammer Absolute Dominator and i had the FC gold axe Gatherstorm. Both are +14 str stats with +4 refines.

    The thing I noticed is, even though I was spiking more than him he was doing awesome base damage. Infact as it turned out he beat me twice in it. His Dex n mine are almost equal. So why do barbs usually end up going for axes, when we can do a constant higher damage with hammers like Dominator?

    I know that the reason we choose a GX is for the zerk dmg. But what about after 9x when ppl select tt99 weps? I see that the Anchor of Chaos is a decent wep with nice stats, and its predecessor Chaotic Implement is good too. So do the spike dmg of axes (clubbed with its low base dmg) usually balance out the even dmg of the hammers?

    Note to Mods:- Please feel free to delete this thread if another one of the same sort exists already. b:thanks
    Post edited by Cybetron - Harshlands on

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    • Posts: 564 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      Because in a real fight, you won't only just use regular attacks, and you will have to rely on your skills also to drop your opponent, and spike damage helps kill your opponent before their HP charm ticks. Something along those lines.

      But I totally agree with constant high base damage. I'm a hammer person, too bad there aren't too many good hammers out there.
      Belligero
    • Posts: 153 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      true that about a real fight.. but i believe that the average base dmg holds true with skills as well.. there r some really gud hammers though.. dragon's vibrancy is one of them..
    • Posts: 564 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      Yes, but the other Axes you can get at those levels completely outclasses it.
      Belligero
    • Posts: 153 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      Dragon's Vibrancy has vry gud base n peak dmg... more than the tt99 Anchor of Chaos.. but its stats r dex based while those of the Anchor are completely Vit n HP based..
      It gives the maximum HP bonus than any other axe/hammer at/till that lvl..
      I've seen a barb in HL carrying them.. dont remember the name though...
    • Posts: 2,158 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      axes. your on a pvp server and you dont know this yet?


      /facepalm
      Less QQ more Pew Pewb:thanks

      "Don't argue with an idiot. They bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience."

      [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    • Posts: 153 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      @stickygreen uh if u cud read the first post u'ld understand that i know wat to go for. The discussion isn't about that. Its about why Axes (spike dmg) should be considered against Hammers (a constant base dmg).

      And please dont come up with a silly explanation of me being in PvP server and all. Stick to the discussion. Thq
    • Posts: 157 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      i may be lowbie.. but at my lvl, i just use axe coz hammer is most of the time ugly :S
    • Posts: 564 Arc User
      edited January 2010
      Jibreel - Harshlands wrote: »
      i may be lowbie.. but at my lvl, i just use axe coz hammer is most of the time ugly :S

      What are you talking about. Hammers are sexy!...

      Okay... so maybe not. I really wish they'd make a Legendary/Instance Hammer weapon using the 89 Dual Hammers. They look decent.
      Belligero

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