Herpa Derp

skinnynick

So liek. I quit about a year or so back (couple months after TB came out) and wanted to come back and try out WB (used to old terms do to private servers) and so I've been reading all the guides and such. And just wanted to ask if 2vit 2str 1dex would he considered "hybrid" and if it would still be a moderate-good build to still tank PvE and also the same for PvP considering I have been in a PvP server since I've been gone (adrenaline 24/7 baby) but yeh. Just had that to say and want opinions. Thanks.

HellWariorB - Raging Tide

you still need 3 str per lvl to hold up to date axes so hybrid should go 3 str 1 dex 1 vit per lvl

MAClNTOSH - Dreamweaver

Generally accepted tank build is 6str 3vit 1dex every two levels. With your build, you wouldn't have enough str for your equal level heavy armor and axes (heavy armor requires 2.5str every level, axes require 3str). If you wanted a "hybrid" build, you'd have to take out of your vit.

Pure tank build is really nice build for PvP early on. You just have way too much HP for anyone to really do much of anything to you. My wife's equal-level cleric hits me for about 300 with Cyclone (tickles my 3.1k hp) while I hit her for about 400 with Penetrate Armor (really hurts her 800 hp).

Later on in mid-game, the vit build becomes nice to ninja-arma in PvP, since you have the most HP possible. You also have a nice amount of DPH naturally, and your p.atk buff helps that along a great deal. And as long as you keep up with your defenses, it's incredibly hard for most classes to kill you if you're charmed.

End-game I'm not really sure about. I've seen barbs completely destroy some people, and then get completely destroyed back by others. I've never made a barb to end-game so I wouldn't really know.

Blood_Panda - Raging Tide

minimum HA requirement is 2.5 str, you can get away with that amount.. nothing less
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I wouldnt call this much of a hybrid. In fact it is leaning towards more tank build.. which is what barb are suppose to be.

End game you will see 2 different School of Barbs.

1.) the old school that believe Vit is the way to go, Having maximum HP and going Rank 9 axe for the kill in one hit mentality

2.) the new ones relatively , believe in picking up claws and going APS , They go for Dps(damage per sec) then the above's DPH. They can tank bosses as long as their weapon refine are on par with other aps class(except 5aps sin).