Main diff. Between Dual-Axe BM/Barb

Maddrox - Harshlands
Maddrox - Harshlands Posts: 1,140 Arc User
edited April 2009 in Blademaster
I've been wondering about this for awhile now.. what are the differences you would have between an axe BM and axe barb. BM just seems like you have more options, Which i like :P
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  • XAsch - Sanctuary
    XAsch - Sanctuary Posts: 855 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    What about Dual Axe Veno's? Haven't you heard, they're the new fad!
  • Granrey - Sanctuary
    Granrey - Sanctuary Posts: 2,050 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Do barbs get active and passive skills based on their weapons same as BM?
  • XAsch - Sanctuary
    XAsch - Sanctuary Posts: 855 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Barb's are limited to Axes/Hammers, aren't they? o.o
  • The ferenczy - Sanctuary
    The ferenczy - Sanctuary Posts: 275 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Maddrox - Harshlands wrote: »
    I've been wondering about this for awhile now.. what are the differences you would have between an axe BM and axe barb. BM just seems like you have more options, Which i like :P

    the difference between barbs and axe bm's are thus

    barb = barb bm = bm

    blade masters have as a rule more attack power per lvl.
    blade masters have as a rule more effective aoe attacks.
    barbs have more hit points.
    barbs also have less accuracy innately

    just like you blade masters barbs have axe and hammer mastery.
    some attacks are infact based off of weapon attack power sunder is one such.

    to be honest barbs do to be honest have more aoe attack however they are less effective and you have to count both forms aoes to get to that point. so it is not really smart to do in action.

    as far as damage goes barb CAAAN out damage bm's on basic attack but they do so at the loss of tanking ability and only on basic auto attak does this happen.

    if you wanna do heavy axe damage roll a blade master. if you wanna tank and don't mind a little less damage be a barb :)
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  • Saetern - Lost City
    Saetern - Lost City Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    ur quote is wrong it goes "one day the world will look up at us n shout save us and ill whisper no"
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  • Meltdown - Lost City
    Meltdown - Lost City Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    accually BMs r better that barbs because for the massive stun skills and high damage BMS can get mor critical hits too. barbs usualyy miss a lot of there attacksb:laughb:thanksb:victory
  • The ferenczy - Sanctuary
    The ferenczy - Sanctuary Posts: 275 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    yeah i just noticed my sig was wrong time to fix and keep both eyes open LOL
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  • Mythsoul - Heavens Tear
    Mythsoul - Heavens Tear Posts: 310 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    When my level 54 barb used bloodbath he had about 50 less accuracy than a level 72 Duel blade bm
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  • Nevlik - Heavens Tear
    Nevlik - Heavens Tear Posts: 265 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    bloodbath is necessary for barbs to hit things, but they also lose a good amount of hp (10-20% is around 1-2k hp for a higher lvl barb)
  • AdvanceZero - Heavens Tear
    AdvanceZero - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,413 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Mythsoul - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    When my level 54 barb used bloodbath he had about 50 less accuracy than a level 72 Duel blade bm

    Only thing i would like to point out is that making statements like this can be inaccurate. Most likely every 72 level BM has a different build. Using numbers would be give people more information.

    As far as this thread goes The ferenczy pretty much already said enough.

    BM Damage dealer/off tank
    Barb Super Tank
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  • Scarecrowsid - Heavens Tear
    Scarecrowsid - Heavens Tear Posts: 43 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    The biggest and MOST important difference is we hold our axes sooooo much cooler than barbs b:victory
  • Uiztrollin - Harshlands
    Uiztrollin - Harshlands Posts: 358 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Too bad heavy armor on MALE BMs look like **** b:angry
  • Ganiju - Heavens Tear
    Ganiju - Heavens Tear Posts: 319 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    don't forget that barbs have a heck of faster healing rate. my rate right now when meditating is 54 points without a cleric buff. bms have one major advatage and i can get my brothers screen shots to prove it. a veteren bm (my brother) who was lvl 66 when he did this is able to AoE grind lvl 74 mobs when 6+ of them are attacking him at once.
    probably one of the smartest in perfect world
    yet the lowest of level
  • Batseba - Heavens Tear
    Batseba - Heavens Tear Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    BM skills are completely different from WB and I think that's been chewed over and spat out the other side now, but I've just been musing on this question from a purely Stats point of view.

    My BM has Heavy Armour and uses (dual) Axes/Hammers.
    My WB had Heavy Armour and uses (dual) Axes/Hammers.

    In another Thread on WBs I calculated the stats for my WB to be
    151STR, 29DEX, 75VIT at level 49

    and I reckon that's probably where I'll end up with the BM as well.

    any comments on that would be appreciated.

    Bats

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