Question on high level axes add-ons

Lunk_Warleg - Sanctuary
Lunk_Warleg - Sanctuary Posts: 93 Arc User
edited March 2010 in Barbarian
Hello guys,

I am browsing from time to time the database looking on the stats of the weapons I am going to use and doing this 2 add-ons cought my attention :

+ 1/2 RANGE
I am curious on what possible benefit can a +2 RANGE yield for a barb. I used to play archer and having +2 meters for a range class is impressive. But what real use come from this add-on regarding a barb?

PROVOKE
Provoke increases your threat level. That I get! What I would like to find out is how often it procs - is it around 5% of the hits you deal, is it more?
And more interesting to find out : anybody has some idea on how strong is the threat level this skill creates?

I assume there are some other persons out there that could use some more information on this topic so feel free to share any experience you had with weapons that had one of these add-ons.

~Lunko
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  • Lycanthar - Sanctuary
    Lycanthar - Sanctuary Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    +2 range pretty much sucks for a melee... and it makes for some awkward tanking (boss see's you as sitting at range and constantly spams magic atk on you, eww).

    I'm interested to learn more about Provoke as well, but I have a nasty feeling it will reset aggro and put it on you... which is not good for building up aggro. Just a guess though, don't quote me.

    Anybody know for sure?
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  • VlLKASS - Sanctuary
    VlLKASS - Sanctuary Posts: 1,396 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Range is nice when smb is runing from me. But Lyca is right, at first it was very awkward since I kept ranging mgk mobs ._. Rofl it's also nice when I need to catch a mob smb is pulling xD

    I read somewhere Provoke stacks... But can't even find it now. Also curious to find out about this add on, have 100lvl axes with it. I wanted to test out which of my weaps would hold agro better but the golden ohts are +4 while my normal ones are +8 double garnet gemed ._. So... kinda can't.

    I used those OHTs while DDing during a BH3-3 run once, veno tanking 1st bosses. I was taking agro o.O or maybe she just sucked, or I'm just imagining thngs.
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  • Man - Raging Tide
    Man - Raging Tide Posts: 1,410 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Lycanthar - Sanctuary wrote: »
    +2 range pretty much sucks for a melee... and it makes for some awkward tanking (boss see's you as sitting at range and constantly spams magic atk on you, eww).

    I'm interested to learn more about Provoke as well, but I have a nasty feeling it will reset aggro and put it on you... which is not good for building up aggro. Just a guess though, don't quote me.

    Anybody know for sure?

    well i just helped kill soulhunter this morning and maybe the +2 range would come in handy on that guy, barb tank so veno pets are free to wreak havoc. That boss is annoying as heck and maybe it wouldn't be that handy. I saw someone asking if a barb can solo that boss, with +2 range axes then maybe lol.
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  • Gimlett - Lost City
    Gimlett - Lost City Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Hey Lunko,

    The +2 range on dragonhunt is kinda useful in very specific circumstances (as people above have said) but on the whole, other stats are much more useful. People who are using dragonhunt axes generailly have them because of their grade, which when refining means that they get pretty high base damage after +8 or so.

    In my experience, provoke fires about 1 in 20 hits, so your 5% guess is right on the money!

    Edit: just looked at your sig and saw you liked to be called Lunko!
  • Lunk_Warleg - Sanctuary
    Lunk_Warleg - Sanctuary Posts: 93 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Hehe, thank you very much for the information you guys came up so far.
    And yes Gimlett friends and guildies call me Lunko. Very nice of you to notice! b:pleased
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