new barb skill for next expansion

Sakubatou - Sanctuary wrote: »

Not sure this is as awesome as it seems because we already have a couple damage multipliers going into our attacks, this will only be another x 1.5 base weapon damage (after 50 attacks, which can be almost instant in large pulls but may never happen in pk).

So, lets assume i have 350 strength and +8 rank 8 axes. That's an average phys attack of about 9k, with my weapon value averaging 1759. With the x1.5 weapon damage increase would take me attack up to about 11.6k. I doubt this would affect skills, also.

It's nice, just doesn't seem amazing.



And I think Fighting Rake is a pk only, where players have to target you. ie, saving your catacleric.

Crownless King looks like a weaker version of Firestorm, but hopefully the "king" in the title refers to it as being a tiger skill since we can use more aoes in tiger form.

Immortal Soul looks like a slighlty more punishing version of Deaden Nerves. The phrase "hp will be reduced" makes me think we wont be healable during the 6 second damage immunity period because our max hp will be 1/100th of our normal hp. Basically "you died, but you have 6 seconds to kill or be killed."

Dragon Extinct looks almost specifically for pk since its such a weak attack. Less for damage (50% base damage, ewww), more for disabling fly mounts. And I hear the chance to disable the mount is soulforce based. It does have good range, though. I can see this as being alternated with Untamed Wrath since they both have nice ranges to prevent heal aggro.

Aquyla - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Well all i can see is that they won't fix old aggro skills nor give us some aggro boost. And only one new aggro skill? And with all new mystic support skills i bet clerics will also become buff babies. Let's see... from older classes only bm is hanging in there (maybe archers but still archers shouldn't be allowed to use claws since they are designed for range weapons if you ask me). Such a pity...

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

BARBARIAN


Berserker's Rage

Range 35 meters
Mana 240
Channel 0.6 seconds
Cast 1.5 seconds
Cooldown 60.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer or Polehammer

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

Attacks all enemies within 20 meters, dealing
120% base physical damage. Has a chance to
knock flying enemies to the ground and prevent
them from flying again for 30 seconds. Deals
triple damage to targets in the air. The chance
to ground opponents is approximately 80%;
The minimum success rate is 60% and the
maximum success rate is 100%.

Has no effect on enemies 5 levels higher than you.

Cannot use while flying.
Requires 2 Sparks.


Raging Slap

Available in tiger form
Range Melee
Mana 202
Channel 0.4 seconds
Cast 1.5 seconds
Cooldown 20.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer, Polehammer, Unarmed

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

Taunts the enemy with a furious slap
of your paw, enraging them and forcing
them to attack you for the next 6 seconds.
Prevents them from targeting anything else.

Can only be used on players.
Requires 1 Spark.


Stomp of the King

Available in tiger form
Range Melee
Mana 182
Channel 0.6 seconds
Cast 2.3 seconds
Cooldown 20.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer, Polehammer, Unarmed

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

A powerful stomp that splits the ground. Attacks
all enemies within an 18 meter line, dealing 100%
weapon damage plus 1200 physical damage.
Generates a massive amount of threat.


Blood Rush
Mana 222
Channel 0.2 seconds
Cast 0.8 seconds
Cooldown 180.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer or Polehammer

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

Each time you take damage, your
Physical Attack will increase by
8% of weapon damage. Stacks up to
20 times and lasts for 60 seconds.

Small amounts of damage will not trigger this effect.


Berserker's Wrath

Range 35 meters
Mana 240
Channel 0.6 seconds
Cast 1.5 seconds
Cooldown 60.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer or Polehammer

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

Attacks all enemies within 20 meters, dealing
120% base physical damage. Has a chance to
knock flying enemies to the ground and prevent
them from flying again for 30 seconds. Deals
triple damage to targets in the air. The chance
to ground opponents is approximately 80%;
The minimum success rate is 60% and the
maximum success rate is 100%.

Cannot use while flying.
Requires 2 Sparks.


Cornered Beast

Mana 252
Channel 0.4 seconds
Cast 2.3 seconds
Cooldown 300.0 seconds
Weapon Axe, Poleaxe, Hammer or Polehammer

Requisite Cultivation Aware of Vacuity

Marks you with the strength of the beast for 150 seconds.
If you would take lethal damage during this time, the Mark
is consumed, restoring 45% health, generating 2 Sparks,
and removing all negative effects placed upon you.

J_Balt - Heavens Tear wrote: »

As I said, holding aggro from an aps player is useless, you'd make the run slower/unstable cuz of aggro switching.

I know sunder takes 2 sparks, so does armageddon. We got plenty of aoe's both in tigerform and human.
I can use sunder, surf impact, switch to human, use demon beastial onslaught for the extra critrate, and then armageddon on bm's heavens flame.

I learned how to hold aggro, by squadding up with higher lvl dd's, keeping me on the edge and trying to hold that boss/those mobs from them. This was pre tideborn, and I'm sure it would still work today.