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Nov 20 2009 03:50pm
right now i use dual hoto's for a collective +80fcr, high res, +6 to warcries, and +6 to leap
so far it's been pretty good, allows me to escape sticky spots at high speed

i've heard of the cta + 3 bo wep mentioned as ideal though i'm not sure if the extra 1 to bo is worth losing the stats i'd get with dual hoto's

also considering dual doom zerks (+4, large holy freeze radius) - no idea what the damage is like in this setup
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Nov 20 2009 03:56pm
Depends on the kind of Barb that you're using.

If BvB --> 2x Hoto's
if BvC/A --> Hoto/CtA or CtA/Echoing with 30+ strength so you can use CoA while BO'ing.
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Nov 20 2009 11:56pm
Quote (JayPee @ 20 Nov 2009 23:56)
Depends on the kind of Barb that you're using.

If BvB --> 2x Hoto's
if BvC/A --> Hoto/CtA or CtA/Echoing with 30+ strength so you can use CoA while BO'ing.


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Quote (duffman316 @ 21 Nov 2009 00:50)
right now i use dual hoto's for a collective +80fcr, high res, +6 to warcries, and +6 to leap


Ok, you fail.
1. The FCR only boosts your buffing by 1 frame per buff, that totaling at 4 frames, which is about 1/6th of a second. If you tele with hotos out, you're an idiot.
2. The resistances don't matter, since you're not supposed to get attacked while buffing. If you do, you fail. Again, if you use hotos to tele around, you fail.
3. You can get 6 warcries from much better sources.
4. Leaping with hotos out is auto-fail

Please, stop attempting to play a BvC and learn the basics.

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also considering dual doom zerks (+4, large holy freeze radius) - no idea what the damage is like in this setup


2x Dooms for the win. Not only does it make sure that if you get attacked, you can own, but it also humiliates all amazons when you tell them that you just 5-0'ed them with your freaking buffing weapons. And it's also useful in TvT. The only problem is CoA + Trangs + 2x Dooms, which requires some mad str; I'm 63 base with 40 stats from Torch and Anni and I need lvl 95 to do that.

This post was edited by olba on Nov 21 2009 05:35am
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Quote (olba @ Nov 21 2009 01:34pm)
Ok, you fail.
1. The FCR only boosts your buffing by 1 frame per buff, that totaling at 4 frames, which is about 1/6th of a second. If you tele with hotos out, you're an idiot.
2. The resistances don't matter, since you're not supposed to get attacked while buffing. If you do, you fail. Again, if you use hotos to tele around, you fail.
3. You can get 6 warcries from much better sources.
4. Leaping with hotos out is auto-fail

Please, stop attempting to play a BvC and learn the basics.



2x Dooms for the win. Not only does it make sure that if you get attacked, you can own, but it also humiliates all amazons when you tell them that you just 5-0'ed them with your freaking buffing weapons. And it's also useful in TvT. The only problem is CoA + Trangs + 2x Dooms, which requires some mad str; I'm 63 base with 40 stats from Torch and Anni and I need lvl 95 to do that.


Indeed 2 DOoms FTW.
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Nov 21 2009 08:29am
main weapon : grief ba + beast ba
switch : Hoto + cta 3 or widowmaker
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Quote (aZnSnoop4 @ 21 Nov 2009 16:29)
main weapon  : grief ba + beast ba
switch : Hoto + cta 3 or widowmaker


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