Quote (darkkobra @ Nov 17 2009 12:49pm)
tl;dr all i see is 15/775 enigma and:
Quote (Dawn Of Victory @ Nov 16 2009 06:17pm)
base barb str = 30
+40 anni torch = 70
+15 bb = 85
now, to wear storm with -req you need 133 str, normal arreat = 118 str req, which means you would benefit from 15 str only (and if you use upg arre you won't benefit from any str)
with a circ which has a good base str, you can benefit from all (in that case, you benefit from 20 str from circ + 9 for circ, that is +29 str, where the arre brings you 15 only, and +14 stats = +140 life)
and you also add a huge ar bonus thanks to the circ
as said, the def loss (comparing this circ to normal arre) is 2k, which is less than the ar gain the circ provides.
so now : more are, more life, nearly same dmg, and a minor def loss (compared to ar gain)
circ beats arre, that's it
and it's even worse if you compare with up arre, since the life gain is even bigger (since the str from up arre isn't needed at all).
bvb is not all about def, it is about getting a good balance.
I hope you guys will carve that into your brain once and for all