Quote (meegz1 @ Mar 4 2015 05:55am)
the time we had w/ priv realms told us the 1 barb 2 soc > 3 soc magic. i didnt do enough with magic vs rare on the 1 barb 2 soc versions though, i'd rather have the available stuff on the rare. 20 hp is kinda bleh when you have that much hp already.
Hmm you may be right. Lets go w/ 100% optimal helm stats you got:
magic - 3 sockets 1 ww 3 bo 3 nat res 80 life
rare 1 - 2 sockets 1 ww 3 bo 3 nat res 60 life 1 barb 30% CR +5 LR/5% bonus AR and some other suffix (lets say 25% PLR)
I consider the 30% CR great, and superior to visionary in every scenario sans bvb. other two are nice to have but not anything game-changing, imo.
Optimal jewel socket for magic - 20% ed/6 str/9 dex/30% CR. CR washes with the rare, you get 15 stats (potentially) for 60 pre-bo life and the slight dmg/ar boost respectively on top of the 20% ed
+1 barb on rare - 5%ed/8% ar from mastery point w/ possible 1% more crit, 1% frw from increased speed, 3-5% resist all from natty resistance depending on skill level, 3% more life from bo (assuming no prebuff helm)
They're really close, i still think Sack's helm with those 3 staffmods would be preferable, w/out too much # crunching.
But i'm probably way wrong
