Well wont there be lots of skillpoints left over? So wouldn't it be a "passive bowazon".

True, I don't know much about 18 bowzons.

I guess there isn't a better option but I just can't imagine any situation where you would ever want to melee with jab. It seems like pumping unneccesary amounts into crit dodge and avoid might be better for the tiny increase they give at higher levels.

I've never played a bow zon at any level though...

I've never made an ama for pvp xD
Anyway, I'm going to make a topic, nn spam your guide.

Unlike VLLD, Smite is classified as melee at level 18. LOL at calling smiters a ranged build.

We already had this discussion on 101, and everyone who knew anything about D2 agreed smite was not melee.

Even Jerkazoid.

GG

smite sucks at level 18 anyways

Duh. Yet if you click on the 101 Arena, you'll see that Smiters duel in the "Melee" category at level 18.

self-pwned

This post was edited by rjg on Feb 1 2007 02:02pm

rjg wins

This post was edited by majestikk on Feb 1 2007 02:07pm

Is this LLD101? No.

I'm talking about the general consensus of every high end D2 player, not the ancient rule Knarl made many years ago.

Everyone that knows anything about D2 knows that smite isn't considered melee. Arguing otherwise is for noobs. It gets brough up all the time by pub randoms and the conversation always goes like this:

Noob: Smite is melee because I looked up "melee" in the dictionary and it means any close ranged attack

Me: I don't give a shit what the dictionary says

Noob: But read the dictionary, smite is melee!

Me: Smite isn't balanced with melee skills, it doesn't require AR to hit.

Noob: Websters > you

Me: The person who wrote the dictionary didn't play Diablo or know what skills were balanced with melee skills.

Noob: You can't argue with the actual definition of the word.

There you go rjg. I saved you some time from playing the noob part in this discussion. When you grow a brain and are able to understand that were categorize skills based on balance and not dictionary definitions then you can discuss.

kkbye

Nice guide

My barb is just like that, except I use:
45max/3iron skin avenger guard [I know, I'm such a noob]
death's belt [ cold hurts me so bad ]

Also, a question:

Are 15/x ARs switchable in place of 15/x Def's? I currently use 15/ars cause I thought they would help me get my AR up

@ste - all I can say about making an 18 bowzon is make sure you have enough mana..