If Shaftstop's 92 str req is the highest strength item for my frenzy barb, would the additional defense from upgrading be worth the new 158 strength requirement? I'd need to move 66 stat points from Vitality to Strength.

Pretty sure all that vit>defense

If this is pvm than you can pump lots of points into strength as vitality is overrated in pvm. But then again, if this is pvm you want another armor because shaft sucks major balls.

why wear shaftstop pvm? lol

Need the dr. Used to be 50% dr was the goal. Is that no longer the case? I did read somewhere that dr% is overrated.

DR cap is 50%

Shaftstop isn't really end-game no matter what your build pretty much

dr in pvm?

Yes.

sorry, why? I never needed dr in pvm. Sure, I might have gotten something from different items, but I never looked for it.

what are you farming since you need dr?

Budget Uber frenzy. Thought dr was necessary. But maybe I’m wrong.