All in str? or do i need dex like fighters?

Just my opinion... and a noobish one too
Dependent on where you want to game and also the items... since I can not talk for everyone... I will just say what I do.

I Arena... I go Pure Dex... I use Sword as main weapon... but have a level 55 Axe... which I use in cataruns when grinding Arena is not worthit... I get upto 90 Dexterity (when in a catagroup) and the rest Strength (being Axe @ lvl55 onwards)

If you are a Cata runner only... then first 10 points Dex and rest in Strength... better with Axes and Clubs

im soz to say for iz but u dont need dex for axe

for 1. axe is consistent.
for 2. increasing dex is just going to hit hit crits which is not needed when consistent enough.
for 3. pump into all str so u can have high dmg for every single hit u make

if u go club go 100-115 dex then rest into str

for swords u go 120-125 for dex then rest into str

thats what i would recommend

and most ppl would agree on this part maybe not on the dex b/c ppl have different wants but i like it.

i would also recommend putting 5-10 into vita n rest into whichever ur gonna start first either some points into str or into dex. i like having live so i can do more chains so i recommend this but most ppl think its a waiste a barbs vita base is enough but i like having a lot of life so yea.

Your advice is pretty much on the mark to what I said... you just missed out one thing I said in post.


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Also... as a Barb.. you can NOT get to 120-125 Dexterity UNLESS you buy items with Dexterity on it.
Base Starting Barb can only reach a MAX of 105 Dexterity @ level 70 (has not done the 10 failed MQ attempts)
115 Dexterity after the 10x Failed MQ attempts...

So for starting this means that you need to pump everything into Dexterity and not be able to reach 120...
Unless you have bought MQ gear with Dexterity on it... this means that you will compensate the points to strength based on the
amount of dexterity on those MQ items...

ur going pure dex wit sword thats way to much dex.

most ppl buy a combo like str armors dex charm str charm dex armor.

This post was edited by viet_boi_1994 on Aug 9 2009 09:10pm

Basically either put all your stat points into strength and buy dexterity gear or put all your stat points into dexterity and buy strength gear. And EE weapons of course weapon choice really doesn't matter with how you put out your stats.

u dont need dex with a axe lol..

Stop giving people wrong advice. It's been proven that dexterity helps equally well with all weapon types and actually benefits axe users more than sword users.

i would stat like str and dex for equip and rest in life

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