Testic's Pvp Zerk Barb Guide - Topic

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Mar 23 2012 12:32pm

Quote (Vansonbee @ Mar 23 2012 03:04pm)

Having trouble vs. smiter, v/t.

Currently my AR is 20k and it seem my only tactic to win is teleport and shot GA all the time and WW away. Can't get a single Berserk off unless he charges at me and not smite in time.

you cant really beat one of those im afraid

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Mar 23 2012 01:00pm

Quote (CrimsonOdin @ Mar 23 2012 11:32am)

you cant really beat one of those im afraid

Right, so the options are to pk certain chars, but to avoid smiters.

So far, I like my bersker barb (remade BVC to one easily). Chasing a decent Bow/fury zon with bersker and switch to widow for and shoot and repeat (namelock). Sorces are easy if they try to tank, but I will have a small window to take them out or die.

necro are difficult, but not as smiters. Its just mostly due to my coursor and cordination skills.

I dunno, might go back to BVC or BVA etc...

This post was edited by Vansonbee on Mar 23 2012 01:00pm

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Apr 8 2012 05:20pm

Quote (Vansonbee @ 23 Mar 2012 16:04)

Yeah, any kind of smiter will be hard, but at least you have enough res that the FoH doesn't bother you.

You have 3 basic choices:
1) Play as you describe.
2) Play as a regular WW barb and employ clipping+tri-whirl.
3) Don't duel vs smiters.

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Apr 8 2012 05:29pm

Quote (Habakkuk22 @ 26 Jan 2012 01:18)

Posative:
* Well informed about the build itself, detailed on gear
* Well written for what you know as far as PvP strategies

Negative:
* Needs to be cleaned up and easier on the eyes to read, people like a referance point to refer to, not a thesis to read
* The PvP strategies are not entirely correct, see the following commentary:

Amazon - bow Difficulty: Easy
Since you have max-block and high DR% this is a very easy duel, and the quickest way to dispatch them is to use whirlwind, not very exciting for a zerker but there you go, although zerking them is very easy also due to them having low life.

This is competely 100% incorrect
Any average to good bowazon will trash a barbarian with javside throwing, especially if the barb has only base 1 ww
Zerking an Amazon does not work, it doesn't lock her frames fast enough and good luck getting through 55% dodge and 75% block with single non-consequative attacks
You're best bet would be to ww into the zon and try to come out of the ww lock with an immediate zerk
Even this will fail if the zon knows how to WSG

Assassin- Trap Difficulty: Easy-medium
Thankfully you will have enough life and resistances to be able to tank all her traps, so one strategy is to just hold the zerk namelock, when she teleports away then you can perform a nicely timed tele-zerk. Sometimes trappers will play very defensively, jumping around all over the place, use your leap to give you a chance to attain the namelock. If all else fails play as a whirlwind barb.

Assassin- Whirlwind Difficulty: Easy
Just stand and use concentrate, if she back off for a second then tele-conc, feel free to use whirlwind yourself, even with 1 point your will beat her.

Assassin - Hybrid Difficulty: Easy-medium
The whirlwind part doesn't really affect you, so treat them as trappers.

you're clearly not fighting good assassins, these should all be labeled as medium - hard
especially on a base 1 ww barbarian

Not being a dick, just being honest with you

that's because a large amount of assassins are bad

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