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Aug 11 2025 03:09pm
Hello,

First time actually playing a PvM frenzy barbarian.
Which of the 2 do you do?

Scenario A: Do you people charge frenzy and then go wild with double swing?

Scenario B : Single LMB Frenzy and roam through the map like this?

The reason why I am asking this is:
All the guides I look into are not mentioning to play by Scenario A. So I then assume it is to be done as per Scenario B.
BUT
All those same guides suggest to max double swing as a synergy to frenzy instead of taunt and put the remaining points into taunt. Both gives +8% damage per level, however, if we are not to use double swing, then, why not do the opposite? Max taunt (which can be quite useful by reducing enemy damage by more than 40% at level 20) and then put the rest of the points into double swing?

Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated!
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Aug 12 2025 02:49am
only frenzy, you will see it has more dmg as double swing got bonus from bash, which you should not skill as you want ar from frenzy and perhaps skilling hork
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Aug 12 2025 02:04pm
Hello,

First time actually playing a PvM frenzy barbarian.
Which of the 2 do you do?

Scenario A: Do you people charge frenzy and then go wild with double swing?


You Should Rampage And Storm, Like Hell, To Thee Swarming Pack Of Monsters,
And You Should, Go Beserkingly Insane, With Frenzy Bashes And Lashes,
So You Can Destroy Those Evil Entities, To Dust And Ashes!

*Note: I Recommend High Life Leech And Mana Leech, As Well As Good Resistances!
With This Said, Stay On Point, And Good Luck, Smashing Those Fools To Oblivion's!
Later Vato Holmes!
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Aug 15 2025 05:24am
Hello,

First time actually playing a PvM frenzy barbarian.
Which of the 2 do you do?

Scenario A: Do you people charge frenzy and then go wild with double swing?

Scenario B : Single LMB Frenzy and roam through the map like this?

The reason why I am asking this is:
All the guides I look into are not mentioning to play by Scenario A. So I then assume it is to be done as per Scenario B.
BUT
All those same guides suggest to max double swing as a synergy to frenzy instead of taunt and put the remaining points into taunt. Both gives +8% damage per level, however, if we are not to use double swing, then, why not do the opposite? Max taunt (which can be quite useful by reducing enemy damage by more than 40% at level 20) and then put the rest of the points into double swing?

Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated!
Coco


Does Taunt interrupt your Frenzy attack?
Do you switch to Double Swing while you are using Frenzy?
Do you increase your run/walk speed while using Frenzy or Double Swing? or Taunt for that matter?

Have you gotten into the rhythm of using Frenzy without being crowded?

I think your play-style needs to be refined by you to get the answer you want.
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Aug 22 2025 08:16pm
for PVM in multi player Tzone, frenzy+WW combo has the better performance, plus grim ward would be even better.

invest only one point of frenzy as you first touch to get speed bonus then you starts WW.

make a grim ward from time to time, -120DR and slow down monsters. in exchage only one point shout though.
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Aug 23 2025 10:48am
Frenzy only

The reason you see guides maxing double swing is simply because:

A. The normal progression when you lvl up is double swing into something else, which often needs you to respec at some point. If you’re building into frenzy, then you don’t even need to waste a respec, your early build was already contributing into its synergy.

B. Taunt sucks, you would never ever use it anyway.
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