Do any of you secretly have AC?

[Pyromaniac]

My barbarian is uber smart, me had an 8 int....then me read book and i gots me a 10 now. Me never solos much on my barbarian, use other toons for that.

The higher my AC the worse my guard items do....

[Caelan]

My barbarian is uber smart, me had an 8 int....then me read book and i gots me a 10 now. Me never solos much on my barbarian, use other toons for that.

The higher my AC the worse my guard items do....

this was the point i was waiting to see... if you are going to not focus on AC, don't forget to pile on those guard items. i know a dwarf in robes whose guard items knock the hell out of whatever is attacking him. we were in pvp one night and it was absolutely comical. he just stood there taking hit after hit and his opponents hp went down so fast.

[Gunga]

I run my barb around in robes. I can't get the AC to were it really matters anyways (with a max STR and CON THF build), but I can free up slots with the modifications that come on robes. I find I am no more of a mana sponge than any other barb, maybe less so since I quite often switch out to Speakblock or AxeBlock robes. There are just so many more choices!

Why would you use DR robes when you have innate DR?

[Spisey]

this was the point i was waiting to see... if you are going to not focus on AC, don't forget to pile on those guard items. i know a dwarf in robes whose guard items knock the hell out of whatever is attacking him. we were in pvp one night and it was absolutely comical. he just stood there taking hit after hit and his opponents hp went down so fast.

Yep doing something similar with my barb. Using greensteel shroud guards and piling them on. Not only do you fill in some blanks (+5 saves, resists, bonus saves, disease immunity, etc.) but having items with dust 2, lightning strike guard and haste/knockdown guards becomes very useful for holding aggro as well as adding some serious damage. Those 2-4% guard strikes add up fast at a low ac.

[Spisey]

Why would you use DR robes when you have innate DR?

Aye dr doesn't stack. You are just wasting an armor spot...

[HeavenlyCloud]

New screenshot with AC

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...nShot00173.jpg

now that Barbs get -1 AC per Power Rage Enhancement AC is useless for us

[pepsi36]

New screenshot with AC

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...nShot00173.jpg

now that Barbs get -1 AC per Power Rage Enhancement AC is useless for us

why would you post an ac screenshot with your chattering ring off? And why is your royal guard mask on? So translation is thats really a 48 ac? I know a barb with a 61 AC (no ring) Unraged and full intimidate and cleave lines and PA and CE. He turn the CE on and doesn't rage for AC/Intimitank with a GS +4 AC DA. When he wants DPS he turn on PA rages and whips out the GS M2 GA. Barbs can have AC.

[HeavenlyCloud]

why would you post an ac screenshot with your chattering ring off? And why is your royal guard mask on?

Rather have intimidate ring on instead of 46 AC and cause theres no difference if i wear my Nightforge Darkhelm, Minos Legens or Royal Guard Mask.

[pepsi36]

Rather have intimidate ring on instead of 46 AC and cause theres no difference if i wear my Nightforge Darkhelm, Minos Legens or Royal Guard Mask.

Need more Larges Is 18 HP not a difference?

[HeavenlyCloud]

Need more Larges Is 18 HP not a difference?

**** you post way too fast, in my experience when i get on my barb they want dps.

18 hp is not a difference in there.

I'm not gonna craft a 1 hander to get 4 more AC, not gonna get the insight bonus from the Levik's Set cause as you can see :P i got the Tharne's Set.

If you plan for AC sure you can get it high, but IMO CE is not worth on a barb. :P just wanted to post a real screenshot instead of the one where i got like 0 AC .

[pepsi36]

**** you post way too fast, in my experience when i get on my barb they want dps.

18 hp is not a difference in there.

I'm not gonna craft a 1 hander to get 4 more AC, not gonna get the insight bonus from the Levik's Set cause as you can see :P i got the Tharne's Set.

If you plan for AC sure you can get it high, but IMO CE is not worth on a barb. :P just wanted to post a real screenshot instead of the one where i got like 0 AC .

i meant more larges for a helmet lol and i while playing to refresh threads im interested in i happened to be dead in wiz king waiting on being dragged to shrine when this one popped up

[ToyVIP]

My tempest barb (8/6/2 Barb/rgr/ftr) has a 31 standing ac unbuffed... could be higher if i could be bothered getting my @$$ into gear and actually finding some better gear (aka dodge bonus/better pro item/better armour etc)

only thing is it IS possible to get a decent ac as a barb, but remember that a certain amount will go to waste dependant on what enhancements you take for rage...

[HeavenlyCloud]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/Defclone/ac.jpg

Well i decided to give it another try as you can see i'm missing 3 AC (Barkskin from a ranger, Recitation) and i had -2 from rage spell so you can hit 66 AC without really a problem, 70 AC if i ever craft a +4 insight bonus.