Am wondering what the consensus is on "how much DR is enough"? Appreciate responses from experienced Barbarians and their real-life counterparts.
Many thx,
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10-27-2008, 06:47 PM #1Community Member
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Barb DR question
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DR is not too important, but I've always found buying the highest possible DR to be more helpful than anything else I could spend the AP on.
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10-27-2008, 07:05 PM #3Community Member
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I like the booste, usually go all 15 points on my barbs.... It's best when you know the quest since you can hit the boost when moving into a big fight. And if you're built well/have good party members everything will be dead in 20 seconds.
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I've never hit a point yet where i've been "i have too much" - keep it piling.
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On my fighter earlier today: (Combat): Crean hit you, but did no damage; 48 points were blocked by your damage reduction.
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That's Docent of Defiance, which is unrelated to barbarian class features. Originally Posted by Ghoste
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Depends if you have the docent or not. If you do, it renders barb DR enhancements mostly useless. Related via the fact they're both passive DR. Being able to umd a stoneskin wand, or having a caster agree to top you up with a wand you give him will also render barb DR useless. Some things to consider when looking at barb DR: do you have the means to get it without the enhancements, or is it to much trouble to get the caster to top you up frequently, or too expensive to always be buying stoneskin wands? Originally Posted by Angelus_dead
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From casual observation mobs seem to hit for about 33-ish damage on average. With 7 DR/- that is a 21% decrease in damage. If you max the DR boost that is a situational 45% decrease in damage.
If DR continues to scale well with later content its definitely worth keeping maxed..: Reaper :.
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Great input all, thx.
Do all sources of DR stack (class features, items, spells,etc)?~ Slayer of the Unwashed, Vice Chair for Disinterest & Apathy of the Grand & Glorious Brotherhood
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Originally Posted by Pfamily
http://ddo.enterwiki.net/page/Damage_reduction.: Reaper :.
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Warforged DR enhancements do not stack with barbarian natural DR and enhancements?
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10-29-2008, 11:48 AM #12Community Member
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Correct. Originally Posted by Anthios888
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11-11-2008, 08:21 AM #14Community Member
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Depends on your build I would say.
I tend to stoneskin clicky between rages and also wear the DQ gloves. So static DR is not that great of an option for my barbarian.
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What is this "between rages" you speak of? You mean when you are selling stuff in town?? Originally Posted by Pyromaniac
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