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Grief Colossus Sword "Change my Mind"

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I don't care about Phase Blade having faster attack speed or being indestructible.
Phase Blade looks fine on a paladin or anyone else, but it looks horrible in the hands of a barbarian.
I found my 2nd Lo(smitter got the first Grief pb first), just need 1 more to make 2 Grief Colossus Blade for the Frenzy baba.
try to change my mind to not use Colossus Blade, but you won't be able to.
looks>>>>dps

my baba is currently running around with dual Eth Oath Highland Blade/ Balrog Blade.

I have seen plenty of dual Grief Phase Blade barbarians, and even if they rape everything on the screen, they look hilarious running around with tiny swords in each hand.
I mean just fucking look at this shit lol.

Can be used to make Runewords:

MintBlancmanche `96`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

DasNarf `1050`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

My vote for Colossus Blade.

I mean, it is obvious what Fara is thinking right now.

For low items I also accept: Perfect Amys, Ral, Hel, Tokens, Keys. Please don't offer runes lower than Pul (with the named exceptions).

Tornado_OLO `952`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Forgot swords and go for Berserker Axe

My timezone is CET/UTC+1.

krathkor `907`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

best looking base is the Zweihander, also fast base speed

HC RotW

MintBlancmanche `96`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Tornado_OLO wrote: 8 months ago
Forgot swords and go for Berserker Axe

sorry axes look like shit, also I will always favor the swords.
sword&shield>2handed sword>dual swords>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>everything else.

bigbikefan `903`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Looks are secondary to performance. Well, at least that was the mantra 25 years back. I have no reason to think or believe otherwise today.

MintBlancmanche `96`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

bigbikefan wrote: 8 months ago
Looks are secondary to performance. Well, at least that was the mantra 25 years back. I have no reason to think or believe otherwise today.

no, the reason my druid is not using hoto, is because flails looks like shit, the day you can make hoto in a sword I will use it.
I made Enigma in full plate armor just for the looks, I don't give a fuck if the armor requires 80 str, necro can still wear it having 0 points in str.

Stofsk `53`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

MintBlancmanche wrote: 8 months ago

bigbikefan wrote: 8 months ago
Looks are secondary to performance. Well, at least that was the mantra 25 years back. I have no reason to think or believe otherwise today.
no, the reason my druid is not using hoto, is because flails looks like shit, the day you can make hoto in a sword I will use it.
I made Enigma in full plate armor just for the looks, I don't give a fuck if the armor requires 80 str, necro can still wear it having 0 points in str.
FPM NIGMA.jpg

I have good news, you can make HOTO in a staff.

MintBlancmanche `96`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Stofsk wrote: 8 months ago

MintBlancmanche wrote: 8 months ago

bigbikefan wrote: 8 months ago
Looks are secondary to performance. Well, at least that was the mantra 25 years back. I have no reason to think or believe otherwise today.
no, the reason my druid is not using hoto, is because flails looks like shit, the day you can make hoto in a sword I will use it.
I made Enigma in full plate armor just for the looks, I don't give a fuck if the armor requires 80 str, necro can still wear it having 0 points in str.
FPM NIGMA.jpg
I have good news, you can make HOTO in a staff.

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Trang Oul `1267`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

MintBlancmanche wrote: 8 months ago
I have seen plenty of dual Grief Phase Blade barbarians, and even if they rape everything on the screen, they look hilarious running around with tiny swords in each hand.

Is the longer reach of a Colossus Blade (compared to a Phase Blade) a meaningful advantage, or is it just cosmetic?

bigbikefan wrote: 8 months ago
Looks are secondary to performance. Well, at least that was the mantra 25 years back. I have no reason to think or believe otherwise today.

This. It's an action game, not a fashion show.
Maybe if we had a (limited!) transmog option...

BigD `512`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Subjective. I personally think dual PBs looks badass. But I can understand why some people hate the look of certain items.

Same reason why I HATE that my Enigma is in a Dusk Shroud. At times I have debated putting some runewords in Ancient Armor just to get the look without the horrendous strength requirement.

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mohnstrudellove `1`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

It's worth noting that if you would ever switch to Whirlwind, you would need 37% IAS if using Grief in a Colossus Blade to reach max hits. With Colossus Sword you cannot reach them.

I think with the exceptional version of CS, the Zweihander you need only 30% more ias on your Grief roll, which is more realistic.

RackAnewShoe `284`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

MintBlancmanche wrote: 8 months ago
I don't care about Phase Blade having faster attack speed or being indestructible.
....and even if they rape everything on the screen, they look hilarious running around with tiny swords in each hand.
I mean just fucking look at this shit lol.

I'm with you. Grief is so good that even if you could make it in a "broken Long Sword" it would still stomp the game. I vote fashion in this case. The min-maxers can chase 12 more DPS, but you'll look more badass.

Old man still killing demons and yelling at clouds.
Trades are LOD by default, but I can also trade on ROTW.

RackAnewShoe `284`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

BigD wrote: 8 months ago
Subjective. I personally think dual PBs looks badass. But I can understand why some people hate the look of certain items.

Same reason why I HATE that my Enigma is in a Dusk Shroud. At times I have debated putting some runewords in Ancient Armor just to get the look without the horrendous strength requirement.

I've been making end game rune words in Chaos Armor and Sharktooth Armor for this reason.

Old man still killing demons and yelling at clouds.
Trades are LOD by default, but I can also trade on ROTW.

uuee `312`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

mohnstrudellove wrote: 8 months ago
It's worth noting that if you would ever switch to Whirlwind, you would need 37% IAS if using Grief in a Colossus Blade to reach max hits. With Colossus Sword you cannot reach them.

I think with the exceptional version of CS, the Zweihander you need only 30% more ias on your Grief roll, which is more realistic.

It is not true anymore, since they reworked WW. Now it needs more IAS and off weapon IAS works for it (for example 2xgriefCB needs 75ias, which can be covered like 20LoH, 20HL, 35ias on Grief rolls).

PB is still the best base, since now WW is affected by slowing effects of Decrepify and Holy Freeze. With dual PBs it is easy to reach 5fpa hitchecks even when cursed.

Nicconille `28`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Oh I have always loved how the barbarian looks so dang cool with one 2 handed sword in each hand ever since the launch of the original D2 in 2000

Back then it was dual Doombringer. Right now it's dual Grandfather.
I just think my barb would look better in a Shadow Plate, but I can't neglect that his Sacred Armor has better stats

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MintBlancmanche `96`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Nicconille wrote: 8 months ago
Oh I have always loved how the barbarian looks so dang cool with one 2 handed sword in each hand ever since the launch of the original D2 in 2000 Back then it was dual Doombringer. Right now it's dual Grandfather.
I just think my barb would look better in a Shadow Plate, but I can't neglect that his Sacred Armor has better stats

found 2 grandfather but they are too slow and as weapon they only have damage, the rest of the skills are crap, even when Shael'd, currently running 2 Eth Oath and shadowplate Treachery xD

Spectie `596`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

my ww barb has Enigma in a Kraken Shell because it's my favorite looking armor on barbs. and I use berserker axes and i also have a ebotd Colossus Blade with a Death Colossus Sword i use from time to time that look incredible

Currently playing SSF Offline only
95 Javazon - 94 fire ball sorc - 91 Frenzy barb
91 Dragon Tail assassin - 87 hammerdin - 95 fire warlock - 84 Fury druid
Offline milestones achieved: Enigma, Phoenix, Grief, Fortitude, Obsession, Infinity, Death

mohnstrudellove `1`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

uuee wrote: 8 months ago

mohnstrudellove wrote: 8 months ago
It's worth noting that if you would ever switch to Whirlwind, you would need 37% IAS if using Grief in a Colossus Blade to reach max hits. With Colossus Sword you cannot reach them.

I think with the exceptional version of CS, the Zweihander you need only 30% more ias on your Grief roll, which is more realistic.
It is not true anymore, since they reworked WW. Now it needs more IAS and off weapon IAS works for it (for example 2xgriefCB needs 75ias, which can be covered like 20LoH, 20HL, 35ias on Grief rolls).

PB is still the best base, since now WW is affected by slowing effects of Decrepify and Holy Freeze. With dual PBs it is easy to reach 5fpa hitchecks even when cursed.

I heard that too, that they reworked it, but either maxroll.gg does not reflect those changes yet, or it doesn't work for this skill. If you try to stack off weapon IAS, it simply won't cut it for the WW hit breakpoints. Even if you consider dimishing return, which is huge and put all your gear towards IAS and add a Faith bow A1 merc, you won't reach the last breakpoint (4).

uuee `312`

8 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

mohnstrudellove wrote: 8 months ago
I heard that too, that they reworked it, but either maxroll.gg does not reflect those changes yet, or it doesn't work for this skill. If you try to stack off weapon IAS, it simply won't cut it for the WW hit breakpoints. Even if you consider dimishing return, which is huge and put all your gear towards IAS and add a Faith bow A1 merc, you won't reach the last breakpoint (4).

yep, maxroll is wrong about that:)