Barrage - TERRIBLE! Or am I missing something?

terrible does not automatically mean low dps ^^.

i hate the charge loosing stuff and the limited range. i am more flexible with flicker/ls.

@LightningWarp1: ok thats a downer ... :/

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Mesercus wrote:

i'm using it with cast on critc + EK with a quill rain bow and it's amazing.
This skill is incredibile good to proc cast on crit

Well it actually eliminates the single-target problem with CoC for area damage there are still better options like Splitarrow or GMP-ST.

Still it sucks that the skill is pretty much useless if you want to use it for it's damage.

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raics wrote:

However, the forum was overflowing with 'reave is crap' threads for weeks.

Reave was bugged, it consistently failed to hit enemies without any reason. That's why people called it crap.

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MortalKombat3 wrote:

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raics wrote:

However, the forum was overflowing with 'reave is crap' threads for weeks.

Reave was bugged, it consistently failed to hit enemies without any reason. That's why people called it crap.

Yeah I remember, they fixed it in a couple of days but the shitstorm continued for some time.

Complaints were pretty colorful too :)
- it's much worse than my good ol' cleave in every aspect... of which I won't specify any
- increase timer duration so I never run out of stacks but leave damage as it is
- make it strike with both hands at once when DW, this is lame
- damage is too low (this one just might be the biggest BS of them all)
- aaaargh, I keep losing my stacks when I run out of mana and switch to default attack
- (after they fixed the previous) aaaargh, I can't use normal attack to leech mana when I run out of it, all skills let me do it, only reave doesn't and I absolutely need that speck of mana my normal attack leeches. IT COULD SAVE MY LIFE DAMMIT!
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LightningWarp1 wrote:

Would that be CoC? I can't see it being better then other options if you are actually planning on doing direct damage with it

Nope. Chin Sol + Point Blank. Melee Bosses/Rares can't reach me due to constant Knockback and they take quite a huge amount of damage.

If you keep melee monsters out of your killbox range with the bow's knockback, you are gimping your damage. I actually find Chin Sol's knockback to be its downside.

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raics wrote:

I still think the skill has serious potential, all for the better if it's not obvious.
I'll save my final judgement for after I try building for it from level 1, after all, Reave was also 'terrible' at first glance.

Barrage + Cast on Crit + Increased Critical Strikes + Spell + Spell + Spell.

Barrage isn't so useless, now is it?

i play a low life ps 76% crit chance dual totem. with ps lmp chain i get 15k aoe dps. fully charged


when i tried to barrage today. tryed chain+barrage+totem+wed+crit damage. single target isnt as impressive as shock stacking dsoent work well. aoe sucks. 3k dps sucks.


i think this is a cast on crit gem and nothing else. or maybe for some bad point plank build.


its downsides dont outweight the good. needs buffs imo

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drasch21 wrote:

i play a low life ps 76% crit chance dual totem. with ps lmp chain i get 15k aoe dps. fully charged


when i tried to barrage today. tryed chain+barrage+totem+wed+crit damage. single target isnt as impressive as shock stacking dsoent work well. aoe sucks. 3k dps sucks.


i think this is a cast on crit gem and nothing else. or maybe for some bad point plank build.


its downsides dont outweight the good. needs buffs imo

you hVE A 20/20 barrage allready?

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Natharias wrote:

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raics wrote:

I still think the skill has serious potential, all for the better if it's not obvious.
I'll save my final judgement for after I try building for it from level 1, after all, Reave was also 'terrible' at first glance.

Barrage + Cast on Crit + Increased Critical Strikes + Spell + Spell + Spell.

Barrage isn't so useless, now is it?

Nothing is useless if you slap it in a 6 link.