LLD101

[T_Maldo]

okay, im not sure if this goes in the lld discussion forum because hes doingit for lld, or general becuse he is lvl 49, but here goes:
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I have a goldfinder barb who gets gold and gambles for rares and all that jazz. my question is, what am i doing wrong on him? i have 1300+ goldfind% but i cant kill nm trav. here is my gear:

2x dual lemmed ali baba swords
"Wealth" anciant armor
Angelic ring and amulet
Dwarf star ring
Immortal king helm with lem and p amythyst
Infernostride boots
Chanceguard chain gloves
Goldwrap belt
7x combat (barb) gcs
2x mastery gcs
1x shimmering gc (15 resists)

Skill Layout:
Maxed sword mastery
16-17 pts into whirlwind
6 pts into natrual resistance (i have really bad resists)
1 point into iron skin-increased stam/speed
1 pt into all prereqs
7 points into BO

Stat layout is usual, str/dex for gear rest into vit

Merc: insight bec-de-corbin
Eth dusk shroud Stone armor
Perfect amythyst vampgaze
(Might)

My problem is my damage, and how much damage i can take. I know i should change out my weapons and armor, (or at least 1 ali baba)
but my other problem is what to change it to without losing too much goldfind. help would be much appreciated. thx u.

[heprea]

u should have good weapon in slot2 to first dmg them and when they are low in hp put your slot1 with alibabas on

[Knifer]

http://wirsz.phpwebhosting.com/LLDBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14475&start=0

[T_Maldo]

Actually it wasnt accidental, i was trying to balance out the power of my barb and the % chance to gamble a +2 skill tree circlet/item, and i believe 47 is right on the money. 49 is just so my merc could use stone and insight, and so i could gain a few more dmg/resists. This barb is actually made from a bunch of items laying around my mules (much like a post ive read from a member names Rorick) so i tried to peice it together to make a huge goldfind runner. and apparenly i've failed bigtime. (i've also not got the time for that kind of xferring, that being im too lazy =.=

[Zeiris-lld]

I wouldn't stop at 49 but go all the way to, say, 90. That way you can run hell trav (500K per run with decent equipment) and gamble for high level stuff as well. The trick, I find, is to forget about using your barb to make kills. Focus on supporting your merc - go all out on warcries.

I currently have a level 89 barb with 2x 6lem weapons, (ethereal crystal swords ) wealth, 2x dwarf stars, hotspur boots, lemlem arreat helm, chance guards, a rare goldfind belt, and gheeds. On switch are BO sticks and an Edge bow for the -15% to vendor prices. The merc is using a crown of thieves (um), an eth bonehew (amn amn), and a treachery armour. (The 45%IAS means I can stick life leech runes into the weapon while still getting a faster attack.) Averages ~500K gold per hell trav run... His resists aren't maxed, but with liberal use of leap he stays alive.

Something I've realised is that leap is THE greatest crowd control skill of all time. Make an SP char with level 20 leap then go into the travincial temple and start hopping... You'll see what I mean. I haven't tested this fully, but I think that with maxed leap you could do hell trav with -100 res all and survive. It seems WAY more effective than any of the warcries.

[meitou]

[wfg-dude]

The watch TV GF Pally...has a nice ring to the name

[Zeiris-lld]

The thing about a GF barb is you don't kill - your merc does. The most you do is support your merc with hopping/warcries if he can't solo the place.

I used a hammerdin to GF at first, but a barbarian is WAY better. Why? Two words: Find Item. Even MORE gold + even MORE items = win. Downside is you've got to select a merc weapon with no cold damage. Also two weapons = more goldfind, natural res = more res, and leap+warcries are great for merc support.