Requires a throwing axe

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davidgrenier
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Hello,

Just started a throw barb, however all my skills are locked stating Requires a throwing Axe.

The main hand item I have equipped is called: Throwing Axe.

What am I doing wrong?
davidgrenier
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Ok the problem was Bear Stance.
davidgrenier
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It's absolutely no wonder why this is one of the least played class. Those skills are terrible.

The delay on overkill makes it pretty annoying experience.
To use rebound you have to turn around, face away from your enemies and throw your weapon at the wall, if there is one.
To make matters worse, it seems rebound only works if you can see the wall, you can throw an axe at a north-facing well in the flayer jungle and it simply won't emit any axes.
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Lionstance with overkill is pretty strong. So is stampede for farming
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Barb. Least played class?
davidgrenier
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GsusXL wrote:Barb. Least played class?


Throw Barb according to viewtopic.php?t=22806
davidgrenier
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RandomOnions wrote:Lionstance with overkill is pretty strong. So is stampede for farming


Yes Lion stance seems fantastic, hopefully this'll be quite tanky.
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Throwbarb is fine. Sounds like user error if you didn't figure out initially that bear stance actually has a ranged lockout written on the skill. not to be rude.
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Throw barb is totally viable for endgame. Just require some understanding of mechanics and a proper itemization. The gameplay is about positioning.... People get used to play barb with the "face roll" play style and to be fair with bear stance its doable at some degree. But with throw you can't rely on bearstance, so you have to move properly to don't get killed instantly... Because of that it wasn't very common in the last season. But that is just my opinion...
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Shinobi
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davidgrenier wrote:It's absolutely no wonder why this is one of the least played class. Those skills are terrible.


Er... what?
Stampede and Overkill are great with Snake or Lion Stance
Rebound needs some knowhow to use properly and some play experience with the skill but is really good.

Barb has some of the best ever passives in the game ever. So don't give up hope, you should be able to clear most of the game including the moderate ubers with just T4 Gear.