I use swords
They use swords...I'm evil?!
Nah, they're just passionate about what they do and good at it.|||I don't remember any enemies using whirlwind.
I think the appeal of the barbarian is two-fold (obviously I intend to explain below):
1) The savage, ruthless, Conan-esque warrior. Doesn't mince words with diplomats or needlessly flatter. Brutal in war, brutal in everything. Don't ask a barbarian if you look fat, he'll tell you the truth. Don't tell a barbarian to mind her place, she'll put you in yours. Barbarians hold nothing back. They have one solution to every problem (hint: it's attack). "Some one is beseiging our fortress." "Attack!" "They've captured our men" "Attack!" "They're marching on the world stone." "Attack!" Its that kind of one track mind that makes them fun. Don't bother with 'tactics' or 'diplomacy'. Now, this gets them in trouble sometimes. Obviously their tactics weren't working at Mt. Arreat, but they were damn well going to try. The barbarian lets you go on a low-thought high-emotion roller coaster of impulsive action and the biceps to follow through.
2) The noble savage. No, they aren't 'schooled' or book learned, but they know right from wrong. In fact, they know it better than anyone. The entire Order of Zakarum in Kurast was corrupted because they didn't know when fighting demons stopped and being demons began. A mass betrayl against their leader Kahlim resulted in putting a whole area at risk. Sure, the barbarians end up with a bad egg or two *cough*nihlathak*cough* but a mass defection is unheard of. Even old n-word (as the barbarians probably know him) thought it was a 'necessary evil'. The savage barbarian provides an invariable moral compass for the diablo cast and crew. Being completely honest, the barbarian lets you ride your 'high horse' about the other corrupted groups. The worst barbarian-esque enemies you face are the ancients, who's true purpose is to make sure that only the worthy get to go in.
Thats what I think draws people to the 'big dumb meatbag'(term not recommended for use around barbarians).|||Quote:
Even the Middle Easterners haven't gotten much further than everyone else, other than having the best drugs.
As rude as that was, I couldn't help but laugh. AM I BAD PERSON!? :O|||These comments also explain a reason why blizzard might have felt it important to include the barbarian, aside from being able to smash stuff. If they held their duty to guarding mount arreat so sacred, and since the worldstone has been destroyed, they would feel like they have failed in their charge. They would therefore want to make up for their perceived failure, and continue to fight.
As to the main argument, to me the barbarian is elegant in his simplicity. Not needing or wanting all of the so called trappings of civilization, the barbarian sticks to what he/she does best, and is very good at it. He may use an axe to kill his enemies instead of a fireball, but by golly he is the best at swinging that axe.
And wasn't Nihl a necro?|||The Barbarian is one of the most popular and abundant players on battle.net so why would they make it unrecognizable as a barbarian?
Maybe not "historically accurate" or based on anyone real, but he still looks like the famous Diablo Barb.|||Quote:
I don't remember any enemies using whirlwind.
I think the appeal of the barbarian is two-fold (obviously I intend to explain below):
1) The savage, ruthless, Conan-esque warrior. Doesn't mince words with diplomats or needlessly flatter. Brutal in war, brutal in everything. Don't ask a barbarian if you look fat, he'll tell you the truth. Don't tell a barbarian to mind her place, she'll put you in yours. Barbarians hold nothing back. They have one solution to every problem (hint: it's attack). "Some one is beseiging our fortress." "Attack!" "They've captured our men" "Attack!" "They're marching on the world stone." "Attack!" Its that kind of one track mind that makes them fun. Don't bother with 'tactics' or 'diplomacy'. Now, this gets them in trouble sometimes. Obviously their tactics weren't working at Mt. Arreat, but they were damn well going to try. The barbarian lets you go on a low-thought high-emotion roller coaster of impulsive action and the biceps to follow through.
2) The noble savage. No, they aren't 'schooled' or book learned, but they know right from wrong. In fact, they know it better than anyone. The entire Order of Zakarum in Kurast was corrupted because they didn't know when fighting demons stopped and being demons began. A mass betrayl against their leader Kahlim resulted in putting a whole area at risk. Sure, the barbarians end up with a bad egg or two *cough*nihlathak*cough* but a mass defection is unheard of. Even old n-word (as the barbarians probably know him) thought it was a 'necessary evil'. The savage barbarian provides an invariable moral compass for the diablo cast and crew. Being completely honest, the barbarian lets you ride your 'high horse' about the other corrupted groups. The worst barbarian-esque enemies you face are the ancients, who's true purpose is to make sure that only the worthy get to go in.
Thats what I think draws people to the 'big dumb meatbag'(term not recommended for use around barbarians).
lol "old n-word"|||I don't think barbarians are that stupid. Larzuk was about to make boomsticks, but everyone thought he was silly.
Barbarians are just emotional creatures T.T|||The barbarian is probably the smartest and most wise of all the characters, since he is still alive in such a harsh world.|||Tho necromancers and witch doctors are the only ones that can bring up the dead.|||There are obviously two types of smarts, I.E. Street smarts and book smarts. I think what blizzard is trying to say is that if you put a barbarian in a classroom and ask him to take a test he'll probably become so frustrated he'd smash the pencil through the desk before he answered the first question. At the same time though, if you dropped him off in the middle of nowhere he'd be able to survive easily, with full knowledge of what to eat, how to hunt, fish, make shelter etc. I wouldn't consider this dumb at all, its just a different kind of smart.
I like this fact. I wouldn't change a thing about the barbarian class, I like how he's able to use his wits and know how to survive in some of the harshest environments. I also like his brutish nature, he's a beast and should act and look that way. If they made a book smart barbarian. He wouldn't be a barbarian anymore.
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