Is barb the only class that has to swith weapons in one spec to cc?

[throughthedoor]

. . . and don't say something stupid like sins have the same problem if they have their crossbow out.

[Arundel]

conq has kick on 2h and fear on dw
quard has cc on s&s and pole
ranger also got something on meleemode

[throughthedoor]

I'm talking about reaver barbs (ppl who like more dps over survivability) being the only class that have to switch weapons.

Why is this bad news?

1. players already know when I am about to cc and know to avoid (i.e. double tap or use stun breaker sense barb stun is so slow (even on rank 5 compared to dt stun and most others))

2. I can't pre-load combos

3. If i have any lag I will swap weapons twice

4. It is too easy to screw up combos when needing to swap weapons all the time instead of not needing to.

easy fix
Give the same stun/kb for dual wield and place then on the same cool-down timer.

[throughthedoor]

conq has kick on 2h and fear on dw
quard has cc on s&s and pole
ranger also got something on meleemode

BUT. . . those classes have CC powers on BOTH of their weapon outfits
REAVER BARB HAS NONE

[kalston]

1. players already know when I am about to cc and know to avoid (i.e. double tap or use stun breaker sense barb stun is so slow (even on rank 5 compared to dt stun and most others))

lol

No one's going to take you seriously after reading that. Barb CCs are fast enough.
Now you're just ranting for the sake of ranting. No offence but you sound like a baddie qqing cos he can't play his class. The fact that you ask whether other classes need to switch weapons for CCs shows a lack of knowledge of the game and conqs and guards that don't switch weapons are bad so your claim that only reaver barbs need to switch weapons is false.

[Religolibri]

Everytime I switch to melee with my ranger, people know I'm gonna CC !

99.8% are still unable to avoid

[Slith]

Assassin has to pay for CC with shards and have a casting time. Trade me for your build in CC with a reach of 2hander that will do damage even if it won't CC?

[LunaticAsylumLA]

Anybody else think throughthedoor is ringofset's pvp alter ego?

I see one topic popping one after another from him, each of them contains frustrated, for no reason, points of discussion over a powerful class.
He could just have merged 10-odd of them into one.

Check his similar, cross-posting threads here:
http://forums.ageofconan.com/search.php?searchid=176548



Barbarians in PVP with a 2-handed feel like a conqueror ofttimes, but they need to switch weapons to debuff the physical resistance of the enemy, which is not really necessary at all.

Now, let us complain about mages and priests having to spellweave, or immobilizing HoXes when they cast Flame Lashes! Or Conquerors having to switch weapons while doing a stance dance!

What amazes me is that people try to play sword-and-shield Guardians, dual-wielding barbarians, avatar HoXes (I did that!), and think that they lack something. Applying PVE abilities for PVP always have a certain risk, and you must know it.

[Maelkjar]

I'm talking about reaver barbs (ppl who like more dps over survivability) being the only class that have to switch weapons.

You've said it yourself, you spec for dps, giving up some survivability - that's something you chose to do. Since other dw-barbs seem to have no probs doing this i'd say it's a training-issue.
Even many Zerker-barbs switch weapons for WA III/IV or Whirlwind.
If you keep having these issues, maybe Zerker is the better build for you.

@Religolibri: So you DO use your bow once in a while?

[Norther]

What are you talking about, i love aspect of switching weapons, adds +1 to the skill. Though random lagspikes may mess it up, but they are rare. High ping is not an issue for weapon switching as long as it's stable, you just get used to same delay and you are good to go.