In honor of the mighty combatant who braved the very forces of Hell:
The Barbarian could jump with a mighty grunt and splat people with Leap Attack, provided they stood still for the rain of massive pain to land.
The Barbarian could get Bash and knock back enemies at will, because he wasn't a pathetic weakling.
The Barbarian could spam Concentrate in the middle of a massive pack of level 95 mobs in the Cow Level and come out unscathed. Like tanking, without the priest.
All the Barbarian's Weapon Masteries massively increased his weapon damage.
The Barbarian could spec for Double Throw and do tons of ranged damage.
The Barbarian could gain passive increased running speed, which they now give to Paladins and Rogues.
The Barbarian had a taunt, and no one used it.
The Barbarian's version of Demoralizing Shout lowered enemy damage output by 25%.
The Barbarian's version of Intimidating Shout hit unlimited targets with no cooldown, and the skill was considered weak because it delayed enemy beatdown.
The Barbarian's warcries were so powerful that he could make dead bodies rearrange themselves into bloody totems just by yelling.
The Barbarian could use Warcry to stun and deal damage to all enemies around him, with no cooldown. Sort of like Warstomp, with kickass added.
The Barbarian actually shouted when he used his warcries; loudly and powerfully stating "I ARE TEH BADASS"
The Barbarian could dual wield two handed swords.
The Barbarian could find his own damn potions.
And grind his own gear.
The Barbarian got Life Leech on his gear. Actual, valuable Life Leech that was based on the damage dealt, none of this pathetic static Bloodthirst healing.
The Barbarian got the most HP gain per point of Vitality out of all the classes, because FFS, that makes sense.
The Barbarian didn't give a damn about aggro, and never wore a shield. Shields were for Paladins.
There was no such thing as aggro.
The Barbarian didn't have to worry about being rooted, because he could get Immunity to Freeze Effects.
The Barbarian didn't need a stupid Spell Reflect, because spells could be physically avoided.
The Barbarian didn't flinch against magic, because he had Natural Resistance.
The Barbarian didn't run from classes that could turn immune to physical damage; he'd use Berserk and get so mad that his weapon damage turned into pure magic. It didn't have to make sense; it just rocked.
The Barbarian didn't need a lousy bugged Charge and Intercept when he could hit with Frenzy and start running and attacking with frightening speed on auto-follow.
The Barbarian, and every class in the game, had auto-follow.
The Barbarian didn't have to choose between Shout, Battle Orders and Battle Command; he could have them all on at the same time and have room for stacking auras.
The Barbarian didn't stand in place when he used Whirlwind, he moved around the screen and minced people in a storm of steel.
Whirlwind was the most popular spec because people liked it, not because it was the only viable option.
The Barbarian didn't need to wait two years before getting a Vitality talent.
The Barbarian didn't have to switch stances; his only stance was Hostile.
The Barbarian didn't knit bandages in his spare time.
The Barbarian didn't take 10% increased damage for using his best skills.
The Barbarian didn't wait for cooldowns.
The Barbarian didn't have to use obnoxiously slow weapons to maximize his instant attacks.
The Barbarian only had instant attacks.
The Barbarian didn't have a 24% miss penalty for dual wielding, because he wasn't an uncoordinated retard.
The Barbarian didn't tuck his offhand away when using Whirlwind, because he preferred murder to ballet.
The Barbarian's top end gear didn't look like rainbow vomit.
The Barbarian's class-specific set didn't go from battlegear to foam padding.
The Barbarian didn't need to carry several sets of gear.
The Barbarian didn't know what trinket-swapping and grenades were, and didn't care.
The Barbarian didn't have to flail uselessly at his enemies to build Rage before using his abilities, because the Barbarian didn't use Rage to begin with. He was considered 100% pissed off all the time.
The Barbarian didn't rely on his normal attack to deal damage; his specialized skill was his normal attack.
The Barbarian didn't need the most powerful gear available just to be competent.
The Barbarian didn't have to accumulate expensive materials over the course of months, to craft gear that would only get him nerfed in future patches.
The Barbarian didn't eat nerfs to his damage output every patch because he could wear plate armor.
The Barbarian didn't need to tag along with 39 people for four hours in a boring dungeon only to see everyone get better gear except for him, then be told to obey some 'DKP system' made to reward people with no life.
Heck, the Barbarian could solo dungeons.
Go to
http://www.diabloii.net/characters/barb ... ndex.shtml and pay homage.
Hail, Barbarian, defender of Mount Arreat, mighty conqueror and slayer of the Ultimate Evils. May the skulls of a thousand demons lie at your feet.
Fellow warriors, many thanks for your contributions.
And now for something completely different:
The Barbarian excels at warcries because shouting is his primary language.
The Barbarian doesn't have a skill to break fear, and doesn't have a specific word for it in his language. For terms such as 'fear,' frailty,' and 'magic,' his single word is 'worthless.'
The Barbarian laughs at warriors who TYPE IN ALL CAPS to mimic his anger.
The Barbarian didn't know any emotes because there was too much killing to do.
The only phrase the Barbarian ever used earnestly was "Time to die."
The Barbarian has Natural Resistance because he doesn't take any BS.
The Barbarian's Natural Resistance also applies to intoxication. The Pandaren Brewmaster once extended him a drinking challenge, then several tankards later committed seppuku out of shame.
The Barbarian's Iron Skin passive allows him to naturally grow chitinous plates of armor.
The Barbarian has Leap Attack because the Laws of Gravity can't step to him.
The Barbarian deals magical damage with Berserk because the air molecules in the path of his weapon crap themselves in terror; unleashing cosmic energy.
The Barbarian didn't share his dual-wielding secrets with any of the other classes, until the Assassin came along and did him a few favors. Everyone else was stuck trying to figure out how to manipulate two objects separately.
Grim Ward is the Barbarian equivalent of arts and crafts.
The Barbarian didn't have any useless Bleed effects; it was assumed that a single hit from him drained his foes of half their blood, Mortal Kombat-style.
The Barbarian didn't have a Disarm ability because his enemies died too fast for it to matter.
The Barbarian had a built-in Death Wish, minus the damage penalty.
The Barbarian didn't pop Enrage; Enraged was his state of being. Pop is what happened to the target of said Enragement.
All Barbarians have tattooed faces from birth, because some people are born with awesome.
Other classes used to snicker at the abbreviation "BO." They are now on a slow and painful path to recovery.
The Druid class came about when Barbarians found that bears can't say "no."
Barbarians never ate in Diablo II because they typically consume three times their body weight in one sitting, then digest over the next few weeks. What you don't see between Acts is the Barbarian eating Warriv's entire caravan.
Only one Barbarian applied to be a character in World of Warcraft. He is now known as High Overlord Saurfang.
There are no playable Barbarians in World of Warcraft; otherwise the Burning Legion would have never invaded.
The Barbarian class was consulted by the WoW warrior development team. After several hours of constructive brainstorming they were told, "All good ideas, but is there any way that we can make them suck terribly?"
The WoW development team thought about offering Barbarians the Rogue class, then decided they valued their internal organs.
The Barbarian donated his Increased Speed passive ability to the Paladin out of pity, then spat in his eye.
Tseric's Hardcore mode Necromancer was killed by a Barbarian.
