Adding Single Weapon Specialist to a THF toon

[Jack Jarvis Esquire]

Looking for advice from more experienced players...

I've got a THF Barb (sitting at cap with a ton of PLs RPs and gear, etc., if that helps).

I'm thinking about swapping a couple of feats out to pick up Dorf ax proficiency and Single Weapon Specialist, and using a Dorf ax and dino orb setup in place of my trusty THF axes and falcs...

I reckon I'd have to drop Perfect THF as it's redundant and replace it with Perfect SWF (which appears to also require SWF as a prerequisite?)

The pros as I understand them will be 30% more attack speed and the added benefits of the Orb slots including for the dino set.

What are the cons though? I think I can live with a drop off in Strikethrough as I swing a lot of cleaves anyway, but what about ability damage modifiers (STR of c.110 in my case), which might hurt - anything else, and is it worth the swapping?

Any pointers on pros and cons greatfully received! ??

 

[Terpilar]

If you want Perfect SWF, you need to do a LR and swap the THF line for the SWF one, and then Perfect SWF at 22, optionally Perfect THF at 25 for the strikethrough, and finally THF specialty at 31. That way you get the best of both worlds, attack speed, vorpal on 19-20, 170+ strikethrough...

 

[Jack Jarvis Esquire]

If you want Perfect SWF, you need to do a LR and swap the THF line for the SWF one, and then Perfect SWF at 22, optionally Perfect THF at 25 for the strikethrough, and finally THF specialty at 31. That way you get the best of both worlds, attack speed, vorpal on 19-20, 170+ strikethrough...

Yeah thanks, that's sound advice. ?

I figure this is due to the prerequisite for SWS, and will swap the lines in one of the forthcoming racial TRs I need anyway.

I'm assuming Perfect THF is redundant if I'm using a Dorf ax and orb, correct?

So, assuming I follow that through, what are the cons?

 

[Terpilar]

Yeah thanks, that's sound advice. ?

I figure this is due to the prerequisite for SWS, and will swap the lines in one of the forthcoming racial TRs I need anyway.

I'm assuming Perfect THF is redundant if I'm using a Dorf ax and orb, correct?

So, assuming I follow that through, what are the cons?

Perfect THF still gives 30% strikethrough, may be worth it.
Cons are mostly that you go from 225% to 185% of your STR bonus to damage.

 

[Jack Jarvis Esquire]

Perfect THF still gives 30% strikethrough, may be worth it.
Cons are mostly that you go from 225% to 185% of your STR bonus to damage.

Ah, good to know thanks. ?