Call of the Ancients

#0 - Oct. 25, 2010, 5:16 a.m.

Q u o t e:
Call of the Ancients
Summons three ancient Barbarians; Talic, Korlic and Madawc, who inflict X% weapon damage. Lasts X seconds.

http://d3db.com/pc/barbarian

The skill doesn't sound right to me. The Barbarian doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would summon. To me a pure melee class like the Barb shouldn't have too many skills like these, spellish, casty, magicy stuff. I like skills like Hammer of the Ancients and Ancient spear, because they still retain that physical feel. Unless I've misinterpreted how the skill works, I hope that we don't see Barbs running around with his own summoned minions. It doesn't upset me too much really, it just seems kind of bizarre.

Bashiok

#6 - Oct. 25, 2010, 5:54 a.m.

Well, he does have very few spells like this... just the one actually. :)

It's a top tier skill, so you can't buy it until somewhere around the end of Normal or maybe beginning of Nightmare. They're fairly short lived, at least at their base skill. I will admit it's pretty nutty, especially when it's planned that each of them (probably through runes) will use various barbarian skills themselves. But, I do think the flavor and vibe works. The barbarian calling upon the spiritual protector's of his homeland and people which now lay, along with the majority of barbarian society, in the afterlife, if not simply ash at the bottom of a fiery chasm. It makes good sense that they would be easily summoned to assist in redemption, honor, what have you, of the barbarian people.