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Male Barbarian Gear Set Preview

Blizzard has posted the final installment of the six gear set previews, concluding with the male [WIKI]Barbarian[/WIKI] looking especially massive and virile. Here’s the official blurb about this suit, from Diablo’s facebook page. Here we go, the last gear preview. Today, the male barbarian, thirsting for demon-punching. Next stop, BlizzCon! Is he not mighty? Marvel … Read more

Male Barbarian Gear Set PreviewBlizzard has posted the final installment of the six gear set previews, concluding with the male [WIKI]Barbarian[/WIKI] looking especially massive and virile.

Here’s the official blurb about this suit, from Diablo’s facebook page.

Here we go, the last gear preview. Today, the male barbarian, thirsting for demon-punching. Next stop, BlizzCon!

Is he not mighty? Marvel at his massive, curving horns. Early fan feedback is positive, and bonus points to Glass for remembering that “animal-themed” Barbarian armor was @Diablo tweeted earlier this year. Enter the Ram?

Note that this is not an [WIKI]Item Set[/WIKI], but a “gear set,” which just means a full outfit of items of equivalent level. This reflects nothing of the magical modifiers on the items; it’s more like these “sets” fall on a line between cloth armor and full plate mail. The ones we’ve been shown this week are in the lower middle of that range; far from the biggest/bestest armor we’ll see in the game.

Bashiok answered a quick question about this one:

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Is the Male Barb armor set the same like the set of the female Barb except the helmet ?

No, different sets. [/BLUE]

Click through to see the full listing of all six gear set previews.

The gear set release schedule:

[BLUE]Every Tuesday and Thursday leading up to BlizzCon on October 22 we’ll be sharing a behing-the-scenes sneak peek at a gear set that will be featured in the playable demo at the event. Please enjoy!

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No [WIKI]Monk[/WIKI] gear sets, presumably since they’re not yet finalized them all for the most recently-revealed of the four characters?