How to fight with the Barbarian?

[fatgreta]

Hi all.

I'm wondering what other people do with their barbarians, in terms of fighting, special attacks and such. I'm playing single player, getting ready to kill Diablo on normal difficulty. I've saved some skill points, and I'm wondering what other people use them on. I've got the following skill points allocated to my level 30 Barbarian:

Masteries:

Sword 3, Axe 5 (I was dumb, I should have just used one type of weapon or the other - I'm staying with Axes now because I like them better), thrown 1 (which I never use, but should I use them more?) Increased Stamina 1, Iron Skin 1 and Natural Resistances 1.

Combat Skills:

Bash 2, Double Swing 4, Leap 1, Frenzy 3, Stun 1, Double Throw 2, Leap Attack 1, Concentrate 1, Whirlwind 1 and Bezerk 1.

i don't use warcries, because they seem much more geared toward multi-player, but should I use them more?

I have 4 remaining skill points. I was really looking forward to whirlwind, but then realized it takes 25 mana so I don't use it much.

My general strategy is to hit a monster with stun once, then use double swing (I use two weapons). Frenzy is good, but uses more Mana, and mine is pretty low.

My stats are Str. 73, Dex & Vit 61, Energy 35

So, what do others do with their barbarians? Do people like shields? Two handed swords? It just seems when I equip two axes I can do so much more damage, but I'm pretty new at this game.

Thanks for any feedback,

Chris

[Nubli]

I love sword barbs. I hope to get one with a tyreals might, botd cb, ss, arreats, nats boots, sould drainers, any belt, 8% mana steal ammy, and some manalds/or life steal.

stat wise i go for all sword techniques. ww seems to have been gayed so i stay away from it. i heard frenzy was good with the bul-kathos set.