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What you say might make more sense in a slightly different scenario; one in
which I was killing monsters but not getting much mana back.  But in my
situation, I am NOT killing monsters.  For the most part, I am not even
hitting them.  I have tried several swords, a short sword, a long sword, and
a giant sword (those are the names and probably the lengths are relative to
the names as well).  I don't have an exceptional or rare sword.

I can have a pack of 10 critters.  I run away from them a little in an
attempt to string them out.  Then I WW thru the heart of the pack in their
lengthwise direction.  In single player, I would typically hit 6-9 of them.
In battle.net, I only hit 0-2 and usually 0-1.  The reason I believe is that
they are NOT really at the location I see on the screen when I start my WW.

Thanks for taking the time to help me.

Jim


"Blade" <bl...@on.aibn.com> wrote in message
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> "Jim" <jim.you...@home.com> wrote in message
> news:oyxo6.24503$W05.5477918@news1.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > I feel totally screwed.  After playing a WW Barb in Single Player where
> they
> > rock, I decided to play one on US East.  I put skill points in very
little
> > else except sword mastery and the WW pre-reqs. (I know a lance barb is
> > better for WW, but I like sword and shield).  Finally, in Act I, NM, I
> > reached level 30.  I got WW.  I now am at level 33 with 3 +1 to barb
skill
> > items.  My WW is now at level 7.
> >
> > The problem is that due to lag, I WW at a pack of critters and hit
> nothing.
> > This is NOT due to a  low Attack Rating.  My attack rating yields a
chance
> > to hit monsters of my level of 92%.  Yet when I WW through a pack of 10
> > critters, I frequently get 0 or 1 hit.  Despite having a total of 10%
mana
> > steal, I can't even keep my mana ball filled by WW'ing through packs.  I
> > believe the problem is that the critters are not really where I see them
> due
> > to lag.  I am effectively WW'ing through nothing.
> >
> > Do you have any advice on how to solve this?  Should I switch to Bash
for
> a
> > couple of hits until I am connecting and then WW through the surrounding
> > pack?  Should I stick to single player?  Any advice would be
appreciated.
>
> My bet is you are using sword with a short reach lenght (ancient sword
> maybe?). If you can find a flamberge..great
sword...zweihandler...executive
> etc...you could probably hit more baddies when
> WW through the pack...Another thing is if your fighting in a spot where
> monsters have very little life.
> What happens is...lets say you do 500 WW damage...but the critters your
> killing only have 100 life...
> your only draining 10% of 100 which is 10 mana points...hardly enough to
> fill your globe. Alot of people
> think if they do 500 damage....they get (for you in this instance) 10% of
> 500 which would be 50...and
> that's false...its 10% of whatever damage you can do  the the monster at
> hand...if it only has 100 life
> you only get 10% of that....hope this helps...
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