Earthquake
Earthquake is a Rage Barbarian skill unlocked at Level 19, which causes a huge wave of damage in all directions.
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[hide]Background
The Barbarian's ancestors aid him by splitting the earth asunder around him, wreaking havoc upon any enemies caught in it.
Skillrune Effects
The following is a very quick summary. See the Earthquake rune effects page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
<skill class="Barbarian">Earthquake</skill>
Skill Design
Not much is known about this skill, since it was pretty high in the skill tree in the BlizzCon 2009 demo. It could be a combination of Ground Stomp and Seismic Slam, causing a huge seismic slam in all directions that either knockbacks, stuns or do both to enemies. It could very well be that this skill is still being worked on, and may be changed or removed in the future.
Synergies
The following Barbarian passives provide a benefit to Earthquake, runed or not:
- Bloodthirst - The Barbarian gains life based on the amount of damage he deals always.
- Weapons Master - Provides a damage bonus when the Barbarian is wielding a sword or dagger.
- Berserker Rage - Inflicts additional damage while the Barbarian is at maximum Fury.
- Brawler - Increases the Barbarian's damage when he is swarmed.
- Boon of Bul-Kathos - Reduces the skill's cooldown always.
Development
Earthquake was introduced at BlizzCon 2009 in the Juggernaut Skill Tree at Tier VI. For the BlizzCon 2010 demo, after skill trees were removed, Earthquake was a Tier 7 skill. At both events, it was too high a level to try out, so there are no gameplay reports describing it.
Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Earthquake became a level 24 skill, and then a level 21 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13, and Earthquake was classified as a Rage skill and moved to level 19.
Media
Earthquake can be seen in action on video here:
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
References
- BlizzCon 2009 Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
- Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
- Barbarian Active Skills -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011
| Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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Primary Might |
Secondary Tactics |
Defensive Rage |
Pound of Flesh (10) |
Superstition (30) |
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| Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage |
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