Overpower

Overpower is a Might Barbarian skill unlocked at Level 26, which hits all enemies around the Barbarian with a powerful force.

Background

Overpower in action.

The Barbarian takes advantage of the situation, overwhelming enemies around him with a powerful strike.

Skill Rune Effects

The following is a very quick summary. See the Overpower 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">Overpower</skill>

Skill Design

Overpower is a powerful area of effect ability that needs a moderate critical hit chance to be effective. The available rune effects make this skill very interesting. Dual-wielding two very fast weapons and having a godly amount of critical strike chance might make you unstoppable with the Revel rune effect, healing you every time Overpower is used.

Synergies

The following Barbarian passives provide a benefit to Overpower, runed or not:

• Bloodthirst - The Barbarian gains life based on the amount of damage he deals always.
• Ruthless - Increases critical hit chance and critical hit damage always.
• Weapons Master - Provides a damage bonus when the Barbarian is wielding a sword or dagger. Increases critical hit chance when the Barbarian is wielding a mace or axe.
• Berserker Rage - Inflicts additional damage while the Barbarian is at maximum Fury.
• Brawler - Increases the Barbarian's damage when he is swarmed.

Development

Overpower was first seen in the skill list at the July 2011 Press Event, where it was a level 19 skill. Skill tiers were removed for that event, allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Unfortunately, no information about the skill's function was available.

Beta

The Diablo III Beta started in September 2011, and while it ran, all of the skills continued to undergo extensive iteration. Skill changes varied from changing the levels the skills are unlocked, to changes in resource cost, damage, and even function. A few skills were removed altogether, and a few new ones were added. Also, the entire skill system received an overhaul with the Beta Patch 13 update in February 2012, with physical runes replaced by rune effects that automatically unlock at various levels for the different skills.

Overpower was moved to level 18 for the beta. With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Might skill (but stayed at level 18). For the Beta Patch 14, it was bumped up to level 26.

Media

Overpower can be seen in action on video here:

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You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

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References

• Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
• Silva's Barbarian Runestone Effects — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
• Barbarian Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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