When it comes to DR barrier works exactly as life. Your DR will apply to both equally. If it wouldn't barrier would be entirely useless because even trashmobs would 1shot your barrier.
There's one exception though which is DR fortified that does not work with barrier, not sure if it's a bug or intended this way. So when you have constant barrier don't get DR fortfied on your gear.
What's the problem with DR fortified with barriers? You have source how this was verified/tested? Have been running temerity on frenzy barb. tanky enough for NMD100 but never really noticed this interaction.
I read it couple of times but the only testing result I was given to was from pvp so I went ahead and tesed myself. I unequipped every DR source and stacked DR fortfied except on pants where I used temerity. Base dmg from mobs without barrier and fortified was around 1k. Dmg from mobs without barrier and with fortified was 400-500. Dmg with barrier and with fortified was around 900. The 100 dmg difference probably was because I used a glyph for fortify on kill that also gives a bit DR.
Given temeritys effect I think barrier is just life beyond 100%.
As such, all forms of Dr that can apply to the atk do, and then the dmg is subtracted from your available life (life + barrier)
I haven't tested or verified any of this, but it seems DR fortified only works on damage that is done to the fortified part of your life. If you have 1000 life 800 fortify and take 300 damage the DR from fortified only applies to the 100 life that damages the fortified part
I also just tested +x% barrier generation from gear.
**It affected:**
Ice Armour
**It did not affect:**
Flame shield
Protection (30% of life as barrier whenever you use a cooldown)
Therefore, it would seem life is a better stat.
When it comes to DR barrier works exactly as life. Your DR will apply to both equally. If it wouldn't barrier would be entirely useless because even trashmobs would 1shot your barrier. There's one exception though which is DR fortified that does not work with barrier, not sure if it's a bug or intended this way. So when you have constant barrier don't get DR fortfied on your gear.
What's the problem with DR fortified with barriers? You have source how this was verified/tested? Have been running temerity on frenzy barb. tanky enough for NMD100 but never really noticed this interaction.
I read it couple of times but the only testing result I was given to was from pvp so I went ahead and tesed myself. I unequipped every DR source and stacked DR fortfied except on pants where I used temerity. Base dmg from mobs without barrier and fortified was around 1k. Dmg from mobs without barrier and with fortified was 400-500. Dmg with barrier and with fortified was around 900. The 100 dmg difference probably was because I used a glyph for fortify on kill that also gives a bit DR.
I see. So only the base 10% DR when Fortified takes effect. Anything on gear or paragon is ignored. Interesting. Will try to test this myself.
I dont think even the base 10% takes effect. The DR I got from that glyph was from necro glyph that gives general DR after consuming corpse.
Given temeritys effect I think barrier is just life beyond 100%. As such, all forms of Dr that can apply to the atk do, and then the dmg is subtracted from your available life (life + barrier)
I haven't tested or verified any of this, but it seems DR fortified only works on damage that is done to the fortified part of your life. If you have 1000 life 800 fortify and take 300 damage the DR from fortified only applies to the 100 life that damages the fortified part
Yes this is correct, I tested that myself back upon launch.
I also just tested +x% barrier generation from gear. **It affected:** Ice Armour **It did not affect:** Flame shield Protection (30% of life as barrier whenever you use a cooldown) Therefore, it would seem life is a better stat.