Diablo 3 weapons were less about their weapon type and more about what Legendary or Set bonuses it could provide the player. Aside from the affixes that could roll on a weapon, a one-handed Mace and one-handed Sword comparatively did the exact same thing. No weapon type enabled the use of a specific skill or playstyle as every skill in a Barbarian's arsenal in Diablo 3 could be used freely with any weapon a player chose to wield. This makes the search for better equipment an incredibly narrow process of hoping the next drop is identical to the Set or Legendary pieces players would have already equipped, only with bigger numbers Diablo 4 Items.

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How Diablo 4 Changes the Barbarian Formula
Diablo 4 introduces new class-specific mechanics within each of the available classes. For Diablo 4's Sorceress, Blizzard has introduced an Enchantment System that allows players to slot their Sorceress spells into either the Active Slot or Enchantment Slot, giving Sorceress players a unique level of customization. For the Barbarian, Blizzard has mentioned an Arsenal System allowing Barbarians a similar level of customization. This new Arsenal System will hopefully let Barbarians in Diablo 4 feel more unique than ever before. This is because through the Arsenal System Barbarians will be able to equip up to 4 different weapons and swap between them at any given time.

Barbarians in Diablo 4 will have access to skills that may require weapons of a specific type in order to be used. As such, if a player wants to use both a skill that requires a bludgeoning Mace and a skill that requires a slashing weapon like a Sword on their skill bar, they will need to equip the appropriate weapon types. When a Barbarian uses said skill, he will automatically switch to the weapon that is the best fit for that skill. Players will also be able to save weapon pairings so that instead of using a skill that requires a sword switching to a single sword, players can choose to have it switch to dual-wielding the two swords they might have equipped in their Arsenal cheap Diablo IV Items.