You_Dead_Yet wrote:dom : just curious, what would be your priority order for stats for barb?
resist all, vitality & % hp increase, armor, life kill / hit, str, life regen?
And why did you said you have it easier with a 2h than with 1h & shield in inferno? That does not sound right

1 all res = 10 int = 10 strength = 10 armor
People like to mention diminishing returns when you stack, armor for example, over X%. That's not completely true. There's diminishing returns on the % increase but it still improves your effective health at the same rate.
The only time you can really get affected by "diminishing returns" is when you have a big imbalance between all res and armor.
For example, if you have 10,000 armor and only 200 all res, 10 more all res will be better than 100 more armor (remember 1 = 10 when everything is balanced).
I overstacked pure armor (no strength) and all res. I had about 3.5 DPS before I bought my 700 something DPS weapon (then it didn't pass 5k by much). Because my gear had so much all res and armor, I could use a 2H and triple (and quadruple with skills) my DPS. That's why it was better for me.
I'm aiming for 8,500 armor, 850 resist; then balance STR and VIT to 1:1. It's easier to get to with a shield (my shield has 1,100 armor and 50+ all res). But, when the rest of my gear gets good enough, i'll swap to a 2H permanently.
In Act 1 you don't need 8,500/850. Right now i'm aiming for about 7,000/700 (with 2H).