I am a Barb3 Fencer1 at the moment, and frankly, I hate buffs that are not 100% uptime. Not because they’re bad, but I tend to forget to reuse them. Even with the addon.
I also hate having tons of skills to use because I’m lazy. I’m considering rerolling in order to make a tankier build, maybe more ranks on peltasta, CON;DEX focused. I get more use from tank elements then damage skills in my gameplay style. My way of thinking is, if I can survive longer, my overall damage tend to be higher.
HOWEVER I cannot deny the usefulness of Barbarian in a Burst Damage Style. If you are the type who has good control on your hands, then go for it, you’re gaining more then you’re losing.
Oh, and Seism is excellent for stopping running quarrel shooters.