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cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Game Balance Discussion => Topic started by: Magikarp on January 29, 2011, 05:13:52 pm

Title: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Magikarp on January 29, 2011, 05:13:52 pm
Hi guys,

Let's look at the stats of these two (after the last patch):
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Sarranid Cavalry Sword  weight 1.35
Cost: 5308
requirement 8
spd rtng 95
weapon length 105
swing damage 33, cut
thrust damage 19 pierce

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Nordic Champion's Sword  weight 1.35
Cost: 7842
requirement 7
spd rtng 97
weapon length 102
swing damage 32, cut
thrust damage 21 pierce

Seriously? 2500 gold more for 1 less cut damage, 3 less range, 2 more speed and pierce? If I wanted to stab, I'd go espada.

Thing is, pre-patch, nordic champion was already fine, it got nerfed from 34 damage to 33 damage. Now it just doesn't fit that well anymore. It used to be the best slashing 1hander, but now other swords are better.

Sarranid is now the best slashingand cost effective sword, espada is best pierce, and the side sword or knightly arming is the best hybrid.

Solution? Buff Nordic Champions damage back to 33, that would fix it.

~Magikarp
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Dunecat on January 29, 2011, 05:30:26 pm

2500 gold more for 1 less cut damage, 3 less range, 2 more speed and pierce?
Yep.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: justme on January 29, 2011, 05:44:30 pm
Hi guys,

Let's look at the stats of these two (after the last patch): 
Seriously? 2500 gold more for 1 less cut damage, 3 less range, 2 more speed and pierce? If I wanted to stab, I'd go espada.

Thing is, pre-patch, nordic champion was already fine, it got nerfed from 34 damage to 33 damage. Now it just doesn't fit that well anymore. It used to be the best slashing 1hander, but now other swords are better.

Sarranid is now the best slashingand cost effective sword, espada is best pierce, and the side sword or knightly arming is the best hybrid.

Solution? Buff Nordic Champions damage back to 33, that would fix it.

~Magikarp

Knightly Arming Sword   6880   
weight 1.35
requirement 7
spd rtng 97
weapon length 102
swing damage 31, cut
thrust damage 24 pierce

and this one, same stats, 1000 gold cheaper, -1 to cut +3 to pierce
seems that nordic is really screwed
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Dunecat on January 29, 2011, 05:50:45 pm
Knightly Arming Sword   6880   
weight 1.35
requirement 7
spd rtng 97
weapon length 102
swing damage 31, cut
thrust damage 24 pierce

and this one, same stats, 1000 gold cheaper, -1 to cut +3 to pierce
seems that nordic is really screwed
In theory, later weaponry (knightly arming sword) should be more effective and more expencive.
In reality, earlier and later swords both cut and pierce with same results, according to Weapons that made Britain.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: UrLukur on January 29, 2011, 08:28:24 pm
NCS is semi usable as infantry weapon. SCS is too slow for my book.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Spawny on January 29, 2011, 11:21:53 pm
SCS is a cavalry sword. NCS is an infantry sword.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: UrLukur on January 29, 2011, 11:32:20 pm
SCS is a cavalry sword. NCS is an infantry sword.

Both are cavalry swords, SCS is more focussed at it. Most swords longer than 100 are, espada is exception.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Magikarp on January 30, 2011, 09:54:29 am
SCS is a cavalry sword. NCS is an infantry sword.
And your point is? Like UrlUkur said, anything above 100 range is good.

Nordic Champion was fine as it is, revert it back to old damage.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: RamsesXXIIX on January 31, 2011, 12:10:06 am
Sarranid is now the best slashingand cost effective sword, espada is best pierce, and the side sword or knightly arming is the best hybrid.

Ah, but you forgot one slashing 1handed: The CLEAVER!

35c ftw
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Tristan on January 31, 2011, 04:00:33 am
The most funny thing is that the masterwork knightly and masterwork ncs is exactly the same... oh wait, knighly got 4 more stab damage... and is cheaper...
But the devs know... So I won't whine... that much!
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Mtemtko on January 31, 2011, 02:15:36 pm
Have you noticed SC's stab? Stabbing someone with it and 7ps does like no damage compared to other 1hs that can stab,even with 7PS the stab bounces off alot.
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: Magikarp on February 01, 2011, 06:34:57 pm
Have you noticed SC's stab? Stabbing someone with it and 7ps does like no damage compared to other 1hs that can stab,even with 7PS the stab bounces off alot.
Same thing with NCS, your point is?

Nordic Champion is more expensive than Knightly Arming and Sarranid Cavalry, yet doesn't get better stats at all!
Title: Re: Nordic Champion vs. Sarranid Cavalry Sword - Needs a fix asap
Post by: UrLukur on February 01, 2011, 06:41:16 pm
Same thing with NCS, your point is?

Nordic Champion is more expensive than Knightly Arming and Sarranid Cavalry, yet doesn't get better stats at all!

+1c slash than KAS -3p, -1c from SCS +2 speed +2p. It's quite good. If we start discussion about looms, well, that is looms problem, not NCS.