Secondary mode 1H won't work as there's speed penalty (30%?) when you enter 2h mode. Just grab a Katana instead and spam that shit.
Oh bummer. Well when I said ninja I just thought it would be easier for people to grasp what I wanted to do, but I'd actually like to use normal swords, more like a duelist assasin.
Does that go for any weapon types secondary mode? There is always a 30% speed penalty?
What? Eg. Langes messer has a -30% speed in 2h? So even if it hase 100 speed in 2h, it's actually 70? I don't think so.
Secondary mode 1H won't work as there's speed penalty (30%?) when you enter 2h mode. Just grab a Katana instead and spam that shit.You are thinking of bastard swords used with a shield or when 2hs are used mounted. The Secondary modes (actived by pressing x) does NOT have these penalties. You completely change the class.
You are thinking of bastard swords used with a shield or when 2hs are used mounted. The Secondary modes (actived by pressing x) does NOT have these penalties. You completely change the class.
1. You can see it ingame, but on the website you can only guess what the secondary mode is. For high grade 2h swords it is polearm mode, and so on. Either way, seconday mod is useless in the most cases (except 1h which become 2h in secondary mode).I am sorry, but almost all of the secondary modes have a use. Halfswording especially is really badass if you're just smart enough to know when to use it. A MW German has 31 pierce in secondary mode, IIRC, and using that in a gatehouse or something can be devastating. It also fucks peoples mind over since they don't expect the polarm animations.
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The secondary modes that goes from cut-->blunt/pierce are all very good. Take the Voulge for example. Sure, it gets slower than, but when you are fighting tincans it's fast enough and the pierce damage really helps. Many a times have I fucked over tincans with the voulge's secondary mode. Same with the poleaxes and their secondary modes. Knockdown is always useful, so those are REALLY nice, especially when you sneak up behind someone, change to secondary, hold the attack and, BAM, whack their heads doing shitloads of damage only to see them also getting knockdowned meaning you get a free second held overhead on them. Almost makes me cum :D
The only useless secondary modes are the blunt-->pierce ones. They really don't got anything one them. Sure, you might get some more speed, but you usually lose some damage too AND you lose knockdown, which is so, soooooooo sweet.
How do you know when it is changing to pierce or blunt? Just guess based on the animation and the look of the weapon?
How do you know when it is changing to pierce or blunt? Just guess based on the animation and the look of the weapon?I'm in favour of adding the secondary mode stats to the website. Now you either have to know, ask someone, or guess from the picture of the item. I've been playing this for so long (and actually using multiple weapons and classes, unlike those who've been 2h greatsword user for 3 years straight) that I know all the secondary modes by heart. Don't know all the stats, ofc, but I know what weapons change to what.
Secondary mode 1H won't work as there's speed penalty (30%?) when you enter 2h mode. Just grab a Katana instead and spam that shit.
1h with 2h secondary mode get all these bonus in 2h mode: +2 speed, +4 damage and 2h animation (except the langes messer which get the polearm thrusting animation) they all use 2h wpf in 2h mode.
Only Fighting Axe receive +2 to speed and +4 to damage in 2H mode. Sickle receive only +2 to damage and 0 to speed, and Langes receive +2 to damage and +2 to speed.
Also. do not forget about goedendag, this weapon is hilarious in 1h mode - onehander with 117 lenght, stab and knockdown. Doubt that you can outreach goedendag's right swing with anything. (Flamberge maybe)
Yay that's what I wanted to hear!Sorry for not contributing to the thread but how is pressing x any different from pressing alt? You don't press x with your thumb? The keys are right on top of eachother.
Also I changed my secondary mode key to Alt. I started using this with napoleonic wars since you switch to bayonets so often. It lets you go in and out of alt mode without removing your fingers from the wasd keys.
Sorry for not contributing to the thread but how is pressing x any different from pressing alt? You don't press x with your thumb? The keys are right on top of eachother.
Sorry for not contributing to the thread but how is pressing x any different from pressing alt? You don't press x with your thumb? The keys are right on top of eachother.It's a more comfortable position for the thumb to use, if you're going to be using the key constantly (Like in napoleonic for example)