I chose superior Japanese steel.Which blade would you be speaking of?
When I made a 2h alt I choose the Longsword for it's stats...it was the best 2h sword (IMO). I'd also use the bar mace and great sword.
GS and LS are both 37c btw kafein
I have only dipped my foot into playing 2H as a class, but I always felt like the larger 2H swords are best used like 2 direction polearms unless you are fighting 1v1. The side swings will only glance off people to your side, or hit teamates. Using a shorter 2H weapon makes it much easier to use all 4 directions in a clustered fight.
That said, I wish more people would use the studded war club, goadendag, bar mace, and iron long mace. They are a lot of fun, and the knockdown helps your teamates out a lot. Don't forget to yell HOME RUN when you get a kill.
Like Dread said, there is no other weapon that enables bad players to perform as well as the longsword.
I guess I don't see as many LS/HBS users as you guys do...I don't know.
I see lots of 1h/shields, polearms, LOTS of katanas and miadao's, some claymores/GS, and some LS/HBS. But I'm not running around going "OMG LS EVERYWHERE!"
Elite Scimitar and scrubscarl shield
Before everyone gets all l2p on me, I often encounter people using 102+ speed 1h weapons, and I can't recall ever being hit out of turn by one of those (Rondel excluded). I'm sure it can be done, but scrubs can pull it off with the Longsword/HBS.
I thought they were fine before their buff.
So mala you're saying that EU are trying to compensate for something?
I'm saying that when there's an EU problem, NA is affected by whatever change is made to deal with it, and most often when there's an NA problem, nothing changes.
Dunno what it is with you muricans and using short weapons on battle. Short weapons and strength builds even. Makes no sense whatsoever. I would love to use a Danish in a server with a lot of 2h being longsworders. Length is king on battle, but perhaps you have less ganking or group versus group action or something.
I just had to check the list of people who've voted on this post...Kaoklai is trying to defeat tears in being the 1# voter.
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I guess I don't see as many LS/HBS users as you guys do...I don't know.
Dunno what it is with you muricans and using short weapons on battle. Short weapons and strength builds even. Makes no sense whatsoever. I would love to use a Danish in a server with a lot of 2h being longsworders. Length is king on battle, but perhaps you have less ganking or group versus group action or something.
I've heard the argument that people are using the Longsword/HBS due to the ability of most players to block on a consistent basis, but that implies that Longsword/HBS are that much faster where they're more difficult to block than say, a Sword of War or Danish Greatsword.
comparing the longsword to the greatswords many people dont realise the extra reach of the greatswords is not much.
The danish greatsword the longest and most expensive greatsword has only 18 extra reach. With the inclusion of the 2H average of approx +40 reach thats not a big percentage. However in warband 9 speed is a lot.
I think NA players prefer the fast paced combat that only longswords can provide, as a pinger in NA i fear nothing more than a longsword. I can even block danish with 250 ping.
Still though, I think the other weapons should be made more attractive. One thing that would be really nice if HALFSWORDING WAS ACTUALLY MADE USEFUL. Then you could switch to halfswording in tight locations and then switch back to regular when you have more room.
Honestly I'd rather create more options and diversity in the gameplay than just nerfing/buffing random weapons.
Not to be rude or anything, but I'd assume that's probably because you spend most of your time on siege right? :o (just a guess cuz I never see you on battle and whenever I play siege that's where you're at)
Join NA1 sometime, specifically when it's decently populated. Guarantee you will see quite an abundance of longswords.
I am usually on siege yeah...
That's weird that more people use LS/HBS on battle since in my mind shorter weapons are more viable in siege, and LONGER weapons would be more viable on battle.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. You'd think more people would use shorter weapons on siege, and longer ones for battle. Oddly enough it's the complete opposite. It's quite refreshing playing siege every once in awhile and seeing the lack of longsword/HBS.
In fact it's almost odd how rare those weapons are on siege, you are one of the few people I see using it consistently, but it makes sense, you are quite deadly with that thing! :wink:
Yeah you should play siege more :) I always like when you're on my team hah.