1/2h swords

[Muki]

bumping for more votes and opinions

[Muki]

bumping for more votes and opinions

More votes are needed <<<

[Konrax]

I think it would water down 1h and 2h prof.

The way it stands now works well, I think if anything maybe expand the number of 1h/2h alternate mode weapons.

[Phew]

I'm always amazed how effective some people are with Morningstar in 1h mode. It's so slow, people get bored waiting to block and try to attack anyway, so they get hit.
Also, really slow overheads let you drag along the ground for a long time, so you can really surprise people.

[Brrrak]

Probably going to have to do something with the halfsword 2hs though. ' dont know if its possible to have three different choices.

Buff 'em.

[owens]

whoever said "why use one hand if you can use two" with respect to realism needs to pick up a hatchet or a wooden stick and swing it with 1 hand compared to two. You get a much better arc with one hand its less jarring at the end of the swing and for most swords of a normal weight its faster. Two hands allows you to push into the target and prevents stabs from deflecting but for the most part using a weapon with 1 hand is easier and more natural.

[Muki]

Moar votes!

[Muki]

Still could use some more votes

[Legs]

I have no idea why would you like to use bastard swords or morningstar as 1h since it loses so much speed and becomes useless anyway because of penalty.

Also looking from realism point of view: why would you hold a sword with one hand if you can hold it with both hands?

Realistically, holding a longsword with one hand will increase your range by a few inches and can be useful for hitting an opponent when he thinks that he's out of range.

See 1:05 and 3:20 in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r7VWIQCHvM

In cRPG the 1H right swing has much more range than the 2H right swing and could be used to surprise opponents who think that they're out of range. Similarly, the 1H left swing has the advantage of being much faster than the 2H left swing. Not to mention that people just don't expect to see someone using a weapon like the bastard sword or katana with one hand and they may have trouble reacting properly. It's like the tactic of changing from orthodox to southpaw in boxing; you do it to throw your opponent off. This would be especially effective since these weapons are held in one hand anyway when you're 'idle' or running, so unlike with halfswording there wouldn't be any indication of what mode your weapon is in until you attack.

Using these weapons with one hand may not be super effective, but it's definitely better than halfswording with them. Halfsword mode can be good for greatswords in tight spaces but when you're using a shorter sword it's totally pointless.

[bruce]

I actually use my longsword as both 1h (with shield, sometimes a shield is necessary like in face of ranged and is handy on horseback), as a 2h (naturally) and as a polearm. The halfsworded longsword can be used as a spear with shield in which case it has quite adequate range (and penalty due to being used with shield, ofc, but the animation is different the 1h stab and unusual and has afaik longer range although is much much slower).

By 31 I'll have about 100ish wpf in all three cathegories, too. Halfsword mode is however very bad without shield due to very bad range. It's ok for greatswords.