2h/Polearms STILL significantly faster than 1h weapons

[Mala]

Hmmm, Thomek, are you sure? Of course, you have a lot more experience with the katana than I do, but in the cases I pick one up, I can outspam shielders pretty easily with my 15/24 150WPF build. I don't know which level they are, of course, so maybe I was just lucky till now.

You got good chances for another hit, but it is not 100%. Depends a bit on position and attack direction.

[Thomek]

Well.. of course I play with range, turning into the swing, feints behind your back etc and all that, and I can imagine it is a bit intense to defend against.

But technically, I can't outspam any reasonable build shielder. Agi shielders with a fast sword I can just forget about outspamming. Sometimes I'm even surprised how fast I get slashed to the head after they block.

Mala always uses a short sword, so that makes it somewhat easier. Simply stay out of her range. (Not that its easy with her athletics and speed though)