Other polearms that need to be 3 slots...

[Xant]

That's because the EU metagame is at least 6 months behind NA at any given time.  You guys still max weapon master, don't spam long polearms, and I wouldn't be surprised if the "pro cav's" horse was still the arabian.  Its no surprise when I hop on my champion cataphract and go lancing on NA_1 I feel like I am riding a modern battle tank through some Ethiopian peasant village.

Also yes, balance should be done based on top players in their class, because a new or bad player will die to anything anyways, but top players will gravitate towards OP weapons with builds to compliment them and start ripping apart servers, then soon the hordes of people will start copying them.

NA metagame is maxing strength and being so slow both in moving and attackspeed that my grandma's grandma could block the attacks while taking a few naps inbetween. Clearly superior to EU.

[B3RS3RK]

its more like NA´s Metagame is 6 Months back, because 6 Months back they used Strength builds and they still do.

[Gurnisson]

Not a lot of pikers on EU? I feel there's a good amount of them to be honest.

[Nemeth]

That's because the EU metagame is at least 6 months behind NA at any given time.  You guys still max weapon master, don't spam long polearms, and I wouldn't be surprised if the "pro cav's" horse was still the arabian.  Its no surprise when I hop on my champion cataphract and go lancing on NA_1 I feel like I am riding a modern battle tank through some Ethiopian peasant village.

Also yes, balance should be done based on top players in their class, because a new or bad player will die to anything anyways, but top players will gravitate towards OP weapons with builds to compliment them and start ripping apart servers, then soon the hordes of people will start copying them.

I'm pretty sure that this post is gonna be a start for a new flamewar between EU and NA Can't wait untill the true patriots show up, should be good.

[zagibu]

Make all weapons 2 slots again (maybe with a few exceptions like long hammer), but make all the long ones unsheathable. Increase the delay when switching weapons.

[Konrax]

If some of the primary high end polearms were non sheathable I would say lets do that, but until you can't take a pike with another extremely deadly polearm I don't see it being a viable solution.

[MayPeX]

Go ahead,  make my Swiss Halberd and English Bill 3 slots. Not like I fight with any other weapons when I have them.