Just wondering why they are so damn effective compared to all other weapons as far as raw damage and speed are concerned.
Using a hammer is kind of pointless... because if you use a pick you will land hits more often (speed) and kill in equal or less swings (damage).
For example, the BEST 1h stabbing weapon, the espada, does 30 damage base. Steel pick however does 32 damage.
I like the idea of having so many different types of weapons that you can really find a niche, but the pick imho has a bit too much goodness compared to other weapons in the same class.
/kick dead horse
Simple.
Steel pick has a unique design which let's you penetrate armor and rip off internal organs with a single hit .
You can create a hole in plate armor with every hit by using steel pick.
Maces are more likely used to daze the enemy they rarely hit the flesh inside the armor but the momentum they deal to armor is enough to daze,stun or take the breath away from a knight which leads to dealing a killing blow with a dagger when the knight is laying down in the ground.
To deal damage on a plated knight with a sword (Espada for example)
You need to find weakspots such as armpits and connection zones of plates and stab your sword through those places which are protected with mail and hardened ladder only.
You can't penetrate armor for example steel cuirass with a stabbing sword because the lenght and flat design of the sword will not gonna handle the recoil of the impact and shatter.
Swinging a steelpick is faster and more powerful then making a straight stab with a sword therefore pick can easily penetrate armor.
This is why steel pick deals huge damage against armored people.
Since most of the people use armor it seems overpowered and some 2handers can cry about the damage.
Problem is you just ignore technologic development of medieval era.
When greatswords and huscarl axes were powerful and "overpowered" best knights were wearing chain mail armor while less important troops wear only hardened leather armors.
Big axes were used to counter footmen with big shields.
Then soldiers began wearing full plates and weapon technology evolved to be able to damage those guys which gave history bec de corbins , picks,maces , poleaxes etc
Then gunpowder founded and very good mixture of steel were produced therefore instead of wearing heavy plate armors , knights started to wear cuirasses which cover your chest and have very much weakspots at neck,armpits,shoulders and ankles. People started to use sidesword,long espada type weapons to kill those men by using their many weakspots.
Now you are crying because you can't kill a knight who wears an armor which is 300 years ahead of your weapon.
Which looks silly
Same as crying because you can't shoot an F-22 Raptor with KAR-98 infantry rifle.