well, compare it to the other 0slot items you get about 18-21 damage, blunt or cut doesnt matter,
Against medium armour (45) the ESS (using an average archer build of 18 STR, 6 PS, and 1 1h wpf) deals an average of 10.5 damage. Against heavy armour (60) it deals an average of 6 damage. These are
exactly the same average damages that the hammer deals in the same circumstances. As I already said, against heavy armour the ESS would not be very strong, especially considering the hammer has knockdown and the ESS does not.
then you look at the other 0 slot weapons lenght, its a long dagger and hammer with an maximum of 55 reach and you want a weapon with 77 and dont call i op
or something like this. and even then its OP Compared to other 0 Slot weapons, just forget that 0slot thing
Weapons can be overpowered relative to their niche within a class, to the class in general, or to all weapons generally. The ESS would have the best weapon stats of all the 0 slot weapons. It would not, though, have very good stats compared to many other 1h weapons, and it would certainly not have very good stats compared to all other weapons taken as a whole. The main condition for a weapon being among the best of a niche group is that it be really expensive, like the Plated Charger is for heavy cavalry or like the flamberge is for 2handers. The ESS fits these criteria exactly.
the slot system is there so archer cant equip a flamberge and wreak havoc, if you want meelee you gotta take less arrows or a weaker bow.
The Egyptian Sickle Sword is far from being a flamberge. To be effective the archer would (1) need to put points into PS, whereas the hammer doesn't need PS to knockdown (2) spend more money since the ESS is really bloody expensive... so I guess it's like the flamberge in that respect (3) use exceptional tactics since the ESS can't take down horses, the main hunters of archers, with even nearly the same ease as the flamberge. The point of 0 slot weapons is to encourage archers not to run away and to make a more distinct and balanced class of "dedicated archer." Strong at range, quick on foot, and weak in melee. This is a far more balanced and sensible than strong at range, quick on foot, and helpless in melee.
This weapon is large enough to be considered a 1 slot weapon. The average kopesh was 20 to 24 inches, and is equal or just a few inches away from the size of an average medieval shortsword, which takes up 1 slot in itself.
That's interesting, and I hadn't thought of that. When considering this do you think we should be looking at weight or size more? The longest 0 slot weapon is 63 length and 1 weight and knockdown. If the ESS were 0.3-0.5 weight, 75ish length, and had no knockdown would it balance? As I said I'm new to the whole slot balancing system
