Long Maul weapon length = 125
Long Espanada Eslanova weapon length = 103
Oh, you didn't read my post but replied anyways telling me I am wrong!
I am normally very civil, but there is now a 3 page thread of you ignoring everyone with valid points. I gave you very simple reasons as to why you always get the first swing on a mauler due to having more
reach than him, and then from there it is piece of cake to victory. You then pointed to
weapon length and told me I was wrong without reading my post.
So i'll spoon feed it to you. Pole arms lose weapon length due to how they are held. One handers gain weapon length due to how they are held. a 1h's Right swing adds a nice amount of reach thanks to the animation. It is math time, apparently. This ends up posted in every thread, i swear.
Amount of reach added to weapon length due to animation.
1h
Overhead = +0
Left-to-right = +0
Right-to-left = +19
Thrust = +61
2h
Overhead = +15
Left-to-right = +17
Right-to-left = +13
Thrust = +80
2h Polearms
Overhead = -15
Left-to-right = -7
Right-to-left = -2
Thrust = +19
1h Polearms
Thrust = +50
This puts as at 110 long maul overhead reach vs 122 long espada right-swing reach. Since you sited the longest 1h where even it's ultra fast left swings out reach it.
As I said earlier, only maces and short 1h are fucked vs the long maul, and even then they still usually get the first swing because if you are backing up then step in, you get more instantaneous reach from the lunge.
As I said earlier, me using a 1h I win vs crutchthrough weapons 90% of my encounters, with the other 10% as me being retarded or blind.
*to gorath: I never have any trouble fighting agility maulers like palatro. I never let him get the overhead on me, even when he blocks. It is always a close call though...