There is one weapon in this game that is *ultimately* better then all others.
Now, just to be clear, I don't mean its better then any weapon of different class - the shittyest bow is superior in range to the best one handers ofcourse. But the
visitors can't see pics , please
register or
login (MACE)
has absolutely no competitor in its class. What you have to keep in mind is that this is
not a weapon that competes in the 2-hander class. Chase or Phyrex or any 2h player ever goes "ohh should I use the Mace or the Danish or the German?". It matters nothing that the weapon uses the 2h proficiency as - FUNCTIONALY - it is a
one slot weapon. Its used as a melee 1 slot sidearm for ranged dueds, mainly xbows (cause archer are usually 0 melee and need more arrows) but also archer's melee for the more melee inclined.
Simply, if you have 1 slot for melee, no choice but the MACE. Everything else is substantialy weaker.
- 30 blunt dmg beats even heavy armor
- fast
- hits from the hilt
- knockdown
- relatively cheap upkeep
Compare:
same price 1h - WINGED MACE
3 more difficulty, 1 less weight (less knockdown, more often weapon stunned), less dmg, 1h animations
Its actually better then any 1her, even those that cost up to 10 k gold! Just look at any crossbowman and what he carries - MACE.
The sad thing is that the alternative - 1hers as 1slot weapons and ranged sidearms are an EXCELENTLY balanced class. Hardly any 2 good 1h players use the same one, either of the 5 most expensive 1hers is a viable option, there are piercers, blunt, cut, stab, short, long etc. etc. Making people use 1hers instead of everyone ranged using this would add so much diversity of builds since there are so many viable choices in 1hers (some better, some cheaper etc. etc.)
