EDIT2: The reason I talked about my RL skills is to show how your internet video game skills are pointless when we are trying to have a discussion about game mechanics and FAIRNESS within this mod and that I have a life outside of playing this mod 24/7.
Interesting martial art. Seriously. But it doesn't realy have a bearing on this game per se. Nor does any other for that matter. I am in re-enactment and have faced Dane axes, bows, crossbows, cavalry and brute violence from the more enthusiastic groups. I could rattle off how the 2 handed weapon in-game is slightly close to the real thing in its damage capabilities and its ability to bust through weapons but is miles away in speed because the game doesnt realistically represent weapon mass. Thus it is a lot faster than it should be. But at the end of the day its bollocks.
Without any hard data as to which weapon class tops the charts and by how much it is all speculation. Things missing from the conversation are
level differences
class differences-an archer/xbowman is fecked if caught by anybody.
which class has the most gens and heirlooms
Armour worn. You might be able to take 3 hits from a shielder, but if you screw up just once against a 2 hander your knackered.
Class balance by map. In one game taking a castle it was in the main 2 handers. When it switched to the shore landing with the village at the top of some cliffs it seemed to switch to shields.
Only if after checking all this against kill levels, there is still a large leaning towards 2 handers then there is an issue to be looked at. It is my belief at the moment that most of the 2 hander players are old timers with heirloom weapons and it is new players like myself that are getting cheesed by them because our stats and equipment arent quite there yet. Plus I think most people find 2 handed a lot of fun especially against groups where you can swing like a crazy f*cker and hit lots.
I do believe as well that the stats do make the 2 handed weapons a bit to fast but I would rather sojmething done to the other classes rather than go nerf mad.
