Possible new feature: different hilt/blade damage

[Zanze]

Wouldn't it be a tad more important to give polearms an overhead stab?

[Burr1ck]

Buff 2h more?
I vote no.

Buff skill level cap more?
I vote yes.

[Miley]

Buff skill level cap more?
I vote yes.

This is still a major nerf to polearms. That means less polearmers and more two-handers, which mean more cavalry, which means more OP and ranged.

What you said is only buffing the skill level cap for polearmers...

[Zisa]

Actually...
You could lessen the damage from 2h cut very near the blade.
There will be tears, pissing and moaning.

I'll start...
'But I was trying to cut with the sharp bit.. this is too punitive, especially if I catch someone's sleeve which magically stops the cutting blow."

I voted yes anyway.

[Miley]

I honestly don't see what's wrong with the melee system we have now. I think polearms (with polestagger), two-handers, and one-handers balance each other out, even if they all do some silly things.

[Earthdforce]

I like changes, keep em coming

[TurmoilTom]

So add this, and then buff polearm damage at the tip/head of the pole and have low, blunt shaft damage?

I like it.

Also, nerf 2h. Like, seriously.

[Turkhammer]

On a different matter Cmp, is there any consideration for fatigue being modeled?  It would be nice to have the weight and balance of a weapon be taken into effect when it comes to the number of swings that can be taken before a period of rest and recovery must take place.

[Mechanix]

Make polearm overheads do Pierce damage (depending on the weapon) to balance out with the 2hers.

[Wraist]

One of the devs also mentioned about wanting to make the armor types/attack types more interesting, so perhaps there would be another difference between 2hers and poles as well here.

[MrShine]

I think that's a really cool idea for a change.

My request is to spend extra time on looking at weapon rebalance before releasing any part of this... and be ready to make adjustments after.

I have concerns that hits that normally would glance might connect up close due to the blunt damage type, and that would be a little cheesy...

...but the end result of this would be quite awesome, so it's totally worthy the growing pains in the meantime.

[Joker86]

Judging from that video I am confirmed in my assumption that the developers are striving more for a realistic, team based experience, rather than an arena for skill monsters.

This change would of course be a nerf to polearms, so most likely they will get a buff in some way, but even then their role will change. Not only the spear weapons, also the halberds will turn more to some kind of support weapon, which in theory adds to the rock-paper-scissors-system and makes the different classes even more individual. (Because atm there is only little difference between fighting with a DGS and a poleaxe, especially since polestagger got removed)

I voted yes, because those things are what I like. Make the battlefield more realistic, and the individual count less.

And yes, all you skill whores can downvote my post as you like, I don't mind.

[Dexxtaa]

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Yes, it would need lots of item/mechanics balance to avoid some weapons/weapon classes becoming useless.

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[TurmoilTom]

This would also be a nerf to STR-based polearm builds, because they would lack the athletics to get proper distancing. And I like any nerf to STR builds... Of course, this would just make everyone they fight more prone to kicks... Hmmm...

[Kenji]

I'm surprised that noone has requested a nerf for ranged, yet.