so im thinking about trading my grosse either for a military cleaver,Iberian Mace, or a iron war axe
im leaning more towards the cleaver since its the closest to the grosse
what do you guys think?
I used a +3 Military cleaver for a few gens, and a +3 Military Hammer for even more gens (plays similar to the Iberian), and I briefly owned a +3 Iron War Axe. My thoughts:
-Military Cleaver: Brutally effective in cluster fvcks, but looks like a piece of scrap metal, is too slow to be effective against pro blockers/ninja types, and is boring (no thrust, knockdown, bonus vs. shield, etc).
-Iberian/Mil hammer: Knockdown is pretty ridiculous, and gives you so many free kills (especially if you get skilled at kicking guys that are knocked down after you hit them a second time; 3 hits in a row without even having to block!). Very crappy against ninja types and other fast guys.
-Iron War axe-something is off with this weapon, just has a weird animation or something. I did very poorly with it. Broad 1h Axe is waaaay better.
Personally, I think you should get a
+3 Spathovaklion (totally OP with its 99 speed), but an Iberian or Winged Mace would be an OK alternative. My axe/sword are in the armoury unless I'm playing (which is only a few nights a week), so it would be pretty redundant for you to get an axe or traditional sword.
EDIT: Aren't you a hoplite now? If so, maybe you should trade your Grosse for a spear/lance/fork/whatever? Then just use an armory item for your 1h; spear+broad axe has you covered for most situations.