Two Hander on Horseback?

[Falesh]

After a few days play and a number of restarts I've settled on going with the following Two Handed build:

Strength: 21
Agility: 15
Hit points: 70

Unused skill points: 3

Converted: 2
Ironflesh: 7
Power Strike: 7
Shield: 2
Athletics: 5
Riding: 0
Horse Archery: 0
Power Draw: 0
Power Throw: 0
Weapon Master: 5

One Handed: 1
Two Handed: 148
Polearm: 1
Archery: 1
Crossbow: 1
Throwing: 1

I'm a little unsure what to do with the last 3 skill points though. I could stick them in shield to give my blocking a boost while I get close or I could use another converted stat point so that I am a bit more powerful as I level.

Another thought occurred to me though and that is to put them in Riding. Are there any good 2H weapons for use on horseback so I could go mounted on maps that favor cavalry or would that be unwise?

[Kafein]

That depends on your tastes, if you like riding and you are efficient with it, it's a good investment. If you die in three seconds when you have an horse, then you need some additional experience (and if you don't like it it was not a good build choice).

But frankly, I would put those 3 points into riding. There aren't any other serious options.

[Laufknoten]

Are there any good 2H weapons for use on horseback so I could go mounted on maps that favor cavalry or would that be unwise?

When I go mounted with my 2-char, I often use the Bardiche. 2h-cav is a bit like 1h-cav, you can get easy kills with it, when you sneak up from behind. The problem is, that you can't use many of the 2h's on horseback. 

[Dravic]

http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,4273.msg77101.html#msg77101

And twohanded weapons on horseback uses 1h wpf. useless...

[Paul]

a twohanded weapon on horseback uses 2h skill even if it is swung with 1 hand. the exception are the bastard swords when used with a shield.

[Falesh]

Nice, thanks for the info!

[Wulzzz]

Maul from horseback is very nice too.
It got 70 weapon length but i find it much much easier to hit stuff with maul than hitting stuff with sarranid cav sword with a length of 105 or so.

[RandomDude]

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After a few days play and a number of restarts I've settled on going with the following Two Handed build:

Strength: 21
Agility: 15
Hit points: 70

Unused skill points: 3

Converted: 2
Ironflesh: 7
Power Strike: 7
Shield: 2
Athletics: 5
Riding: 0
Horse Archery: 0
Power Draw: 0
Power Throw: 0
Weapon Master: 5

One Handed: 1
Two Handed: 148
Polearm: 1
Archery: 1
Crossbow: 1
Throwing: 1

I'm a little unsure what to do with the last 3 skill points though. I could stick them in shield to give my blocking a boost while I get close or I could use another converted stat point so that I am a bit more powerful as I level.

Another thought occurred to me though and that is to put them in Riding. Are there any good 2H weapons for use on horseback so I could go mounted on maps that favor cavalry or would that be unwise?

When you say "give my blocking a boost", you mean shield?

I found the sarranid waraxe (its the sarranid 2h axe if i got the name wrong) is pretty cool for on horseback, but you have to get pretty close.

Also if/when strategus comes out, having pts into riding will mean you can play cav if wanted/needed

[Falesh]

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When you say "give my blocking a boost", you mean shield?

I found the sarranid waraxe (its the sarranid 2h axe if i got the name wrong) is pretty cool for on horseback, but you have to get pretty close.

Also if/when strategus comes out, having pts into riding will mean you can play cav if wanted/needed

I have settled on putting the points in Riding as, like you say, it gives my clan another option to use when playing strategus. I have just tried the Sarranid Battle Axe, it was nice but then I tried the Bar Mace and fell in love with that. Has anyone tried using the Bar Mace from horseback? I would ideally like to use the same weapon on foot as on horseback since I can then focus that as an heirloom.

[MrShovelFace]

riding .. nah i wouldnt but if u had too i would suggest either the morning star, longsword, or sarranid battle axe

Morning star doesnt have a lot of reach but u will be able to 1 hit moderately armored targets and on foot is the single best can opener and shield breaker in the game (plus the fully heirloomed version does 45p)

longsword is the choice if you want to have any kind of tactical flexibility

Sarranid battle axe for the raw damage. Most damage points of any horse usable weapons (45c) and inexpensive, allowing you to pay for that extemely hungry horse and its medication

Barmace says it works on horse back but i have not seen anyone use it on horse back in forever. Alternative to the morning star

[Dravic]

Morningstar and 1hitting armored opponents from HORSEBACK? umad?



38-35%~~25pierce dmg.

Scary with such a speed (let's say speed of Morningstar is only -25%):

92-25%=69 spd rtng

[Blondin]

Morningstar was the best on horseback prepatch (crushthrough), it's. Still a viable weapon cos of the speed of the horse.

As said Randomdude, saranid axe is pretty good on horse.

But you should ask Guard_bane, he was the first 2hander on horseback (and was damm good!), may be he can give you some tips.

[Magikarp]

Morningstar was the best on horseback prepatch (crushthrough), it's. Still a viable weapon cos of the speed of the horse.

As said Randomdude, saranid axe is pretty good on horse.

But you should ask Guard_bane, he was the first 2hander on horseback (and was damm good!), may be he can give you some tips.

He just abused the opness of the class in every aspect against the lowly skilled old crpg community. Going 2hander on horseback is dead.

[Spawny]

Morningstar and 1hitting armored opponents from HORSEBACK? umad?



38-35%~~25pierce dmg.

Scary with such a speed (let's say speed of Morningstar is only -25%):

92-25%=69 spd rtng

Easy: You don't use a shield when you use the morning star. NO reduction in damage and last time I checked, most people on horses gallop and kill their victims as they pass them. They don't hit the breaks to come to a full stop and then hit them.
Morning star: 38 pierce damage +100%-200% speedbonus.

It doesn't really get slower when used from horseback, but even if it does, it just makes the timing easier and doesn't reduce it's killing power in any way.

He just abused the opness of the class in every aspect against the lowly skilled old crpg community. Going 2hander on horseback is dead.

No less used than 1h/cav. I still see people use it every now and then on the EU servers.

[Dravic]

Spawny

Easy:

Check Warband's game instruction. -35% to dmg and hell knows if it doesnt apply a -25 or even more % to weapon speed, too. Killing with 2h from horseback is mostly due to high PS.


I prefer to swing 3 times in 2 seconds with scimitar with 4PS while riding a courser at full speed over swinging 1 time for 3 seconds...