Why should i use anything but a bec de corbin?

[Thucydides]

Seriously, It is the only high tier polearm that escaped a nerf. They nerfed The LHSM, the Great Long Axe, but not the bec? Half the tin can whores using polearm were using a Bec prepatch and now theres even more reason to use it with the polearm nerfs of the latest patch.

The bec is superior to my GLA in every way except for shield breaking and 3 length. Because of the damage nerf to my GLA, i can't one shot anyone anymore, but people with a bec can still stun kill me in two quick ass swings, It has a stab that deals serious damage, and it glances less and gets caught in shit far less than my axe does.

Its like all the popular polearm weapons prepatch got NERFED while the bec was oddly left out...

I don't know what to do about this, but the recent nerfs to all the other polearms have made the bec the weapon to whore, and it gets lame dying to stunlock bec whores.

[Malaclypse]

Personally I like Poleaxe, Sycthe or Iron Staff better than I ever did GLA, LHSM, Long Hafted Blade or Bec, but I'm also not selecting my weapon of choice based solely on how fast/well/efficiently I can mow people down.

Why should you use anything but a Bec? For aesthetic reasons, I guess.

[Thucydides]

Personally I like Poleaxe, Sycthe or Iron Staff better than I ever did GLA, LHSM, Long Hafted Blade or Bec, but I'm also not selecting my weapon of choice based solely on how fast/well/efficiently I can mow people down.

Why should you use anything but a Bec? For aesthetic reasons, I guess.

I choose to do the GLA because its a big fucking axe that looks intimidating and its fun to play. I probably won't switch but its really tempting for me to just buildstack and heirloom a bec and pike and easymode. Its just pretty lame that the bec is obviously the best weapon out there for polearms and if you use anything else, you'll be gimped.

[Cyclopsided]

imo bec is meh. I hate it and can't stand using it. bec users are easy kills for me.


"but goretooth uses a bec"
And? Oh man how he would be better without it...
Sorry if I don't see the issue with the bec. Maybe it could lose a point or so in damage? Didn't the heirlooms all receive a nerf already?

[Thucydides]

imo bec is meh. I hate it and can't stand using it. bec users are easy kills for me.


"but goretooth uses a bec"
And? Oh man how he would be better without it...
Sorry if I don't see the issue with the bec. Maybe it could lose a point or so in damage? Didn't the heirlooms all receive a nerf already?

90% of crpg players are easy kills, its the ones that block that i have a problem with. Bec users have speed, damage, and polearm stun. One hit and you're pretty much finished. Meanwhile all the other polearms are nerfed in some way and cannot match the bec's DPS.

[Cyclopsided]

90% of crpg players are easy kills, its the ones that block that i have a problem with. Bec users have speed, damage, and polearm stun. One hit and you're pretty much finished. Meanwhile all the other polearms are nerfed in some way and cannot match the bec's DPS.

Becs have damage, and all poles have stun.
they don't have speed or length.

That is why I said they are easy kills for me. When I judge a weapon, it is assumed that player skill is static and even.

[cutsomecheesewithmybow]

Not only is bec a low damage weapon is also has that polearm slow ass sideswing which looks more like bear repeling. It is also one of the shortest polearms, has no bonus quialities like knocking down or bashing shields yet costs a lot. I don't see why you'd want to use one.
Only usefull atack it used to have (i rerolled a 2h after the patch so i don't know for sure if it applies to present situation) is the overhead.

[San]

I am seeing a lot of poleaxes recently, but I don't think it's that much of a problem. I think polearms are pretty interesting, since almost everything got nerfed anyways.

[Gurnisson]

Bec is a good weapon, but it's not op compared to other polearms.

[Ninja_Khorin]

I always go with style, Min/Maxing is for lamers.

[Thucydides]

Alright well i guess my experience is wrong. I also hear there was an Heirloom nerf so maybe the bec's heirloom recieved a nerf, so i can start whoring a bec as well.

[Siiem]

Polearms were nerfed at all this patch???? Wut?

[Malaclypse]

They were given an animation which was then removed, some damages were changed, things made Unbalanced, and a lot of reductions to base speed, pretty much across the board (even Iron Staff was reduced by 2 default).

[Siiem]

They were given an animation which was then removed, some damages were changed, things made Unbalanced, and a lot of reductions to base speed, pretty much across the board (even Iron Staff was reduced by 2 default).

Like 2h, crossbows and 1h... besides polearms still got away better.

[Thucydides]

personally i haven't noticed people who are good at two hander be less good in any way. I haven't noticed my score change in any way. I think not a lot has changed after patch but i have yet to play as 2H. I still get killed by good shielders, 2H, and polearms.