Difference between Pole Axes and 2h Axes

[The_Bloody_Nine]

Class is of course.

[Kafein]

DGS, kuyak and vagina helmet

Such a hipster

[Byrdi]

Time for a serious answer

Twohanded axes:
 - Better animations (addition length, less glancing, more early on in swings damage, easier to aim for headcuts)
 - Unbalanced (trait, not unbalanced as in OP or UP). This means that they are harder (almost impossible) to feint with, they slow you down more and they are also generally slower than their polearms counter part.

Polearms axes:
 - Can rear horses.
 - Most of them are balanced (not unbalanced).
 - Some (primarily poleaxes) are longer.

The only reason you would pick a twohanded axe over any of the other two handed weapons (that are top tier. E.g. Great Swords) would be to destroy shields or for looks. I would not recommend anyone new to the game to use an unbalanced weapon as it is bad in so many ways.

On the other hand poleaxes and the great long axe are good weapons, that in most cases perform better than twohanded axes.

[Gurnisson]

Polearms axes:
 - Can rear horses.

Really now, most of them can't.

[Teeth]

I always feel like unbalanced weapons swing faster than an unbalanced weapon with the same speed, the animation looks more jerky and fast. Like they chamber (get weapon in ready position) slower, but swing faster. For instance, the War Cleaver appears to have a faster swing than a Highland Claymore if you ask me, when talking about the speed at which the weapon moves.

[Michael]

And thus, a new 2h hero is born.

Welcome to c-rpg, the mod that gives birth to 2h heroes.

hahahahaha

[Kafein]

Unbalanced is not an all-negative trait. You will do slightly more teamhits but especially with the faster ones, you can do wicked, if slightly less controllable feints.