Just posting to say I loved the the summary of the 2 hander/polearm munchkin in plate with crossbow, especially the lol learn to block at the end. This is especially ironic since a lot rely on glances to save them when their blocks are incorrect. Very nice comic and avatar too.
I see a lot of people have stopped playing throwers and gone off to the next best thing, which will inevitably receive some big nerf. Unless the next best thing happens to be 2 handers or polearm, in which those are safe, old quirk of the mod. Slots hit other classes more than it did 2 hand or dueling polearms, since duelers often carried only 1 weapon to maximize footwork speed.
This is what I think happened to throwers. At first it was just a few people throwing, then throwing got an indirect buff as archery was nerfed, and the munchkins all arrived. This influx of munchkin throwers caused people to whine about throwing, resulting in a nerf, which I don't find very warranted. The ones who get hit are those who want to play as thrower, regardless of the efficiency since they are the only one staying around.
Oh can we clarify the word nerf? Fixing a unwarranted buff is not a nerf, it should be called a fix. So no more lol stab, but hello spin thrust. Does this make 2 hands, duelarms any worse than how they were in native, whether in absolute terms or relative? No. 2 hands are much stronger, whether it is a combination of horrible claustrophobic maps, exotic and buffed weapons, ineffectual cavalry, slower archery, and yes, impossible throwing. If you acted like a 2 hander duelist from crpg in native, cav, archery and a myraid of things will have you for breakfast. Remember the no 1 cause of death in native is not missing a block or misreading a feint, it is being overwhelmed. Hard to be overwhelmed here when you have inexpensive armour that turn missed blocks into glances instead of deadly hits, crampy cluttered maps preventing flanking, and fewer projectiles. Thus you can roof camp or hide somewhere, duel the enemy 1 by 1 and feel like a stud with yor dueling skills. Thus 2 hands have not been nerfed.