10-22-2008, 05:16 PM
We have tried to make weapons damage and speed profile different, so that different weapons can be used in different situations. There will however always be a "common" way to PvP, meaning that a lot of people will PvP the same way. The people that PvP the same/similar way have same/similar requirements, that is also why thy very often pick the same/similar weapons.
Battle axe
Bardiche
Halberd
War fork
Hammer Pick
War Hammer
All these weapons, according to me, are good tourney weapons. There might be some more that I forgot, but I would call those weapons keepers. The issue, reason to why one is used more than the other, is cause the profiles on all of them are so very different. If you do not PvP a very specific way, there is no chance that you will do good with a War Fork from the beggning of the duel. If you don't know how to use high damage slow hits to your advantage, then HP, WH and Halberd are out of the question. Bardiche is the most used one cause it has a little bit of everything, meaning it is easier to control.
My personal favorites are a Battle Axe vs a guy that doesn't run super much (or if the area is small), a Bardiche vs a moderate runner in a larger area and lastly a Halberd/War Hammer, if I feel that I'm not getting enough hits (only one hit required with high damage weaps). If I'm fighting a shielder I like to shield up myself, or use a high damage weapon.
It it's my opinion at least, weapons are much like a car, different cars for different occasions. Easiest way to balance something is to have the same damage and speed profile on every weapon, but then we are only getting one single weapon with a lot of different appearances.
Balancing suggestions are always welcome though, but keep in mind, we want different speed and damage profiles and we want them to be equally good, but different.
Battle axe
Bardiche
Halberd
War fork
Hammer Pick
War Hammer
All these weapons, according to me, are good tourney weapons. There might be some more that I forgot, but I would call those weapons keepers. The issue, reason to why one is used more than the other, is cause the profiles on all of them are so very different. If you do not PvP a very specific way, there is no chance that you will do good with a War Fork from the beggning of the duel. If you don't know how to use high damage slow hits to your advantage, then HP, WH and Halberd are out of the question. Bardiche is the most used one cause it has a little bit of everything, meaning it is easier to control.
My personal favorites are a Battle Axe vs a guy that doesn't run super much (or if the area is small), a Bardiche vs a moderate runner in a larger area and lastly a Halberd/War Hammer, if I feel that I'm not getting enough hits (only one hit required with high damage weaps). If I'm fighting a shielder I like to shield up myself, or use a high damage weapon.
It it's my opinion at least, weapons are much like a car, different cars for different occasions. Easiest way to balance something is to have the same damage and speed profile on every weapon, but then we are only getting one single weapon with a lot of different appearances.
Balancing suggestions are always welcome though, but keep in mind, we want different speed and damage profiles and we want them to be equally good, but different.