[imported_Shifty]

Once upon a time the warfork and battle axe were a feared weapon in a duel. Now a days the only weapon you see in a duel is the bardiche. Why? Becasue players don't have any other choice. The speed/strength ratio of the bard far surpasses any other weapon. So it's a hands down decision...to go with the bard. Sure, you could equip a halbred or a war hammer but the bard hits almost as hard and is much faster. Or you could equip a warfork and shield to add some armor and quick hits. But the warfork is extremely weak. It's so weak you may as well equip a dagger. Or you could use a battle axe. It's a bit quicker than the bard. But doesn't come close in terms of strength. As of right now, the only logical weapon to use in a duel is the same old bardiche.

Another thing is, alot of PvPers complain that dueling has become boring and repeatative. This is somewhat true due to the fact that every PvPer uses a bardiche. Since everyone uses a bard in a duel, everyone's dueling tacticts remains much the same. Therefore nothing changes. And dueling remains repeatative. Having stronger warforks and battle axes would give players the choice to use a different weapon in a duel. Using these weapons will force players to change their dueling tacticts. Also, having stronger warforks will sway more players to use weapons like the halbred and war hammer to bust through that shield. Using different weapons in a duel will force change in dueling tacticts. Thus making every duel more fun and exciting and different. But like i stated above...no one uses these weapons because they are way to weak.

I have put alot of thought into this post and i hope it gets some serious consideration. The shard has really come alive recently due to the addition of the skills stone/ores/armors/rides/and decreased prices in tubs and so on. The staff have really done an amazing job with this shard. I am only trying to continue this trend with my idea.

Thanks,
Shifty