03-12-2012, 07:03 PM
The reason anyone uses a shield in the first place is because they have a noticable effect on how much damage you take. If it wasn't noticable then nobody would waste their time with a shield.
You can take full damage hits through a shield frequently... You can also parry hits. The whole point of a shield is to use it only when it benefits you, because it's pretty hard to win a duel with just a shield and 1 hander. You need the high damage output of a 2 hander to be able to do enough damage to kill someone. The whole point is to switch between weapons for the one best suited at the time. You know that, you use multiple weapons. Time and time again though you, and a lot of others have simply refused to use a shield. That's your own fault.
I'm not saying you force everyone to duel with a hally or bard... I'm saying that if shields and mace weapons were nerfed like you want, there would be no reason to use them and THEREFORE everyone would be using the same set of weapons you do, because they are the best choices. Not that many people even use maces, I'd say 3 out of 4 (I'm being very being conservative) uses bardiche/halberd. You can't really argue with the truth...
As for the hammer, it's been in a "testing stage" just like every other weapon here since the server launched (last March right? When is the anniversary?
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I've used it a lot... I've used every weapon a lot, and there are a few that are just plain better than the rest. Bardiche, halberd, and battle axe are definitely in this category.
You can take full damage hits through a shield frequently... You can also parry hits. The whole point of a shield is to use it only when it benefits you, because it's pretty hard to win a duel with just a shield and 1 hander. You need the high damage output of a 2 hander to be able to do enough damage to kill someone. The whole point is to switch between weapons for the one best suited at the time. You know that, you use multiple weapons. Time and time again though you, and a lot of others have simply refused to use a shield. That's your own fault.
I'm not saying you force everyone to duel with a hally or bard... I'm saying that if shields and mace weapons were nerfed like you want, there would be no reason to use them and THEREFORE everyone would be using the same set of weapons you do, because they are the best choices. Not that many people even use maces, I'd say 3 out of 4 (I'm being very being conservative) uses bardiche/halberd. You can't really argue with the truth...
sm0ke Wrote:so obviously it didn't even have a testing stage
As for the hammer, it's been in a "testing stage" just like every other weapon here since the server launched (last March right? When is the anniversary?
)I've used it a lot... I've used every weapon a lot, and there are a few that are just plain better than the rest. Bardiche, halberd, and battle axe are definitely in this category.