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Thread: Legendary 2H Axe looted on Bloodfin strange stats, what do swordsman think?
A master swordsman has a speed modifier of +75 so by my calculations, without skill tapes, and using your best attack which has a 2.5 time modifier on it. Then you would need a weapon that was no slower than 1.6 to hit once a sec. I believe most of your weapons are slower than that, around 3 or so.
i.e. 1.6 x 2.5 x .25 = 1
eastmaster wrote:
1.0 speed
neglectable HAM costs
decent max damage
+25 block
seems pretty nice imo
Only problem is BLOCK is not a 2H defense....Counterattack is! DOH!
here is my take on it:
i would say its fairly subpar
any master swordsman can cap with a 2 hand axe so the 1 spd isn't thaaaaaaaaaaat amazing. maybe for a grinder?
block is fairly worthless for a swordsman - you might block 1 in a a few thousand hits since block isn't a skill we have.
berzerk is fairly worthless - maybe for a grinder?
dmg is decent..........though my 2 hand axe is like 160-244 - so i could beat that with a PU easily.
ham cost is great but if you're buffed ham costs are pointless - not many people worry with ham.
it WOULD Be a good weapon to use unbuffed.
but the real kicker is my crafted one is +22 to all ranges making it much more effective.
the wound is the best part.........though im not sure how that would play out in combat.........i know cleavers have a 45 wound chance or so (maybe 54) which is about half? and it doesn't do any significant dmg that would cripple a targets ability to fight. so double that might be pretty good but not earth shaking.
i've never used one that high so i dont know - just used a cleaver with close to 50.
so i don't know.....for a grinder it would be excellent.....for pve it would be a good weapon - though a scythe would be better. for pvp you wouldn't do much since it is kinetic and has lower accuracy than a crafted one.
i wouldn't use it really - maybe put it on the wall?
not trying to flame - just giving my estimations as a master swordsman who has been around and tried all our weapons.
i think the loot table is screwy and this should be exceptional at best.
Message Edited by huan_the_destroyer on 04-14-2004 09:14 PM
Message Edited by huan_the_destroyer on 04-14-2004 09:15 PM