Rapier vs Spear...

[ncvr]

Lvl 17 armour is in korsum.

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I wish rapiers were 2H aswell.

Eurgh, but someday when Dual Wield is implimented you will see me with 2 rapiers. Boger used rapiers quite frequently if I remeber, to break down fort doors.

[Heglin]

I prefer spears though i have a rapier too. The range advantage, damage and look of the weapon makes it a easy choice for me (yes rapiers look so silly). I only have a rapier because i like to have different weapon speeds.

[Darkblue]

Besides range and damage, there is a mana cost difference too. Using skills with 100% damage weapon, you spend same amount of mana but your damage is way lower.
If you are a knight and you want to use rapiers, I think is better to use damage buffs than 100% damage skills.

[UmarilsStillHere]

Originally Posted by Rated_R_Edge

Eurgh, but someday when Dual Wield is implimented

hopefully someday... id quite like to see all classes with 3 sub-class trees like mages have but that would need some hell of a lot of balanceing hmm ideas?

barbs, dule weild, use a single handed wepon in each hand attacks fast, hits average?

marks, defences??

hunters, they should be ONLY class with evasion, it makes marks too good

knights, errrrrm...

yeah archers would need a new base skill tree for this way but meh crossbows??, Knife fighting??? (cqc very fast with lowish dmg??)

[Froste]

Originally Posted by Rated_R_Edge

I wish rapiers were 2H aswell.

Twohanded rapiers goes against the whole principle and functionality of a rapier, they are precision weapons not brute-force weapons. They would be utterly worthless as twohanded, you'd lose the agility and wouldn't gain any damage potential. (In real life, but even though this is a game, orcs and magic I can believe in, twohanded rapiers, no way (: )

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Originally Posted by Froste

Twohanded rapiers goes against the whole principle and functionality of a rapier, they are precision weapons not brute-force weapons. They would be utterly worthless as twohanded, you'd lose the agility and wouldn't gain any damage potential. (In real life, but even though this is a game, orcs and magic I can believe in, twohanded rapiers, no way (: )

Braveheart had a 2 handed rapier It was cut thin on the sides, made of a light metal. Well maybe it wasn't more of a rapier, like you said it ruins the concept of them as they are weapons for swift thrusts. But still like his weapon :??

Originally Posted by 210paul

barbs, dule weild, use a single handed wepon in each hand attacks fast, hits average?
marks, defences??

hunters, they should be ONLY class with evasion, it makes marks too good

See, the only problem I see with dual wield is.... can you really picture a guy running around with 2 spears in his hands? Or 2 maces/hammers? It makes the Dual Wield concept limited to slashing, thin weapons. (Rapier, Sword, Axe)

[UmarilsStillHere]

Originally Posted by Rated_R_Edge

See, the only problem I see with dual wield is.... can you really picture a guy running around with 2 spears in his hands? Or 2 maces/hammers? It makes the Dual Wield concept limited to slashing, thin weapons. (Rapier, Sword, Axe)

sure why not have 2 spears or hammers?

2 hammers/maces wouldent be a problem for a barb due to massive str anywat so they should be able to carry 2 spears ect would be a bit ungangly but only due to there size maybe held about half way down (carryed crossed on the back) and used in less stabby motions and more sweeping sort of thing?

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Originally Posted by 210paul

sure why not have 2 spears or hammers?

2 hammers/maces wouldent be a problem for a barb due to massive str anywat so they should be able to carry 2 spears ect would be a bit ungangly but only due to there size maybe held about half way down (carryed crossed on the back) and used in less stabby motions and more sweeping sort of thing?

Cant really see someone wielding 2 spears, would be hard to attack, unless barbs had lances

[UmarilsStillHere]

lol, hmmm if 2 wepons came in then id like to see more variation in the attack pattern as well only spears only have one stab style attack id like to see "hit combos"? maybe 5 differant attacks?

slash (i think blunt too) have 2 one accross from the left and one diagonaly down