Re: Halberd Vs Axes
tfi_;379116 said:
Given the current situation that you MIGHT connect 50% (at most) i think the swing rate of axes with lumberjacking will do more damage. Overall with the hally you MIGHT get a bigger hit, but the fact that you swing a ton less averages the overall damage down consideribly in the long run. If your a dexxer and can last through a magic dump via resist, reflect, and heals most mages should die if they are stupid enough to toe-to-toe with a dexxer. The main problem is that due to the freaking huge shard the lag is an issue and getting within range of a running mage can be hard. That being said, good luck.
Completely backwards.
Once again, I have to drop science on some fools.
First of all, lumberjacking doesn't affect halberds or bardiches.
Secondly, standing toe to toe with an axer is the correct answer for a mage, unless he has a very specific template (such as a healer mage). Think about it: A mage can only heal, attack, or move one at a time. The lumberjack's swing timer will reset while the mage runs. When the mage stops to heal, the lumberjack will be ready to swing just as the mage begins casting. If the weapon hits, the foolish mage will run again, repeating the cycle... and he'll die very quickly this way.
A better idea is for the mage to merely stand his ground and time his casts in between his assailant's swings. He should only move at the beginning of the fight, while he casts archprotection and reactive armor and improves his AR however possible (such as by donning +2 AR robe and cloak).
Finally, damage bonuses on weapons are constants. They're +1, +3, ...+9. Because it's a constant rather than a percentage, it's the same for every weapon regardless of that weapon's normal damage range, and it's applied to every swing. Therefore, a vanquishing dagger actually receives the greatest bonus of all weapons from the vanquishing modifier. Faster weapons benefit more from constant bonuses. Harder-hitting weapons benefit more from percent damage bonuses - namely, tactics, anatomy, and lumberjacking.