I take issue with the Agressive aspect of 1H/S

Zvorgin

Biro123 wrote: »

I take issue with your issue.

Having studied and practice's mediaeval combat for a lot of years, I can tell you that the common mmo view that shields = tank, DW = damage, 2-Handed = some variation of damage is just BS.

The simple fact that you have a good defence allows you to Focus more on attack.
Give someone a 2-hander, they have to defend just as much as they attack, often more. Give them full-plate, they can virtually ignore the vast majority if types of attacks, and focus a lot more on using that weapon in offence instead.

Give someone a sword(or 2 swords) they still have to defend themselves half the time,
Give them sword and shield, and they can defend without giving it too much attention, letting them focus much more on offence, which obviously makes it more effective.

Sword and shields was simply a better combination than 2 weapons.
2-handers really came into their own when full plate appeared ( as shields were no longer necessary for defence)

Never let fact stand in the way of a misguided opinion!

It would be interesting if they got rid of all gap closers but until they do S&B should definitely have one.

Biro123

Zvorgin wrote: »

Biro123 wrote: »

I take issue with your issue.

Having studied and practice's mediaeval combat for a lot of years, I can tell you that the common mmo view that shields = tank, DW = damage, 2-Handed = some variation of damage is just BS.

The simple fact that you have a good defence allows you to Focus more on attack.
Give someone a 2-hander, they have to defend just as much as they attack, often more. Give them full-plate, they can virtually ignore the vast majority if types of attacks, and focus a lot more on using that weapon in offence instead.

Give someone a sword(or 2 swords) they still have to defend themselves half the time,
Give them sword and shield, and they can defend without giving it too much attention, letting them focus much more on offence, which obviously makes it more effective.

Sword and shields was simply a better combination than 2 weapons.
2-handers really came into their own when full plate appeared ( as shields were no longer necessary for defence)

Never let fact stand in the way of a misguided opinion!

It would be interesting if they got rid of all gap closers but until they do S&B should definitely have one.

To be honest, I don't mind if its realistic or not. Just seems silly to complain that 'made-up gameplay X' isn't the same as 'made-up gameplay Y'

Neither are realistic, or intended to be realistic, therefore the devs can balance them any way they want.

(Personally, I don't like how some weapon attacks can hit multiple opponents and prefer to see weapons = single target and magic giving the aoe, but I know that wouldn't really work from a balance perspective)