Tarot Cards
01-13-2013, 06:23 AM
So I've read through all the guides for each glad type, and there was a little bit of information on weapons, but not a whole lot on deciding which is best for you. So I wanted to ask about weapons in general, and what each combination is good for. I'm not asking this for any class specifically, as I'd imagine that a dual-mace Rage would function similar to a dual-mace Theatrics, unless I am totally mistaken.
From what I know so far, Two-handed weapons are slow, hard-hitting monsters that land once per round or even every other round, but nuke enemy hp. Apparently two-handed Rage glads aren't so popular any more due to them being unable to afford waiting for hits in their light-armored state, but War glads seem to function will with two-handers. However, War glads get to choose between two-handers and polearms, which then begs the question: what's the difference, and which one is better? Polarms have a higher attack speed versus two-handers, but seem to deal MUCH less damage than their stats would indicate. I fought against a polearm glad with my two-handed War glad, and both sides had similar stats, but I was dealing more damage than the other glad could string together in two attacks, even though they attacked twice as fast. So would two-handers be always better than polearms, or when should a polearm be chosen?
For one-handing, shields appear to be unpopular in the Primus tier, even for War glads that are supposedly defensive. I know War glads like Laharl are offensive, and thus would go with dual-sword, but why is shield so seldom used? Is it because you have to train two weapon skills instead of one to make shield worth your while?
I saw a topic earlier on dual-wielding vs fighting with one one-hander, and it made sense to me. But there's the question, similar to two-hander vs polearm, of sword vs mace. This one, the difference is much easier to see, as a glad like Condemned with dual knives attacks as much as ten times in a round. In fact, I read a fun fight that lasted only two rounds in which about forty attacks were laid down total by both sides combined, Condemned vs a Theatrics glad (sorry, forgot the name!) that was wielding a cestus and another exotic weapon. But again, when would one go for all-out speed vs speed and power with the dual mace?
Finally, I see lots of Theatric glads that don't use exotic. What are the advantages of using exotic over the dual sword or dual mace that I see most theatrics using? And what are the disadvantages?
Sorry for asking a ton of questions, but I just couldn't find all the answers, and wanted to know what my choices with future glads (current ones are too small in size!) would entail. Thanks!
From what I know so far, Two-handed weapons are slow, hard-hitting monsters that land once per round or even every other round, but nuke enemy hp. Apparently two-handed Rage glads aren't so popular any more due to them being unable to afford waiting for hits in their light-armored state, but War glads seem to function will with two-handers. However, War glads get to choose between two-handers and polearms, which then begs the question: what's the difference, and which one is better? Polarms have a higher attack speed versus two-handers, but seem to deal MUCH less damage than their stats would indicate. I fought against a polearm glad with my two-handed War glad, and both sides had similar stats, but I was dealing more damage than the other glad could string together in two attacks, even though they attacked twice as fast. So would two-handers be always better than polearms, or when should a polearm be chosen?
For one-handing, shields appear to be unpopular in the Primus tier, even for War glads that are supposedly defensive. I know War glads like Laharl are offensive, and thus would go with dual-sword, but why is shield so seldom used? Is it because you have to train two weapon skills instead of one to make shield worth your while?
I saw a topic earlier on dual-wielding vs fighting with one one-hander, and it made sense to me. But there's the question, similar to two-hander vs polearm, of sword vs mace. This one, the difference is much easier to see, as a glad like Condemned with dual knives attacks as much as ten times in a round. In fact, I read a fun fight that lasted only two rounds in which about forty attacks were laid down total by both sides combined, Condemned vs a Theatrics glad (sorry, forgot the name!) that was wielding a cestus and another exotic weapon. But again, when would one go for all-out speed vs speed and power with the dual mace?
Finally, I see lots of Theatric glads that don't use exotic. What are the advantages of using exotic over the dual sword or dual mace that I see most theatrics using? And what are the disadvantages?
Sorry for asking a ton of questions, but I just couldn't find all the answers, and wanted to know what my choices with future glads (current ones are too small in size!) would entail. Thanks!