if the cleric is good, 2h axe fighters FIGHTERS FIGHTERS can tank...
and on the topic 1h sword vs 2h sword, the 2h sword does a larger damage over time...mainly because its speed is not much slower and the crit on it is fairly high. even though it has 1% more than the 1h sword, that 1% is actually quite a bit, don't under-estimate it. granted the axe's crit are more worthy of praise, but its not really as useful in leveling purposes, its more usefull against monsters that you can't take down very quickly like elite monsters.
I'm pretty much a tri-fighter ;p i got all skills 1hsword,2hsword,2haxe - hella expensive and my stats is more toward the 2haxe, but i still do well with 1h and shield
*elite monster is a one of those monsters that are different and lot more stronger but not strong as bosses in KQs, like fighter ratman, hero slime, fighter mushroom, Jewel Grave Robber, piggy bat (dang that thing has too much hp) etc etc
Fighter = Soemone who is well rounded in both defense and physical attack
Warrior = Soemone who excels in physical damage dealing.
Defender= Soemone who excels in defense.
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