Sooo...Axe, 1h sword, or 2h?

AndyB · 09-02-2007, 12:41 AM

I'd say 1h is the best weapon for fighters although Liz and Renin would probably disagree

A 1h fighter's damage really isn't as bad as everybody thinks. The biggest drawback to 1h fighter's is they're probably the most expensive class to play in the game as you have to pay for an extra piece of equipment, and you will only start making a decent profit on solo trips from level 54 onwards.

Additionally its best to try and get any weapon you have to +6 or higher and after that work on getting the shield to +6 or higher so the def will make a real difference. The reason i say the weapon should be enhanced to +6 or higher is so that you can solo with a decent kill speed as parties will not always be available.

At level 48/49 a 1h fighter with a +7 level 40 sword has an almost equal kill speed to a mage with a level 50 +0 weapon. (note this is with equal buffs/scrolls)

Although 1h is tough in the early levels, in my opinion it really pays off in the later levels.

weavers · 09-02-2007, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by AndyB

The biggest drawback to 1h fighter's is they're probably the most expensive class to play in the game as you have to pay for an extra piece of equipment,.

i dunno. in cb a fighter was my second carchter,(1st was a lvl 7 archer). and i got my fighter to lvl 20 with no problems and was able to purchance lvl 20 armor, and have a 1h+sheild and the 2h axe from the quest and all of my skills. and i was wasting money left and right on floation stones, and making hp/sp pots, not like i had anything to sell either. never got a wepon or armor from KQ. i even went threw 3 lvl 20 chest peices trying to get +3 with elure. oh and i saved all of the teir 2 items for crafting. didn't sell anything and had money to burn. even tho having 1h and 2h spells cost alot i was able to keep it up.

on the other hand my cleric in OB, was my frist, and well i was flat broke when i hit 20. i couldn't buy the lvl 20 sheild armor, or any of the lvl 21 spells untill level 24.(i had all of my sub 20 spells tho) i mean i broke. and by 20 i made maybe 20 scrolls and 50 or so pots. it was ridiculous. i kept leveling, but couldn't afford the upgraded armor and spells. now at lvl 26 i got plenty of silver, but i've sold a ton of things like elure, lix, hp/sp pots drops, ect.

imo the cheapest class in the game, expence wise, is mages. i could lvl one from lvl 1-30 with less than a one silver. all you need is max firebolt and use magic missle one. the other spells arn't needed. and you don't really need +3 armor or even armor your level to kill things. and you can solo just fine with a few hp pots untill lvl ~25, cause then you need to kite to kill anything. but with groups you don't need mana pots once you got lifetap. their almost matiance free.

AndyB · 09-02-2007, 04:44 AM

Originally Posted by weavers

on the other hand my cleric in OB, was my frist, and well i was flat broke when i hit 20. i couldn't buy the lvl 20 sheild armor, or any of the lvl 21 spells untill level 24.(i had all of my sub 20 spells tho) i mean i broke. and by 20 i made maybe 20 scrolls and 50 or so pots. it was ridiculous. i kept leveling, but couldn't afford the upgraded armor and spells. now at lvl 26 i got plenty of silver, but i've sold a ton of things like elure, lix, hp/sp pots drops, ect.

That's the same problem i have with my fighter, i'm alright for equipment but i still have like 4 or 5 skills to buy.

You can't really compare cb to ob in terms of money as cb1 was easier because quest's gave better money rewards and skills were much cheaper. Additionally throughout cb1 and cb2 chest events made money easy to come by.

marijunia · 09-17-2007, 08:37 AM

1 handed for speed and + SHIELD boy thats alot of def 2 handed for both speed and lil bit more damages (looks cool) and axe for all damages but slow! i had a 7+ axe in cb2 man it was so damn slow in kq even slow in grinding but the damage was awsome but for now im go for 2 handed sword i can't wait only 5 more levels =]

NekoXx · 09-28-2007, 10:43 PM

Personally 1H all the way

It can be quite expensive buying the sword and shield though... but, shields give the best defence out of every armour I believe..

MagesRequiem · 09-30-2007, 01:45 AM

I dislike the way 1h Swords and Shields look. 2h Swords look the best. 2h Axes look... stupid. Thats the only thing turning me away from using a 2h Axe. Of course... i'm not even level 20 yet so i've never used either of them. xD My friend gave me a 2h Sword and when I do my level 20 quest i'm going to grab the 2h Axe. Then i'll use them both and compare them to one another and see which one's the best.

Yami · 09-30-2007, 08:56 AM

I have all 3 of them. I'm a full end fighter so I picked the 1-h sword after the quest and bought myself a shield. Then I found that killing was going a bit too slow for me so I went to the smith and got myself a nice big axe. And then my KQ box held a +5 thunder 2-handed sword. It depends on what I'm fighting what I use. I have to fight Ice ViVies now and my shield doesn't give me enough magic defence to make a difference so now I use my 2-handed sword for faster killing (I take a lot of damage ._.) but when I fight them Bats in MT I use my 1-handed sword + shield (I'm at lvl 28 now).

D4NT3 · 10-23-2007, 03:39 PM

I would say that the 1h sword is best for those starting out. Axes are better if you're higher up and want to pwn people in one hit. 2h is ok but in between the two, it's like going with a medium sheild and not a large or small, it's not as slow as an axe, but not as strong, slower than a 1h, but more damage. It all comes down to your preference I guess.

PwnageCleric · 10-23-2007, 03:49 PM

Just go 1h and shield all the way, that's why there is a warrior, if you want high damage, go as a mage/archer -_-
As i get even if you go Axe you'll have the worst damage by real, so there isnt such things like Damage Dealer Warriors. Warrior is meant to be a damage absorbation because of taunt and high hp.
Warriors suck in PvP because of the fact you do get high hits in and you will do no damage.

No words. Warrior own only at doing kq's basically. Or if you go for Boss mobs.

Xhaos Incarnate · 10-23-2007, 07:30 PM

This is pretty much true of any MMORPG. The fighter classes are usually meant to soak damage while some ranger/mager in the back deals heavy damage. Fighters CAN deal decent damage, not high, but it comes at the price to tank as well as they should. Basically, this is how a little party/squad looks if everyone does their real jobs.

Fighter
Mage Archer

Cleric

Just my opinion though, from what I've seen and what I've learned.