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

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).

AngellicDiety · 09-30-2007, 11:17 AM

It depends, 1 handed sword is good if your going to be a tanker because you will get extra armour. But its dmg is terrible compared to the 2-handed weapons. Not to mention Power-Slice a very powerful technique is only available for 2-handed weapons.

1 Handed I say is only for those who want to tank.

With the right stats-build you can achieve nearly the same result as a 1-handed wielder with a shield (in terms of Kill:Rest ratio.)

2 handed Swords do well in guild wars. Axes (the level 58 axe) will freak out anyone you chase in a guild war. A cleric WILL run with your critical rate being high, plus the fact that an Empowered Power Slice can deal 800+(your weapons damage) at the best of times.

Typhon · 10-12-2007, 01:01 AM

Being a Two Hander (see my Avatar) I suggest never ruling out the Two Handed Sword. It slaughters people in Guild Wars, and in my opinion the best soloing weapon. My stats are +15 STR, +5 DEX and +25 END, so I'm set for soloing anything seeing is that my defense is now naturally high w/o a shield. As for tanking, it's not really my job so I'm not worried about it. My Guild found me a Godlike GK Zwheihander w/ +19 STR, +14 END and +12 SPR that I adore now that I have upped it to +3 (I know, risky, but totally worth it). So, all in all, my character is pretty well set now at Lvl 41 as a solo fighter, and that's what he does best. Great EXP!