English lad Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Just a quick query, I know certain weapon types defend well in terms of weapon block - namely staff and polearm are the two i tend to use, but how well do the others compare - 2 handed maces? Swords? etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Good question. Not really sure I have the answer for you, as it would lie in the code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Haberdasher helpfully posted a thread further down, with the stats for each weapon type (offense/defense/disarm etc. etc.). Here are the weapon stats for defense: Defense: 1 being the most defensive; 10 being the least 1) Staffs 2) Polearms 3) Swords/Spears (helpfile did NOT explicitly state which of the two was more defensive, just that both were more so than daggers) 4) Daggers 5) Maces/Exotics (helpfile explicitly stated that these are equally defensive) 6) Flails 7) Axes Whips Now, I imagine that list of weapons would play a part in how well a weapon can two-hand block something, such as a polearm would defend (weapon-block, parry) better than a two-handed mace, but a two-handed mace would defend better than a two-handed flail. I can't say for sure, but it makes sense that two-handed weapon blocking would follow that list. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Its Staves > Polearms > Spears on two handed. All the other ones are awfull with two handed. And no, two handed swords are awfull. You are better with a polearm. In fact, the only reason i see to wield a two handed weapon other than this, is clerics who wield 2handed flails/whips to increase their ofense/damage vs mages. Else you are better dual wielding or shield defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English lad Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 was maces I was mainly thinking about, sucks that most of the good maces are 2 handed, unless you happen to be a giant I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiere Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Is it better to wear a shield and a staff, or just staff, defense wise for giants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Although giants can wield two-handed weapons with one hand, polearms/staffs need two-hands to wield, regardless of race. Can't wield a staff with shield, apart from a special case involving healers. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexi Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Or a special case involing battlemages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiere Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Well...I'm doing it right now. And it's nothing special, staff wise. Non rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Well...I'm doing it right now. And it's nothing special' date=' staff wise. Non rare.[/quote'] I think I know what you're talking about, but I completely forgot about it. I think it would be a good idea to perhaps post it in the Prayer Forum, because it seems quite weird to me. That is, if we're thinking of the same thing. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 It porbably its a bug, i remenber viri once stating that polearms cannot ever be wielded on one handed. And he porceded to correct something that enabled it. Now i would supose this extends to staves. He also said that there was a evil one handed staff. Only staff vs Staff + shield. Depends. If warrior go staff. Other perhaps staff + shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerbity Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 My Storm Giant wielded a staff and a shield several times, then all of a sudden I couldn't. I guess they changed it while I was doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khran Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Who was Shaw? hrmmm influence.... That Behrens guy did alright. Didn't they make him an IMM or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Wasnt shaw a famouse Human Healer, witch was very nice. Au contraire of certain healers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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