Something I was already thinking about when AbdulAlhazred mentioned it here http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/305909-why-thrown-weapons-so-underwhelming-3.html is since AV1 and the "MOAR DAMAGE ANIME R00XX0RS" weapons have they become essentially "worth it" or do "we" choose them because of their sexier weapon damage dice only?
Most characters I build I find are feat starved. Spending one on a Superior Weapon proficiency makes it even harder to do the things I want to do with a character. What does a Greatbow give you? A d10 to a d12. A War Axe? A weapon die size. Fullblade? Weapon die size and High Crit. While it's nice to give the early-edition-underused d12s some lovin' do they really make that much of a difference when it comes to having fun?
For example, I have a 17th-level Assault Swordmage. I'm still feeling I don't have enough feats for the fun stuff I want him to do. He still has a longsword because quite frankly I don't have the feat to spare for a point or two of damage some times.
My Skirmishing Warlord is now at third level. My first thought was "Hey, Greatbow, I may not get the extra +1 of the Superior Crossbow but it will save me a feat and give me a d12". The more I looked at it, the more I thought "Hey, I can save two feats by sticking with the Longbow and getting the same attack bonus as the Greatbow and the same damage as the Superior Crossbow." As level goes up and riders go up, the actual damage die means less and is the feat cost really worth it? Will I really notice the difference over the long haul?
I find I still look at the shiny Superior Weapons but more and more I find they're generally too high a cost for what I want to do in most cases. My Avenger? Yeah, it still has the Fullblade, as does my Barbarian (although that will likely change next weapon enhancement bonus).
Any thoughts?
Most characters I build I find are feat starved. Spending one on a Superior Weapon proficiency makes it even harder to do the things I want to do with a character. What does a Greatbow give you? A d10 to a d12. A War Axe? A weapon die size. Fullblade? Weapon die size and High Crit. While it's nice to give the early-edition-underused d12s some lovin' do they really make that much of a difference when it comes to having fun?
For example, I have a 17th-level Assault Swordmage. I'm still feeling I don't have enough feats for the fun stuff I want him to do. He still has a longsword because quite frankly I don't have the feat to spare for a point or two of damage some times.
My Skirmishing Warlord is now at third level. My first thought was "Hey, Greatbow, I may not get the extra +1 of the Superior Crossbow but it will save me a feat and give me a d12". The more I looked at it, the more I thought "Hey, I can save two feats by sticking with the Longbow and getting the same attack bonus as the Greatbow and the same damage as the Superior Crossbow." As level goes up and riders go up, the actual damage die means less and is the feat cost really worth it? Will I really notice the difference over the long haul?
I find I still look at the shiny Superior Weapons but more and more I find they're generally too high a cost for what I want to do in most cases. My Avenger? Yeah, it still has the Fullblade, as does my Barbarian (although that will likely change next weapon enhancement bonus).
Any thoughts?