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Fixing the polearm and taking back its seat as generally best nonprojectile weapon from the sword.
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<blockquote data-quote="Son of the Serpent" data-source="post: 7838688" data-attributes="member: 7015476"><p>well unless very specific scenarios are in play, even at close range a polearm weilder will demolish the sword weilder. not just a wall of pikemen. sheilds can complicate that, but it also really depends. these scenarios could involve other equipment, or the space the fighting is being done in, but in most possible scenarios, even at close range, a polearm weilder beats a sword weilder. also i'm not saying that polearms should just be head and shoulders the best ingame type of weapon broadly. but no matter what you do, there will be a general weapon grouping that is slightly better than others. currently its "swords". that is realistically an absurdity. a better choice would be polearms if a group must be slightly better all round. and whether we want that to happen or not it definitely will happen. i just think that since its unavoidable it might as well be the grouping of weapons that's most likely for, and swords aren't even in the running. polearms may not be the best in every scenario, but for reasons other than simplicity and cheapness, they are all round the most successful weapon to use strategically. the second most successful weapon as a primary arm is probably an axe. definitely not a sword though. swords are mostly useful as a secondary. though they were also used as a primary, this is the exception, and not the rule. history bears that out.</p><p></p><p>ps, spears are a type of polearm for these purposes. but not the only type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of the Serpent, post: 7838688, member: 7015476"] well unless very specific scenarios are in play, even at close range a polearm weilder will demolish the sword weilder. not just a wall of pikemen. sheilds can complicate that, but it also really depends. these scenarios could involve other equipment, or the space the fighting is being done in, but in most possible scenarios, even at close range, a polearm weilder beats a sword weilder. also i'm not saying that polearms should just be head and shoulders the best ingame type of weapon broadly. but no matter what you do, there will be a general weapon grouping that is slightly better than others. currently its "swords". that is realistically an absurdity. a better choice would be polearms if a group must be slightly better all round. and whether we want that to happen or not it definitely will happen. i just think that since its unavoidable it might as well be the grouping of weapons that's most likely for, and swords aren't even in the running. polearms may not be the best in every scenario, but for reasons other than simplicity and cheapness, they are all round the most successful weapon to use strategically. the second most successful weapon as a primary arm is probably an axe. definitely not a sword though. swords are mostly useful as a secondary. though they were also used as a primary, this is the exception, and not the rule. history bears that out. ps, spears are a type of polearm for these purposes. but not the only type. [/QUOTE]
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