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<blockquote data-quote="Spatula" data-source="post: 4265171" data-attributes="member: 2198">Other 2H weapons do more damage than greatswords, so I'm not sure how you prove your &quot;all 2H weapons are meh&quot; point by comparing longsword &amp; greatsword damage.The game isn't made up of only basic attacks anymore (and your numbers are wrong, anyway).&nbsp; A 2[w] power with an 18 str (ignoring feats) is 2d8+5 (7-21) for the longsword in two hands and 2d10+4 (6-24) for the greatsword.&nbsp; A 3[w] power is 8-29 vs 7-34.&nbsp; And so on.Now compare the 2H longsword to the maul, since you claim to not care about using a greatsword specifically and just want to do lots of damage.1[w]: 6-13 vs 6-162[w]: 7-21 vs 8-283[w]: 8-29 vs 10-40Do you really not see the difference between 8-29 and 10-40?&nbsp; You can get a 3[w] attack at first level.Since sword-n-boards don't deal much damage, generally can't protect their teammates, and that high AC is worthless past the &quot;sweet spot&quot;, and since you can get always-on concealment effects from worn items which are always worthwhile, the answer was &quot;huge damage.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatula, post: 4265171, member: 2198"] Other 2H weapons do more damage than greatswords, so I'm not sure how you prove your "all 2H weapons are meh" point by comparing longsword & greatsword damage. The game isn't made up of only basic attacks anymore (and your numbers are wrong, anyway). A 2[w] power with an 18 str (ignoring feats) is 2d8+5 (7-21) for the longsword in two hands and 2d10+4 (6-24) for the greatsword. A 3[w] power is 8-29 vs 7-34. And so on. Now compare the 2H longsword to the maul, since you claim to not care about using a greatsword specifically and just want to do lots of damage. 1[w]: 6-13 vs 6-16 2[w]: 7-21 vs 8-28 3[w]: 8-29 vs 10-40 Do you really not see the difference between 8-29 and 10-40? You can get a 3[w] attack at first level. Since sword-n-boards don't deal much damage, generally can't protect their teammates, and that high AC is worthless past the "sweet spot", and since you can get always-on concealment effects from worn items which are always worthwhile, the answer was "huge damage." [/QUOTE]

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