Siegurt wrote:Its funny, once upon a time axes were big, then swords, now maces
It's funny, I was initially advised to use maces (because hydrae mostly). I still like them okay (flails are a pretty nice start), though really more so if you get a strong early whip. if you don't, the mid-game training curve is still a little boring for many species. I'm not all that impressed by 0=ish skill bonuses -- yes you
can drop something else and play them, but it isn't really all that exciting for me to level them past say 12-14. Unless say you're a human, who just breezes through experience gain.
I still enjoy axes too, but the cleaving is a pretty situational choice. Unless you have a thick defenses background, it's more a desperation measure. I'd say the same thing about oh, picking up a whip with an elf though. When are you ever gonna train the thing. It might get me through to Lair, but I'd probably drop it soon after and pick up something I could actually progress deeper with. For actually training it, just get a dagger already and what the heck, learn stealth with the trouble you save.
I do see the attraction of giving long blades something to make them stand out. I have to admit, I rarely played them before riposte. I'm just not entirely sure if it's a fair balance to give them something quite as strong as riposte without giving other melee weapons something more also.