SUGGESTION: Nerfing 1handed axes

[Halcyon]

they used to be slower, but not anymore. not being able to stab is not much of an issue with their insane damage. They really dont suffer from any penalty. You barely get any glancing blows (i.e they almost always connect perfectly, even when someone is wearing high tier armor). They are a much superior weapon compared to any other 1 hander. I believe the speed they had before was much more appropriate, which was 94-96 not 97-99.

 

[CtrlAltDe1337]

1-handed axes are perfectly fine.  If anything, the ability to use more than 1 shield should be removed.  But the axes are fine.

 

[joelturuz]

I'd say lower the random damage effect. No more of those 1 hit kills on fully armoured guys with those pesky axes...
Making the second shield cost 3-2 times as much as the first one would be nice as well.

 

[Hamel]

Axes are shorter, slower, and cannot stab. I don't see the problem.

Slower? Incorrect. The fastest axe is actually faster than most swords, and the slowest has only 1 less speed. But most of the axes have the same speed rating. If they were slower, there wouldn't be a problem.

they used to be slower, but not anymore. not being able to stab is not much of an issue with their insane damage. They really dont suffer from any penalty. You barely get any glancing blows (i.e they almost always connect perfectly, even when someone is wearing high tier armor). They are a much superior weapon compared to any other 1 hander. I believe the speed they had before was much more appropriate, which was 94-96 not 97-99.

Precisely! And their current speed is actually 98-100. 

 

[Halcyon]

Precisely! And their current speed is actually 98-100. 

duh, i even said that in the weapon balance thread lol. Well anyway my point still stands, they should be in the 94-96 speed range as they were before.

 

[Iscariott]

they are releasing in about a month

Surely not. I know that's the "stated" release day, but we're only in .67x (probably about to move up to .68x). And honestly, the game just isn't ready for the public eye.

The game has gone down in quality of experience in the last few patches.  I seriously hope this isn't RC1

 

[Stratigos001]

If we nerf 1 h axes, then everyone on Nord teams will spam with long axes.

 

[Stabbing Hobo]

So you want to be fighting people who are both invulnerable to projectiles and most effective in melee at the same time?

 

[rokema]

1handed axes are much faster and only a little shorter + 1hitkill (sometimes 2hitkill if you're lucky)
And bonus to shields which means you'll have to quickly bypass their defenses but thats hard since they only attack if they are sure the attack will hit since, hey... Why would you take the risk if you have 2 nordshields and pwnagedamage.

EDIT: Also due to the quickness it'll  be hard for 2handers to block them even with instantpwnageblock

 

[MaHuD]

Those 1 h axes, are 1 hit 1 kill most of the times. That's what I am annoyed by, not by their shield eating trait.

 

[Jack_Merchantson]

The 1h axe speed could be tweaked downward a bit. As a basic no-money Nord Huscarl, I find I almost never get any advantage by switching to the sword.  The extra cutting power is often just as useful as the thrust, and the axe isn't quite slow enough to make the tradeoff worth it.

If the axe was scaled back to the previous speed, there'd be a reason to switch from one to the other. 

 

[Faranox]

Has the added encumbrance of a second shield made "turtling" less of an issue?

 

[Turanien]

Has the added encumbrance of a second shield made "turtling" less of an issue?

Not really.