florinteal
Sergeant
You're lucky axes can't get stuck in shields and ripped out of your hand.
florinteal said:You're lucky axes can't get stuck in shields and ripped out of your hand.
reiksmarshal said:Very true they will probably be breakable, just hope they don't snap after a few hits that would kind of suck.
reiksmarshal said:You know I wouldn't even care if they looked like the ones in the trailer that would be kind of sweet actually and pretty much what I had in mind anyways. I really hope the risk of running with a two handed axe is worth it, shields are pretty tough in this DLC so I'm really hoping there is a version that can crush through blocks. Without the crush through block ability most two handed weapons feel like your swinging a nerf axe around and they get stopped by everything.
I have been doing some testing with the long axe stats and here are the properties I would like to see give or take some balancing:
Long haft polearm version: 1.2m - 1.5m (roughly)
-Polearm animation
-50-56c damage
-Bonus vs shields
-Can crush through blocks
-70-80 swing speed
-can thrust
Two-handed axe version 0.9 m - 1.1 m
-two handed animation
-46-49c damage
-Bonus vs shields
-Can crush through blocks (maybe)
-75-85 swing speed
kalarhan said:reiksmarshal said:Very true they will probably be breakable, just hope they don't snap after a few hits that would kind of suck.
just carry 4
jk!
It should be a small chance and relate to weapon maintenance skill. Break after 10 hits on average. And optional on Game Options (realism).
florinteal said:It doesn't need to bypass blocks, axes already wreck shields in a few hits at 30 damage. At 50 damage most shields would be lucky to withstand one hit.
reiksmarshal said:I really think the "can crush through block" attribute should be a feature of these weapons. The shear force and focused weight at the end of the haft would be difficult to block regardless. Sure you can shatter a shield, but you should have a chance to be able to crush through blocks made with spears and other hand weapons.
I know this is not the best example or even a good one for that matter, but your only real chance to block it would be to redirect the blow or simply get out of the way if your not trapped in a shieldwall.
http://youtu.be/-WOyJDg8Az4?t=3m44s