Bobtheheros 说:Long arming sword, highest damage of the straight bladed swords that can stab, longest 1h along with a sarranid sword (that has much less damage), decent speed. Great from horseback and when you can move around.
Going with this for general purpose swords. If you want something fast you will want an elite scimitar, or if you can't get that a short sword of some kind. They're not as good as scimitars but get the job done. For everything else you're going to want a long arming sword or arabian cavalry sword. Masterwork is the best quality, but those are only really available in singleplayer.
BUT IF YOU WANT A TWO-HANDED SWORD, you have two options. If you are going up against unarmored peasants whose collective income for an entire year is two pigs and a goat, get a war cleaver. Those things cut through light armor like a nuclear missile will cut through a crumpled piece of paper. But for everything else, sweet baby jesus get a great sword. Those ****ers are massive, have great pierce and slash damage, a decent speed and a fantastic reach. It's like god himself mandated the construction of everything that's good and right in a big ****ing sword. I'm somewhat surprised and even irritated that when these filthy peasants see such a glorious work of art that they don't just throw down their arms and bow low to the ground in reverence to perfection incarnate.


