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It works the way that it does as an attempt to strike a balance between fast
and slow weapons. hopefully giving them different purposes in the game (a
tool for every situation so to speak). Whether that is perfectly achieved or
not I don\'t know (I doubt it is)... could it be better, well maybe.
Arguably, the old system was balanced (for some definition of balanced), and
with the weapon speed tune even then rarely used sblades got used even less.
What is the purpose of sblades now:? Let me think.. Priests habo damage was
tuned. No go. Sabres don\'t hit even the little they did before against
stunned foes. Noo.. not that either. Probably the one of the better offskills
in the game, venom blade + stab, but it works only solo as most parties die
laughing when they see \'offtank\' with sblades that is not a sabre. (of
course, venom blade + vampiric blow for example is better, even in it/s
incredibly /tuned/ current form..)
Seriously, is there some good reason why sblades got nerfed even more than they
were in the first place? The recent tunes have also fucked newbie weapons like
the Kraftigar, the Paingiver and so forth, and I am not sure if that is truly
the original intent.
Oh, now I get it. It is attempt to get people to kill GK and GMT more and
Burgle less, as claymores suck and 2h swords do not. Everyone knows Burgle
could use the rest, considering he\'s being raped all over the place!
-Daerid