Duel Axes or poleaxes?

Posts: 1 Arc User
edited February 2009 in Blademaster
I am making a BM, but not sure which to choose between dual axes or poleaxes. I am looking for a weapon that does great dmg especially with aoe. So does it make a huge difference between the two? Sorry I am new to the game and would like to know. b:pleased
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  • Posts: 1,413 Arc User
    edited February 2009
    Simple enough.

    Those axes are in the same weapon tree. (as well as dual hammers and polehammers).

    Fact: You will use the best weapons you can find for your level and that weapon tree.

    You will most likely end up using all 4 weapons at some point. I make it a point to hunt down the best hammers available....2 star or above with all the yummy add on's that I can find. For example I had at level 34 a polehammer(icebreaker I believe) that was 3 star; great stats...couldn't find a better weapon till i got a 2 star dual hammers at level 39 (um farriers hammers?) with great stats. Which is what I am still using now.
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  • Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited February 2009
    Thanks for replying. I will try each one to see which one will suit me best. b:laugh
  • Posts: 781
    edited February 2009
    I think Spear is best from lvl 1-69, and Axe best at lvl 70+.

    Axe are best at PvE from their AOE's, and you really dont start aoe'ing till lvl 70+, so Spear would lvl faster at lower lvl's, maybe even sword.
  • Posts: 97 Arc User
    edited February 2009
    You dont really need to make a choice as to what wpn suits you best till you get around lvl 30 or so. Thats when the skill trees dedicated to a single wpn open up. And from what ive seen, heard, and read, each wpn type has its own strengths an weaknesses. Axes do the most dmg, but at the consequence of having somewhat low accuracy (i know, this can be remedied if you have lots of extra coin floating around). Spears have good reach, but you dont have a lot of aoes an most skills are geared to fighting one mob at a time. Claws/fists hit very quickly, but have low dmg, an all the dex you need to use them can mean trouble having enough str for armor an such (i dont know this for sure, ive never used claws, this is going just by what ive heard). And swords seem to be in middle of all three. Each wpn type has its own distribution of skill points each lvl needed in order to use the best equipment for your lvl. Basically, use the time you spend going from lvl 1 to 29 to find the wpn that best suits your play style, and go from there.

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