Polearms or Swords/Blades

Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046
Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046 Posts: 4 Arc User
edited July 2009 in Blademaster
Okay well first off let me say NO AXES and no fists. I'm making this BM as a secondary char and don't know which weapon to use. Everyone has told me to use Polearms but i like the dex from swords/blades. I also like the range and the little bit more damage from poles. So give me some Pro's and Con's of each weapon or if you're too lazy to do that just tell me which one :0.b:laugh
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  • Maximus - Harshlands
    Maximus - Harshlands Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Ill give you a pro for Polearm.
    Im lvl 79 and today I 1-shotted a lvl 83 cleric with farstrike.
    Double spark -> extreme poison -> farstrike -> 3K dmg -> cleric dead. (NO CRIT!)
  • Divine_Death - Dreamweaver
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,491 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Farstrike FTW. b:pleased
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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  • Bashusilly - Heavens Tear
    Bashusilly - Heavens Tear Posts: 219 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    If I had to choose 1 I would say Pole. Personally I would tell you to build for Swords and use poles. It would give you the higher dex. Being that your going to wear Heavy (assumed) you will already have enough STR for both weapons. The only difference would be that your Adding 3dex every other level instead of 2.

    Then, if you wanted, you could multi-path between the two
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  • Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046
    Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046 Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    lol no votes for sword/blade b:chuckle well ill see if i get any good reasons for sword/blade, if not then polearm it is :)b:cuteb:victoryb:surrender
  • Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046
    Crazy_Panda - Dreamweaver_1253575046 Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Bashusilly - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    If I had to choose 1 I would say Pole. Personally I would tell you to build for Swords and use poles. It would give you the higher dex. Being that your going to wear Heavy (assumed) you will already have enough STR for both weapons. The only difference would be that your Adding 3dex every other level instead of 2.

    Then, if you wanted, you could multi-path between the two

    Sorry for the double post, but that would be a good idea...just close to 0 vit.
  • esperkiller
    esperkiller Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Actually speaking, the build for swords and poles aren't too different. You can do 5 str 3 dex and 2 vit for both weapons.

    Swords attack faster, helps you build chi. Dual Blades do more damage than poles.

    When I was level 56, I 2 shotted a 65 cleric atmos(crit) and finished him off with spirit chaser, no spark. Had to drain his shell before I killed him.
  • Arron - Dreamweaver
    Arron - Dreamweaver Posts: 237 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Sword may help with chi, but it isnt an add on really. Poles are good range and do deal more damage than duals. DPS aint everything, it means a lot to fist, but they arent in this. choose poles.
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  • Briegg - Sanctuary
    Briegg - Sanctuary Posts: 584 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    poles=good aoe, good dps, good for rb's, good range

    plus you get to swing around a big stick!
    who doesn't love doing that?
  • alkaiza
    alkaiza Posts: 82 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Briegg - Sanctuary wrote: »
    plus you get to swing around a big stick!
    who doesn't love doing that?

    lmao, swinging it lol
  • Maximus - Harshlands
    Maximus - Harshlands Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Briegg - Sanctuary wrote: »
    poles=good aoe, good dps, good for rb's, good range

    plus you get to swing around a big stick!
    who doesn't love doing that?

    PLEASE tell me how u use ur pole in rb! I got me some axes especially for it, cause it just works better. Only use my pole for pushing mobs in AoE now and then.
  • Arron - Dreamweaver
    Arron - Dreamweaver Posts: 237 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Briegg - Sanctuary wrote: »
    poles=good aoe, good dps, good for rb's, good range

    plus you get to swing around a big stick!
    who doesn't love doing that?
    alkaiza wrote: »
    lmao, swinging it lol

    LMAO!!! I love pole fists, i either swing a stick or go and punch :D
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  • Mizuoni - Dreamweaver
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,533 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    b:chucklei like it too, makes my job much easier
    Sins are Scissors. Psychics are Rocks.
    Archers, Venos, Barbs, Wizards, BMs, Mystics, Seekers are Paper.
    ...and Clerics are Mushrooms.
    Paper beats Rock. Scissors beats Paper. Scissors also happens to beat Rock...until Rock gets 50k+ soulforce at which point Rock becomes an unstoppable killing machine that beats Paper... and would beat Scissors but it can't find Scissors, because Scissors are invisible.
    So Scissors beat Paper and avoids Rock, and that is called BALANCE. -cheze
  • Taleon - Heavens Tear
    Taleon - Heavens Tear Posts: 392 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    As already pointed out, you could go both sword and pole. It would take a little time to get the SP to get all your abilities for both, but at later levels you have more then you need, or just go for the ones you want most.

    My build as a Pole BM has always been a bit higher on the Dex end, just because I plan on using swords as well at some point. At lvl 79 with out gear I am about Str 198 Dex 160 Vit 55 ( the numbers are not exact, might edit it when I log in and look )
    I capped my Vit long ago at 55 with the plans of readding to it after 80. Unlike some of the others here, I do not like to look at my stats every level or even every other level but every ten levels. So 25 str, 25 dex after I capped, and then changing to 20 dex 5 vit after 80. Currently I am at 4500 hp unbuffed with shards and refining but more then capable of running swords or pole very easily with out any hit to my vit. Reason I push for every ten, is adding to my Dex in multi of 20 for my added crit instead of dragging it out over the ten levels. Normally it is add to dex lvls 1-4, str 5-9 and vit on the 0 lvl for the next set.

    Works well for me, just thought I would throw that out there for you since you are debating between the two.
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  • Arron - Dreamweaver
    Arron - Dreamweaver Posts: 237 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    b:chucklei like it too, makes my job much easier

    Hahahahahahhahahha. great minds think alike! b:victory
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  • Mizuoni - Dreamweaver
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,533 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    great minds 1-2 shot BMs b:cute

    arron i got 9% crit now
    lets play ^^
    Sins are Scissors. Psychics are Rocks.
    Archers, Venos, Barbs, Wizards, BMs, Mystics, Seekers are Paper.
    ...and Clerics are Mushrooms.
    Paper beats Rock. Scissors beats Paper. Scissors also happens to beat Rock...until Rock gets 50k+ soulforce at which point Rock becomes an unstoppable killing machine that beats Paper... and would beat Scissors but it can't find Scissors, because Scissors are invisible.
    So Scissors beat Paper and avoids Rock, and that is called BALANCE. -cheze
  • Arron - Dreamweaver
    Arron - Dreamweaver Posts: 237 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    great minds 1-2 shot BMs b:cute

    arron i got 9% crit now
    lets play ^^

    you. have. got. to. be. kidding. 9%!?!?!?!?!?
    "Closing this for excess letter Q's" - hawk
  • Hayato - Harshlands
    Hayato - Harshlands Posts: 171 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Polearm has the edge in the sense that Glacial helps all their attacks afterwards while Myriad is somewhat bugged and doesn't reduce the opponents attack by exactly 50% at max. But if you guys are going head to head the sword would most likely spark and normal attack while using atmos+aeolian while the polearm would spam all the skills he had. Then again if it was a 2 hand sword/blade then they would both be spamming skills it just goes to whoever gets lucky crits, misses, genie skills etc.
  • Mizuoni - Dreamweaver
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,533 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Arron - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    you. have. got. to. be. kidding. 9%!?!?!?!?!?

    lets wait till level 75
    then it would be 10% b:cute

    cya at lvl 75 arron ^^

    +2% crit FTWb:cuteb:flower
    Sins are Scissors. Psychics are Rocks.
    Archers, Venos, Barbs, Wizards, BMs, Mystics, Seekers are Paper.
    ...and Clerics are Mushrooms.
    Paper beats Rock. Scissors beats Paper. Scissors also happens to beat Rock...until Rock gets 50k+ soulforce at which point Rock becomes an unstoppable killing machine that beats Paper... and would beat Scissors but it can't find Scissors, because Scissors are invisible.
    So Scissors beat Paper and avoids Rock, and that is called BALANCE. -cheze

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