bloodshade Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Swords don't have a longer reach. Axes swords and maces all have a reach of 1.Daggers the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratkomk08 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I read a lot of forums, and i still can't decide cuz i haven't heard one comment with a strong fact. My guess is that swords are cool but a bit overrated especially as 2h weapons. One handed maybe cuz they're faster and all that, and besides if critical hit is double damage then ex: 10 dmg 20% crit chance makes it 12 dmg overall not that big a deal in my opinion. I can't talk about bleed damage because i don't know what it is (probably the same as in wow), 75% armor penetration with maces sounds pretty nice to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratkomk08 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Only con maces have is they are really,really slow, but that does't affect the armor penetration perk at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minngarm Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Maces are for cracking heavy armor open.Swords are for light oponentsAxes work good on both, but do not excell against either per say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vangarrett99 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I like spears and halberds but there is none in Skyrim.I used to swing around with polearms, then I took an arrow to the knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerseptim Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I prefer swords, because they look cooler and the perks for sword are better compared to maces or axes. (in my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soja669 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I ran through my first character with axes which was fun, and there was much more power than what swords crank outnow im on my second run through using a sword and shield and i think that sword is much nicer in comparison, it just feels more balanced and if you spend the perks, you get crits like crazy. it just seems to have a better feel to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yerfdog Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I use Maces (with Soultrap) against Draugr - great for cracking those ancient gnarled bones - other than that sword in one hand Flames in the other. I Know the Silver hand scum drop silver weps - but can silver werps be crafted? A silver (legendary) Mace should be great against undead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Maces are really nice and have the best perk - Ignore armor. Also, they are perfect for staggering. I use them for the warrior. For assassin character, I use dual-wielding daggers - which have great speed and but a slightly less damage than, say, swords, when improved with smithing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad42 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I use swords, damage wise its the same or near axes and DPS is the best in the game. For armored guys like city guards I use power attacks and block bashes and it usually works really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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