One-handed combat

[Dubnoman]

I want to make a character that will make use of either swords, war axes, or maces. I was thinking of going with war axes, but the hack and slash perk set doesn't sound too good.

 

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:One_handed

 

It says this from the link: "Bleeding damage seems to be a fixed amount over 3-7 seconds depending only on the weapon material, ranging from 3 total damage with rank 1 of this perk and an Iron weapon, to 18 with rank 3 of this perk and a Daedric weapon. Multiple bleeding effects stack(possibly only from different material weapons;needs testing)."

 

So this means I'd need rank 3 of the perk set and a daedric war axe just to do an extra 18 units of damage, huh? It isn't even 18 units of damage per second for 3-7 seconds, is it? The other thing is that I was planning on just using steel war axes, so if this perk set is as poor as I think it is, investing perks into it will be a real waste.

 

Should I just pass up on war axes and go with either swords or maces? What do you guys think is a better choice, swords or maces?

[magiii]

i think maces are the worst. being so slow for a dual wielder(you are a dual wielder arent you?) then the sword's bladesman is not that great either. i say you first go with axe and try all of them. when you're high enough for one the three skills get the skill of the weapon that most suits you Edited March 18, 2012 by magiii

[kradus]

Hack and slash is the best perk as it works all the time, regardless of armor, and it's most useful in harder difficulties where enemies take longer to kill.

 

Swords are good too, since more speed gives you better control of the fight, but maces are a waste of time, since few enemies have heavy armor.

 

I say, either invest in war axes or not at all. I say this after having tried all weapon types. Axes are like fire with the extra damage, they make the fights faster, you only need to have a good control of the flow of the fight and you'll be fine.

 

And Eorlund likes waraxes too.

Edited March 18, 2012 by kradus

[Dubnoman]

Hearing that war axes are great makes me happy. =D I had wanted to use war axes the most. I have a character I've been planning. A Nord woman. I'll have her use war axes and shields (I might put perks into dual wielding to try it out) and have her use a bow sometimes.

 

I was planning on using steel war axes and a hunting bow and have her go around in hide and fur armors. I'll go check out some mods for light armor and bows and war axes and see if I can find anything else good (light armor that isn't fancy stuff like glass armor and weapons that aren't fancy, either, something to match armors like leather, fur, and hide armors).