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[BG:EE] Weapon Efficiency According to Damage Type

Urd1enUrd1en Member Posts: 84
edited May 2013 in Archive (General Discussion)
Melee weapon damage type.
Which one do you prefer?
  1. [BG:EE] Weapon Efficiency According to Damage Type59 votes
    1. slashing
      35.59%
    2. piercing
        8.47%
    3. blunt
      55.93%

Comments

  • KaltzorKaltzor Member Posts: 1,050
    I like swords.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    Gonna be blunt: clubs are the best! And you can even use them as kitchen utilities to boot.
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    Yeah, what @Quartz said. Although I wish there were some high-damage blunt weapons in the game, like a greathammer or heavy flail as an alternative to two-handed swords and halberds.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    I prefer this because there are some very useful arrows available.
  • FinneousPJFinneousPJ Member Posts: 6,455
    Swords for me.
  • SCARY_WIZARDSCARY_WIZARD Member Posts: 1,438
    Blunt for melee, piercing for ranged. Gimme a mace and some darts!
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,754
    Though crushing damage is the most effective - personally I tend to choose eastern weapons for my characters. The question of this poll is what you like more. I like scimitars a lot so I vote for slashing. Katanas are very effective in BG2 - they also have slashing damage.
    But if it's the question about effectiveness then blunt weapons all the way. Just look at any armor's AC against different types of weapons... The biggest back stab damage comes with a staff. The best (probably) weapon in BG2 is FoA. The stupifier mace in BG:EE is effective.
    But even knowing all these pluses I still try to RP the style I like the most. This game is all about role-playing in the first place. That's why I choose a slashing damage.
  • CoM_SolaufeinCoM_Solaufein Member Posts: 2,606
    I've always been a sword person.
  • lunarlunar Member Posts: 3,460
    Crushing damage is by far the most effective throughout the series, it is effective against skeletons, mustard jellies, clay golems, etc. And like Quartz said, it is better to hit against most armors. Clerics are supposed to be gimped by being restricted to type B weapons, but they can employ Flail of the Ages, Crom Faeyr, etc. top tier weapons that are always useful.
  • killeahkilleah Member Posts: 124
    This comes down to my choice of characters both PC and NPC, I dig druids and clerics,

  • SouthpawSouthpaw Member Posts: 2,026
    I wish I could vote twice...or three times.
    I mostly like to play Thieves (with swords (slashing) or daggers (piercing)) or Monks (crushing)...
    But on other classes I played, they usually wielded swords or scimitars...so therefore my choice.
  • smeagolheartsmeagolheart Member Posts: 7,963
    I usually end up with slashing but I prefer blunts since you can hurt anything with them. There are a lot of stuffs that are highly slashing resistant
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