Swords, Cleavers or Bashers?

[sapper_astro]

Going to start a new game soon, and wanted to know what people here thought of the different weapon types. Are any of them plainly better than the others? I used Swords on my first playthrough, and they did the job even though I remembered seeing quite a few good cleavers and bashers around.

[dryden]

I used a sword my first game and it was ok. Then someone posted how much they liked the axe, so I did Cleaving for my next game and I like it much better. Plus I found a 2500 gp axe somewhere when I was playing sword, I am still looking for that axe in my new game.

Also using Bless when you battle has some great results (I learned in my second game).

[sapper_astro]

I used a sword my first game and it was ok. Then someone posted how much they liked the axe, so I did Cleaving for my next game and I like it much better. Plus I found a 2500 gp axe somewhere when I was playing sword, I am still looking for that axe in my new game.

Also using Bless when you battle has some great results (I learned in my second game).

Yes. I saw that Axe as well. It seems to have a love affair with divine ore if I remember correctly

[Josia]

Plus I found a 2500 gp axe somewhere when I was playing sword, I am still looking for that axe in my new game.

The axe is in the same cave as the Divine Ore, near Loneloft in Northeastern Crakamir

[dryden]

Plus I found a 2500 gp axe somewhere when I was playing sword, I am still looking for that axe in my new game.

The axe is in the same cave as the Divine Ore, near Loneloft in Northeastern Crakamir

Ah Ha! I need to finish Vela, then I will go on that Quest. Thanks!

[macdude22]

I'm a basher, give me a Hammer. I've just been brute forcing my way through doors, chests, barrels, whatever. Who needs lock picking.......except in Blackwater where they apparently didn't take kindly to my door bashing. Luckily I kept some +3 lock pick gloves around for just an occasion.

[sapper_astro]

What have been the best weapons found so far in the game?

[Loriac]

What have been the best weapons found so far in the game?

AFAIK, Lillith's sword, and the axe mentioned in this thread are the best weapons in the game. There is a nice blunt weapon too, I forget the name but something 'shatter' seems to ring a bell.

On balance, I think the choice is really between swords and cleaving - cleaving gives you the weapon in this thread, which to my mind is the best melee weapon for casters, period - the damage to weight ratio is excellent, and you can easily get the needed strength to use this one and still cast. However, its the only really nice cleaving weapon, the rest of them really aren't all that good.

For weapons you find normally, swords are definitely the best - you have a much better mid-range selection, and the top weapon, Lillith's sword, is the best damage weapon in the game.

Blunt I would just avoid completely - they provide no benefit I can see, and are heavier to boot.

[Sakar]

Nice to see that there's some good weapons out there other than Swords.

The only thing missing is allowing Fighters to pick a weapon specialty during character creation instead of being forced with Sword.

[realmzmaster]

What are the stats for Lillith's sword? When I finished the game I was using a diamond-edged Claymore with a base damage of 9. I upgraded it to +2 Damage and +2 ToHit. If I am not wrong I assume Lillith's sword cannot be upgraded?

[Psilon]

Divine Ore Greatsword--too heavy to cast with, but base damage 11 and it is upgradable.

[sapper_astro]

Thats one hell of a sword.

Jack Thompson would be interested in a game that promotes murderous backstabbing in order to get the best weapon ingame

[GSV3MiaC]

There is a nice blunt weapon too, I forget the name but something 'shatter' seems to ring a bell.

Skullshatter iirc, but you get it so late that it's hardly worth waiting for (it's the one the bee-cave goblin pointed you at).