Strongest 1hander?

[Kzuri]

Which has the best damage over time? (i.e one player swinging axe, one swinging sword, every hit connects - who will die first?)

Personally, I can't decide which to go for. Axe, I assume, has the highest damage, but blunts do bludgeoning damage and swords swing fastest and have the best range.

Basically, blow for blow, which will come out on top?

[Azrok Morlaam]

I'm going to do some tests tonight, I'll try to post the results here for the 1h weapons.

[jay8378]

I would like to know this as well....

[peertje]

I wondered as well.. looking forward to your update

[Mulciber]

check the difference between mounted and unmounted ... i have noticed that maces do quite a bit more dmg mounted than sword.

[-=Vïci☼U§=-]

mace

[Kauppaneuvos]

Over time =/= 1 Swing


Sword got highest dps, if not counting daggers.

[Dezul]

If the only consideration is DPS assuming all swings hit and you are not factoring in any armor / resists etc. then the order will be Axe, Sword then Mace.

Of course in real game play mace will do better against heavy armor, sword will hit more often due to increases range and axe will most likely be last as it is more difficult to hit with (decreased range) and more difficult to retaliate with after a shield block due to slower swing time.

So real game play would most likely be sword or mace as a tie then axe. Sword having better range for mounts and faster swing for retaliatory strikes after shield block and mace doing superior damage to heavily armored targets, which most will be come end-game. Right now Axe is sort of the odd man out unless you are fighting lightly armored stationary targets.