Long Swords vs Long Axes

[cmiddle]

Seeing as both of the above weapons deal out slashing damage is there any advantage of one over the other? I want to craft one but don't want to waste the SP on one that may be inferior. Anyone have relative stats of two weapons made with the same mats?

Thanks.

[usagiyo]

Seeing as both of the above weapons deal out slashing damage is there any advantage of one over the other? I want to craft one but don't want to waste the SP on one that may be inferior. Anyone have relative stats of two weapons made with the same mats?

Thanks.

I think, and others can verify, that 2h axes are slower with slightly more damage then 2h swords.

At Melee 50, I crafted a 2h axe with 99% damage -- same materials I use for the 1h sword and dagger. I was less then enthusiastic with its performance vs the speed and damage over time you get from a 1h sword and dagger.

My axe is like 158 damage with about 20 hpm while my sword is 101 damage with 28 hpm. A difference of 8 hits over a minute with a delta of 57 damage means I should deal about 400 more damage -- however, the miss rate on slow weapons really kill your damage over time.

Double dagger users swear by them for the damage over time with two fast daggers doing about 40 hits per min with a damage of about 48 I think for max damage Q50 (99% damage). Some of the Q70 users swear by them if made for speed rather then max damage. I've a feeling that they will be dissapoined at the higher levels -- I don't think the damage scales as well with 1h weapons.

[bobturke]

This same thread was created a few hours ago.

http://ryzom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3123

[amitst]

Let me point out that the reply thread was refering to a 2h axe versus a 1h sword, and that using the same materials axes and swords are exactly the same.

[cmiddle]

Didn't see the earlier thread, thanks a lot. Well I'll probably go for sword because I find it more fitting with my character