favorite type of melee weapon?

[ninja666]

If dark souls has taught me anything, Great swords are the way forward in melee, a decent shield and a secondary weapon of a bow.

Except that kind of combo is impossible outside of Dark Souls. Sure, you can swing a greatsword one handed, they're light (around 3kg/6lbs), but after each swing, be it hit or miss, you'd make yourself open and vulnerable to any attack cause it'd have taken you too long to pick up the sword from the ground and back on your shoulder.

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Though I have a special place in my heart for the Black knight halberd and other halberds similar to it, I loved seeing Whitebeard use one in One piece but I don't know the name of that type of halberd.

It's a naginata - a Japanese polearm (strangely, classified as a sword).

 

[Combustion Kevin]

Shield, with either a long sword or bearded axe, depending on the adversary, it's versatility and viability in both single combat, group skirmishes and larger battles in both simple and genius.

Bring a shield, your comrades will be grateful!

 

[Sandjube]

Something about a cleaver sings to me. I like how they look, kinda just like a big fat razor. Pretty happy you can dual wield cleavers in Warframe, though I can't think of any other game off the top of my head unless it involves cooking.

 

[K-lusive]

The halberd!

I was a little kid when I first saw one, and I fell in love with it.

I've always liked spears, and a halberd is a spear with an AXE on the end of it.

First time I got a halberd in a game I mis-read it as Hell Beard. I was immediately sold.

Captcha: Tesla oil
Very cool, not particularly a melee weapon though (disregarding stun batons / cattle prods)

 

[Mr Fixit]

The under-used & under-appreciated spear. It really annoys me that more games don't use them. I picked up Kingdoms of Amalur this weekend for 3 whole dollars(worth it by the way) & I see all the baddies & npcs running around stabbing things & me with spears, but I can't use them... Fuck you game, fuck you.

 

[duwenbasden]

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Warglaives [http://static-2.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/8258-1-1328872430.jpg]. Ridiculously impractical, infinitely awesome.

That's not a glaive, this is a glaive:

Spoiler: A glaive

A glaive

Sigh, here we go again...

Yes, I know. My Skyrim install has both the regular glaives and the warglaives. I use that name because more people will know what it is; less confusing than say, "Faeblades" (from Amalur).

The under-used & under-appreciated spear. It really annoys me that more games don't use them. I picked up Kingdoms of Amalur this weekend for 3 whole dollars(worth it by the way) & I see all the baddies & npcs running around stabbing things & me with spears, but I can't use them... Fuck you game, fuck you.

Oh, but Faeblades are more fun to use.

 

[happyninja42]

IRL, I like my telescopic baton.

In games, it depends on my character type. In D&D my personal favorite is the halberd, because having a weapon with Reach makes combat so much more dynamic and fun, coupled with Combat Reflexes.

Generally though I like blunt weapons in most cases, I have this thing for characters who have the ability to destroy structures, I dunno, just call it the latent Earthbender in me, I like seeing stuff get smashed. xD

 

[Dandark]

EDIT:

Though I have a special place in my heart for the Black knight halberd and other halberds similar to it, I loved seeing Whitebeard use one in One piece but I don't know the name of that type of halberd.

It's a naginata - a Japanese polearm (strangely, classified as a sword).

Ah I see, thank you.

OT: Someone else mentioned Kingdoms of Amulaur and man that game was such a tease. Enemies used spears but you could never get them yourself, one of the plot points involved getting a legendary spear so that you could defeat a demon lord but you never got to use it.

This thread actually makes me want to play Dark souls 2 again just to try and do a playthrough using only spears and halberds

Dark souls gets a lot of praise for many different things but it really deserves more for the huge amount of weapon variety it has compared to most games which just give you a sword, an axe and maybe a hammer or mace.

 

[sumanoskae]

There is nothing quite so violently majestic as the dance of a true swordmaster. No other weapon is more versatile, graceful and independent. Complex, elegant, deadly... Beautiful; it's like art.

My ideal weapon is a smaller than average flamberge. Long range, balanced between deft flourishing and striking power. I can control the fight from outside, overwhelm timid opponents, and exploit the mistakes of bolder ones.

 

[Mimic]

I like the versatiliy of a good thrusting and slashing blade like the bastard sword which you can use single-handed or two-handed quite easily. Halberds have also appealed to me recently too also due to their versatily but also their range. In regards to Dark Souls 2 - I wish the twinblade was better as I love its moveset.

 

[Chris Moses]

I am a fan of scimitars and/or talwars.

 

[MorganL4]

Blunt weapons for me. Nothing beats that distinctive 'clonk' sound when you bop someone over the head.

Like the wrench in the first Bioshock. Best. Melee weapon. Ever.

Naw man, if you are going to go that route, you have to go oldschool. I'm all about that crowbar, bout that crowbar, bout that crowbar. No Trouble.

 

[Xan Krieger]

I noticed a lot of people saying spears and honestly to me their biggest benefit is mass production and simple training which means in Medieval 2 Total War most of the early battles will be between spearmen. As a weapon to use myself they seldom do enough damage to warrant using them. Last game I can think of in which I used one was Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Sure it's got reach but I needed something quicker as I began to get surrounded.

 

[Grumpy Ginger]

Definitely a basket-hilt broadsword for me though the only games that get weapons close to them are ones with cutlasses while I prefer a longer blade

 

[Spartan448]

Give me a Bastard Sword or a Two-Handed Sword any day. I prefer to send my flying away AND with a few less limbs. Also, if you have enough armor, you can shrug off a kataner or a regular longsword. Something heavier? That you HAVE to notice.

Halberds are cool too.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Longsword. Hands down.

It's the most versatile and one of the most intuitive melee weapons ever made. Has enough function for almost countless advanced techniques and fighting styles yet is basic enough to be understood and wielded at least semi-competently by a beginner. And it looks just awesome.

 

[newwiseman]

Hmm an Axe is always good (needs room for a good swing though), I do really love my swords (upkeep can be a chore dealing with hard targets filled with salty mostly water). I'd probably have to go with Trench knives. Large D guards for face pummeling and 7+ inch double sided blades for getting at the insidy parts of a target.

 

[Javetts Eall Raksha]

spears, i just don't get why everyone is so into swords. there are more design options for spears and more fighting styles. also chainsaws because chainsaws

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

One word. Machete.

Perfect weapon for removing zombie head from body or for cracking skulls. Keep a whetstone to make sure it can lob off an enemy melon in one fell swoop and you have a perfect melee weapon or tool for clearing overgrowth.

 

[OldDirtyCrusty]

Depends a bit on the setting and the overall animation combined with the hit feedback.
In a modern setting i love fist fights and if the game let me use a weapon then the classic baseball bat is my favorite.
As for a medieval/fantasy setting i prefer sharp, heavy weapons like two handed swords or axes. It may sound odd but i need feedback in form of flying limps. Without it i stick to twohanded blunt weapons. One other thing i dislike is when you can take off limps with blunt weapons. LOTR-war in the north was such a game where i always kept looking for sharp heavy axes/swords because blunt weapons will remove bodyparts too.