Poll: Favourite Melee weapon

[Pharsalus]

Sword, it's all about the flexibility, and the symbolism. Most weapons are derived from tools or hunting implements, but the sword is useless as a tool, it's made to kill.

 

[SteakHeart]

Chainsword. Couple that with a Bolt Pistol and I'm set.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Sledgehammer. Since its the only thing id actually know how to use.

 

[AndyRock]

I seem to be a minority that I love flails and morningstars, nothing like crushing skulls in with a morning star (in a game ofcourse), and a flail is just a morningstar that you can swing like a maniac and have a much higher chance in hurting yourself than an enemy.

 

[Havok2099]

Swords, or more specifically sabre's and rapiers, I just can't stop loving the general appearance of them.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

One's own body.

Be it their hands, their feet, or anything else they can think to employ, nothing tops it in my opinion.

 

[Something Amyss]

What does the Penetrator count as?

Mace?

 

[sage42]

Fan of axes, always have been, but recently I've started enjoying maces as well. Crowbar goes without saying.

 

[Ruedyn]

Real men, fight with their fists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZeD40Rg8A

MANLY MEN!

....ATATATATATATATATATATATTATATATATATATATATATATATATTATATATATTATATATATATATATATAT ATTATAATATATATATATATATATATATTATATATATATATATAT ATATATATATATATATATATA... God I love that show.

OT: Unarmed. Just seems manly. Runner up is the Rapier because I take fencing. Now that I think about it, it'd be easy to do the ATATA-*cough* with a rapier as well.

 

[masterbazza]

CRO-FREAKING-BAR

 

[daemon37]

This poll is flawed. The best melee weapon is not an option. This is the best melee weapon:

Chainsword. Couple that with a Bolt Pistol and I'm set.

No, just no. They are completely impractical weapons, and as such they do not and never will exist. If you were to strike a target with such a weapon it would fly right out of their hands. Modern chainsaws are designed to prevent this, as they have a grip on the back to counteract the forward thrust. Also, Warhammer sucks.

 

[guitarsniper]

In terms of being awesome, probably a sword or an axe. in terms of what i'd actually carry with me, either a machete or a decent-sized claw hammer--good bludgeon, can pierce through stuff, relatively light and small for the amount of damage it can do, and can even be thrown to some level of effectiveness as a last resort.

 

[Yureina]

Swords, because I am boring and uncreative. Also because they are just awesome.

 

[Connor Rowley]

unless they're on a horse

 

[Kapol]

Naginata is interesting to me. I enjoy the combination of staff and blade and think it works well as both a defensive and offensive weapon.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

Axes, mainly hatchets, I practise escrima, they work REAL good for it, also you can cut wood with a hatchet, good as a survival tool and a weapon.
I would have 2 of them...

 

[Whit]

Gotta go with the axe, gravity does the work for you, it smashes armor, it tears through flesh and bone alike, and you can throw them pretty damn well. Plus I want to make my Viking ancestors proud.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

The spear is an art..

Behind shields, they are invincible
Thrown, they are magnificent
Jammed through an enemy's chest?
Priceless.