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  1. Jun 28 2010 05:46 PM #1
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    Halberds

    How good are halberds, are they better than a 2h sword for a captain?
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    Re: Halberds

    They are pretty comparable. The sword hits a little more often, the Halberd does more damage unless you slot the man trait, and it generates more aggro. If it is a LI, the legacies matter more than anything else...

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    Re: Halberds

    Assuming you slot the Racial trait there is virtually no difference, a sword has a slightly reduced miss chance (good for PvP or corruption removals) whereas the halberd has a higher threat generation (good for tanking, pulling aggro off minnies).

    So its really a matter of personal preference, the difference is really negligable between those two.
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    Re: Halberds

    Quote Originally Posted by elmateo1 View Post
    How good are halberds, are they better than a 2h sword for a captain?

    Depend what you want to do.

    In my opinion it goes like this :

    greatsword = DPS
    Halberd = Tank
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    Re: Halberds

    The sword -hit chance is somewhere around 1-2%. Nothing special. Just go for whatever gets the best legacies.
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    Re: Halberds

    Quote Originally Posted by IGolbezI View Post
    The sword -hit chance is somewhere around 1-2%. Nothing special. Just go for whatever gets the best legacies.

    Aww.. you just break my.. aww.. darn.. i just explained the logic behind these few pieces of pixel pwn...
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    Re: Halberds

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    Aww.. you just break my.. aww.. darn.. i just explained the logic behind these few pieces of pixel pwn...
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    Re: Halberds

    No other class can use a Halberd. So halberd wins.
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    Re: Halberds

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    reported for rolling your eyes at me. oh yeah, and lol
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