Curse

Jetdoc · Aug 30, 2005, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Axe by far if you are going against casters, sword possibly could be better against other warriors.

Axe's Disrupting Chop, Dismember, Axe Rake combo works great against monks who like to run in circles. It's hard enough to heal yourself with Deep Wound, but add to that the complexity of losing some of your healing spells for 20 seconds and being crippled...that's just waiting for the knockout punch with the other high damage axe skills (Executioner's Strike/Penetrating Blow/Cleave). It's all adrenaline based as well, so, once you get them charged up, you don't have to worry about the energy drain that mesmers put on you.

I find these builds have a hard time against sword warriors, though, mainly because of sever artery, gash and final thrust combos. Too many options to disrupt in a long drawn out tank versus tank battle.

Nash · Aug 30, 2005, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Whoa, Cleave? Say hello to my little friend Eviscerate.

Jetdoc · Aug 30, 2005, 06:27 PM // 18:27

Eviscerate is nice, but man the cost is really high. I would rather have Cleave to have an immediate attack to use over and over again and replace an energy-based attack like Power Attack.

Nash · Aug 30, 2005, 06:29 PM // 18:29

I think someone needs to read this thread:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=49874

wheel · Aug 30, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31

nash beat me to it. i've got a broken hand =/

to echo him, cleave is trash.

Meimei · Aug 30, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by i eat crap

i dont understand why people have to combine hammer warriors with aftershock, ive seen normal hammer warriors do their job just as fast...

100% agree.
My 16 hammer 12 strength deals out way way way way way more dmg then aftershock. But 95% ppl disagree because they want to uber leet aftershock.

Jetdoc · Aug 30, 2005, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Nice - hadn't seen that thread. Love the analysis...what I find is that I am too damb impatient to wait for that fifth hit to use eviscerate. When you're fighting a caster, you're likely going to get 3 shots in before he starts running. Cleave would be #2 on that shot, meaning that you'd miss out on the fifth shot until you actually caught up to him several times with Sprint.

Later in the fight - I wholeheartedly agree that Eviscerate would be much better, and would free up a slot (versus Cleave + Dismember). However, to start, you would have to wait a long time (which you may not have in a PvP setting) to use that skill.

A cure for this might be taking on one of the inevitable warriors that will be in the group in PvP, and, after your adrenaline gets charged, then going after the casters. A risky strategy - I'll have to think about this more...

i eat crap · Aug 30, 2005, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meimei

100% agree.
My 16 hammer 12 strength deals out way way way way way more dmg then aftershock. But 95% ppl disagree because they want to uber leet aftershock.

so true damage goes into the 80 - 125 range and once the knock down combo starts most ppl cant get away.

ElderAtronach · Aug 30, 2005, 06:58 PM // 18:58

Kd/as gets you into groups faster. Main reason. Sad but true.

BBoy_Manchild · Aug 30, 2005, 07:35 PM // 19:35

i personally like axe because its great for PvE and PvP
for PvE i use cyclone axe, executioners, penetrating blow, disrupting chop
for PvP i use eviscerate, axe rake, axe twist, disrupting chop