15-03-2014, 10:21 PM
I don't know about the other 1-handed classes, but the legionnaire definitely feels like it could use a buff in one-handed proficiency.
Here comes a rant!
I am going to compare the legionnaire and the royal guard. The benefits of the legionnaire seem inconsequential to those of the royal guard in terms of melee fighting. The royal guard is almost equal in terms of one-handed proficiency, has the same power strike, and has more shield skill, which means that he can afford to be more patient in timing his attacks and helps in preventing premature death. Having one less iron flesh than the RG also contributes to this feeling of imbalance.
Furthermore, to get the most out of the legionnaire's bonuses, you would have to adopt an unorthodox play-style that would not fit at all with the current tactics used in-game. This play-style would also be, in my opinion, highly ineffective and would entail you throwing a few times before engaging the enemy in melee (e.g. at the Swadian City gate patch 0.6.1). The problem with this is that you very quickly run out of throwables unless you opt to use two stacks of throwables with your one-hander and shield. This, I feel, prevents you from taking advantage of two handed weapons, which is something no commando should do. If you do opt to carry a two-hander around as well, you'll only have one stack of throwables meaning frequent trips to the refill box, further reducing your usefulness. You'd be better off sticking to pure melee, which is why one-handed proficiency should be buffed. The throwing capability should just be a small fun bonus, not a focus of the class.
I am using a dreaded war pick so that may skew my perception a bit. When using the DWP as a legionnaire, I don't feel much of an improvement over when I'm using it as a RG. Maybe one of the high-end-craftable legionnaire-only one-handers would change my opinion, but as far as I know, most of those things are cut damage, and the one that does do blunt damage is shorter than the DWP. What I'd like is to feel more of an improvement in the 1-handed proficiency department.
I'll edit this post later so that it makes more sense, but hopefully everyone who actually reads it gets the idea.
Here comes a rant!
I am going to compare the legionnaire and the royal guard. The benefits of the legionnaire seem inconsequential to those of the royal guard in terms of melee fighting. The royal guard is almost equal in terms of one-handed proficiency, has the same power strike, and has more shield skill, which means that he can afford to be more patient in timing his attacks and helps in preventing premature death. Having one less iron flesh than the RG also contributes to this feeling of imbalance.
Furthermore, to get the most out of the legionnaire's bonuses, you would have to adopt an unorthodox play-style that would not fit at all with the current tactics used in-game. This play-style would also be, in my opinion, highly ineffective and would entail you throwing a few times before engaging the enemy in melee (e.g. at the Swadian City gate patch 0.6.1). The problem with this is that you very quickly run out of throwables unless you opt to use two stacks of throwables with your one-hander and shield. This, I feel, prevents you from taking advantage of two handed weapons, which is something no commando should do. If you do opt to carry a two-hander around as well, you'll only have one stack of throwables meaning frequent trips to the refill box, further reducing your usefulness. You'd be better off sticking to pure melee, which is why one-handed proficiency should be buffed. The throwing capability should just be a small fun bonus, not a focus of the class.
I am using a dreaded war pick so that may skew my perception a bit. When using the DWP as a legionnaire, I don't feel much of an improvement over when I'm using it as a RG. Maybe one of the high-end-craftable legionnaire-only one-handers would change my opinion, but as far as I know, most of those things are cut damage, and the one that does do blunt damage is shorter than the DWP. What I'd like is to feel more of an improvement in the 1-handed proficiency department.
I'll edit this post later so that it makes more sense, but hopefully everyone who actually reads it gets the idea.
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