15-09-2014, 09:20 PM
My Constructive Criticism on Halberdier...
Pikeman + HalberdierOne handed: 130
Two handed: 120
Polearm: 190 (Very good, love this stat)
Archery: 20
Crossbow: 20
Throwing: 300
Power draw: 1
Power throw: 6
Power strike: 7 (Same as Master Peltast?!?!?! Should remove 1 Ironflesh and turn into power strike...)
Ironflesh: 8 (Helps somewhat, but cannot take damage due to weak armor with little justification for weight)
Athletics: 8 (Add 1 or perhaps lower armor weight? Same speed as regular pike...)
Shield: 7 (Does not help at all with no shield)
Pikeman (Statistics before choosing the hero tree)
One handed: 80
Two handed: 80
Polearm: 160
Archery: 20
Crossbow: 20
Throwing: 300
Power draw: 1
Power throw: 6
Power strike: 5
Ironflesh: 5
Athletics: 8
Shield: 4
Pikeman + Master Peltast (This class is just pure kite and overused, balanced enough to be boring)
One handed: 130
Two handed: 120
Polearm: 185
Archery: 20
Crossbow: 20
Throwing: 325
Power draw: 1
Power throw: 7
Power strike: 7
Ironflesh: 6
Athletics: 10
Shield: 6
Pikeman + Marauder (Could use it's own set of marketplace items like polearms?)
One handed: 130
Two handed: 120
Polearm: 225
Archery: 20
Crossbow: 20
Throwing: 300
Power draw: 1
Power throw: 6
Power strike: 8 (Should buff 1 or give 1 point to ironflesh)
Ironflesh: 5 (Peltast should be weaker, not slasher class)
Athletics: 10
Shield: 5
I wanted to reply to this thread with a thought that popped into my mind. I figured out the reason that people went Master Peltast was due to the throwing abilities and the speed. Marauders and Peltasts have the same athletics, while Halberdier is lacking 2 below. I guess a turning point would be either to add 1 athletics to the class of Halberdier, or perhaps to lower the weight of the armor by a few points of your choosing. I also suggest that you could do to the class what you did with the zweihanders and make a somewhat marketplace add-on for a few items. I also made a request thread for shield use for Halberdier around a year and had no response really.
Marauder also needs some love, but I'm expressing my opinions on these classes. To be honest, I went Halberdier a year ago and find that it works decently in normal, but could use armor buff to justify weight, or a decrease in weight or +1 to athletics. Head armor should be given to the armored class too. I find myself dying too often from trying to do what the class was made for, slashing and running backwards. :/ I would rather have people choosing Halberdier for LOVE of the class rather than the price.
BTW... These are just suggestions, not outlines. Would be nice though XD