Let me give you so numbers in comparison to the hope and cutter
Against an unarmoured enemy, the swadian hope obviously does more because the cut damage is not soaked.
Against 60 armour
The crusher does: 36.5 damage
The hope does: 33.3
The cutter: 31.2
Against 80 armour
The crusher does: 26.2
The hope does: 19.4
The cutter: 17.9
So against armoured opponents the crusher does more damage. What offsets this is the length, you need to be in their face to get the advantage. If this suits your play style then go for the crusher and do more damage. We may alter the weapon over time but at this stage we want to try it out as it is.
Against an unarmoured enemy, the swadian hope obviously does more because the cut damage is not soaked.
Against 60 armour
The crusher does: 36.5 damage
The hope does: 33.3
The cutter: 31.2
Against 80 armour
The crusher does: 26.2
The hope does: 19.4
The cutter: 17.9
So against armoured opponents the crusher does more damage. What offsets this is the length, you need to be in their face to get the advantage. If this suits your play style then go for the crusher and do more damage. We may alter the weapon over time but at this stage we want to try it out as it is.