I'd go for market place stuff for sargeant aside from the steel sword and sks if there's a cheap one around. The steel sword and sks will serve you long into commando territory as the next best things after these two are incredibly expensive. But the steel sword is entirely optional, a grosse messer is a vicious little bast when you get used to its short length and high speed. I used it a long way into commando before getting a steel sword. And a part of me to this day still has a soft spot for it. If the damage it does is higher, I'd seriously consider using it instead of the hope.
The armor, you don't have to worry about very much, go for the cheapest one you can find on the AH, you'll go through a few sets once you achieve commando anyway.
As for the two hander, I'd say go for the war cleaver if there's one around. I don't really know why people like the SGS. It's almost identical to the war cleaver aside from 3-4 numbers off here and there, the war cleaver is however longer than the SGS strangely. It's slower by 5, and the damage is almost identical.
There's a war cleaver on the AH right now for 10k, the cheapest SGS right now is 50k. I do not think the 40k is worth chasing after a few numbers, especially when you are cash strapped and a new set of armor will help you far more than something over priced like the SGS will. It's basically there to suck money out of people who have an irrational liking to katanas.
The armor, you don't have to worry about very much, go for the cheapest one you can find on the AH, you'll go through a few sets once you achieve commando anyway.
As for the two hander, I'd say go for the war cleaver if there's one around. I don't really know why people like the SGS. It's almost identical to the war cleaver aside from 3-4 numbers off here and there, the war cleaver is however longer than the SGS strangely. It's slower by 5, and the damage is almost identical.
There's a war cleaver on the AH right now for 10k, the cheapest SGS right now is 50k. I do not think the 40k is worth chasing after a few numbers, especially when you are cash strapped and a new set of armor will help you far more than something over priced like the SGS will. It's basically there to suck money out of people who have an irrational liking to katanas.
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