Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170224140119/@comment-27082610-20170228041443

I've fought with one-handed weapons, two-handed swords, and polearms in my time. Granted, none of them had the kind of weight to them that the weapons in this series does, but I digress. A polearm is good for keeping enemies at a distance, but only if your opponent isn't willing to commit to an attack and isn't an absolute madman who can literally move faster than a speeding bullet. Two-handed swords, on the other hand, give you a great degree of reach and leverage, good for breaking guards and cleaving into people, and the fact that the part doing the hitting isn't a couple feet away from you at all times means you can bring your guard up much faster after performing an attack.