it does something to the weapon that makes it less desirable and that is balanced by scaling the damage die up one step. Gameplay balance wise heavy is a negative modifier. A small creature fully extending them out without leaning back away from the extension would shift the center of their mass too far and end up toppling over. Small creatures can't use them well not because they are too much mass to lift but because the mass is too far from the weapon's grip. Even if you blocked a greatsword or took in on an armored spot it would hit with allot of concussive force. Heavier weapons have more mass and thus when they get moving have more inertia. And while I take some issue with it, my main question here is not why it exists, but what is the underlying logic for it?) (To postface, I understand that the heavy weapon property is largely a balancing mechanic. I understand that they are physically too large for them, but I'm not sure how that translates to them being capable of brutal maneuvers irreplicable with an ordinary weapon. But I'm not sure what shared property heavy melee weapons have that not only makes them unwieldy to small creatures but also enables them to do more damage through this feat. I can understand that a smaller weapon does less damage. I suppose most of my confusion comes from the Great Weapon Master feat. I'm skeptical of that, but I'm by no means an expert on weapons and am simply trying to use my best judgement. The only other reason I can think of is that the longer handles possessed by heavy weapons enables the user to perform more lethal blows. But a pike, despite having an exceptionally long shaft, does not seem to have a larger striking surface than a longsword. Then I thought it may be due to the larger striking surface of heavy weapons. Thus, if this were the reason for a heavy weapon's damage than a halfling should not be excluded from wielding one properly. But halflings are not inherently weaker than medium creatures. Which raises the question, what is it about heavy weapons that causes them to do more damage? Why is a smaller version of a heavy weapon, suitable for a halfling, but no longer by definition, 'heavy,' incompatible with half the features of Great Weapon Master?Īt first I thought it was due to the sheer weight of heavy weapons. Thus by this logic, a blacksmith could never craft a heavy weapon suitable for a halfling, because by definition a weapon suited for a halfling is not heavy. To my understanding, it indicates two things: one, small creatures can't use them properly due to them being too large and unruly and two, heavy weapons do more damage not only inherently but also extrinsically through the Great Weapon Master feat. I dont know maybe they actually wanted to create something like that when its set to advance and well ,FAILED spectacularly.The heavy weapon property has always confused me.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Lil C-ew C-ew is (ಥ﹏ಥ):So far the melee steering is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up, no matter what configuration you are using, when using skills like vortex you can't control direct the direction of your sword using the camera.Īctually you have little controll in vortex but just by moving camera up and down which only works by fast switching to high dpi with mouse macro then back or learn to play on ultra sensitivity im kind of used to 1600 so it works but chosing the direction from which you will slice by mouse is completely screwed up or is fighting by WASD option to controll the side from which Wang will cut so by running forward and moving mouse to the right to slice from left to right will get overided by running W and do regular or completely random cut.īut supposedly it should work on advanced somewhat what Serath said or if you ever played die by the sword just like that body and camera movement god now i just remembered how hard mastering swordmanship was in that game.

Shadow warrior weapon inertia