Spear or Sword Lann

• Basilisck wrote on 2011-07-19 02:07
  The only think i understand from you guys is that Lann has low survivability ...i understand that but i asked few things one thing is WHY is dual sword better then spear or vice-versa.And you guys started talking about Lann and Eve and Fiona....If you want to argue about Lann and other characters it's simple.Open a tread with the name Lann vs Other characters.Srry for being rude but that's the truth.
• Four wrote on 2011-07-19 02:38

  Quote from Basilisck;517576:

  The only think i understand from you guys is that Lann has low survivability ...i understand that but i asked few things one thing is WHY is dual sword better then spear or vice-versa.And you guys started talking about Lann and Eve and Fiona....If you want to argue about Lann and other characters it's simple.Open a tread with the name Lann vs Other characters.Srry for being rude but that's the truth.

  
  My apologies.
  
  As for your original question.
  
  

  Quote from Four;516786:

  
  Spear Lanns = High Damage, low survivability.
  
  Sword Lanns = Low Damage, somewhat high survivability.

  
  
  

  Quote from Invertex;516853:

  
  Sword Lann
  -Slip Dash is a very good dodge
  -His DPS is subpar unless you can critical -> Gliding Fury
  
  Spear Lann
  -3960 Hurricane (w/e it's called) is good DPS
  -Lacks a proper dodge, has to resort to sprint smash and roll
  -DPS is still reliant on the ability to critical -> Gliding Fury
  

• Invertex wrote on 2011-07-19 02:46

  Quote from Basilisck;517576:

  The only think i understand from you guys is that Lann has low survivability ...i understand that but i asked few things one thing is WHY is dual sword better then spear or vice-versa.And you guys started talking about Lann and Eve and Fiona....If you want to argue about Lann and other characters it's simple.Open a tread with the name Lann vs Other characters.Srry for being rude but that's the truth.

  
  
  I think I did it in the first post I made. I was actually going to apologize for dragging on an unnecesary arguement, but oh well.
  
  Anyways, guess I owe you a paragraph about the actual question.
  
  In general, sword is perfered later on as it's easier to dodge most things with swords. Spears, while it has the best DPS in the game, are much harder to use. This gets to the point where even the weapon will start to limit your survivability, even at a very high skill level.
  The common problem with Lann is that a lot of his damage will come from criticals into Gliding Fury. Spear Lanns don't have that much trouble with how often they hit and with infusion, but Sword Lanns will suffer for a duality of reasons. Sword Lann's moves aside from GF all are relatively average in damage, and he has to rely on his natural critical for damage.
  However, Sword Lann gets Slip Dash. This move is one of the best dodges in the game. It's fast, provides invincibility frames, and you can double crescent off it (I think, I don't play a Lann). Slip Dash is the sole reason for going Sword Lann. Spears are very easily workable for a good part of the earlier boats. But there'll likely come a point in which you're unable to continue using Spears effectively due to the lack of a dodge with any invincibility or distance. You can work around this on most bosses with enough effort, but some bosses come down to luck of the draw and DPS in the end (mainly those with a long duration charge attack).
  
  So like I said earlier, not quoting it as I'm too lazy to go back to page 1 ;-;
  
  Sword
  + Slip Dash
  - Significantly lower damage
  
  Spear
  + Highest DPS
  - Significantly lower survivability
• Basilisck wrote on 2011-07-19 03:55
  Oh thx but i think i just did fine.I did Wake up call solo with no effort killing the 2 bosses and other guys were in need for party to do it.I think i just like Roll better then Slip Dash...anyway we'll see later on if you're right and spear is no good for me or it's like my type.xD
• hellopoppy wrote on 2011-07-25 10:51
  Despite the disadvantage and advantage that sword lann and spear lann have, lann is just a sad class. First let me talk about several disadvantages lann has. I agree to the original topic that where certain situations spear can't dodge but i think is same to sword lann. For instance, thor, there's one attack that sword lann can't even dodge, which the effect last longer than .60 seconds. Someone said sword lann dodge is one of the best dodging in this game i will not agree with that. Scythe evie has blink(longest distance), staff evie has the crystal thing(longest time),karok somehow got invulnerable while attacking, thats much longer than .60 seconds. fiona no need to talk about. In conclusion lann just waste than any other class in PVE. However, PVP is still a pretty good class.
• Excalibuurr wrote on 2011-07-25 15:56
  Hm, I usually get a crit from the spear Lann's roll as it is an attack as well as a doding move, so from there I can gliding fury away.