Lance Combat vs. Sword and Shield Combat

• Twin wrote on 2014-04-22 01:23
  Sword and shield > Lances in surviving. I would never touch a lance ever if shields had more tanking skills.
• Tropa wrote on 2014-04-22 01:29

  Quote from Twin;1216549:

  Sword and shield > Lances in surviving. I would never touch a lance ever if shields had more tanking skills.

  
  
  Tanking sucks once you have enough stats to clear content.
• Twin wrote on 2014-04-22 01:38

  Quote from Tropa;1216550:

  Tanking sucks once you have enough stats to clear content.

  
  
  Theres no content that require you to survive a large amount of mobs? or giant bosses to tank? if not that kinda blows.
• wilson10000 wrote on 2014-04-22 01:53
  You should've included Demonic Illusion bars for melee. I love using melee while doing puppets at the same time.
  
  On topic, lance and swords have differences. The distance attack has some advantages and disadvantages. I am used to smashing with lance so it doesn't bother me if I use sword or lance smash.
  
  However lance assault slash is what makes me favor lance. Assault slash makes you land a bit further from your opponent allowing you to smash again. Whereas other weapons make you land close, and you're more prone to getting attacked back if you smash again. This is more apparent on melee ping monsters.
  
  Lance charge > smash > Assault > smash has one of the best 1v1 damage output as well
• ironwoman wrote on 2014-04-22 03:08
  Swords are pretty pointless if a lance can pretty much one shot everything else.
  
  Why would I bother with swords when my lance windmill could probably do the same damage?
  Like really, I hate those "lance is glitchy" bullshit comments. They're not that glitchy, and they're easy to use.
• thunderbro wrote on 2014-04-22 03:14
  I will take a lance any day. After being so used to my lance I would never want to give up that extra melee range or lance charge. I don't even care about the difference in damage, I just prefer the play style of lances over other melee weapons.
• Renzato wrote on 2014-04-22 03:22

  Quote from ironwoman;1216571:

  Swords are pretty pointless if a lance can pretty much one shot everything else.
  
  Why would I bother with swords when my lance windmill could probably do the same damage?
  Like really, I hate those "lance is glitchy" bullshit comments. They're not that glitchy, and they're easy to use.

  
  
  Because everything isn't about damage.
• Invisible wrote on 2014-04-22 03:30

  Quote from ironwoman;1216571:

  Swords are pretty pointless if a lance can pretty much one shot everything else.
  
  Why would I bother with swords when my lance windmill could probably do the same damage?
  Like really, I hate those "lance is glitchy" bullshit comments. They're not that glitchy, and they're easy to use.

  
  
  

  Quote from Zekkii;1216489:

  Please vote in the poll about which style of combat you enjoy using the most, regardless of damage and other balancing factors.

  
  
  I think the general idea is if both swords and lances one shot everything, which one would you prefer to use?
• Twin wrote on 2014-04-22 04:23

  Quote from Invisible;1216577:

  I think the general idea is if both swords and lances one shot everything, which one would you prefer to use?

  
  
  Sword and Shield for tanking lol
• Friggerton wrote on 2014-04-22 04:36
  Giants kind of win, being able to use a guard cylinder and lance.
  
  Anyway, I'm an elf, but I like my sword + guard. Lots of openings using sand burst for smashes or fully aimed crash shots/magnums.
• ironwoman wrote on 2014-04-22 07:12

  Quote from Invisible;1216577:

  I think the general idea is if both swords and lances one shot everything, which one would you prefer to use?

  
  
  In that case, I'd still use lance, for lance charge.
• Paradise wrote on 2014-04-22 12:32
  Lances all the way (yet lately i don't use melee, but sometimes i do in places like peaca or MA)
  glitchy? what's not glitchy in mabi?
  WM position lag anyone?
  
  it's more tricky than glitchy if you ask me
  Lances perform way more damage and let's be honest, just a few people use def or counter
  not just 1h+shield, but 2h and dual-welding as well are behind lance damage and performance
  
  the only way you can make shield+1h (shield+2h for giants) an option, is giving pasive skills to that set up,so it becomes more defensive
  it should make you able to use berserk without a def/prot penalty, to start with
  
  still, this is mabinogi, you are free to play as you want, so just pick that sword and that shield and use them if you wish
• Blassreiter wrote on 2014-04-22 17:17
  Franciscas are more better in terms of a one handed weapon because they get a better boost from Red Upgrades. Also the 22 Defense Piercing from Axe Mastery is at least something compared to Sword Mastery's Balance boost.
  
  
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• arochia246 wrote on 2014-04-22 17:33

  Quote from Tropa;1216502:

  Hate to derail the OP but, I'd drop all forms of melee combat if they released Ball and Chains.
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  I'm going to have to agree with this. Any type of flail weapon, especially meteor hammers, would be an amazing addition to the game. Inb4 jeeant and hooman only. [s]Dirty elves are left out.[/s]
• Eiryie wrote on 2014-04-22 17:49

  Quote from arochia246;1216675:

  [s]Dirty elves are left out.[/s]

  
  
  But Eiry showered today!