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Pollaxes aren't set up properly


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Josh Sawyer said that Pollaxes are supposed to be "best of" Slash/Crush weapons.

 

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However they only do slashing damage - the beetles have 30 DT vs Slash and 15 DT vs Crush, so if it was working, the Pollaxe would be doing Crush damage.

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Greatswords are also supposed to be best of Slash/Pierce but Josh already knows that/has probably fixed it by now.

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I'm also pretty sure all implements are supposed to be best of damage types, but Rods and Wands are not set up properly either. That may have changed though.

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Hello,

 

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have added this issue to our database and will add it to the known issues list as well.

 

Please continue to enjoy the beta and thanks for the support!  :lol:

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I noticed you added Pollaxes to the bug list - but there's also Great Swords, Wands and Rods that don't have a best of property either when they should have.

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Also, it's poleaxe, not pollaxe.

 

Edit: Apparently pollaxe is an acceptable variant spelling. So I guess never mind. Still, pollaxe feels so wrong...

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That's the way Josh Sawyer prefers it spelled, he did a Bachelor in Medieval History or something.

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The 'poll' in pollaxe comes from the same root as, say 'take a poll.' That comes from Middle English and means 'head.' See also 'poll tax,' a tax levied on all taxpayers equally, i.e., per head.

 

So a pollaxe is an axe for hacking heads, whereas a poleaxe is just an axe on a pole, which is way less cool.

 

Etymology, brah.

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So a pollaxe is an axe for hacking heads, whereas a poleaxe is just an axe on a pole, which is way less cool.

 

 

except it has a crushing side too.  poleaxe looks better.  no one wants to use an aluminium pollaxe.

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If you put your hand on a log and PJ hits your hand the blunt end, I assure you, your hand will take crushing damage.

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