Weapon types

[Koroto]

Still goofing off near the beginning of the game, but I am wondering if other weapons are worth using, or does it just make swords the best weapon type in the game.

[SirRice]

I used Sabers the whole time and did just fine. Every weapon has it's uses and i recommend having a little bit of a variety in your party so people can easily attack from different angles. However i would say there is a bit of a bias towards swords for the main story. The only disadvantage swords have is they generally attack in straight lines only.

[{5LINE}Cows with Guns]

Swords are heavily favored in the current version of the game no doubt.

Unless the devs decide to add more secs and allow more branching story lines, the swords will always be favored by default.

Fists are supposedly best at 1 v 1, but I legit didn't find it out-damaging other weapon types nor does it provide a speed bonus (as you would expect).

Sabre is generous with its AOE attacks that I find myself hard to replace it especially as mob fights get more numerous.

[Boot]

I haven't used polearms/staves.

Fist weapons really suck, i mean they really are bad, none of the accompanying martials arts really have great AoE, besides the yang finger and thats just a straight line.

Sabers are pretty great, you get hp drain as well as strong AoE with it.

Swords are good because they have arguably the best AoE but they're ironically more glass cannony than Sabers

[AH-1 Cobra]

They really need to buff fists. On paper it should technically be the best weapon for dueling, but in action you're better off using pretty much anything else.

Fists do less damage than hidden weapons, and without the range.

I don't believe the status debuffs work on some of the fist skills, or certainly not what the tool tab says.

[DD The Pumpkin King]

I'm still trying to figure out if Weapon Mastery actually reduces damage received from that weapon type like it claims in the description.

EDIT: Hey! I got confirmation from Devs. They do. I must of screwed up my test somehow.

[FieserMoep]

Fist become somewhat good once you rip the Shaolin of their Skills and Masteries.
Sword is simply best supported. Its the primary weapon of the Sect you join so naturally your get the easiest skill progression there. While Wudong offers Fist and Saber alternatives, they are just a bit easier to receive than basically gunning for another Sect's Arts altogether.

[Pathetic]

Really surprised to see people say fists are bad here. They just suffer from having a lot of very mediocre skills but once you nab the good ones they are really strong. Extreme yang finger once fully upgraded does a ton of damage, has great range and heals you and any ally it hits

Tiger Roving fist is a huge damage starting move and theres a couple more skills from the Shaolin that make fists very useful.

They have less AoE but in the harder fights being able to focus kill a single enemy is really worthwhile. Ive made sure my companion set up has different weapons (Fists, Sabres, Swords, Poles, Hidden weps) and while sabres and swords have the most versatility, fists end up being the strongest.

[Nightfal]

fist get a lot better when you unlock lan weihan (i think) the beggers sect fist line stacks a lot of dmg %

[Swordsman]

can't swap weapon in battle so that's a shame.. im sticking with sword.

[Pato_Manco]

Hidden Weapon is incredibly broken late game due to one cultivation method allowing it to hit more than once per attack, and the status effects that it can inflict literally preventing enemies from acting/moving and dealing passive damage with poison/bleeding. Not to mention it has the biggest AoE of all weapons with non-unique moves in the form of Ensnaring Nails.

However, it utterly sucks early and mid-game, so plan accordingly if you want to use it.

As ppl have said, the game is heavily biased towards sword (number of moves and rate of acquisition), so yeah, that's the safest bet.

[snilldog]

I've been using fists and am pretty late in the game (I think), kind of disappointed, but there are some upsides. You can cheese really hard fights and duels by abusing Great Vajrapani Fist (Shaolin), which is a mighty move with a 3-turn cooldown and blocks one attack.

Prajna Vajrapani Palm (Shaolin) is a unique AoE move that gives the same effect and also inflicts Grevious wounds.

So usually before the enemy uses their unique move you want to use one of these and take no damage.

I haven't really found any amazing normal or special moves yet. But you are also super tanky with things like Wind and Cloud Method, Golden Bell Cocoon and Tai Chi Marvel Force.

The best meridians to get early seem to be the one that gives you a 15% chance to get another turn and 15% chance to restore 200 Qi on crit. Sabers seem pretty busted with this because their crit rate is nuts and you can frequently get multiple turns in a row.

[DD The Pumpkin King]

Originally posted by snilldog:

I've been using fists and am pretty late in the game (I think), kind of disappointed, but there are some upsides. You can cheese really hard fights and duels by abusing Great Vajrapani Fist (Shaolin), which is a mighty move with a 3-turn cooldown and blocks one attack.

Prajna Vajrapani Palm (Shaolin) is a unique AoE move that gives the same effect and also inflicts Grevious wounds.

So usually before the enemy uses their unique move you want to use one of these and take no damage.

I haven't really found any amazing normal or special moves yet. But you are also super tanky with things like Wind and Cloud Method, Golden Bell Cocoon and Tai Chi Marvel Force.

The best meridians to get early seem to be the one that gives you a 15% chance to get another turn and 15% chance to restore 200 Qi on crit. Sabers seem pretty busted with this because their crit rate is nuts and you can frequently get multiple turns in a row.

ya I dashed straight for the early points that essentially give you free turns. Like most turn based games, getting ahead on the action economy is really powerful.

[karenelizd]

Originally posted by Pato_Manco:

Hidden Weapon is incredibly broken late game due to one cultivation method allowing it to hit more than once per attack, and the status effects that it can inflict literally preventing enemies from acting/moving and dealing passive damage with poison/bleeding. Not to mention it has the biggest AoE of all weapons with non-unique moves in the form of Ensnaring Nails.

However, it utterly sucks early and mid-game, so plan accordingly if you want to use it.

As ppl have said, the game is heavily biased towards sword (number of moves and rate of acquisition), so yeah, that's the safest bet.

What's the name of the cultivation method I'm playing hidden weapons and would love to check it out.

[greengoo]

when i finished my first play though i had more fist stile unlocked then i had any other style.

but in essence.
fist is mostly for one to one

sword is best for one to one or line attacks from the sides of mass battles.

sabre is best for front line brake though moves, or attacking diagonally

pole-arm are best for front line or being surrounded.

hidden weapon is best for attacks of opportunity's. so keep your distance.

each style offer a different battle field feel.

[Howtodo]

In my MC-only run, i use shaolin polearm for farming and non-sparring battles since i will always get surrounded and for the polearm skill that heals (consult Wei Huo after completing his companion quest).

In normal runs, i use fist and let me companion do the farming.

For sparring, I use shaolin fist for both.

Once you are strong enough to clear the elder's from Shaolin, you can use any weapon type or skill to play through the storyline.

PS: I grind a lot