The Grand Mace...

[Zawarudo]

I like the grand mace very much, grace I hear they call it :D. I even bought skins for both factions and the mason knight even looks like Sauron from the Lord of the Rings :P

The problem is everyone says it is garbage.

It cant one shot people like the maul and, in terms of speed and reach, there are far better weapons that can 2 shot people than the grand mace... like the messer right???

Well... actually I am not sure because I got this info after a google search and it could be quite outdated.

So, can someone speak in favor of the grand mace? Are there any redeeming aspects that wil make it worth dying thousands of times just to learn how to use it?

[Sin]

At the end of the day, personal preference will always take precedence over viability, or at least in my eyes. I'm a fan of the Grand Mace and I use it quite frequently. It gets the job done, and that's what matters.

[trembo]

It's all preference and finding a weapon with an attack speed that fits your style. I personally play with the poleaxe -- its riposte stab is insanely fast and the stab generally has good reach and damage. The OH is devastating and is very fast when the second swing in an attack. LMB can be used for instant hits when players are to your right or left (kinda like ROHs register the attack on the upswing).

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By end game players it's about equal but a bit lower than the poleaxe. It's better in duels than multi enemy fighting unless you are great with ducking and reverse lmbs.

A good tactic to wipe a single enemy is a full up drag with the alt OH while youre running up to him, if it connects spin to kill.


edit: It's a lighter maul, heavier than the messer, about the same strength as the double axe but with the speed of slightly below the poleaxe.

[Zawarudo]

I kind of found something really cool about the grand mace.

Please bear in mind I am a complete noob and all of this could be wishful thinking.

After doing some testing with walls and different weapons, I came to the conclusion that, amongst the two handed weapons, the grand mace could probably have, the fastest accelerated attack!

As long as you place any weapon to hit an enemy in the precise momment it starts swinging, they all hit with pratically the same speed, as they travel allmost zero distance to impact (there is still a very small distance!). The only pratical difference in the attack speed being the wind up time of each weapon.


Measuring that speed by comparing the grunt and the impact sounds (as well the click of the mouse), under the conditions that match the fastest accelerated attack, the grand mace seems to hit allmost in the same momment the "grunt" sound is made.

The maul had a similar result but its wind up time is considerably larger.


Could it have a "bigger" tip? I think its hitbox is larger and for that reason it travels a smaller distance than blades and weapon tips with "lesser mass".

Its reversed overhead is a beast as the same applies to the wind up arc!

And if its a riposte, without any wind up time at all, its the clear winner!

It should be called "the facehug slayer" hehe.

Cool huh?

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ohh that makes so much sense. I absolutely believe you. That explains so much, thanks!

[Scaristotle]

Brandi beats Grand in the face hug. Know how to consistently riposte a rainbow and they will be useless.