Switch axe

[LegionXNX]

So I played switch axe and compared to world I really feel like its weaker in this game, could be just me but I definitely remember swaxe doing a lot more damage. I may just forgot how to play it or not understand the "bread and butter" of swaxe.

[klaud]

Lmao switch axe zsd in world is the worst.

[FuzzyGains88]

Have you checked any tutorials? The weapon is quite different compared to World's.

[Phish]

disgusting bait

[L:D]

Oh he's back.

[Inanegrain62]

power axe mode has been heavily nerfed to the point having it up is effectively having a amight seed.

it is now frs spam if you can, if not a lot of poking in sword mode.

axe mode is to recharge gauge with m1 or an offset if you have the opportunity to do so.

heavensward flurry has a lot of animation lock unless it is being done after a counterstrike in sword mode, you can hope after each counterstrike if there's a followup by the monster immediately to reset the cd.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by LegionXNX:

Switch axe
So I played switch axe and compared to world I really feel like its weaker in this game, could be just me but I definitely remember swaxe doing a lot more damage. I may just forgot how to play it or not understand the "bread and butter" of swaxe.

lol

it is definitely not weaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRjsRCRSOI

[Sono]

you can murder things very quickly with switchaxe, im not even particularly good at it yet and still get quick times with it on suboptimal builds. Though it does feel like they nerfed zsd theres not much reason to use it over unbridled slashes, and the recovery animation is incredibly long enough to get juggled once back on the ground.

[Inanegrain62]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by LegionXNX:

Switch axe
So I played switch axe and compared to world I really feel like its weaker in this game, could be just me but I definitely remember swaxe doing a lot more damage. I may just forgot how to play it or not understand the "bread and butter" of swaxe.

lol

it is definitely not weaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRjsRCRSOI

well, axe mode is a lot more weaker as it no longer buffs trips which it had in worlds.

zsd is in a state where frs is a lot better, it gives a lot more damage and super armor.

swaxe went from both modes being good with it's utility into axe being... just to recharge gauge and offset and a lot more focus into sword mode as power axe supposedly doesn't buff frs so it's not needed to maintain.

I'd consider axe mode a lot weaker in wilds and the m2 > morph is supposedly still usable but with a long animation lock

[The Debauchery]

It oversteps like most bladey weapons do now, and it is much more difficult to pull off the infinite Axe swings. Sword mode seems easier to use now though... which is unfortunate as I never much cared for Sword mode at all.

[PhantomΩ]

I love the morph combos!

[overmage]

Originally posted by LegionXNX:

So I played switch axe and compared to world I really feel like its weaker in this game, could be just me but I definitely remember swaxe doing a lot more damage. I may just forgot how to play it or not understand the "bread and butter" of swaxe.

Playstyle is completely different from previous games

1. ZSD sucks now
2. Rapid Morph sucks now
3. Power Axe sucks now
4. It's all Full Release Slash

[LegionXNX]

Originally posted by overmage:

Originally posted by LegionXNX:

So I played switch axe and compared to world I really feel like its weaker in this game, could be just me but I definitely remember swaxe doing a lot more damage. I may just forgot how to play it or not understand the "bread and butter" of swaxe.

Playstyle is completely different from previous games

1. ZSD sucks now
2. Rapid Morph sucks now
3. Power Axe sucks now
4. It's all Full Release Slash

That is why I feel weird about it cause I remember axe mode being able to do a solid amount of damage and im seeing it do like 70 damage at most.

Also RIP rapid morph, gone but not forgotten.