Is polearm counted as one handed/two handed or just polearm?

[DontOpenDeadInside]

The title. My polearm level is 130 already and my one handed and two handed skills are around 40 mainly thanks to tournaments. Did I make a mistake putting points on twohanded and onehanded thinking when I alter how my character holds the polearm would change what boost it gets from passives?

[Bumbleton]

Polearms are polearms, regardless of how its held. The two-handed points are probably a waste, but the onehanded can be useful if you plan on using a shield, or need a shorter sidearm

[jackx]

Polearm is always polearm, no matter whether it's used with one hand, two hands or couched.

Investing in one-handed is never completely wrong, being decent with your close-quarters backup and civilian weapon never hurt anyone.

Polearm and 2h simultaneously seems like a bit of overkill, unless you're going for a lance/2h combo, with 1h/shield as backup/vs arrows.

[DontOpenDeadInside]

Originally posted by Lord Bumbleton:

Polearms are polearms, regardless of how its held. The two-handed points are probably a waste, but the onehanded can be useful if you plan on using a shield, or need a shorter sidearm

I'm using a shield. If I have the shield equipped does it get any bonus from one handed?

[DontOpenDeadInside]

Originally posted by jackx:

Polearm is always polearm, no matter whether it's used with one hand, two hands or couched.

Investing in one-handed is never completely wrong, being decent with your close-quarters backup and civilian weapon never hurt anyone.

Polearm and 2h simultaneously seems like a bit of overkill, unless you're going for a lance/2h combo, with 1h/shield as backup/vs arrows.

Where I have found polearm 2h mode useful is on horseback when nobody is shooting at you. For example when you chase a rider away from the troops you can simply 1hit KO it no matter what armor it has.

[Nonlocal420]

so i dont know if it's intentional or has been fixed but when using a polearm 2 handed i have noticed that i will get the knockdown effect from 2handed (without purchasing in polearm tree) and of course the effect does not work while using a polearm 1 handed. again i dont know if this is a bug, a mistake, or if this even applies to all skills. but some skills are definitely crossing over, i have not tested this crossover with thrown weapons being used for melee but i would assume the same goes for that

[Snowieken]

In my book, points in all the Vigor weapon skills are never really a waste, as I end up getting them all anyway after getting the Social and Intelligence skills I want. Five focus points per skill is not a lot to waste. Handy for tournaments, and you never know when you want to switch weapons depending on what you get.

[Hurkaleez]

Originally posted by DeadlyGreed:

I'm using a shield. If I have the shield equipped does it get any bonus from one handed?

Shield and 1h skills work simultaneously and independent of each other.