What weapon for a Berserker?

[Singrave]

What weapons and what build to choose for a Berserker?

I know how to build a ranged\mage Cleric, but not sure about Berserker.
Is berserker's two-handed weps any good? Is two-handed weps even good ?
Or i'd better get a bow and magic?

[Heady]

I finished the game with my 2-handed Warrior's Sword (in German it's "Kriegerschwert", so that should be the translation, I guess...).
There are two 2-handed Swords, but one of them is more powerful.
There is also a hammer with a good moveset and the 1-handed sword, but I chose neither, because I didn't like to be a thick armored Berserk with a little toothpick or a stupid meatslapper as a weapon.

2-handes swords need Dexterity as secondary requirement, so it's clearly a thought to also use a bow.
There is even an epic bow somewhere to find easily which gives you both Berserk-bow-perks, even if you haven't joined the faction, yet.

The magic felt really good (I can recommend taking the icy one first), but I personally never used it because I basically was way too overpowerd (lvl 30 factionless) to still have to use CC.


Or in short:
I really enjoyed playing as a 2-handed melee-warrior.
The weapons are pretty good and it gives you that medieval-like feeling like you had in the old Gothic-games.
Optionally you are also eligitable to properly use a bow for ranged engaging or use the Berserk-perks.
The magic seems to be really good, but I can't make a point here due to only minor testing it.

[Singrave]

Thanks a lot for detailed answer!

[Spocks Toupee]

For me, I'm sticking with Bow, I have a Cultivator II bow that currently does 76 dmg, and when I upgrade the Warbow to II it will have 79 dmg, and then I only have to spend a few points in STR and DEX to use that.
Then I can upgrade the Cultivator bow to III, which I expect will do 82 dmg, then upgrade Warbow III which I hear does 120 dmg

[citizendog]

Originally posted by lameover:

What weapons and what build to choose for a Berserker?

I know how to build a ranged\mage Cleric, but not sure about Berserker.
Is berserker's two-handed weps any good? Is two-handed weps even good ?
Or i'd better get a bow and magic?

Bow.

[Singrave]

i think bow will be OP as plasmagun :-/

[Harris]

Originally posted by lameover:

i think bow will be OP as plasmagun :-/

It's OP for the very fact War Bow III does 120 damage, surpassed by none. In the game your damage seems to depend on how big your weapon damage is compared to the enemy's armor. So there's GREAT difference between, say, weapon with 80 damage, weapon with 100, and weapon with 120. (150ish with Ranged III)

But what makes the bow really OP is Scatter shot. 5 150is damage arrows per mouse click. Totally overkill against larger mutants and mechs. Totally overkill point blank against everything else.

[Singrave]

omg :-/ SO OP!

[Yen]

i played all time melee with the standart mace lv 3
with the special attack you hit 3 times and this kills almost anything

i did build the bow with 120dmg too and this was absolutly OP as well

[citizendog]

Originally posted by Yen:

i played all time melee with the standart mace lv 3
with the special attack you hit 3 times and this kills almost anything

i did build the bow with 120dmg too and this was absolutly OP as well

Best first runthrough combo, I confirm.

edit: fire spells come in handy from time to time.