90% of the weapons are useless meme crap

[Lifting man]

prove me wrong. rapier is objectively best 1h in the game unless you want to larp.

[Mononymouse]

arming sword wrecks Rapier, prove me wrong.

[Lifting man]

it still means the other 90% are meme weapons like dagger, unless i wanna larp as a useless assassin

[Casia Loopy]

Originally posted by Lifting man:

it still means the other 90% are meme weapons like dagger, unless i wanna larp as a useless assassin

You say that until you get get ganked by a naked man with a dagger while your team watches in disbelief.

[Duckalot]

Originally posted by Lifting man:

it still means the other 90% are meme weapons like dagger, unless i wanna larp as a useless assassin

Thats because dagger is a secondary weapon. It has the fastest draw speed of all weapons.
Second, bastard sword and messer is better 1handers than rapier. But it all comes down to playstyle really. Its not the weapons who win the fight, its the players.

[Basilissa]

Go with your rapier into VK's duel server (if you are eu), or any duel server with high level players everywhere. See how you do. (You'll get wrecked).

Rapier is best when you're a 1h playtime newbie. Rapier is the one of the worst weapons in the game to use if you're high skilled (even the pan is superior).

[sparrowbird611]

Originally posted by Lifting man:

it still means the other 90% are meme weapons like dagger, unless i wanna larp as a useless assassin

Speak for yourself. Maybe it's a meme to you, but I love the dagger. Still, we all have our definitions of meme weapons. The recurve bow seems like a toy to me, but another player would say that it's a good weapon.

[Lifting man]

Originally posted by Protean:

Go with your rapier into VK's duel server (if you are eu), or any duel server with high level players everywhere. See how you do. (You'll get wrecked).

Rapier is best when you're a 1h playtime newbie. Rapier is the one of the worst weapons in the game to use if you're high skilled (even the pan is superior).

that doesnt mean all these weapons are not meme weapons.
I can kill noobs with a degger too, but i will just have to try harder. that is all.

[Jej]

If it weren't for the meme weapons I would have never bought the game.

[Void]

Basically what Protean said. It's who is holding the weapon.
Rapier seems powerful to beginners because it can do some cheesy kills with it's speed and gamble potential. However most of the people that use fast spammy weapons are very predictable. If you know how they think you can beat them with ease. They are like one-trick ponies. There are other more versatile weapons able to do far more deadly mix-ups.
Dagger is very cheap, you can't expect it to be as good as the more expensive weapons.
Lifting man, what weapons do you consider "meme weapons"?

[Zeluvius]

Originally posted by Golden Snowflake:

arming sword wrecks Rapier, prove me wrong.

Not even joking, Arming Sword rekts rapier.

[Dauntless Duelist]

...where did I leave my axe...

Anyway, Axe, Falchion, Messer and Bastard Sword are all pretty good one handed weapons. Lots of people also really like the Arming Sword, but I can't use it effectively myself.

The main advantage of one handed weapons is that they are cheap enough that you can afford to be quite versatile in your lodout design. I can quite reasonably afford a Falchion, Shield and Throwing Axes for a cost close to that of most two handed weapons. It's certainly not the best for dueling, but it is still quite effective. The ability to throw an axe at someone's head whenever is pretty good.

Lots of people also like the Heavy Handaxe. I really don't like it because it's more of a short two handed weapon than a one handed weapon.

The Falchion is fast enough that I can interrupt slow enemy strikes and punish misses.

[Tinkuwu]

Best weapons right now are: Arming Sword, Messer, Zweihander, and Halberd.

[the Witch-King of Angmar]

It's all about how you use them tbh.

[Umbrella]

The carrot is obviously the most superior 1h weapon, it can be couched on horses, thrown and it's speed surpass light itself.

[.anointed.]

funny how ass backwards this thread is: probably close to 90% of the weapons are viable, and 10% are purely for memes.